Rice County, KS Demographic Data
Rice County, KS Summary
Rice County is located in Kansas
- Population: 10,077
- Area: 727.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 726.24 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 13.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,692.59 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rice County, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,929
50%
50.8
Male
5,020
51%
49.2
Total Population
9,949
323,128,000
Rice County, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
624
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
696
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
603
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
758
7.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
888
8.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,077
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
910
9.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,233
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
677
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
731
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
864
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
658
6.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
230
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,668
77.1%
77.2
Female
3,805
49.6%
51.3
Male
3,863
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,057
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,184
22.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,752
17.6%
15.2
Female
989
56.4%
55.8
Male
763
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Rice County, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,717
97.7%
96.8
White
9,050
91.0%
72.6
Black or African American
200
2.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
21
0.2%
0.8
Asian
61
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
9
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
21
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
30
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
7
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
7
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
371
3.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
232
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,104
11.1%
17.8
Mexican
939
9.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
55
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
5
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
105
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,845
88.9%
82.2
Rice County, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
262
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
458
7.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,859
29.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,804
28.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
569
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
962
15.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
466
7.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
720
11.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,660
88.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,428
22.4%
31.2
Rice County, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,918
23.9%
33.7%
Now Married
4,554
56.7%
47.5
Divorced
750
9.3%
11.0%
Separated
100
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
704
8.8
5.8%
Rice County, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,530
91.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
795
8.5%
21.6%
Spanish
635
6.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
43
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
64
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
53
0.6%
1.1%
Rice County, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
259
6.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
226
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
479
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
490
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
617
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
817
20.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
533
13.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
426
10.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
71
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
50
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
46,335
57,617
Per capita income
22,596
31,128
Rice County, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
505
10.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
188
3.9%
9.8
Construction
335
7.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,416
29.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
176
3.7%
6.6
Information
87
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
602
12.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
231
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
224
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
202
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
452
9.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
288
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
105
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
733
15.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,531
31.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
766
15.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
907
18.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
874
18.2%
18.1%
Rice County, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,735
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,607
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
645
13.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14
0.3%
5.1
Walked
278
5.9%
2.7
Other means
53
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
138
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.0
26.6
Rice County, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
163
4.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,135
28.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,475
37.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,195
30.1%
21.0
Rice County, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,968
87.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,924
73.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,044
26.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
592
13.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Rice County, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,560
1 room
69
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
69
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
176
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
615
13.5%
16.5
5 rooms
849
18.6%
19.8
6 rooms
827
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
767
16.8%
12.0
8 rooms
476
10.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
712
15.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rice County, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,560
1-unit, detached
3,967
87.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
61
1.3%
5.9
2-units
134
2.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
47
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
72
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
34
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
72
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
165
3.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.2%
0.1
Rice County, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,646
36.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
598
13.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
677
14.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
311
6.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
687
15.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
165
3.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
301
6.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
136
3.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
29
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.2%
1.4%
Rice County, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,750
69.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
445
11.2%
4.7
Electricity
582
14.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
130
3.3%
1.9
Solar energy
11
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
41
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Rice County, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,421
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
45
3.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
107
7.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
176
12.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
406
28.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
687
48.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
798
56.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
177
12.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
116
8.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
109
7.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
211
15.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Rice County, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
901
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
14
1.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
395
43.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
492
54.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
143
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
528
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
288
32.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
176
20.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
1.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
80
9.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
59
6.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
261
29.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
164
0.0%
0.0%
Rice County, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,924
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
957
32.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
946
32.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
499
17.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
272
9.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
199
6.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
43
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
74,200
205,000
