COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Rooks County

Kansas · 6,039 residents · 891 sq mi

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Rooks County is home to 6,039 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $26,000. The median age is 38.6, about 6 years above the US median. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $233 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,039

+6%vs 2000

vs 5,685 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

891 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(443)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(465)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(477)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(346)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(224)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(781)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(762)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(616)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(612)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(666)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(473)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(174)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,113

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,457 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,223

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,588 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,000

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$233

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $325 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(5,486)

Black1.1%(64)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(60)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(6,014)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(14)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0.2%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(148)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(23)

Chinese0.2%(10)

Ancestry

German35%(1,686)

Irish12.4%(595)

English8.7%(421)

American6.2%(296)

French4.9%(235)

Italian2%(94)

French Canadian1.8%(87)

Czech1.6%(79)

Norwegian1.5%(71)

Scottish1.3%(63)

Dutch1.3%(61)

Swedish0.9%(41)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(22)

Russian0.4%(17)

Welsh0.3%(15)

Swiss0.3%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(10)

Polish0.2%(9)

Danish0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

Portuguese0.1%(3)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+64%vs 2000

vs 11.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27%(533)

Married59%(1,163)

Widowed3.3%(65)

Divorced10.7%(211)

Women 15+

Never married17.6%(355)

Married55.7%(1,124)

Widowed15.9%(321)

Divorced10.8%(219)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.6%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.9%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.2%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)35%(91)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(48)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.3%(97)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 260 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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