Nemaha County vs Pratt County

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

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

Nemaha County has the higher population (10,213 vs 9,120 in Pratt County). Nemaha County has the higher median household income ($77,375 vs $64,348 in Pratt County). Nemaha County has the higher median home value ($196,100 vs $114,500 in Pratt County).

Population, income & housing

	Nemaha County	Pratt County
Population	10,213	9,120
Median age	40.0 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,375	$64,348
Median home value	$196,100	$114,500
Median gross rent	$726	$810
Housing units	4,501	4,375
Homeownership rate	78.8%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nemaha County	Pratt County
Population	10,121 → 10,213 (+0.9%)	9,452 → 9,120 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$63,216 → $77,375 (+22.4%)	$52,327 → $64,348 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$130,500 → $196,100 (+50.3%)	$91,900 → $114,500 (+24.6%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $726 (+12.7%)	$692 → $810 (+17.1%)

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

Pratt County

Population

9,4529,120

Median household income

$52,327$64,348

Median home value

$91,900$114,500

Median gross rent

$692$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nemaha County	Pratt County
Under 5	7.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.5%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.6%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.3%
75 and over	9.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nemaha County	Pratt County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nemaha County	Pratt County
No high school diploma	6.3%	7.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nemaha County	Pratt County
Drove alone	84.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	7.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	3.3%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.4%	7.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nemaha County	Pratt County
1-unit, detached	82.2%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	4.1%
20 or more units	1.5%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Nemaha County	Pratt County
Poverty rate	7.7%	9.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	14	13
Median year structure built	1974	1955