Morris County vs Stevens County

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

Morris County and Stevens 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 5,212 in Stevens County). Stevens County has the higher median household income ($61,909 vs $56,716 in Morris County). Stevens County has the higher median home value ($124,500 vs $120,900 in Morris County).

Population, income & housing

	Morris County	Stevens County
Population	5,388	5,212
Median age	48.7 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,716	$61,909
Median home value	$120,900	$124,500
Median gross rent	$711	$930
Housing units	2,991	2,244
Homeownership rate	79.2%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morris County	Stevens County
Population	5,566 → 5,388 (-3.2%)	5,603 → 5,212 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$55,658 → $56,716 (+1.9%)	$57,806 → $61,909 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $120,900 (+17.4%)	$114,900 → $124,500 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $711 (+7.9%)	$671 → $930 (+38.6%)

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

Stevens County

Population

5,6035,212

Median household income

$57,806$61,909

Median home value

$114,900$124,500

Median gross rent

$671$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morris County	Stevens County
Under 5	5.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	22.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	8.7%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	11.4%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.3%
75 and over	12.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morris County	Stevens County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	57.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morris County	Stevens County
No high school diploma	7.1%	26.2%
High school graduate	35.3%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morris County	Stevens County
Drove alone	83.0%	79.2%
Carpooled	7.8%	12.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	5.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morris County	Stevens County
1-unit, detached	82.0%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.6%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Morris County	Stevens County
Poverty rate	12.8%	15.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1955	1973