Grant County vs. Kearny County

	Grant County (KS)	Kearny County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,336	3,943
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.2%	-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,824	3,982
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,829	3,977
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	30.8%	29.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	15.5%
Female persons, percent	49.8%	50.1%
White alone, percent	93.9%	93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.9%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	47.9%	32.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.7%	63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	187	160
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.3%	13.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,955	1,571
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.0%	76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$109,000	$109,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,133	$1,238
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$417	$388
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$634	$666
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.9%	6.1%
Households, 2014-2018	2,592	1,261
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.91	3.07
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	38.4%	23.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.4%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.4%	73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.5%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.4%	15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.0%	17.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.9%	61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	46.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,680	1,569
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	52,824	12,160
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,667	$3,065
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.3	15.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,455	$51,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,788	$23,593
Persons in poverty, percent	10.9%	12.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	213	83
Total employment, 2017	2,190	723
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	99,209	25,528
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.5%	8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	532	344
All firms, 2012	588	418
Men-owned firms, 2012	300	146
Women-owned firms, 2012	181	212
Minority-owned firms, 2012	159	87
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	394	306
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	520	392
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	27.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	33.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.6	4.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	574.80	870.54

Source: United States Census Bureau

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