Gove County is a county of 2,799 people in Kansas. Density works out to 3 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $118,400. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,029, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gove County
What changed most since 1990
White share99.3% → 93.7%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population3,231 → 2,799(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age38.0 → 40.8(+2.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)28.8%(45)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.2%(19)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(55)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.2%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 156 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
Gove County, decade by decade
Gove 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
3,231
$56,106
$70,802
13.6%
1.8
2000
3,068
$61,044
$93,269
18.4%
6.3
2010
2,695
$59,406
$95,665
16.9%
7.0
2020
2,718
$65,336
$120,961
19.9%
20.2
2024
2,799
$66,029
$118,400
24.2%
15.0
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.
