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Finney County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Finney County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Finney County is anchored in agricultural processing and meatpacking, with a workforce of roughly 19,000 labor force participants and a notably young median age of 31.9 years, reflecting the county's large foreign-born population of 23.9%. Educational attainment is relatively low—19.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 71.1% have a high school diploma—while median worker earnings of $40,715 and a median home value of $191,100 point to a low-cost operating environment. The county posted 2.8% population growth over five years, carries an unemployment rate of 5.4%, and generates a GDP per capita of $62,027 against a median household income of $73,009.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

38,001

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,009

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

31.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.8% since 2018

Finney County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,095 (50.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race8,748 (23.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,526 (14.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,752 (4.6%)
  • Asian Alone1,471 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,199 (3.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish13,773
  2. 2.Vietnamese526
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island366
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)323
  5. 5.Arabic177

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

30.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

23.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

950

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$62,027

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,556

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,304
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,933
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,330
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,312
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,225

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,577
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,919
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,251
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,487
  5. 5.Service Occupations2,475

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.93×)1,167
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.26×)4,196
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)2,431
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)1,205
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.95×)4,119

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$191,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$991/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,427 (16.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,408 (16.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999819 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999757 (8.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999743 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999698 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

71.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,715

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

14.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,571 (79.1%)
  • Carpooled2,676 (14.5%)
  • Worked At Home722 (3.9%)
  • Walked235 (1.3%)
  • Other147 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit43 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.