Kiowa County is a county of 2,422 people in Kansas. That puts it in the top 7% of US counties for household income. There are 3 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $155,300. There are 856 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,539, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kiowa County
What changed most since 1990
Population3,660 → 2,422(−34%)US over the same years: +35%
White share97.4% → 87.3%(−10.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate13.9% → 5.9%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)9.1%(8)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.4%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.3%(46)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 88 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
Kiowa County, decade by decade
Kiowa 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
3,660
$54,309
$78,002
14.6%
6.4
2000
3,278
$57,521
$79,424
18.9%
9.1
2010
2,553
$53,647
$107,893
20.9%
16.3
2020
2,460
$64,368
$160,595
23.9%
28.4
2024
2,422
$75,539
$155,300
28.3%
29.1
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.
