Dickinson County vs. Marion County

	Dickinson County (KS)	Marion County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18,717	11,950
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.2%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	19,749	12,660
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	19,754	12,660
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.7%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.8%	23.3%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	50.3%
White alone, percent	94.6%	95.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.9%	3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.5%	92.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,022	825
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,185	6,008
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.8%	79.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$109,500	$86,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,136	$993
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$463	$448
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$662	$579
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.8%	7.6%
Building permits, 2018	22	10
Households, 2014-2018	7,801	4,789
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.7%	89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.4%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.5%	83.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.2%	72.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.1%	25.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.5%	10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.8%	10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.0%	60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.4%	56.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	49,572	38,308
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	231,070	133,888
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	187,521	79,191
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,489	$6,414
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	20.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,167	$51,262
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,201	$25,756
Persons in poverty, percent	10.9%	9.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	445	287
Total employment, 2017	4,997	2,577
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	165,755	69,249
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.0%	-1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,204	963
All firms, 2012	1,756	966
Men-owned firms, 2012	799	528
Women-owned firms, 2012	639	267
Minority-owned firms, 2012	81	25
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,616	900
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	104	34
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,577	893
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	25.7%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	23.3	13.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	847.07	944.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

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