Riley County vs. Pottawatomie County
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Riley County (KS) Pottawatomie County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 73,703 24,277
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.6% 12.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 71,132 21,608
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 71,115 21,604
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.6% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 16.7% 29.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 9.5% 14.3%
Female persons, percent 47.5% 50.3%
White alone, percent 83.6% 94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 6.8% 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 5.1% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.5% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.5% 5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 76.5% 89.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 5,218 1,518
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.0% 2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 31,337 9,838
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 42.4% 76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $194,800 $181,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,530 $1,418
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $566 $482
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $938 $766
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 39.7% 6.6%
Building permits, 2018 98 143
Households, 2014-2018 26,648 8,695
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.46 2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 70.8% 85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.8% 4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.3% 91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 86.8% 82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 95.8% 94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 46.0% 34.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.3% 7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.0% 7.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.8% 64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 146,838 17,691
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 313,188 78,123
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 94,543 377,468
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 82,330 224,818
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 903,931 338,854
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,971 $15,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 14.8 21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $49,910 $64,657
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,883 $28,070
Persons in poverty, percent 20.7% 8.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,606 618
Total employment, 2017 21,082 9,473
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 642,157 371,194
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.9% 8.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,539 1,843
All firms, 2012 4,724 2,250
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,443 1,329
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,508 548
Minority-owned firms, 2012 380 113
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,049 1,998
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 479 162
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,753 1,871
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 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 28.7% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 116.6 25.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 609.77 841.02
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Riley county (KS) and Pottawatomie county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.