With 2,653 people, Ness County is a county in Kansas. At a median age of 45.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $89,700. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 2 people per square mile. Median rent is $538 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,616, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ness County
What changed most since 1990
Population4,033 → 2,653(−34%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$72,002 → $89,700(+25%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)39.2%(49)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(41)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 125 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ness County, decade by decade
Ness County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,033
$56,627
$72,002
12.3%
2.9
2000
3,454
$58,912
$75,781
17.9%
6.0
2010
3,107
$68,532
$67,757
18.9%
20.7
2020
2,687
$69,355
$89,812
21.9%
31.4
2024
2,653
$68,616
$89,700
25.0%
42.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
