Dickinson County vs. Ottawa County

	Dickinson County (KS)	Ottawa County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18,717	5,802
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.2%	-4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	19,749	6,091
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	19,754	6,091
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.7%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.8%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	48.1%
White alone, percent	94.6%	96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.9%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.5%	93.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,022	370
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,185	2,788
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.8%	81.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$109,500	$98,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,136	$1,248
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$463	$484
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$662	$646
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.8%	5.7%
Building permits, 2018	22	8
Households, 2014-2018	7,801	2,420
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.7%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.4%	1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.5%	81.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.2%	67.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.1%	23.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.5%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.8%	9.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.0%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.4%	58.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,838	1,229
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	187,521	16,180
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,489	$2,665
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,167	$51,971
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,201	$27,610
Persons in poverty, percent	10.9%	10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	445	137
Total employment, 2017	4,997	855
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	165,755	26,105
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.0%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,204	474
All firms, 2012	1,756	529
Men-owned firms, 2012	799	274
Women-owned firms, 2012	639	173
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,616	500
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,577	506
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%	35.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	23.3	8.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	847.07	720.73

Source: United States Census Bureau

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