Lane County vs. Ness County

	Lane County (KS)	Ness County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,560	2,840
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-10.8%	-8.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,749	3,107
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,750	3,107
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.5%	25.9%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	50.7%
White alone, percent	94.0%	96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.8%	10.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.6%	87.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	128	222
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	979	1,726
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.1%	85.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$76,700	$73,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$946	$971
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$419	$410
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$518	$539
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.6%	4.9%
Households, 2014-2018	787	1,313
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.08	2.21
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.1%	93.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.3%	10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	80.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.1%	72.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.5%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.6%	18.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.6%	9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.8%	16.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.1%	60.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.0%	50.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,634	15,430
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,654	$5,029
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.1	13.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,719	$51,033
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,366	$31,912
Persons in poverty, percent	10.3%	10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	67	138
Total employment, 2017	312	912
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	12,017	33,022
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-7.1%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	192	309
All firms, 2012	193	440
Men-owned firms, 2012	108	222
Women-owned firms, 2012	71	121
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	181	428
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	34	27
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	147	402
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.4	2.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	717.46	1,074.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

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