Cloud County, Kansas Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Cloud County, KS Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
  • C
    Income Below average
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Better educated than 78% of counties in Kansas

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Cloud County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Population 8,898 2,945,842 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 12.4 35.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.55% 0.19% 0.59%
Median age 40.3 38.7 37.3
Households 3,819 1,173,585 130,235,071

Population in Cloud County declined by 5.0% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 8,898 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Cloud County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 21.3% of residents. That is 1.5 points below Kansas as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Kansas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 50.3% of the people living in Cloud County and men 49.7%.

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Economy

Cloud County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric Cloud County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $58,107 $74,287 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.40% 4.08% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 2.5% 3.8% 5.2%

The median household income in Cloud County is about 22% lower than in Kansas.

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Housing

Metric Cloud County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $209,545 $104,644 $248,835
Median rent $768 $1,060 $1,407
Homeownership rate 74.0% 67.1% 65.2%

The median home price in Cloud County is about 22.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $768 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Cloud County spend about 23 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 95 hours, about 4.0 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Cloud County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 11.4 17.2 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 22.9 34.4 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 95 143 187
Estimated yearly cost $2,956 $4,448 $5,790
Work from home 4.0% 11.8% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 2,016 4,500 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 302 662 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Kansas: Wichita County (7.0 min), Scott County (7.1 min), Greeley County (7.2 min).
Slowest: Linn County (31.3 min), Miami County (30.8 min), Jefferson County (30.3 min).

The average commute time in Cloud County is 11 minutes, shorter than the 17 minutes in Kansas.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Cloud County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Cloud County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 19.8% 31.5% 31.6%
Average household size 2.19 2.44 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.4), Douglas County (0.4), Riley County (0.3).
Lowest: Seward County (0.2), Grant County (0.2), Kearny County (0.2).

Health

Cloud County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Cloud County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 76.9 78.6 78.3
Self-rated poor health 14.9% 15.3% 16.3%
Smokers 18.1% 18.7% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.8), Riley County (0.8), Douglas County (0.8).
Lowest: Wyandotte County (0.8), Woodson County (0.8), Chautauqua County (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Cloud County, Kansas.

How big is Cloud County, Kansas by population?

About 8,898 people live in Cloud County, Kansas, in 3,819 households of 2.2 people on average. The median age is 40.3, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 3 years.

Is Cloud County, Kansas urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Cloud County, Kansas has 12 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 14% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Cloud County, Kansas?

The median home costs 3.6 times the median household income ($209,545 against $58,107), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $768 a month takes about 16% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is unemployment high in Cloud County, Kansas?

Unemployment in Cloud County, Kansas is only 2.5%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

How educated are people in Cloud County, Kansas?

19.8% of adults in Cloud County, Kansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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