With 2,777 people, Trego County is a county in Kansas. At a median age of 48.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 4% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. There are 3 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $120,900.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,528, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Trego County
What changed most since 1990
White share99.4% → 95.2%(−4.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population3,694 → 2,777(−25%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$47,812 → $81,528(+71%)US over the same years: +14%
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)26.7%(52)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(43)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.7%(91)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.2%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 195 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
Trego County, decade by decade
Trego 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
3,694
$47,812
$66,722
12.1%
1.5
2000
3,319
$54,061
$90,172
14.0%
6.6
2010
3,001
$57,047
$100,268
22.2%
8.1
2020
2,808
$72,019
$125,567
22.4%
15.5
2024
2,777
$81,528
$120,900
30.1%
11.6
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.
