2022 population: 2,599 ( 634 from 2010 , 98 from 2020)
Land area: 729.7 square miles
Population density: 3.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,791	68.91%	27.4%
Black:	30	1.15%	114.3%
Indian:	35	1.35%	34.6%
Asian:	35	1.35%	42.6%
2+ races:	50	1.92%	16.3%
Hispanic:	658	25.32%	5.6%

Total non-White:	808	31.09%	5.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	73	13.5
Deaths:	101	18.7
Net Migration:	-85	-15.8
Net Immigration:	13	2.4

Change in White population:	-675	-20.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	41	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,233
2,466	76.28%
14	0.43%
26	0.80%
61	1.89%
43	1.33%
623	19.27%
767	23.72%

2000
3,496
2,891	82.69%
7	0.20%
33	0.94%
37	1.06%
33	0.94%
493	14.10%
605	17.31%

1990
3,480
3,056	87.82%
0	0.00%
43	1.24%
23	0.66%
n/a
358	10.29%
424	12.18%

1980
3,454
3,177	91.98%
0	0.00%
4	0.12%
33	0.96%
n/a
240	6.95%
277	8.02%

1970
3,576
3,518	98.38%
2	0.06%
5	0.14%
1	0.03%
n/a
51	1.43%
58	1.62%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
487	13.9
301	8.6
-836	-23.9
188	5.4

-425	-12.2
162	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
503	14.5
319	9.2
-408	-11.7
90	2.6

-165	-4.7
181	5.2

Number	Rate
1980's
614	17.8
302	8.7
-302	-8.7
n/a

-121	-3.5
147	4.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-518	-14.5
n/a

-341	-9.5
219	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Morton County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.5
687	26.4%
1,912	73.6%
537	20.7%

939
2.78

542	57.7%
419	77.3%
18	3.3%
397	42.3%

2010
Number	Percent
38.9
873	27.0%
2,360	73.0%
548	17.0%

1,250
2.52

867	69.4%
708	81.7%
66	7.6%
383	30.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
1,034	29.6%
2,462	70.4%
482	13.8%

1,282
2.68

945	73.7%
816	86.3%
57	6.0%
337	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
1,074	30.9%
2,406	69.1%
476	13.7%

1,291
2.64

957	74.1%
864	90.3%
48	5.0%
334	25.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
1,083	31.4%
2,371	68.6%
320	9.3%

1,249
2.77

1,006	80.5%
931	92.5%
27	2.7%
243	19.5%

2022 Housing Data for Morton County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	51	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	45	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	74	7.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	26	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	66	7.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	44	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	41	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	119	12.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	77	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	102	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	105	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	46	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	83	8.8%
$200,000 or more	17	1.8%

Median Household Income	57,943
Per Capita Income	27,423

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15	1.6%
Public Assistance	7	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	46	4.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	785	67.2%
Unemployed	40	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	825	70.6%
Not in Labor Force	343	29.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	376	239	61.1%
Non-Profit	32	3	91.4%
Self-Employed	143	27	84.1%

Local Government	51	214	19.2%
State Government	25	66	27.5%
Federal Government	0	4	0.0%

Total Private + Self	519	266	66.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	108	287	27.3%
Total	627	553	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	30.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	250	21.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	132	11.2%
Professional, Technical	182	15.4%
Service Occupations	174	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	80	6.8%
All others	442	37.5%

White Collar		47.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	278	23.6%
Health care and social assistance	183	15.5%
Educational services	150	12.7%
Wholesale trade	109	9.2%
Construction	83	7.0%
Public administration	78	6.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	53	4.5%
Retail trade	42	3.6%
Other services	37	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	35	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	31	2.6%
Information	21	1.8%
Utilities	20	1.7%
Manufacturing	18	1.5%
Finance and insurance	15	1.3%
Accommodation and food services	12	1.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	620	23.07%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	6	0.22%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	6	0.22%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17	0.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	26	0.97%
Indian	9	0.33%
Korean	2	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,087	81.4%
Spanish	388	15.1%
German, other Germanic	45	1.8%
Tagalog	26	1.0%
Other Indo-European	19	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	356	13.2%
English	287	10.7%
Irish	234	8.7%
American	200	7.4%
French	77	2.9%
Scottish	52	1.9%
European	41	1.5%
Welsh	36	1.3%
Dutch	27	1.0%
Swedish	15	0.6%
Danish	12	0.4%
Russian	12	0.4%
Lithuanian	10	0.4%
Polish	9	0.3%
British	8	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,485	92.4%
Not a citizen	203	7.6%

Native	2,374	88.3%
Foreign-born	314	11.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
159	8.6%	67	3.6%	670	36.1%	636	34.2%	246	13.2%	80	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	159	8.6%
9-12 Years	67	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	670	36.1%
Some College	636	34.2%
Bach. Degree	246	13.2%
Grad Degree	80	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,626	1,596	30	1.8%	4.2%
1991	1,665	1,629	36	2.2%	4.5%
1992	1,655	1,598	57	3.4%	4.6%
1993	1,669	1,616	53	3.2%	4.9%
1994	1,645	1,601	44	2.7%	4.8%
1995	1,749	1,711	38	2.2%	4.3%
1996	1,772	1,727	45	2.5%	4.3%
1997	1,781	1,743	38	2.1%	3.8%
1998	1,861	1,819	42	2.3%	3.7%
1999	1,717	1,675	42	2.4%	3.5%

2000	1,740	1,690	50	2.9%	3.8%
2001	1,673	1,626	47	2.8%	4.3%
2002	1,604	1,554	50	3.1%	5.1%
2003	1,680	1,629	51	3.0%	5.5%
2004	1,684	1,629	55	3.3%	5.5%
2005	1,700	1,640	60	3.5%	5.1%
2006	1,725	1,677	48	2.8%	4.4%
2007	1,686	1,639	47	2.8%	4.3%
2008	1,770	1,721	49	2.8%	4.6%
2009	1,776	1,702	74	4.2%	6.9%

2010	1,757	1,681	76	4.3%	7.0%
2011	1,683	1,622	61	3.6%	6.4%
2012	1,663	1,601	62	3.7%	5.7%
2013	1,597	1,534	63	3.9%	5.3%
2014	1,490	1,432	58	3.9%	4.5%
2015	1,439	1,379	60	4.2%	4.2%
2016	1,350	1,298	52	3.9%	4.0%
2017	1,199	1,154	45	3.8%	3.6%
2018	1,170	1,133	37	3.2%	3.3%
2019	1,137	1,104	33	2.9%	3.2%

2020	1,139	1,105	34	3.0%	5.9%
2021	1,137	1,107	30	2.6%	3.3%
2022	1,121	1,091	30	2.7%	2.7%
2023	1,104	1,075	29	2.6%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,321
Median Value	$96,000

Occupied	939	71.1%
Vacant	382	28.9%

Owned	687	73.2%
Rented	252	26.8%
Median Rent	$653

Single-Family Units	1,133	85.8%
Detached	1,133	85.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15	1.1%
Mobile Homes	68	5.1%

Morton County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Morton County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Morton County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Morton County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Morton County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Morton County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Morton County, KS