Ness County vs. Lane County

	Ness County (KS)	Lane County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,840	1,560
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.6%	-10.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,107	1,749
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,107	1,750
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.9%	23.5%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	49.5%
White alone, percent	96.2%	94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.1%	7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.6%	87.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	222	128
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,726	979
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	85.5%	77.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$73,400	$76,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$971	$946
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$410	$419
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$539	$518
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.9%	5.6%
Households, 2014-2018	1,313	787
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.21	2.08
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.2%	91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.7%	4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.5%	89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.4%	81.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.9%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.9%	21.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.1%	13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.1%	69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.8%	63.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,430	9,634
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,029	$5,654
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.2	14.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,033	$51,719
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,912	$28,366
Persons in poverty, percent	10.5%	10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	138	67
Total employment, 2017	912	312
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	33,022	12,017
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.3%	-7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	309	192
All firms, 2012	440	193
Men-owned firms, 2012	222	108
Women-owned firms, 2012	121	71
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	428	181
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	27	34
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	402	147
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	2.9	2.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,074.75	717.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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