Haskell County vs Kearny County

A side-by-side comparison of Haskell County and Kearny County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kearny County has the higher population (3,910 vs 3,695 in Haskell County). Kearny County has the higher median household income ($74,135 vs $69,138 in Haskell County). Haskell County has the higher median home value ($154,800 vs $152,500 in Kearny County).

Population, income & housing

	Haskell County	Kearny County
Population	3,695	3,910
Median age	38.0 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,138	$74,135
Median home value	$154,800	$152,500
Median gross rent	$776	$1,137
Housing units	1,545	1,579
Homeownership rate	77.0%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Haskell County	Kearny County
Population	4,018 → 3,695 (-8.0%)	3,907 → 3,910 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$55,064 → $69,138 (+25.6%)	$52,599 → $74,135 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $154,800 (+44.7%)	$116,700 → $152,500 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $776 (+24.6%)	$645 → $1,137 (+76.3%)

Haskell County

Population

4,0183,695

Median household income

$55,064$69,138

Median home value

$107,000$154,800

Median gross rent

$623$776

Kearny County

Population

3,9073,910

Median household income

$52,599$74,135

Median home value

$116,700$152,500

Median gross rent

$645$1,137

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Haskell County	Kearny County
Under 5	6.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	22.7%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.8%
75 and over	6.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Haskell County	Kearny County
White (non-Hispanic)	66.9%	58.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	30.1%	35.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Haskell County	Kearny County
No high school diploma	25.2%	14.7%
High school graduate	23.9%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Haskell County	Kearny County
Drove alone	75.7%	77.1%
Carpooled	11.6%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	6.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Haskell County	Kearny County
1-unit, detached	78.7%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Haskell County	Kearny County
Poverty rate	10.8%	6.1%
Average household size	2.63	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1975	1972