People
Stanton County
Kansas
Population estimates, July 1, 2017, (V2017) 2,060 2,913,123
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2017) 2,236 2,853,130
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2017, (V2017) -7.9% 2.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,235 2,853,118
Age and Sex  
Persons under 5 years, percent 8.1% 6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 28.1% 24.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.0% 15.4%
Female persons, percent 49.7% 50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin  
White alone, percent 94.1% 86.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.9% 6.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.1% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent 0.2% 3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 38.1% 11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 58.4% 75.9%
Population Characteristics  
Veterans, 2012-2016 79 192,340
Foreign born persons, percent, 2012-2016 12.3% 6.9%
Housing  
Housing units, July 1, 2017, (V2017) 991 1,273,742
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2012-2016 77.8% 66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2012-2016 $76,900 $135,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2012-2016 $1,168 $1,284
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2012-2016 $344 $461
Median gross rent, 2012-2016 $575 $775
Building permits, 2017 0 8,984
Families & Living Arrangements  
Households, 2012-2016 810 1,115,858
Persons per household, 2012-2016 2.57 2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2012-2016 91.3% 83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2012-2016 28.0% 11.3%
Education  
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 81.1% 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 24.8% 31.6%
Health  
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2012-2016 6.2% 8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 16.1% 10.1%
Economy  
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 69.7% 66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 61.5% 61.3%
Transportation  
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2012-2016 11.4 19.2
Income & Poverty  
Median household income (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $44,567 $53,571
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $22,383 $28,478
Persons in poverty, percent 10.9% 12.1%
Businesses    
Total employer establishments, 2016 66 74,884
Total employment, 2016 496 1,184,710
Total annual payroll, 2016 ($1,000) 18,914 51,016,318
Total employment, percent change, 2015-2016 3.1% -0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2016 195 198,254
All firms, 2012 170 239,118
Men-owned firms, 2012 93 125,169
Women-owned firms, 2012 36 77,194
Minority-owned firms, 2012 35 26,127
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 118 204,562
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 <25 21,610
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 137 203,401
Geography  
Population per square mile, 2010 3.3 34.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 680.35 81,758.72

 

Source: United States Census QuickFacts