Reno County, Kansas

Reno County has a population of 61,553 and has shrunk 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $132,500, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $60,645.

Home price
$132,500
Income
$60,645
Population
61,553
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$132,500county
Median gross rent$863county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198074.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$855county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$957county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$729county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,168county
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$60,645county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate12.5%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 home6.1%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.3%county
Economic output per resident$55,689county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.63%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 time17.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport885585county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths17.9county
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 higher20.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.4%county
Public schools in the county27county
Public school enrollment8203county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible56.2%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools6county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians59county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population61,553county
Land area in square miles1,255county
People per square mile of land49.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store24.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.6%county
Share of households that are one person34.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages6.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents171county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in1,323county
Households that moved away1,289county
Average income of arriving households$49,298county
Average income of departing households$46,783county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year38county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.5%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.3 incounty
Annual snowfall15.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F57 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing94 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$122county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use861 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity20.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas65.1%county
Homes heated by propane10.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband84.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk70.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.3county
Landslide risk11.5county
Hail risk94.3county
Earthquake risk40.3county
Tornado risk93.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk84.6county
Winter weather risk86.3county
Strong wind risk96.6county
Wildfire risk95.5county

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 Reno 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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