Jewell County vs Woodson County

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

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

Woodson County has the higher population (3,118 vs 2,909 in Jewell County). Jewell County has the higher median household income ($52,344 vs $48,152 in Woodson County). Woodson County has the higher median home value ($77,100 vs $62,100 in Jewell County).

Population, income & housing

	Jewell County	Woodson County
Population	2,909	3,118
Median age	50.3 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,344	$48,152
Median home value	$62,100	$77,100
Median gross rent	$591	$597
Housing units	1,760	1,842
Homeownership rate	80.7%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jewell County	Woodson County
Population	2,885 → 2,909 (+0.8%)	3,157 → 3,118 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$40,676 → $52,344 (+28.7%)	$39,643 → $48,152 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$56,100 → $62,100 (+10.7%)	$73,600 → $77,100 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $591 (+16.3%)	$599 → $597 (-0.3%)

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

Woodson County

Population

3,1573,118

Median household income

$39,643$48,152

Median home value

$73,600$77,100

Median gross rent

$599$597

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jewell County	Woodson County
Under 5	5.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	14.6%
18 to 24	2.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	16.8%	16.1%
75 and over	13.8%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jewell County	Woodson County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jewell County	Woodson County
No high school diploma	6.2%	8.9%
High school graduate	35.7%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jewell County	Woodson County
Drove alone	75.4%	81.7%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.4%	3.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jewell County	Woodson County
1-unit, detached	85.9%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Jewell County	Woodson County
Poverty rate	12.8%	12.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1938	1960