Gove County vs. Sheridan County

	Gove County (KS)	Sheridan County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,612	2,533
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.3%	-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,701	2,544
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,695	2,556
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	25.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.3%	23.1%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	49.7%
White alone, percent	97.0%	97.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.1%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.7%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.6%	92.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	129	180
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,473	1,255
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.1%	73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$80,600	$106,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,017	$1,112
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$429	$478
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$623	$605
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.8%	5.0%
Households, 2014-2018	1,211	1,134
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.13	2.19
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.8%	90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.2%	6.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.0%	86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.2%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.3%	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.7%	21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.8%	19.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.6%	59.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,529	20,966
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$33,539	$8,261
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.6	15.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,894	$56,071
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,247	$31,526
Persons in poverty, percent	11.4%	11.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	128	110
Total employment, 2017	929	680
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	29,151	25,743
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.2%	0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	298	282
All firms, 2012	438	304
Men-owned firms, 2012	259	216
Women-owned firms, 2012	132	71
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	401	282
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	392	208
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.5	2.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,071.67	895.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Gove county (KS) and Sheridan county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.