Logan County vs Morton County

A side-by-side comparison of Logan County and Morton County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Logan County has the higher population (2,720 vs 2,647 in Morton County). Logan County has the higher median household income ($71,389 vs $65,625 in Morton County). Logan County has the higher median home value ($116,600 vs $95,600 in Morton County).

Population, income & housing

	Logan County	Morton County
Population	2,720	2,647
Median age	41.1 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,389	$65,625
Median home value	$116,600	$95,600
Median gross rent	$796	$637
Housing units	1,372	1,316
Homeownership rate	61.1%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Logan County	Morton County
Population	2,805 → 2,720 (-3.0%)	2,754 → 2,647 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$51,740 → $71,389 (+38.0%)	$47,750 → $65,625 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$86,600 → $116,600 (+34.6%)	$88,500 → $95,600 (+8.0%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $796 (+16.9%)	$609 → $637 (+4.6%)

Logan County

Population

2,8052,720

Median household income

$51,740$71,389

Median home value

$86,600$116,600

Median gross rent

$681$796

Morton County

Population

2,7542,647

Median household income

$47,750$65,625

Median home value

$88,500$95,600

Median gross rent

$609$637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Logan County	Morton County
Under 5	6.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	20.7%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.6%
75 and over	8.6%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Logan County	Morton County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	71.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Logan County	Morton County
No high school diploma	7.8%	13.3%
High school graduate	29.5%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Logan County	Morton County
Drove alone	78.5%	86.4%
Carpooled	4.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	7.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Logan County	Morton County
1-unit, detached	86.1%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Logan County	Morton County
Poverty rate	13.2%	14.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1961	1969