Stevens County, KS

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2021 Population
5,320
3.24% 1-year decline
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
35.7
0.847% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
14.1%
17.6% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$61,267
3.76% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$110,400
5.95% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Stevens County, KS had a population of 5.32k people with a median age of 35.7 and a median household income of $61,267. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Stevens County, KS declined from 5,498 to 5,320, a −3.24% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,044 to $61,267, a 3.76% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Stevens County, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (59.2%), White (Hispanic) (14.9%), Other (Hispanic) (12.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.2%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.97%).

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.

91.1% of the residents in Stevens County, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Stevens County, KS was $110,400, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Stevens County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Stevens County, KS was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Stevens County, KS is home to a population of 5.32k people, from which 91.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 12.8% of Stevens County, KS residents were born outside of the country (683 people).

In 2021, there were 3.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.15k people) in Stevens County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 794 White (Hispanic) and 652 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.1%
2021 Citizenship
93.1%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 91.1% of Stevens County, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Stevens County, KS was 93.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stevens County, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.15k ± 25
  2. White (Hispanic)
    794 ± 389
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    652 ± 325
37.4%
Hispanic Population
1.99k people

In 2021, there were 3.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.15k people) in Stevens County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 794 White (Hispanic) and 652 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

37.4% of the people in Stevens County, KS are hispanic (1.99k people).

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

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Foreign-Born Population

12.8%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
683 people
10.9%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
600 people

As of 2021, 12.8% of Stevens County, KS residents (683 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Stevens County, KS was 10.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    51 ± 51
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    31 ± 37
  3. World War II
    30 ± 26

Stevens County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Stevens County, KS employs 2.37k people. The largest industries in Stevens County, KS are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (366 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (324 people), and Retail Trade (222 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($95,152), Transportation & Warehousing ($57,188), and Finance & Insurance ($56,875).

Occupations

2.37k
2021 Value
± 317
0.381%
1 Year growth
± 19.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Stevens County, KS grew at a rate of 0.381%, from 2.36k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stevens County, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (323 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (288 people), and Management Occupations (269 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stevens County, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

2.37k
2021 Value
± 317
0.381%
1 Year growth
± 19.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Stevens County, KS grew at a rate of 0.381%, from 2.36k employees to 2.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stevens County, KS, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (366 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (324 people), and Retail Trade (222 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,272
Median earning men ± $10,160
$25,467
Median earning women ± $4,993

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,220), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,417), and Wholesale Trade ($53,661).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,813), Information ($45,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,125).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 35
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  2. 34
    Wholesale Trade
  3. 30
    Other Services, Except Public Administration

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Kansas to other states, or from other states to Kansas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $21B
  2. $17B
  3. $14B

In 2020, the top outbound Kansas product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $21B, followed by Meat/seafood ($17B) and Cereal grains ($14B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Kansas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$221B
2020 Value in Kansas
$406B
Projected 2050 Value in Kansas
83.5% growth

In 2020, total outbound Kansas trade was $221B. This is expected to increase 83.5% to $406B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Kansas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Kansas to other states, or from other states to Kansas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $18.5B
  2. $14.8B
  3. $13.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Kansas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Missouri with $18.5B, followed by Texas with $14.8B and Nebraska and $13.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Kansas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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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.

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.

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

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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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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.762% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.709% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (598k), Some college (550k), and Bachelors Degree (446k).

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.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Stevens County, KS was $110,400 in 2021, which is 0.451 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $104,200 to $110,400, a 5.95% increase. The homeownership rate in Stevens County, KS is 67.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Stevens County, KS have an average commute time of 18.4 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

$110,400
Median Property Value 2021
±$18,983
$1,188
Median Property Taxes
±$213

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.

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Rent vs Own

67.3%
Homeownership
2021
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 67.3% of the housing units in Stevens County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.2%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9651
  2. Census Tract 9652

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,267
Median Household Income
± $5,575
1.77k
Number of Households
± 254

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.77k households in Stevens County, KS grew to $61,267 from the previous year's value of $59,044.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stevens County, KS is from Kansas.
0.46
2021 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.457
2020 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2021, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.555% growth from 2020 to 2021, 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 2021
  1. Drove Alone (82.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.29%)
  3. Carpooled (7.87%)

In 2021, 82.3% of workers in Stevens County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.29%) and those who carpooled to work (7.87%).

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.

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Commute Time

18.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stevens County, KS have a shorter commute time (18.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 5.31% of the workforce in Stevens County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stevens County, KS (734 out of 5.21k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

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.

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83.4% of the population of Stevens County, KS has health coverage, with 52.5% on employee plans, 13% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 7.64% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Stevens County, KS see 2742 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.37% decrease from the previous year (2780 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2694 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1347 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.3% were men and 46.7% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,742 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Stevens County, KS

Primary care physicians in Stevens County, KS see an average of 2,742 patients per year. This represents a 1.37% decrease from the previous year (2,780 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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.4% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.3% were men and 46.7% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

16.6%
Uninsured
52.5%
Employer Coverage
13%
Medicaid
10.3%
Medicare
7.64%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stevens County, KS grew by 0.594% from 16.5% to 16.6%.

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Health Outcomes

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Health Behaviors

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In 2022, 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 40.8% in Stevens County, KS.

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Clinical Care

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In 2022, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 19.4% in Stevens County, KS.

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