Kingman County, Kansas

Kingman County has a population of 7,186 and has shrunk 6.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $111,100, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $59,842.

Home price
$111,100
Income
$59,842
Population
7,186
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$111,100county
Median gross rent$846county
Median year homes here were built1956county
Share of homes built before 198077.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$668county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,220county
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$59,842county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate10.3%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 home5.2%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.2%county
Share of workers employed by government17.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$46,461county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.74%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 time22.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport885585county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 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 station32 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths55.7county
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 higher25.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1077county
Students per full-time teacher11.3county
Free lunch eligible48.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution40 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

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

Population7,186county
Land area in square miles863county
People per square mile of land8.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.9%county
Population change since 2020-6.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-15county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.7%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages1.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents348county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in203county
Households that moved away173county
Average income of arriving households$50,773county
Average income of departing households$45,272county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year39county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature57.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.6 incounty
Annual snowfall15.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F52 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days201 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 10county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use876 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.1%county
Homes heated by propane21.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband82.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk20.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk74.1county
Landslide risk5.5county
Hail risk81.0county
Earthquake risk22.7county
Tornado risk65.4county
Tropical cyclone risk20.4county
Extreme heat risk48.5county
Winter weather risk17.4county
Strong wind risk47.1county
Wildfire risk86.7county

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 Kingman 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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