Ellis County vs. Trego County

	Ellis County (KS)	Trego County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,710	2,793
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.9%	-7.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	28,452	3,006
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	28,452	3,001
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.6%	17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.4%	26.5%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	49.2%
White alone, percent	94.6%	96.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.3%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.9%	2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.3%	94.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,608	229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.1%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	13,320	1,664
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.3%	77.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$164,500	$90,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,329	$959
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$494	$452
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$690	$591
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.6%	9.9%
Households, 2014-2018	11,581	1,380
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.01
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	75.3%	80.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.0%	0.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.1%	92.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.0%	86.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.8%	22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.8%	9.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.6%	69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.1%	63.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	74,931	4,762
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	201,732	104,238
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	621,040	47,737
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$21,376	$15,987
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	12.3	18.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,700	$56,810
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,810	$33,555
Persons in poverty, percent	12.0%	11.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,111	123
Total employment, 2017	12,425	859
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	432,532	28,265
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.4%	-3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,931	312
All firms, 2012	3,805	474
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,952	178
Women-owned firms, 2012	962	120
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,531	432
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	203	30
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,382	409
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	18.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	31.6	3.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	899.91	889.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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