COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Stanton County

Kansas · 2,333 residents · 680 sq mi

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Stanton County is home to 2,333 people in Kansas. Median home value sits at $45,600. Median rent is $286 a month. Median household income is $24,545, under the $30,130 national median. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,333

−3%vs 2000

vs 2,406 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

680 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(214)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911%(256)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(181)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(149)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(127)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(397)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(290)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(241)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(225)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(142)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(59)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(52)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,545

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,172 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,025

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,043 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,600

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $406 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.6%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.8% in 2000

35.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74%(1,780)

Black0.6%(15)

Hispanic / Latino23.7%(570)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.5%(2,065)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino13.8%(323)

Asian0.6%(13)

Other10.9%(255)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican45.6%(929)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(8)

Ancestry

German16.6%(339)

English10.8%(221)

American4.1%(84)

Russian2.8%(58)

Dutch2.3%(46)

Polish1.4%(28)

French1.1%(22)

Irish0.6%(13)

Danish0.4%(8)

Italian0.4%(8)

Czech0.3%(7)

Scottish0.2%(5)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.2%(4)

British0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Russian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+74%vs 2000

vs 12.3 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 married28.3%(237)

Married61.5%(515)

Widowed3.3%(28)

Divorced6.8%(57)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(191)

Married53.7%(438)

Widowed15.7%(128)

Divorced7.2%(59)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

25.8%

+9.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.1%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.9%

−12.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 60.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.1%

−11.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% 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)15.6%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era72.2%(65)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 90 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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