Clark County vs Wichita County

A side-by-side comparison of Clark County and Wichita County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wichita County has the higher population (2,115 vs 1,987 in Clark County). Wichita County has the higher median household income ($71,282 vs $65,515 in Clark County). Wichita County has the higher median home value ($98,700 vs $78,400 in Clark County).

Population, income & housing

	Clark County	Wichita County
Population	1,987	2,115
Median age	46.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,515	$71,282
Median home value	$78,400	$98,700
Median gross rent	$771	$738
Housing units	1,066	990
Homeownership rate	75.6%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clark County	Wichita County
Population	2,026 → 1,987 (-1.9%)	2,130 → 2,115 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$53,348 → $65,515 (+22.8%)	$57,978 → $71,282 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $78,400 (+3.3%)	$88,900 → $98,700 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $771 (+30.9%)	$707 → $738 (+4.4%)

Clark County

Population

2,0261,987

Median household income

$53,348$65,515

Median home value

$75,900$78,400

Median gross rent

$589$771

Wichita County

Population

2,1302,115

Median household income

$57,978$71,282

Median home value

$88,900$98,700

Median gross rent

$707$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clark County	Wichita County
Under 5	6.3%	9.3%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	7.3%
55 to 64	15.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.5%	15.7%
75 and over	13.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clark County	Wichita County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	67.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.3%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clark County	Wichita County
No high school diploma	7.6%	12.2%
High school graduate	26.4%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clark County	Wichita County
Drove alone	74.3%	67.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	11.8%
Other means	2.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clark County	Wichita County
1-unit, detached	90.8%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Clark County	Wichita County
Poverty rate	9.4%	16.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	19	13
Median year structure built	1949	1966