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Rawlins County, KS

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

AI Overview

Rawlins County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in northwest Kansas with a population of 2,533 that edged up 1.0% over five years. The labor force is tight — unemployment sits at just 1.2% with a 67.7% participation rate — and while 95.4% of residents hold a high school diploma, only 17.3% have a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce shaped by trade and agricultural occupations. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $99,400 and median gross rent of $823/month, and a median household income of $67,742 sits above the poverty rate of 10.1%, with short average commutes of 13.7 minutes.

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

Population

2,533

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,742

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,320 (92.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race57 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races48 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone42 (1.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone29 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone20 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish92
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic12
  3. 3.Other Indo-European4
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)3
  5. 5.Korean2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

49.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

156

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,671

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,231

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining301
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance243
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)149
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)144
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services89

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations485
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations253
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations248
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations196
  5. 5.Service Occupations157

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 13.04×)282
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 0.99×)146
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 0.92×)124
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.86×)273

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$99,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$823/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999116 (14.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99991 (11.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,99966 (8.0%)
  • $20,000 to $24,99959 (7.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99957 (6.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99950 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,953

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

13.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone953 (72.5%)
  • Worked At Home176 (13.4%)
  • Carpooled126 (9.6%)
  • Walked35 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle10 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle10 (0.8%)

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.