Riley County vs. Washington County

Riley County (KS)Washington County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)73,7035,420
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.6%-6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)71,1325,794
Population, Census, April 1, 201071,1155,799
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.7%22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent9.5%23.9%
Female persons, percent47.5%48.9%
White alone, percent83.6%96.8%
Black or African American alone, percent6.8%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.5%
Asian alone, percent5.1%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.5%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.5%3.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent76.5%93.7%
Veterans, 2014-20185,218373
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.0%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)31,3372,935
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201842.4%78.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$194,800$78,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,530$988
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$566$422
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$938$467
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201339.7%6.9%
Households, 2014-201826,6482,344
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201870.8%92.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.8%3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.3%79.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.8%68.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.8%90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201846.0%20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.0%12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.8%62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.4%56.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)146,8383,247
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)313,18816,252
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)94,54335,093
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)82,330264,849
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)903,93145,554
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,971$7,911
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201814.819.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,910$48,889
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,883$27,718
Persons in poverty, percent20.7%12.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,606209
Total employment, 201721,0821,474
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)642,15742,563
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.9%-7.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,539464
All firms, 20124,724578
Men-owned firms, 20122,443253
Women-owned firms, 20121,508180
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,049546
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,753530
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.7%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010116.66.5
Land area in square miles, 2010609.77894.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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