Nemaha County, Kansas

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,213
Median household income: $77,375
Median home value: $196,100

Nemaha County, Kansas counts 10,213 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $77,375, its median household income sits above Kansas's $72,639.

From 2019 to 2023, Nemaha County's population held roughly steady from 10,121 to 10,213, while its median household income rose 22.4% from $63,216 to $77,375.

84.0% of workers drive to work alone. 82.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,213
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $77,375
Median home value: $196,100
Median gross rent: $726
Housing units: 4,501
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,12110,213

Median household income

$63,216$77,375

Median home value

$130,500$196,100

Median gross rent

$644$726

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,121	$63,216	$130,500	$644
2020	10,109	$61,382	$150,400	$674
2021	10,197	$65,177	$157,100	$716
2022	10,219	$72,788	$174,500	$780
2023	10,213	$77,375	$196,100	$726

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	731	7.2%
5 to 17	2,096	20.5%
18 to 24	758	7.4%
25 to 34	1,060	10.4%
35 to 44	1,154	11.3%
45 to 54	1,030	10.1%
55 to 64	1,384	13.6%
65 to 74	1,012	9.9%
75 and over	988	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,567	93.7%
Black or African American	65	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.5%
Asian	40	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.3%
Two or more races	207	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	257	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	419	6.3%
High school graduate	2,392	36.1%
Some college or associate's	1,820	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,397	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	600	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,180	84.0%
Carpooled	356	7.2%
Public transit	9	0.2%
Walked	165	3.3%
Bicycle	13	0.3%
Worked from home	220	4.4%
Other means	31	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,792	58.7%
15 to 29 min	1,342	28.2%
30 to 44 min	398	8.4%
45 to 59 min	40	0.8%
60+ min	182	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 7.7% (764 of 9,896)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,713	67.0%
Nonfamily households	1,334	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,047	89.9%
Vacant	454	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,189	78.8%
Renter-occupied	858	21.2%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,698	82.2%
1-unit, attached	130	2.9%
2 to 4 units	216	4.8%
5 to 19 units	208	4.6%
20 or more units	67	1.5%
Mobile home & other	182	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 20131
State: Kansas
Land area: 717 sq mi
Water area: 2.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.7910, -96.0054

Cities & places

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