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Rice County, KS

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

AI Overview

Rice County, KS has a small workforce of roughly 9,400 residents with a 92.9% high school attainment rate and 24.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and a low unemployment rate of 3.3%. GDP per capita of $75,725 runs well above median worker earnings of $38,312, pointing to capital-intensive output relative to wage costs. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $105,500 and median gross rent of $717/month, though the county has seen a -3.8% population decline over the past five years.

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

Population

9,389

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,925

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,379 (78.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race903 (9.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone427 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races399 (4.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone169 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone70 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish652
  2. 2.Other Indo-European17
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)17
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic9
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

527

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$75,725

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,742

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,144
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)687
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining434
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)361
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities350

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,672
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations909
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations902
  4. 4.Service Occupations604
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations429

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.81×)412
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.65×)729
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.43×)146
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)1,144
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.10×)285

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$105,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$717/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999388 (13.5%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999285 (9.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999245 (8.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999240 (8.3%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999185 (6.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999180 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,312

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,414 (76.2%)
  • Carpooled473 (10.6%)
  • Walked280 (6.3%)
  • Worked At Home269 (6.0%)
  • Other23 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle15 (0.3%)

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.