Jewell County, Kansas

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Jewell County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Jewell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,916	2,947,197	334,922,499	3039th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,634	$74,275	$80,734	2622nd of 3,221
Median Age	51.2	37.4	38.9	169th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.2%	35.6%	35.7%	2320th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$64,600	$217,200	$332,700	3207th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$608	$1,060	$1,413	3039th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	11.3%	12.5%	2290th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.3%	3.9%	5.2%	3078th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.2	36.0	n/a	2961st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	7.4%	14.1%	2262nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.4	n/a	n/a	222nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.1%	67.2%	65.2%	1687th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.5	19.7	26.4	2970th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.9%	11.8%	15.1%	1815th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.2%	n/a	n/a	1205th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.7%	49.1%	46.9%	748th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.2%	n/a	n/a	2512th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Jewell County, Kansas

Statistic	Jewell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.3	44.7	61.4

Age in Jewell County, Kansas

Statistic	Jewell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	51.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.6%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Jewell County, Kansas

Statistic	Jewell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	1,317	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.5%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.5%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.8%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	19.0%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jewell County, Kansas

Statistic	Jewell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,461	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.4%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.7%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Jewell County, Kansas

Statistic	Jewell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,761	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.9%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,945.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.9%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,247	$2,798	n/a

Education in Jewell County, Kansas

Statistic	Jewell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.6%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.2%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jewell County, Kansas

Statistic	Jewell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.1%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.9%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	56.2%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.8%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Jewell County, Kansas

Statistic	Jewell County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.7%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	9.2%	16.7%

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