COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Gray County

Kansas · 5,904 residents · 869 sq mi

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With 5,904 people, Gray County is a county in Kansas. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $69,900. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $418 a month at the median. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,904

+9%since 1990

from 5,396 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

+2%since 1990

from 32.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

869 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.8%(459)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.7%(511)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(549)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.7%(511)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.5%(323)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.7%(751)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.5%(858)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.5%(740)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.7%(453)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.7%(335)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.4%(262)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.6%(152)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,000

+17%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,872 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,632

+60%since 1990

from $11,669 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.1%

−1.0 ptssince 1990

from 10.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,900

+20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $44,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$418

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $287 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

72.7%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 72.4% in 1990

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic95%(5,124)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(264)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.6%(5,231)

Black0.2%(10)

Hispanic / Latino9.8%(579)

Asian0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.9%(792)

Dominican1.6%(89)

Central American0.2%(9)

Nicaraguan0.2%(9)

Cuban0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(30)

Burmese0.1%(3)

Vietnamese0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German37.4%(2,132)

English7.4%(420)

Irish6%(343)

American3.9%(220)

Russian3.1%(176)

Swedish2.5%(142)

Dutch2%(112)

Polish1.4%(80)

Welsh1.3%(72)

French0.7%(42)

Norwegian0.7%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(37)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.5%(31)

Scottish0.5%(29)

Canadian0.4%(22)

Swiss0.4%(20)

Danish0.2%(12)

Ukrainian0.2%(11)

Italian0.2%(10)

Czech0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Arab0.1%(4)

Lebanese0%(2)

Belgian0%(2)

British0%(2)

Latvian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.3%

+3.7 ptssince 1990

from 12.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

73.6%

+4.2 ptssince 1990

from 69.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 2.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.6 min

−44%since 1990

from 22.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.1%(495)

Married68.6%(1,468)

Widowed2.5%(54)

Divorced5.7%(123)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(401)

Married67.3%(1,504)

Widowed8%(178)

Divorced6.8%(152)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.5%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.0%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 72.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.0%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% 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)30.7%(51)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.5%(24)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.3%(52)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 166 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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