Geary County is a county of 35,815 people in Kansas. This skews young, with a median age of 27.1. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. 71% were living in the same home a year earlier. The typical home is worth $172,700, having more than doubled since 2000. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,317, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 27.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Geary County
What changed most since 1990
Black share23.2% → 14.4%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$132,964 → $172,700(+30%)US over the same years: +67%
White share66.6% → 54.9%(−11.7 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)65.4%(2,597)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.5%(1,332)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.1%(600)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(183)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,972 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
Geary County, decade by decade
Geary 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
30,453
$52,574
$132,964
14.6%
62.4
2000
27,947
$58,142
$119,683
17.1%
70.6
2010
34,362
$65,540
$170,614
19.4%
73.9
2020
36,739
$63,049
$173,443
22.8%
80.7
2024
35,815
$59,317
$172,700
26.2%
79.6
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.
