Morton County, KS Demographic Data
Morton County, KS Summary
Morton County is located in Kansas
- Population: 3,207
- Area: 729.93 sq. miles
- Land Area: 729.73 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.20 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4.39 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,426.18 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Morton County, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,437
47%
50.8
Male
1,596
53%
49.2
Total Population
3,033
323,128,000
Morton County, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
168
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
233
7.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
132
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
262
8.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
289
9.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
251
8.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
312
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
459
15.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
276
9.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
125
4.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
249
8.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
179
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
98
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,375
78.3%
77.2
Female
1,120
47.2%
51.3
Male
1,255
52.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,119
69.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
592
19.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
526
17.3%
15.2
Female
301
57.2%
55.8
Male
225
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Morton County, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,863
94.4%
96.8
White
2,598
85.7%
72.6
Black or African American
19
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.2%
0.8
Asian
4
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
237
7.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
170
5.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
650
21.4%
17.8
Mexican
626
20.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
24
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,383
78.6%
82.2
Morton County, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
134
6.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
108
5.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
724
37.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
560
28.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
144
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
208
10.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
71
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
242
12.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,707
87.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
279
14.3%
31.2
Morton County, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
628
25.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,337
53.5%
47.5
Divorced
248
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
21
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
266
10.6
5.8%
Morton County, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,328
81.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
537
18.7%
21.6%
Spanish
476
16.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
61
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Morton County, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
104
9.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
31
2.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
178
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
112
9.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
207
17.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
231
19.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
138
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
106
9.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
25
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
26
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
44,100
57,617
Per capita income
23,115
31,128
Morton County, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
322
23.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
82
6.0%
9.8
Construction
57
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
296
21.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
47
3.5%
6.6
Information
33
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
51
3.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
94
6.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
83
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
44
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
94
6.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
74
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
82
6.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
402
29.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
330
24.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
130
9.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
257
18.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
240
17.7%
18.1%
Morton County, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,342
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
918
68.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
255
19.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
66
4.9%
2.7
Other means
8
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
95
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.0
26.6
Morton County, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
50
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
437
37.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
378
32.6%
37.1
3 or more
293
25.3%
21.0
Morton County, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,158
79.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
808
69.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
350
30.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
295
20.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Morton County, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,453
1 room
1
0.1%
2.4
2 rooms
31
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
87
6.0%
9.1
4 rooms
244
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
333
22.9%
19.8
6 rooms
182
12.5%
17.8
7 rooms
231
15.9%
12.0
8 rooms
96
6.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
248
17.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Morton County, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,453
1-unit, detached
1,150
79.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.3%
5.9
2-units
17
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
48
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4
0.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
222
15.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
1
0.1%
0.1
Morton County, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
256
17.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
100
6.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
165
11.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
236
16.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
234
16.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
208
14.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
213
14.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
41
2.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Morton County, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
770
66.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
130
11.2%
4.7
Electricity
241
20.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
11
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Morton County, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
331
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
3
0.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
18
5.4%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
6.3%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
7.3%
11.8%
$500 to $999
75
22.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
190
57.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
188
58.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
49
15.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
3.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
41
12.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30
9.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Morton County, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
272
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
11
4.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
107
39.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
154
56.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
78
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
573
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
81
30.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
16
6.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
38
14.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
39
14.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
3.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
85
31.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
82
0.0%
0.0%
Morton County, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
808
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
148
18.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
221
27.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
224
27.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
64
7.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
116
14.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
35
4.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,600
205,000
