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Neosho County, KS

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

AI Overview

Neosho County is a small rural county of 15,715 residents with a labor force participation rate of 60.8% and a relatively accessible cost structure — median home values sit at $101,200 and median gross rent at $650 per month. The workforce skews toward practical credentials, with 92.3% holding a high school diploma but only 21.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $36,828 against an unemployment rate of 4.6%. The county has seen a 2.5% population decline over five years, and a poverty rate of 15.4% signals ongoing economic pressure, though a mean commute time of 16.2 minutes reflects the compact, low-friction geography typical of smaller Kansas communities.

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

Population

15,715

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,618

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,450 (92.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races490 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race269 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone245 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone89 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone84 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish140
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)76
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic56
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)32
  5. 5.Other Indo-European27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

865

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,951

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,510

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,003
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,328
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,053
  4. 4.Construction (Group)490
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities446

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,596
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,558
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,295
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,180
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations813

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.46×)397
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.65×)1,185
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.44×)1,125
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)478
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)1,739

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$101,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$650/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999489 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999470 (9.4%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999462 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999451 (9.0%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999369 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999349 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,828

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,624 (77.6%)
  • Carpooled876 (12.1%)
  • Worked At Home560 (7.7%)
  • Walked130 (1.8%)
  • Other46 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit15 (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.