Rice County vs. McPherson County

	Rice County (KS)	McPherson County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9,531	28,537
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.5%	-2.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,082	29,181
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,083	29,180
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.7%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	19.8%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	51.0%
White alone, percent	93.5%	95.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.6%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.5%	4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.3%	91.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	506	1,516
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,596	13,384
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$74,700	$146,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,009	$1,197
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$385	$459
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$569	$737
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.8%	12.3%
Building permits, 2018	9	56
Households, 2014-2018	3,863	12,298
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.9%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.5%	88.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.0%	78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.9%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.2%	29.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.0%	9.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.3%	66.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.2%	60.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	22,113	128,226
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	291,155	5,481,599
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	113,683	560,880
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	50,020	295,502
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,010	$10,066
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.2	14.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,764	$57,765
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,971	$30,234
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	268	907
Total employment, 2017	2,726	13,627
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	87,061	586,405
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.9%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	676	2,438
All firms, 2012	818	2,842
Men-owned firms, 2012	435	1,592
Women-owned firms, 2012	162	723
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	730	2,641
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	62	144
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	688	2,499
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%	25.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.9	32.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	726.24	898.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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