Hamilton County vs Rawlins County

A side-by-side comparison of Hamilton County and Rawlins County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rawlins County has the higher population (2,533 vs 2,485 in Hamilton County). Rawlins County has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $61,929 in Hamilton County). Hamilton County has the higher median home value ($119,700 vs $99,400 in Rawlins County).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton County	Rawlins County
Population	2,485	2,533
Median age	36.4 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,929	$65,000
Median home value	$119,700	$99,400
Median gross rent	$778	$823
Housing units	1,030	1,363
Homeownership rate	81.2%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton County	Rawlins County
Population	2,591 → 2,485 (-4.1%)	2,502 → 2,533 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$46,944 → $61,929 (+31.9%)	$53,207 → $65,000 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$81,800 → $119,700 (+46.3%)	$101,600 → $99,400 (-2.2%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $778 (+16.5%)	$583 → $823 (+41.2%)

Hamilton County

Population

2,5912,485

Median household income

$46,944$61,929

Median home value

$81,800$119,700

Median gross rent

$668$778

Rawlins County

Population

2,5022,533

Median household income

$53,207$65,000

Median home value

$101,600$99,400

Median gross rent

$583$823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton County	Rawlins County
Under 5	6.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	25.0%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	18.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	10.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	14.3%
75 and over	6.0%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton County	Rawlins County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	41.6%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton County	Rawlins County
No high school diploma	14.2%	4.6%
High school graduate	36.6%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton County	Rawlins County
Drove alone	66.6%	69.9%
Carpooled	17.1%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	4.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	11.4%	12.9%
Other means	0.2%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton County	Rawlins County
1-unit, detached	76.3%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton County	Rawlins County
Poverty rate	3.7%	10.1%
Average household size	3.21	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	15	13
Median year structure built	1969	1956