Reno County vs Riley County

A side-by-side comparison of Reno County and Riley County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Riley County has the higher population (71,710 vs 61,693 in Reno County). Reno County has the higher median household income ($60,498 vs $59,560 in Riley County). Riley County has the higher median home value ($231,200 vs $125,000 in Reno County).

Population, income & housing

	Reno County	Riley County
Population	61,693	71,710
Median age	40.7 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,498	$59,560
Median home value	$125,000	$231,200
Median gross rent	$857	$1,065
Housing units	28,309	30,674
Homeownership rate	69.2%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	48.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Reno County	Riley County
Population	62,765 → 61,693 (-1.7%)	75,056 → 71,710 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$49,936 → $60,498 (+21.2%)	$51,208 → $59,560 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$101,300 → $125,000 (+23.4%)	$201,000 → $231,200 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $857 (+23.1%)	$946 → $1,065 (+12.6%)

Reno County

Population

62,76561,693

Median household income

$49,936$60,498

Median home value

$101,300$125,000

Median gross rent

$696$857

Riley County

Population

75,05671,710

Median household income

$51,208$59,560

Median home value

$201,000$231,200

Median gross rent

$946$1,065

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Reno County	Riley County
Under 5	5.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	11.3%
18 to 24	9.0%	33.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	15.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	7.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	7.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	6.0%
75 and over	8.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Reno County	Riley County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	74.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Reno County	Riley County
No high school diploma	8.8%	3.9%
High school graduate	30.9%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	21.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Reno County	Riley County
Drove alone	82.6%	64.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	13.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.9%
Worked from home	5.8%	10.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Reno County	Riley County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	18.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Reno County	Riley County
Poverty rate	12.4%	22.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1963	1984