Morris County vs Phillips County

A side-by-side comparison of Morris County and Phillips County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Morris County has the higher population (5,388 vs 4,874 in Phillips County). Phillips County has the higher median household income ($61,235 vs $56,716 in Morris County). Morris County has the higher median home value ($120,900 vs $94,700 in Phillips County).

Population, income & housing

	Morris County	Phillips County
Population	5,388	4,874
Median age	48.7 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,716	$61,235
Median home value	$120,900	$94,700
Median gross rent	$711	$621
Housing units	2,991	2,797
Homeownership rate	79.2%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morris County	Phillips County
Population	5,566 → 5,388 (-3.2%)	5,340 → 4,874 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$55,658 → $56,716 (+1.9%)	$50,093 → $61,235 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $120,900 (+17.4%)	$79,600 → $94,700 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $711 (+7.9%)	$616 → $621 (+0.8%)

Morris County

Population

5,5665,388

Median household income

$55,658$56,716

Median home value

$103,000$120,900

Median gross rent

$659$711

Phillips County

Population

5,3404,874

Median household income

$50,093$61,235

Median home value

$79,600$94,700

Median gross rent

$616$621

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morris County	Phillips County
Under 5	5.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.1%	14.2%
75 and over	12.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morris County	Phillips County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morris County	Phillips County
No high school diploma	7.1%	7.6%
High school graduate	35.3%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morris County	Phillips County
Drove alone	83.0%	81.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	0.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	4.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morris County	Phillips County
1-unit, detached	82.0%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	3.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Morris County	Phillips County
Poverty rate	12.8%	13.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1955	1958