Stevens County, KS

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2022 Population

5,275

0.846% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

36.3

1.68% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

15.8%

12.2% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$67,950

10.9% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$133,800

21.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Stevens County, KS had a population of 5.28k people with a median age of 36.3 and a median household income of $67,950. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Stevens County, KS declined from 5,320 to 5,275, a −0.846% decrease and its median household income grew from $61,267 to $67,950, a 10.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Stevens County, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (58.5%), Other (Hispanic) (16%), White (Hispanic) (15.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.81%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.98%).

None of the households in Stevens 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.

90.8% of the residents in Stevens County, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Stevens County, KS was $133,800, and the homeownership rate was 69.9%.

Most people in Stevens County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18 minutes. The average car ownership in Stevens County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Stevens County, KS borders Grant County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, and Texas County, OK.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Stevens County, KS is home to a population of 5.28k people, from which 90.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 13% of Stevens County, KS residents were born outside of the country (688 people).

In 2022, there were 3.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.08k people) in Stevens County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 846 Other (Hispanic) and 807 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.8%

2022 Citizenship

91.1%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 90.8% of Stevens County, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Stevens County, KS was 91.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stevens County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.08k ± 18
Other (Hispanic)
846 ± 225
White (Hispanic)
807 ± 246

38.1%

Hispanic Population

2.01k people

38.1% of the people in Stevens County, KS are hispanic (2.01k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Stevens County, KS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

13%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

688 people

12.8%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

683 people

As of 2022, 13% of Stevens County, KS residents (688 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 Stevens County, KS was 12.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
39 ± 52
Korea
26 ± 28
Gulf War (2001-)
25 ± 37

Stevens County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Stevens County, KS employs 2.41k people. The largest industries in Stevens County, KS are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (470 people), Manufacturing (269 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (219 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($91,250), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($72,917), and Transportation & Warehousing ($62,750).

Employment

Occupations

2.41k

2022 Value

± 331

1.73%

1 Year growth

± 18.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Stevens County, KS grew at a rate of 1.73%, from 2.37k employees to 2.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stevens County, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (349 people), Management Occupations (312 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (273 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stevens 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

2.41k

2022 Value

± 331

1.73%

1 Year growth

± 18.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Stevens County, KS grew at a rate of 1.73%, from 2.37k employees to 2.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stevens County, KS, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (470 people), Manufacturing (269 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (219 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stevens County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Stevens County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,265

Median earning men ± $12,835

$26,410

Median earning women ± $3,309

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,464), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,509), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,958).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,386), Public Administration ($37,284), and Information ($31,250).

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

17
Other Services (except Public Administration)
9
Transportation and Warehousing
8
Finance and Insurance

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Stevens County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 86.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.67%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (86.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.67%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Stevens County, KS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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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.

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

Completions

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.

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

The median property value in Stevens County, KS was $133,800 in 2022, which is 0.475 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $110,400 to $133,800, a 21.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Stevens County, KS is 69.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Stevens County, KS have an average commute time of 18 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stevens County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$133,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$19,731

$1,198

Median Property Taxes

±$205

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.9%

Homeownership

2022

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 69.9% of the housing units in Stevens County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9651
Census Tract 9652

The following map shows all of the tracts in Stevens County, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$67,950

Median Household Income

± $11,828

1.72k

Number of Households

± 243

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.72k households in Stevens County, KS grew to $67,950 from the previous year's value of $61,267.

The following chart displays the households in Stevens 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 Stevens 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.

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 2022

Drove Alone (79.3%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (6.87%)

In 2022, 79.3% of workers in Stevens County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (6.87%).

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

18 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stevens County, KS have a shorter commute time (18 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.83% of the workforce in Stevens County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stevens County, KS (816 out of 5.16k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 12 - 14.

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

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.

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.

Health

85% of the population of Stevens County, KS has health coverage, with 46.2% on employee plans, 16.5% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Stevens County, KS see 2694 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.75% decrease from the previous year (2742 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2646 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1323 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,694 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Stevens County, KS

Primary care physicians in Stevens County, KS see an average of 2,694 patients per year. This represents a 1.75% decrease from the previous year (2,742 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.8% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15%

Uninsured

46.2%

Employer Coverage

16.5%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

0.64%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stevens County, KS declined by 9.55% from 16.6% to 15%.

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