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Doniphan County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Doniphan County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Doniphan County is a small, rural Kansas county of 7,492 residents with a predominantly working-class labor force — 92.9% hold a high school diploma, while only 21.5% have a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $40,785. The unemployment rate is exceptionally low at 1.5%, though labor force participation is modest at 61.3%, and the county's population has contracted 3.2% over five years. Housing costs are among the lowest in the region, with a median home value of $121,200 and median gross rent of $801/month, and an 81.8% homeownership rate reflects a deeply rooted, stable resident base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,492

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,028

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Doniphan County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,752 (90.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races308 (4.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone246 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race120 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone32 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone25 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish101
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic29
  3. 3.Arabic18
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic15
  5. 5.Other Indo-European11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

300

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,044

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,462

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,046
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)656
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)439
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining226
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities216

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,285
  2. 2.Service Occupations759
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations709
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations606
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations359

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.31×)196
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.93×)715
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.24×)1,078
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.16×)204
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)202

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$121,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$801/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999292 (13.2%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999230 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999208 (9.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999190 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999173 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999144 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,785

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,848 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled334 (9.1%)
  • Worked At Home264 (7.2%)
  • Walked175 (4.8%)
  • Other29 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit9 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.