Geary County, Kansas Demographics

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

Geary 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
    Healthier than 87% of counties in Kansas
  • C
    Income Below average
    Less wealthy than 74% of counties in Kansas
  • D
    Education Well below average

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Geary County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Population 35,815 2,945,842 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 88.5 35.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.28% 0.19% 0.59%
Median age 25.0 38.7 37.3
Households 14,158 1,173,585 130,235,071

Population in Geary County grew by 19.6% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 35,815 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Geary County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 30.0% of residents. That is 7.1 points above 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 48.2% of the people living in Geary County and men 51.8%.

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Economy

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

Metric Geary County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $58,879 $74,287 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 3.37% 4.08% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 5.0% 3.8% 5.2%

The median household income in Geary County is about 21% lower than in Kansas.

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Housing

Metric Geary County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $67,916 $104,644 $248,835
Median rent $1,103 $1,060 $1,407
Homeownership rate 43.5% 67.1% 65.2%

The median home price in Geary County is about 5.1 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,103 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Geary County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 131 hours, about 5.4 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Geary County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 15.7 17.2 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 31.3 34.4 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 131 143 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,049 $4,448 $5,790
Work from home 5.9% 11.8% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 3,701 4,500 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 569 662 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 Geary County is 16 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

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

Metric Geary County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 19.9% 31.5% 31.6%
Average household size 2.46 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

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

Metric Geary County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 77.0 78.6 78.3
Self-rated poor health 13.2% 15.3% 16.3%
Smokers 20.0% 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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Geary County, KS Compared With Nearby Counties

How Geary County, KS compares with the 1 counties closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Geary County, KS 35,815 $58,879 #2/2 $67,916 #2/2 15.7 min #2/2
Riley County, KS 71,946 $62,250 $256,250 12.3 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Geary County, Kansas.

What is the population of Geary County, Kansas?

About 35,815 people live in Geary County, Kansas, in 14,158 households of 2.5 people on average. The median age is 25.0, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 12 years.

How densely populated is Geary County, Kansas?

Averaged over its land area, Geary County, Kansas has 89 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is close to the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Geary County, Kansas?

The median home costs 1.2 times the median household income ($67,916 against $58,879), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $1,103 a month takes about 22% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How educated are people in Geary County, Kansas?

19.9% of adults in Geary 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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