Jewell County vs Rush County

A side-by-side comparison of Jewell County and Rush County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rush County has the higher population (2,957 vs 2,909 in Jewell County). Rush County has the higher median household income ($60,288 vs $52,344 in Jewell County). Rush County has the higher median home value ($79,300 vs $62,100 in Jewell County).

Population, income & housing

	Jewell County	Rush County
Population	2,909	2,957
Median age	50.3 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,344	$60,288
Median home value	$62,100	$79,300
Median gross rent	$591	$700
Housing units	1,760	1,701
Homeownership rate	80.7%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jewell County	Rush County
Population	2,885 → 2,909 (+0.8%)	3,022 → 2,957 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$40,676 → $52,344 (+28.7%)	$47,981 → $60,288 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$56,100 → $62,100 (+10.7%)	$70,800 → $79,300 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $591 (+16.3%)	$576 → $700 (+21.5%)

Jewell County

Population

2,8852,909

Median household income

$40,676$52,344

Median home value

$56,100$62,100

Median gross rent

$508$591

Rush County

Population

3,0222,957

Median household income

$47,981$60,288

Median home value

$70,800$79,300

Median gross rent

$576$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jewell County	Rush County
Under 5	5.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	12.9%
18 to 24	2.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.4%	9.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	16.8%	14.3%
75 and over	13.8%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jewell County	Rush County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jewell County	Rush County
No high school diploma	6.2%	8.6%
High school graduate	35.7%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jewell County	Rush County
Drove alone	75.4%	78.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	7.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	3.5%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.4%	8.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jewell County	Rush County
1-unit, detached	85.9%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Jewell County	Rush County
Poverty rate	12.8%	11.4%
Average household size	2.27	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950