Rooks County, KS Demographic Data

Rooks County, KS Summary

Rooks County is located in Kansas
  • Population: 5,205
  • Area: 895.15 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 890.53 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 4.62 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 5.81 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 1,903.54 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Rooks County, KS Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,660
52%
50.8
Male
2,500
48%
49.2
Total Population
5,160
 
323,128,000

Rooks County, KS Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
319
6.2% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
288
5.6% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
351
6.8% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
298
5.8% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
277
5.4% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
587
11.4% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
526
10.2% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
677
13.1% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
465
9.0% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
318
6.2% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
501
9.7% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
367
7.1% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
186
3.6% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,995
77.4%
77.2
Female
2,038
51.0%
51.3
Male
1,957
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,874
75.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,242
24.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,054
20.4%
15.2
Female
599
56.8%
55.8
Male
455
43.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0

Rooks County, KS Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,083
98.5% 
96.8
White
4,998
96.9% 
72.6
Black or African American
25
0.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
11
0.2% 
0.8
Asian
34
0.7% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
1
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
1
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
32
0.6% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
2
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
13
0.3% 
5.1
Two or More Races
77
1.5% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
126
2.4% 
17.8
Mexican
112
2.2% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
14
0.3% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,034
97.6% 
82.2

Rooks County, KS Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
68
1.9% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
248
6.8% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,206
33.3% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
906
25.0% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
319
8.8% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
563
15.5% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
317
8.7% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
316
8.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,311
91.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
880
24.2%
31.2

Rooks County, KS Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
919
21.9%
33.7%
Now Married
2,280
54.3%
47.5
Divorced
491
11.7%
11.0%
Separated
134
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
378
9.0
5.8%

Rooks County, KS Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,710
97.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
131
2.7%
21.6%
Spanish
49
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
14
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
38
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
30
0.6%
1.1%

Rooks County, KS Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
124
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
119
5.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
309
14.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
306
14.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
331
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
433
19.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
271
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
194
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
59
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
46
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
46,750
 
57,617
Per capita income
24,919
 
31,128

Rooks County, KS Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
460
18.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
163
6.4%
9.8
Construction
145
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
649
25.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
81
3.2%
6.6
Information
27
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
224
8.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
99
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
140
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
143
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
242
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
89
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
84
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
385
15.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
899
35.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
357
14.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
463
18.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
442
17.4%
18.1%

Rooks County, KS Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,526
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,027
80.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
278
11.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
76
3.0%
2.7
Other means
15
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
130
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.4
 
26.6

Rooks County, KS Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
92
4.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
673
30.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
747
34.1%
37.1
3 or more
680
31.0%
21.0

Rooks County, KS Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
2,192
79.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,681
76.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
511
23.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
571
20.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5

Rooks County, KS Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,763
1 room
15
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
29
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
80
2.9%
9.1
4 rooms
367
13.3%
16.5
5 rooms
549
19.9%
19.8
6 rooms
487
17.6%
17.8
7 rooms
426
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
378
13.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
432
15.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Rooks County, KS Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,763
 
 
1-unit, detached
2,514
91.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24
0.9%
5.9
2-units
9
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
30
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
31
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
53
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
89
3.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Rooks County, KS Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
831
30.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
291
10.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
588
21.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
210
7.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
259
9.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
324
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
123
4.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
118
4.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
12
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
7
0.3%
1.4%

Rooks County, KS Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,530
69.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
259
11.8%
4.7
Electricity
306
14.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
1
0.0%
0.1
Wood
84
3.8%
1.9
Solar energy
5
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.3%
1.1

Rooks County, KS Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
746
 
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
1.3%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
21
2.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
37
5.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
84
11.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
246
33.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
348
46.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
351
47.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
102
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
110
14.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
51
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
124
16.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%

Rooks County, KS Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
414 
 
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
10
2.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
141
34.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
263
63.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
97
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
548
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
62
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
102
25.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
50
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
58
14.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
2.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
127
31.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
103
0.0%
0.0%

Rooks County, KS Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,681
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
568
33.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
491
29.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
230
13.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
159
9.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
151
9.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
56
3.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
17
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
74,600
 
205,000