Demographics

County Land


  • Trego County has 889.48 square miles in the County
  • 10.7 square miles of water
  • Population density is 3 people per square mile
  • Average household size is 2.3 people
  • Average size of farms: 1,075 acres

Population


  • Trego County: The 2020 population census for Trego County is 2,808
  • City of WaKeeney: The 2020 population census for WaKeeney is 1,799
  • City of Collyer: The 2020 population census for Collyer is 97

Labor Data


  • Trego County has a total of 1,930 employed
  • There are 74 people unemployed with a 3.9% unemployment rate
  • The median age in the county is 49.3 years old.
  • Median price of a home is $75,194 and the rental rate of a 2 bedroom apartment/house is $424
  • Median income per hour is $16.71 per hour

Miscellaneous Data

  • Median Household Income: $42,009
  • Mean Household Income: $52,840
  • Per Capita Income: $22,292
  • Occupied Housing Units:  1358
  • Unoccupied Housing Units: 324
  • Average Household Size: 2.16
  • Average Family Size: 2.71
  • Very Low

Infrastructure

 

Transportation

  • Highways serving the County:
    • Interstate I-70 (East/West)
    • U.S. 283 (North/South)
  • Railroads serving the County: Union Pacific Railroad

Top Employers


  1. Trego-Lemke Memorial Hospital
  2. Unified School District #208
  3. WW Drilling
  4. Trego County
  5. Western Cooperative Electric, Inc.
  6. Simpson Farm Enterprises
  7. Dechant Manufacturing
  8. City of WaKeeney
Trego County - Household Information