| | People QuickFacts | Cheyenne County | Kansas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 2,718 | 2,871,238 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 2,726 | 2,853,118 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.3% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 2,726 | 2,853,118 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.0% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.3% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 26.7% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.6% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 98.4% | 87.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 6.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.6% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.7% | 10.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 93.7% | 77.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 91.5% | 82.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.3% | 6.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.1% | 10.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.5% | 89.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 16.4% | 29.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 286 | 228,805 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 14.4 | 18.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 1,500 | 1,237,651 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 75.3% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.5% | 17.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $67,100 | $122,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 1,269 | 1,101,672 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.19 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,460 | $25,907 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $31,186 | $49,424 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.2% | 12.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Cheyenne County | Kansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 102 | 74,3012 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 578 | 1,127,1602 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 4.1 | -0.12 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 248 | 183,642 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 310 | 237,040 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 13.9% | 27.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 76,751,828 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 54,578 | 45,863,865 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,191 | 34,538,332 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $4,422 | $12,444 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 937 | 4,192,347 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 5,386 |