Doniphan County, KS

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2024 Population

7,503

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

0.484% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.65%

1.57% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$74,028

1.64% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$135,200

11.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,718

0.0269% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Doniphan County, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Doniphan County, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Doniphan County, KS are Highland Community College (155186) (612 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Doniphan County, KS was $135,200, and the homeownership rate was 81.1%.

Most people in Doniphan County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Doniphan County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Doniphan County, KS borders Atchison County, KS, Brown County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Holt County, MO, and Richardson County, NE.

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Population & Diversity

Doniphan County, KS is home to a population of 7.5k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.56% of Doniphan County, KS residents were born outside of the country (117 people).

In 2024, there were 22.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.61k people) in Doniphan County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 288 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 223 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Doniphan County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Doniphan County, KS was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Doniphan County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Doniphan County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.61k ± 76
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
288 ± 34
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
223 ± 35

3.47%

Hispanic Population

260 people

3.47% of the people in Doniphan County, KS are hispanic (260 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Doniphan County, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
83,075 ± 6,976 people
India
12,929 ± 2,785 people
Vietnam
10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

Foreign-Born Population

1.56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

117 people

1.32%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

99 people

As of 2024, 1.56% of Doniphan County, KS residents (117 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Doniphan County, KS was 1.32%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Doniphan County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
124 ± 45
Gulf War (2001-)
87 ± 39
Korea
32 ± 26

Doniphan County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Doniphan County, KS.

Economy

The economy of Doniphan County, KS employs 3.72k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Doniphan County, KS were Manufacturing (656 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (597 people), and Educational Services (449 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($73,636), Manufacturing ($70,893), and Public Administration ($67,500).

Employment

Occupations

3.72k

2024 Value

± 300

0.0269%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Doniphan County, KS grew at a rate of 0.0269%, from 3.72k employees to 3.72k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Doniphan County, KS, are Management Occupations (440 people), Production Occupations (388 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (345 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Doniphan County, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.72k

2024 Value

± 300

0.0269%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Doniphan County, KS grew at a rate of 0.0269%, from 3.72k employees to 3.72k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Doniphan County, KS, are Manufacturing (656 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (597 people), and Educational Services (449 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Doniphan County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Doniphan County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,028

Median earning men ± $6,272

$35,965

Median earning women ± $5,549

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,118), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,705), and Manufacturing ($68,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($79,420), Information ($77,917), and Public Administration ($68,068).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

19
Other Services (except Public Administration)
14
Transportation and Warehousing
11
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$26.4k
Manufacturing
$9.53k
Transportation and Warehousing
$7.09k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Doniphan County, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Doniphan County, KS awarded 612 degrees. The student population of Doniphan County, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 977 male students and 1,205 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Doniphan County, KS are White (457 and 74.7%), Black or African American (68 and 11.1%), Two or More Races (26 and 4.25%), and Unknown (17 and 2.78%).

The largest universities in Doniphan County, KS by number of degrees awarded are Highland Community College (155186) (612 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Doniphan County, KS are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (224 and 36.6%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (98 and 16%), and General Education (65 and 10.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,182 students enrolled in Doniphan County, KS, 44.8% men and 55.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,503 records, of which 60.5% were women and 39.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
224 degrees awarded
Medication Aide
39 degrees awarded
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)
2 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Doniphan County, KS was Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant with 224 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Doniphan County, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Highland Community College (155186)

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

612 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Highland Community College (155186) with 612 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 206 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Doniphan County, KS, which is 0.507 times less than the 406 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 457 degrees mean that there were 6.72 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 68 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,128) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,988) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,440) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Doniphan County, KS was $135,200 in 2024, which is 0.406 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,200 to $135,200, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Doniphan County, KS is 81.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Doniphan County, KS have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Doniphan County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Doniphan County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.27%.

Housing

Property

$135,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,627

$2,208

Median Property Taxes

±$226

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Doniphan County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Doniphan County, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.1%

Homeownership

2024

57%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.1% of the housing units in Doniphan County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Doniphan County, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$74,028

Median Household Income

± $5,768

2.72k

Number of Households

± 243

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.72k households in Doniphan County, KS grew to $74,028 from the previous year's value of $72,833.

The following chart displays the households in Doniphan County, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Doniphan County, KS is from Kansas.

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.8%)
Carpooled (9.13%)
Worked At Home (7.22%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Doniphan County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.13%) and those who worked at home (7.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Doniphan County, KS have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.71% of the workforce in Doniphan County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Doniphan County, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Doniphan County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Doniphan County, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Doniphan County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.27%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Doniphan County, KS (658 out of 6.82k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Doniphan County, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 15.2% of the children was living in poverty in Doniphan County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 109 in Doniphan County, KS. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 161 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93.6% of the population of Doniphan County, KS has health coverage, with 50.7% on employee plans, 9.44% on Medicaid, 17% on Medicare, 15.3% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Doniphan County, KS see 1,868 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,868 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 7493 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,868 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Doniphan County, KS

Primary care physicians in Doniphan County, KS see an average of 1,868 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,868 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Doniphan County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.4%

Uninsured

50.7%

Employer Coverage

9.44%

Medicaid

17%

Medicare

15.3%

Non-Group

1.01%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Doniphan County, KS declined by 13.9% from 7.44% to 6.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Doniphan County, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.