COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cheyenne County

Kansas · 3,243 residents · 1,020 sq mi

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With 3,243 people, Cheyenne County is a county in Kansas. At a median age of 41.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $32,800. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $224 a month at the median. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,243

+2%vs 2000

vs 3,165 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 44.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,020 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(200)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(217)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(235)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(178)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(106)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.3%(365)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(451)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(273)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.4%(436)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.8%(414)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(266)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.1%(102)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,750

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,599 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,165

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,862 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,800

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$224

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $314 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(3,052)

Black0%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(82)

Asian0.3%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(3,225)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(18)

Asian0.6%(18)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.1%(212)

South American0.8%(21)

Peruvian0.8%(21)

Puerto Rican0.3%(7)

Spaniard0.2%(6)

Ancestry

German35.5%(933)

English8.3%(219)

Irish7.9%(207)

American3.7%(97)

Russian2.9%(75)

Italian2.3%(60)

Hungarian2.1%(56)

Swedish1.9%(49)

Portuguese1.8%(48)

Scottish1.8%(47)

French1.6%(42)

Norwegian1%(26)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.9%(24)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(20)

Welsh0.7%(18)

Austrian0.5%(14)

Polish0.5%(13)

Czech0.3%(9)

British0.3%(8)

Swiss0.3%(7)

Dutch0.2%(5)

Danish0.1%(2)

Slovene0.1%(2)

Subsaharan African0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.2%

−11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.8 min

+145%vs 2000

vs 11.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33%(359)

Married48.9%(533)

Widowed9.6%(104)

Divorced8.5%(93)

Women 15+

Never married20%(206)

Married54.1%(556)

Widowed11.8%(121)

Divorced14.1%(145)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

27.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.7%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(23)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.3%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 69 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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