Norton County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Norton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,359	2,947,197	334,922,499	2862nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,050	$74,275	$80,734	2530th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	37.4	38.9	1708th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.5%	35.6%	35.7%	1575th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$101,500	$217,200	$332,700	2962nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$609	$1,060	$1,413	3037th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.2%	11.3%	12.5%	2982nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.7%	3.9%	5.2%	3006th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.1	36.0	n/a	2800th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	7.4%	14.1%	2068th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.8	n/a	n/a	1168th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.2%	67.2%	65.2%	1323rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	11.0	19.7	26.4	3201st of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.9%	11.8%	15.1%	270th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.8%	n/a	n/a	1707th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.5%	49.1%	46.9%	1756th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.4%	n/a	n/a	220th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Norton County, Kansas

Statistic	Norton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.0	44.7	61.4

Age in Norton County, Kansas

Statistic	Norton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	41.3	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.2%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Norton County, Kansas

Statistic	Norton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	2,000	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.3%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.8%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.1%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	30.2%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Norton County, Kansas

Statistic	Norton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,666	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.1%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.6%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.2%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.2%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.2%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.4%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.1%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Norton County, Kansas

Statistic	Norton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	2,450	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.1%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.4%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.8%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.5%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,724	$2,798	n/a

Education in Norton County, Kansas

Statistic	Norton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.0%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.6%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Norton County, Kansas

Statistic	Norton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.0%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.7%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.8%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	75.7%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.5%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Norton County, Kansas

Statistic	Norton County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.1%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	9.2%	16.7%

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