Marion County vs. Chase County

	Marion County (KS)	Chase County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,950	2,629
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.6%	-5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,660	2,790
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,660	2,790
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.3%	25.1%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	49.1%
White alone, percent	95.6%	95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.9%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.4%	91.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	825	170
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,008	1,492
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.5%	79.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$86,800	$96,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$993	$1,090
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$448	$486
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$579	$624
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.6%	3.9%
Households, 2014-2018	4,789	1,029
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.3%	80.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.1%	70.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.9%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.1%	21.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.7%	10.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.6%	55.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.9%	53.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	79,191	15,990
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,414	$5,800
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.1	22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,262	$46,295
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,756	$25,105
Persons in poverty, percent	9.6%	10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	287	66
Total employment, 2017	2,577	528
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	69,249	18,010
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.2%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	963	226
All firms, 2012	966	281
Men-owned firms, 2012	528	206
Women-owned firms, 2012	267	32
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	900	268
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	34	26
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	893	245
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.4	3.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	944.29	773.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Marion county (KS) and Chase county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.