COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Stevens County

Kansas · 5,048 residents · 727 sq mi

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Stevens County is home to 5,048 people in Kansas. The typical home is worth $48,700. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $305 a month at the median. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,048

−8%vs 2000

vs 5,463 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 33.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

727 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(415)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(442)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(448)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(357)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(231)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(823)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(756)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(449)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(414)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(403)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(233)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(77)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,549

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,830 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,584

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,814 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,700

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $450 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

25.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.5%(4,122)

Black0.8%(43)

Hispanic / Latino21.7%(1,187)

Asian0.2%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.9%(4,539)

Black0.6%(31)

Hispanic / Latino10.3%(521)

Asian0%(0)

Other9.5%(478)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican36.1%(1,862)

Central American1.4%(74)

Honduran1.4%(74)

Spaniard0.5%(24)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(12)

Ancestry

German13.8%(714)

American9.7%(501)

English6.2%(320)

Irish5.4%(278)

Austrian2.2%(116)

Dutch1.7%(90)

Russian1.7%(90)

Italian1.7%(89)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(74)

French1.4%(73)

Subsaharan African1%(50)

Scottish0.9%(44)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.4%(21)

Swedish0.4%(21)

Danish0.3%(17)

Polish0.2%(11)

Norwegian0.2%(8)

Welsh0.1%(5)

Canadian0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 10.5 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 married33.1%(733)

Married40.8%(905)

Widowed11.1%(247)

Divorced14.9%(331)

Women 15+

Never married25.6%(475)

Married55.6%(1,032)

Widowed9.3%(173)

Divorced9.5%(176)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.0%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.3%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.9%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% 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)15.3%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)1.5%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.5%(61)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.6%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II8.8%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 137 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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