Anderson County vs Doniphan County

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson County and Doniphan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson County and Doniphan County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anderson County has the higher population (7,819 vs 7,492 in Doniphan County). Doniphan County has the higher median household income ($72,833 vs $64,925 in Anderson County). Anderson County has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $121,200 in Doniphan County).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson County	Doniphan County
Population	7,819	7,492
Median age	40.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,925	$72,833
Median home value	$147,900	$121,200
Median gross rent	$792	$801
Housing units	3,569	3,375
Homeownership rate	81.1%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson County	Doniphan County
Population	7,835 → 7,819 (-0.2%)	7,684 → 7,492 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$50,213 → $64,925 (+29.3%)	$49,703 → $72,833 (+46.5%)
Median home value	$95,700 → $147,900 (+54.5%)	$100,600 → $121,200 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $792 (+22.4%)	$649 → $801 (+23.4%)

Anderson County

Population

7,8357,819

Median household income

$50,213$64,925

Median home value

$95,700$147,900

Median gross rent

$647$792

Doniphan County

Population

7,6847,492

Median household income

$49,703$72,833

Median home value

$100,600$121,200

Median gross rent

$649$801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson County	Doniphan County
Under 5	6.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.5%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	13.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.6%
75 and over	9.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson County	Doniphan County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson County	Doniphan County
No high school diploma	10.5%	7.1%
High school graduate	44.5%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson County	Doniphan County
Drove alone	76.2%	80.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	6.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson County	Doniphan County
1-unit, detached	88.5%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Anderson County	Doniphan County
Poverty rate	10.9%	9.8%
Average household size	2.34	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1962	1970