Demographics of Trego County, Kansas

Trego County, Kansas had 2,740 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −69 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Trego County, in four figures

2,740
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −69 people.; 48.0 ±4.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,528 ±$19,948
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Trego County, Kansas's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Trego County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Trego County, Kansas's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Trego County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,809	100.0	100.0
2021	2,793	99.4	100.2
2022	2,757	98.1	100.7
2023	2,743	97.7	101.6
2024	2,736	97.4	102.5
2025	2,740	97.5	103.1

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Population of Trego County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,809	−2	−1	0	0
2021	2,793	−16	−18	+1	0
2022	2,757	−36	−12	+2	−26
2023	2,743	−14	−17	+4	−1
2024	2,736	−7	−24	+5	+12
2025	2,740	+4	−25	+5	+25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.0 ±4.7: for men 45.4 ±5.3 and for women 53.6 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Trego County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	171 ±19	6.2% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	389 ±76	14.0% ±2.7	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	39 to 149	1.4% to 5.4%	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	618 ±113	22.3% ±4.1	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	729 ±107	26.3% ±3.9	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	776 ±110	27.9% ±4.0	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,528 ±$19,948, and income per person $45,287 ±$6,994, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Trego County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	155 ±57	11.3% ±4.1	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	297 ±84	21.7% ±6.0	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	188 ±67	13.8% ±4.8	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	323 ±80	23.6% ±5.7	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	235 ±73	17.2% ±5.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	28 to 110	2.1% to 8.0%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	30 to 170	2.2% to 12.4%	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Trego County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	68 to 232	2.5% to 8.5%	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	21 to 91	4.0% to 16.5%	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	17 to 77	1.5% to 6.7%	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	23 to 71	2.3% to 6.9%	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Trego County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Trego County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	1,709 ±62	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.0% ±3.3	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.0% ±4.4	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.2% ±5.6	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.8% ±6.2	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$120,900 ±$9,894	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$720 ±$90	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Trego County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 66	0% to 2.4%	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,643 ±76	95.2% ±2.7	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.4%	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 35	0.1% to 1.3%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 2.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 98	0% to 3.5%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Trego County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	2,196 ±125	79.1% ±4.5	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	565 ±124	20.3% ±4.5	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 13	0% to 0.5%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 26	0% to 0.9%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 11	0% to 0.4%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 26	0% to 0.9%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Trego County among the counties of Kansas

83rd of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Trego County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Osborne County	3,285	−5.8%
Woodson County	3,118	+0.7%
Lincoln County	2,861	−3.0%
Rush County	2,845	−3.2%
Jewell County	2,830	−3.3%
Trego County	2,740	−2.5%
Decatur County	2,716	−1.7%
Logan County	2,661	−3.0%
Edwards County	2,640	−8.6%
Gove County	2,631	−3.0%
Ness County	2,617	−2.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026