Cheyenne County, Kansas

Cheyenne County has a population of 2,628 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $125,900, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $55,429.

Home price
$125,900
Income
$55,429
Population
2,628
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$125,900county
Median gross rent$656county
Median year homes here were built1951county
Share of homes built before 198085.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$682county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,052county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$55,429county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate17.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home18.5%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.4%county
Share of workers employed by government20.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.3%county
Economic output per resident$66,095county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.30%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time13.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service68 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2707county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station66 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.9%county
Traffic deaths152.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.2%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment461county
Students per full-time teacher10.7county
Free lunch eligible50.8%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution113 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,628county
Land area in square miles1,020county
People per square mile of land2.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store26.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.2%county
Share of households that are one person46.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.6%county
Second languages6.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents459county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in46county
Households that moved away37county
Average income of arriving households$47,413county
Average income of departing households$45,432county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.3 incounty
Annual snowfall11.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F51 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing129 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days166 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 3county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$110county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use856 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas71.6%county
Homes heated by propane13.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband82.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk8.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk67.1county
Landslide risk11.6county
Hail risk80.8county
Earthquake risk18.1county
Tornado risk35.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk3.8county
Winter weather risk63.3county
Strong wind risk20.8county
Wildfire risk62.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Cheyenne County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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