Marion County vs Nemaha County

A side-by-side comparison of Marion County and Nemaha County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marion County has the higher population (11,795 vs 10,213 in Nemaha County). Nemaha County has the higher median household income ($77,375 vs $63,438 in Marion County). Nemaha County has the higher median home value ($196,100 vs $114,400 in Marion County).

Population, income & housing

	Marion County	Nemaha County
Population	11,795	10,213
Median age	43.7 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,438	$77,375
Median home value	$114,400	$196,100
Median gross rent	$727	$726
Housing units	5,673	4,501
Homeownership rate	80.8%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion County	Nemaha County
Population	11,964 → 11,795 (-1.4%)	10,121 → 10,213 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$52,123 → $63,438 (+21.7%)	$63,216 → $77,375 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$90,800 → $114,400 (+26.0%)	$130,500 → $196,100 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $727 (+24.3%)	$644 → $726 (+12.7%)

Marion County

Population

11,96411,795

Median household income

$52,123$63,438

Median home value

$90,800$114,400

Median gross rent

$585$727

Nemaha County

Population

10,12110,213

Median household income

$63,216$77,375

Median home value

$130,500$196,100

Median gross rent

$644$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion County	Nemaha County
Under 5	4.9%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	9.9%
75 and over	10.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion County	Nemaha County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	93.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion County	Nemaha County
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	31.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion County	Nemaha County
Drove alone	75.3%	84.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	5.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.5%	4.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion County	Nemaha County
1-unit, detached	87.0%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Marion County	Nemaha County
Poverty rate	10.0%	7.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1957	1974