Trego County, Kansas

Trego County has a population of 2,777 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $120,900, about 1.5 times the county's median household income of $81,528.

Home price
$120,900
Income
$81,528
Population
2,777
Unemployment
1.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$120,900county
Median gross rent$720county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198075.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$782county
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$81,528county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate5.5%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 home10.7%county
Unemployment rate1.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.0%county
Share of workers employed by government18.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$64,089county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.45%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 time16.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15002county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station87 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher30.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.3%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment398county
Students per full-time teacher10.2county
Free lunch eligible37.7%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians72county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year5.2%county
Frequent mental distress14.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

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

Population2,777county
Land area in square miles889county
People per square mile of land3.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store27.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age48.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.9%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages0.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents463county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in56county
Households that moved away61county
Average income of arriving households$41,268county
Average income of departing households$41,033county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 temperature55.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.5 incounty
Annual snowfall20.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F58 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing117 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$112county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use874 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity23.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.7%county
Homes heated by propane22.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband91.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk3.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk63.5county
Landslide risk6.7county
Hail risk63.8county
Earthquake risk10.2county
Tornado risk29.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk4.6county
Winter weather risk36.3county
Strong wind risk23.2county
Wildfire risk46.8county

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 Trego 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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