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Jewell County, KS

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

AI Overview

Jewell County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in north-central Kansas with a population of 2,909 and essentially full employment at a 0.4% unemployment rate, though labor force participation sits at just 59.6%, reflecting its older median age of 51.2 years. The workforce is predominantly high school-educated (93.8% HS or higher) with 18.8% holding a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings of $31,853 support a low cost-of-living environment where the median home value is $62,100 and median gross rent is $591 per month. Population has been nearly flat at -0.2% over five years, and an 80.7% homeownership rate alongside a short 17.2-minute mean commute reflect the county's stable, small-scale rural character.

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

Population

2,909

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,634

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

Jewell County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,701 (92.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race122 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races46 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone21 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone13 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone7 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish19
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic8
  4. 4.Other Indo-European5
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

48.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

30.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

209

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,499

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,993

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance325
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)198
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining173
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities120
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)109

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations483
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations281
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations265
  4. 4.Service Occupations189
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations173

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.55×)166
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 2.08×)135
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.67×)135
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)343
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.88×)132

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$62,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$591/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $40,000 to $49,999115 (11.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99978 (8.0%)
  • $20,000 to $24,99977 (7.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99969 (7.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99966 (6.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99959 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,853

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,062 (77.9%)
  • Carpooled140 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home108 (7.9%)
  • Walked44 (3.2%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.