2022 population: 2,717 ( 22 from 2010 , 0 from 2020)
Land area: 1071.7 square miles
Population density: 2.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,544	93.63%	2.8%
Black:	15	0.55%	114.3%
Indian:	5	0.18%	150.0%
Asian:	26	0.96%	116.7%
2+ races:	21	0.77%	50.0%
Hispanic:	106	3.90%	152.4%

Total non-White:	173	6.37%	124.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	67	12.3
Deaths:	120	22.1
Net Migration:	53	9.8
Net Immigration:	1	0.2

Change in White population:	-74	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	96	3.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,695
2,618	97.14%
7	0.26%
2	0.07%
12	0.45%
14	0.52%
42	1.56%
77	2.86%

2000
3,068
2,989	97.43%
3	0.10%
5	0.16%
3	0.10%
28	0.91%
38	1.24%
79	2.57%

1990
3,231
3,208	99.29%
0	0.00%
6	0.19%
5	0.15%
n/a
12	0.37%
23	0.71%

1980
3,726
3,706	99.46%
4	0.11%
1	0.03%
3	0.08%
n/a
12	0.32%
20	0.54%

1970
3,940
3,936	99.90%
0	0.00%
2	0.05%
1	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
282	9.2
345	11.2
-537	-17.5
6	0.2

-371	-12.1
-2	-0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
363	11.2
391	12.1
-229	-7.1
3	0.1

-219	-6.8
56	1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
540	14.5
364	9.8
-672	-18.0
n/a

-498	-13.4
3	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-484	-12.3
n/a

-230	-5.8
16	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Gove County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.1
722	26.6%
1,995	73.4%
657	24.2%

1,182
2.29

728	61.6%
663	91.1%
32	4.4%
454	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
48.3
602	22.3%
2,093	77.7%
647	24.0%

1,154
2.29

789	68.4%
704	89.2%
28	3.5%
365	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
42.8
790	25.7%
2,278	74.3%
700	22.8%

1,254
2.41

873	69.6%
788	90.3%
32	3.7%
381	30.4%

1990
Number	Percent
38.2
885	27.4%
2,346	72.6%
648	20.1%

1,295
2.47

936	72.3%
884	94.4%
14	1.5%
359	27.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
1,124	30.2%
2,602	69.8%
617	16.6%

1,381
2.67

1,035	74.9%
945	91.3%
39	3.8%
346	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Gove County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	60	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	29	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	52	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	40	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	67	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	84	7.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	61	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	49	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	119	10.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	102	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	174	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	125	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	71	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	59	5.0%
$200,000 or more	53	4.5%

Median Household Income	59,417
Per Capita Income	33,295

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14	1.2%
Public Assistance	4	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42	3.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,100	78.2%
Unemployed	44	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,144	81.4%
Not in Labor Force	262	18.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	439	230	65.6%
Non-Profit	17	45	27.4%
Self-Employed	215	51	80.8%

Local Government	48	148	24.5%
State Government	23	31	42.6%
Federal Government	6	27	18.2%

Total Private + Self	654	281	69.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	94	251	27.2%
Total	748	532	58.4%

Pct. Govt.	22.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	293	22.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	194	15.0%
Professional, Technical	240	18.5%
Service Occupations	202	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	66	5.1%
All others	368	28.4%

White Collar		56.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	260	20.0%
Health care and social assistance	202	15.6%
Educational services	152	11.7%
Retail trade	124	9.6%
Construction	104	8.0%
Other services	68	5.2%
Manufacturing	59	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	49	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	48	3.7%
Public administration	40	3.1%
Wholesale trade	38	2.9%
Finance and insurance	38	2.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	31	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	25	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	1.5%
Information	18	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.2%
Utilities	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11	0.40%
Puerto Rican	18	0.65%
Cuban	9	0.33%
Dominican	3	0.11%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	23	0.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	16	0.58%
Indian	10	0.36%
Vietnamese	4	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,527	98.9%
German, other Germanic	9	0.4%
Other	7	0.3%
Other Indo-European	5	0.2%
Vietnamese	4	0.2%
Spanish	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,162	42.1%
English	428	15.5%
Irish	250	9.1%
American	213	7.7%
Scottish	116	4.2%
Scotch-Irish	67	2.4%
Russian	64	2.3%
Swedish	61	2.2%
European	35	1.3%
French	34	1.2%
Norwegian	28	1.0%
Scandinavian	23	0.8%
Czech	20	0.7%
Italian	20	0.7%
Danish	19	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,749	99.7%
Not a citizen	9	0.3%

Native	2,721	98.7%
Foreign-born	37	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
41	2.2%	76	4.0%	741	39.4%	654	34.7%	287	15.2%	84	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	41	2.2%
9-12 Years	76	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	741	39.4%
Some College	654	34.7%
Bach. Degree	287	15.2%
Grad Degree	84	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,481	1,461	20	1.4%	4.2%
1991	1,474	1,454	20	1.4%	4.5%
1992	1,474	1,445	29	2.0%	4.6%
1993	1,511	1,480	31	2.1%	4.9%
1994	1,542	1,513	29	1.9%	4.8%
1995	1,571	1,544	27	1.7%	4.3%
1996	1,504	1,477	27	1.8%	4.3%
1997	1,489	1,458	31	2.1%	3.8%
1998	1,460	1,419	41	2.8%	3.7%
1999	1,490	1,462	28	1.9%	3.5%

2000	1,570	1,534	36	2.3%	3.8%
2001	1,515	1,475	40	2.6%	4.3%
2002	1,595	1,547	48	3.0%	5.1%
2003	1,578	1,532	46	2.9%	5.5%
2004	1,528	1,478	50	3.3%	5.5%
2005	1,509	1,463	46	3.0%	5.1%
2006	1,523	1,480	43	2.8%	4.4%
2007	1,504	1,459	45	3.0%	4.3%
2008	1,510	1,468	42	2.8%	4.6%
2009	1,617	1,569	48	3.0%	6.9%

2010	1,505	1,455	50	3.3%	7.0%
2011	1,505	1,456	49	3.3%	6.4%
2012	1,518	1,473	45	3.0%	5.7%
2013	1,492	1,442	50	3.4%	5.3%
2014	1,486	1,447	39	2.6%	4.5%
2015	1,490	1,453	37	2.5%	4.2%
2016	1,458	1,423	35	2.4%	4.0%
2017	1,426	1,393	33	2.3%	3.6%
2018	1,421	1,391	30	2.1%	3.3%
2019	1,480	1,449	31	2.1%	3.2%

2020	1,465	1,423	42	2.9%	5.9%
2021	1,460	1,432	28	1.9%	3.3%
2022	1,370	1,341	29	2.1%	2.7%
2023	1,306	1,276	30	2.3%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,336
Median Value	$112,800

Occupied	1,182	88.5%
Vacant	154	11.5%

Owned	924	78.2%
Rented	258	21.8%
Median Rent	$726

Single-Family Units	1,218	91.2%
Detached	1,207	90.3%
Attached	11	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24	1.8%
Mobile Homes	42	3.1%

Gove County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gove County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Gove County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gove County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gove County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gove County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Gove County, KS