Rooks County, KS

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US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
44.9
0.222% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
4.63%
3.19% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$60,821
10.6% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$88,200
14.7% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Rooks County, KS had a population of N/A people with a median age of 44.9 and a median household income of $60,821. Between N/A and N/A the population of Rooks County, KS N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $55,000 to $60,821, a 10.6% increase.

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None of the households in Rooks 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.

99.9% of the residents in Rooks County, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Rooks County, KS was $88,200, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Rooks County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Rooks County, KS was N/A per household.

Population & Diversity

Rooks County, KS is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.548% of Rooks County, KS residents were born outside of the country (27 people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Rooks 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.

Citizenship

99.9%
2022 Citizenship
100%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.9% of Rooks County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Rooks County, KS was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

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Hispanic Population
N/A people

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Rooks 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.

N/A% of the people in Rooks County, KS are hispanic (N/A people).

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Foreign-Born Population

0.548%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
27 people
0.462%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
23 people

As of 2022, 0.548% of Rooks County, KS residents (27 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rooks County, KS was 0.462%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    129 ± 41
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    48 ± 25
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    34 ± 20

Rooks County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.69 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rooks County, KS employs 2.46k people. The largest industries in Rooks County, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (462 people), Educational Services (282 people), and Retail Trade (209 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($72,054), Manufacturing ($65,862), and Utilities ($58,523).

Occupations

2.46k
2022 Value
± 215
2.41%
1 Year growth
± 12.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rooks County, KS grew at a rate of 2.41%, from 2.41k employees to 2.46k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rooks County, KS, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rooks County, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

2.46k
2022 Value
± 215
2.41%
1 Year growth
± 12.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rooks County, KS grew at a rate of 2.41%, from 2.41k employees to 2.46k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rooks County, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (462 people), Educational Services (282 people), and Retail Trade (209 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rooks County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Rooks County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$51,265
Median earning men ± $2,933
$25,993
Median earning women ± $4,354

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 44
    Wholesale Trade
  2. 38
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 34
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Rooks County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 86.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (12.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.3%).

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.

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
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.

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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.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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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.

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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).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rooks County, KS was $88,200 in 2022, which is 0.313 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $76,900 to $88,200, a 14.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Rooks County, KS is 75.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Rooks County, KS have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rooks County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Property

$88,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$5,623
N/A
Median Property Taxes
±N/A

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 Rooks County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

75.4%
Homeownership
2022
61.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 75.4% of the housing units in Rooks County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.1%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9747
  2. Census Tract 9746

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Household Income

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$60,821
Median Household Income
± $5,005
2.13k
Number of Households
± 190

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.13k households in Rooks County, KS grew to $60,821 from the previous year's value of $55,000.

The following chart displays the households in Rooks 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rooks County, KS is from Kansas.
0.462
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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (84.4%)
  2. Carpooled (6.67%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.18%)

In 2022, 84.4% of workers in Rooks County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.67%) and those who worked at home (6.18%).

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Commute Time

16.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rooks County, KS have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.71% of the workforce in Rooks County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

N/A
Average Number

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Poverty & Diversity

4.63% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rooks County, KS (218 out of 4.71k 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 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rooks County, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

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.

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Health

94.7% of the population of Rooks County, KS has health coverage, with 48.7% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 17% on non-group plans, and 1.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rooks County, KS see 965 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.93% decrease from the previous year (984 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2416 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4831 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

965 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Rooks County, KS

Primary care physicians in Rooks County, KS see an average of 965 patients per year. This represents a 1.93% decrease from the previous year (984 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.32%
Uninsured
48.7%
Employer Coverage
11.2%
Medicaid
16.7%
Medicare
17%
Non-Group
1.04%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rooks County, KS declined by 14.7% from 6.23% to 5.32%.

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Health Outcomes

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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 33.7% in Rooks County, KS.

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