Morris County vs Rooks County

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

Morris County and Rooks 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 4,869 in Rooks County). Rooks County has the higher median household income ($61,596 vs $56,716 in Morris County). Morris County has the higher median home value ($120,900 vs $90,000 in Rooks County).

Population, income & housing

	Morris County	Rooks County
Population	5,388	4,869
Median age	48.7 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,716	$61,596
Median home value	$120,900	$90,000
Median gross rent	$711	$679
Housing units	2,991	2,643
Homeownership rate	79.2%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morris County	Rooks County
Population	5,566 → 5,388 (-3.2%)	5,053 → 4,869 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$55,658 → $56,716 (+1.9%)	$49,415 → $61,596 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $120,900 (+17.4%)	$78,800 → $90,000 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $711 (+7.9%)	$550 → $679 (+23.5%)

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

Rooks County

Population

5,0534,869

Median household income

$49,415$61,596

Median home value

$78,800$90,000

Median gross rent

$550$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morris County	Rooks County
Under 5	5.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.6%
25 to 34	8.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	17.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	13.0%
75 and over	12.0%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morris County	Rooks County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morris County	Rooks County
No high school diploma	7.1%	7.8%
High school graduate	35.3%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morris County	Rooks County
Drove alone	83.0%	84.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	5.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morris County	Rooks County
1-unit, detached	82.0%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	2.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Morris County	Rooks County
Poverty rate	12.8%	5.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1955	1954