Cloud County, KS

Welcome to Cloud County.

Cloud County has a population of 9,000 and a total area (land and water combined) of 718 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 38%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $477 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Cloud County voted for Republican candidates every single time.

The largest city in the county is Concordia.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	29.18%	64.8%	++
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	26.87%	71.53%	++
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	27.7%	70.12%	++
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	24%	72.79%	++
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	19.36%	74.27%	+++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	21.58%	76.05%	+++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	38%

Government Enterprises	11%	20%
Private Industries	89%	40%
Agriculture	8%	-15%
Mining	1%	25%
Utilities	5%	0%
Construction	2%	67%
Manufacturing	8%	159%
– Durable	<1%	0%
– Nondurable	<1%	0%
Trade	15%	16%
– Wholesale	8%	10%
– Retail	7%	25%
Transportation	10%	0%
Information	10%	0%
Finance & Insurance	2%	0%
Real Estate	13%	23%
Professional & Business Services	3%	32%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	<1%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	-22%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	23%
Other Services²	3%	0%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	3	11
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	4	16
⛽ Gasoline Stations	7	21
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	3	10
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	8	23
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	9	24
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	4	18
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	17%	$251,000	N/A
Top 20%	46%	$165,200	$181,300
Next highest 20%	24%	$84,800	$108,200
Middle 20%	16%	$58,600	$68,900
Second lowest 20%	10%	$35,000	$46,600
Bottom 20%	4%	$15,300	$24,000
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		67%	$63,400
Self-Employment		20%	$39,800
Investment Income¹		22%	Below $10,000
Social Security		40%	$21,500
Supplemental Security		4%	$16,900
Public Assistance		Less than 1%	Below $10,000
Retirement		22%	$25,400
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	4%	2%	6%	10%
$25K – $49K	<1%	7%	9%	10%
$50K – $99K	1%	12%	14%	8%
$100K – $199K	<1%	6%	5%	3%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	2%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$44,600	$27,500
African-American	$21,300
Hispanic
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$38,900	$26,500
Highschool & GED	$43,300	$21,800
Some College to Associate’s	$55,700	$35,100
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$53,000	$45,900
Graduate Degree	$81,800	$50,400

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$71,300	$45,500
STEM²	$81,300
Gray-Collar³	$45,400
Pink-Collar⁴	$58,300	$26,600
Sales⁵	$52,400	$17,400
Blue-Collar⁶	$42,900	$11,100
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	+
Drought	+	$
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane
Ice Storm	++	$
Landslide	+	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	++	$
Tornado	+	$$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	++	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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