Stanton County vs Wichita County

A side-by-side comparison of Stanton County and Wichita County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wichita County has the higher population (2,115 vs 2,018 in Stanton County). Wichita County has the higher median household income ($71,282 vs $70,361 in Stanton County). Wichita County has the higher median home value ($98,700 vs $64,200 in Stanton County).

Population, income & housing

	Stanton County	Wichita County
Population	2,018	2,115
Median age	36.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,361	$71,282
Median home value	$64,200	$98,700
Median gross rent	$691	$738
Housing units	1,014	990
Homeownership rate	80.9%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stanton County	Wichita County
Population	2,052 → 2,018 (-1.7%)	2,130 → 2,115 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$52,054 → $70,361 (+35.2%)	$57,978 → $71,282 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $64,200 (-30.7%)	$88,900 → $98,700 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $691 (+2.4%)	$707 → $738 (+4.4%)

Stanton County

Population

2,0522,018

Median household income

$52,054$70,361

Median home value

$92,600$64,200

Median gross rent

$675$691

Wichita County

Population

2,1302,115

Median household income

$57,978$71,282

Median home value

$88,900$98,700

Median gross rent

$707$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stanton County	Wichita County
Under 5	6.6%	9.3%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	17.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	3.6%	7.3%
55 to 64	17.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	15.7%
75 and over	5.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stanton County	Wichita County
White (non-Hispanic)	45.9%	67.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	45.0%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stanton County	Wichita County
No high school diploma	23.6%	12.2%
High school graduate	29.3%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stanton County	Wichita County
Drove alone	79.3%	67.8%
Carpooled	10.1%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	11.8%
Other means	4.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stanton County	Wichita County
1-unit, detached	67.7%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	31.5%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Stanton County	Wichita County
Poverty rate	12.9%	16.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	12	13
Median year structure built	1967	1966