Rice County vs. Stafford County

	Rice County (KS)	Stafford County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9,531	4,178
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.5%	-5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,082	4,439
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,083	4,437
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.7%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	22.2%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.2%
White alone, percent	93.5%	94.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.6%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	2.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.5%	13.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.3%	83.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	506	253
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,596	2,343
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	81.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$74,700	$62,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,009	$896
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$385	$385
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$569	$616
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.8%	4.1%
Building permits, 2018	9	11
Households, 2014-2018	3,863	1,811
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.9%	90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	10.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.5%	82.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.0%	70.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.9%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.2%	23.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.0%	16.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.3%	64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.2%	57.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	22,113	10,148
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	50,020	34,774
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,010	$7,979
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.2	19.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,764	$48,563
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,971	$26,922
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	13.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	268	128
Total employment, 2017	2,726	634
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	87,061	19,681
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.9%	-3.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	676	390
All firms, 2012	818	569
Men-owned firms, 2012	435	314
Women-owned firms, 2012	162	136
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	730	534
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	62	53
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	688	469
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%	22.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.9	5.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	726.24	792.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

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