Morris County, KS
Demographic and economic profile of Morris County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Morris County, KS is a small, largely agricultural rural county with a population of 5,388 and a median age of 46.4 years, reflecting an older workforce typical of declining rural areas—population has fallen 3.2% over the past five years. The labor force is relatively small, with 64.5% participation, a 2.0% unemployment rate, and median worker earnings of $39,145; 27.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $120,900 and median gross rent of $711/month, and an 80.1% homeownership rate signals a stable, owner-occupied residential base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.2% since 2018
Morris County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone4,872 (91.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races253 (4.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race101 (1.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone75 (1.4%)
- Asian Alone37 (0.7%)
- Black or African American Alone2 (0.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish111
- 2.German or other West Germanic21
- 3.Vietnamese13
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance691
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)269
- 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities240
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services228
- 5.Construction (Group)222
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,021
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations489
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations445
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations370
- 5.Service Occupations337
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.56×)245
- 2.Information (LQ 2.51×)130
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)730
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)144
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.10×)178
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.