Morton County vs Ness County

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

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

Ness County has the higher population (2,659 vs 2,647 in Morton County). Ness County has the higher median household income ($66,107 vs $65,625 in Morton County). Morton County has the higher median home value ($95,600 vs $85,400 in Ness County).

Population, income & housing

	Morton County	Ness County
Population	2,647	2,659
Median age	43.7 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,625	$66,107
Median home value	$95,600	$85,400
Median gross rent	$637	$653
Housing units	1,316	1,475
Homeownership rate	78.4%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morton County	Ness County
Population	2,754 → 2,647 (-3.9%)	2,876 → 2,659 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$47,750 → $65,625 (+37.4%)	$56,492 → $66,107 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$88,500 → $95,600 (+8.0%)	$73,300 → $85,400 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $637 (+4.6%)	$627 → $653 (+4.1%)

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

Ness County

Population

2,8762,659

Median household income

$56,492$66,107

Median home value

$73,300$85,400

Median gross rent

$627$653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morton County	Ness County
Under 5	3.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	20.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	10.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	13.4%	16.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	13.8%
75 and over	9.7%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morton County	Ness County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	79.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morton County	Ness County
No high school diploma	13.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	40.9%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morton County	Ness County
Drove alone	86.4%	73.4%
Carpooled	3.6%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	7.3%
Other means	0.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morton County	Ness County
1-unit, detached	84.2%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Morton County	Ness County
Poverty rate	14.8%	11.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1969	1959