Cloud County is a county of 8,898 people in Kansas. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $100,000. Density works out to 12 people per square mile. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 16 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,770, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cloud County
What changed most since 1990
Population11,023 → 8,898(−19%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.8% → 20.8%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.9% → 89.3%(−9.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)28.3%(165)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(104)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(217)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(3)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 584 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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Over time
Cloud County, decade by decade
Cloud County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,023
$49,878
$61,922
13.8%
2.7
2000
10,268
$57,852
$82,157
18.0%
5.0
2010
9,533
$51,556
$91,205
15.2%
12.6
2020
9,032
$58,535
$94,297
24.0%
20.8
2024
8,898
$58,770
$100,000
20.8%
24.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
