Republic County vs. Jewell County

	Republic County (KS)	Jewell County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,664	2,841
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.3%	-7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,980	3,073
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,980	3,077
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.8%	19.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.7%	30.1%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	48.9%
White alone, percent	96.6%	97.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.0%	95.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	386	240
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,881	2,013
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	81.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$62,800	$52,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,012	$850
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$401	$355
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$589	$480
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.6%	4.6%
Households, 2014-2018	2,248	1,380
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.04	2.09
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.4%	90.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	1.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.5%	76.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.2%	66.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.2%	11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.3%	51.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.5%	51.6%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	180,995	30,499
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	48,203	18,252
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,922	$5,992
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.9	16.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,022	$42,552
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,901	$26,908
Persons in poverty, percent	11.0%	15.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	173	77
Total employment, 2017	1,245	426
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	35,613	12,153
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-12.2%	-13.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	429	257
All firms, 2012	554	286
Men-owned firms, 2012	316	189
Women-owned firms, 2012	149	30
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	531	276
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	518	218
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	6.9	3.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	717.37	909.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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