Wichita County vs. Kearny County

	Wichita County (KS)	Kearny County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,105	3,943
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.8%	-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,234	3,982
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,234	3,977
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.1%	29.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.2%	15.5%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	50.1%
White alone, percent	95.5%	93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.6%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.9%	32.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.6%	63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	125	160
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	13.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,049	1,571
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.5%	76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,900	$109,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,093	$1,238
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$582	$388
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$688	$666
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.3%	6.1%
Households, 2014-2018	903	1,261
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	3.07
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.1%	89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.5%	23.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.8%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.2%	73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.0%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.1%	15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.5%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.9%	17.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.2%	61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.1%	46.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,767	12,160
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,762	$3,065
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	12.0	15.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,566	$51,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,762	$23,593
Persons in poverty, percent	11.9%	12.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	84	83
Total employment, 2017	448	723
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	16,079	25,528
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.8%	8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	182	344
All firms, 2012	297	418
Men-owned firms, 2012	141	146
Women-owned firms, 2012	86	212
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47	87
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	231	306
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	241	392
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	20.8%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.1	4.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	718.57	870.54

Source: United States Census Bureau

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