Rice County, KS

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2023 Population

9,389

0.551% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ARoger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

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2023 Poverty Rate

7.36%

24.7% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

4,444

1.28% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Rice 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.

98.7% of the residents in Rice County, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Rice County, KS are Sterling College (105 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Rice County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Rice County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Rice County, KS borders Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, and Stafford County, KS.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Rice County, KS is home to a population of 9.39k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Rice County, KS residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Rice County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

98.2%

2022 Citizenship

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
202 ± 110
Vietnam
200 ± 80
Gulf War (1990s)
53 ± 34

Rice County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Rice County, KS employs 4.44k people. The largest industries in Rice County, KS are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Kansas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,429. The income inequality in Kansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

4.44k

2023 Value

± 368

1.28%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rice County, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (555 people), Management Occupations (488 people), and Production Occupations (404 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rice County, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.44k

2023 Value

± 368

1.28%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rice County, KS, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rice County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Rice County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($71,563), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,417), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,792).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,042), Public Administration ($49,783), and Manufacturing ($47,879).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

29
Other Services (except Public Administration)
16
Retail Trade
14
Wholesale Trade

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$24.2k
Manufacturing
$12.3k
Wholesale Trade
$8.75k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

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

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

N/AJerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ARoger 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.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Rice County, KS awarded 105 degrees. The student population of Rice County, KS in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 412 male students and 295 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rice County, KS are White (57 and 59.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (14 and 14.6%), Black or African American (13 and 13.5%), and Two or More Races (8 and 8.33%).

The largest universities in Rice County, KS by number of degrees awarded are Sterling College (105 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Rice County, KS are Sport & Fitness Management (13 and 12.4%), Athletic Trainer (12 and 11.4%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (8 and 7.62%).

The median tuition cost in Rice County, KS for private four year colleges is $30,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Rice County, KS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 53%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 32.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 707 (58.3% men and 41.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 707 students enrolled in Rice County, KS, 58.3% men and 41.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 471 records, of which 50.1% were women and 49.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
8 degrees awarded
Management Science
8 degrees awarded
Sport & Fitness Management
13 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Rice County, KS was Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration with 8 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Rice County, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Sterling College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

105 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Sterling College with 105 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 56 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rice County, KS, which is 1.14 times more than the 49 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 57 degrees mean that there were 4.07 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 14 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

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($30,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,240) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Rice County, KS have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rice County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Rice County, KS colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Rice 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 Rice County, KS is from Kansas.

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2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Carpooled (11.2%)
Walked (5.86%)

In 2023, 76.6% of workers in Rice County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) and those who walked to work (5.86%).

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

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rice County, KS have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Rice County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rice 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 Rice County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rice County, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.36% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rice County, KS (644 out of 8.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

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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 2023, 17.2% of the children was living in poverty in Rice County, KS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.4%.

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

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Health

N/A% of the population of Rice County, KS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Rice County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Rice County, KS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.8% in Rice County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Rice County, KS.