Wabaunsee County vs. Pottawatomie County

	Wabaunsee County (KS)	Pottawatomie County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,899	24,277
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.2%	12.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,055	21,608
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,053	21,604
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	29.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	14.3%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	50.3%
White alone, percent	95.3%	94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.6%	89.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	583	1,518
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,316	9,838
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	85.3%	76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$129,100	$181,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,164	$1,418
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$479	$482
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$691	$766
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.6%	6.6%
Building permits, 2018	12	143
Households, 2014-2018	2,749	8,695
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.9%	85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.6%	82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.3%	34.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.2%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.4%	7.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.6%	64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.9%	58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,295	17,691
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,528	224,818
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	36,684	338,854
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,212	$15,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.7	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$60,450	$64,657
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,104	$28,070
Persons in poverty, percent	8.1%	8.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	133	618
Total employment, 2017	946	9,473
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	28,103	371,194
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	18.4%	8.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	472	1,843
All firms, 2012	603	2,250
Men-owned firms, 2012	340	1,329
Women-owned firms, 2012	225	548
Minority-owned firms, 2012	44	113
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	548	1,998
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	54	162
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	518	1,871
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	21.7%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	8.9	25.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	794.30	841.02

Source: United States Census Bureau

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