Morton County, Kansas

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Morton County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (103rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Morton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,611	2,947,197	334,922,499	3065th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,447	$74,275	$80,734	1474th of 3,221
Median Age	46.1	37.4	38.9	574th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.1%	35.6%	35.7%	2473rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$96,100	$217,200	$332,700	3046th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$632	$1,060	$1,413	2987th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.8%	11.3%	12.5%	1306th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.6%	3.9%	5.2%	3028th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.6	36.0	n/a	2937th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.8%	7.4%	14.1%	343rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.3	n/a	n/a	2790th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.4%	67.2%	65.2%	103rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.8	19.7	26.4	2943rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	11.8%	15.1%	1599th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.3%	n/a	n/a	441st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.7%	49.1%	46.9%	2094th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.3%	n/a	n/a	638th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Morton County, Kansas

Statistic	Morton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24.1%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	44.7	44.7	61.4

Age in Morton County, Kansas

Statistic	Morton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	46.1	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.4%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.8%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	6.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.4%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	33.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.6%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Morton County, Kansas

Statistic	Morton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	972	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.5%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.6%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.8%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	26.4%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Morton County, Kansas

Statistic	Morton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,367	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.8%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.8%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.2%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.1%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Morton County, Kansas

Statistic	Morton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,310	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.0%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.8%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.6%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,995	$2,798	n/a

Education in Morton County, Kansas

Statistic	Morton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	18.5%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.9%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.6%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Morton County, Kansas

Statistic	Morton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.1%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.7%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.8%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.2%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Morton County, Kansas

Statistic	Morton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.0%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.3%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.5%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	80.1%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	15.3%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.3%	9.2%	16.7%

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