2022 population: 2,645 ( 462 from 2010 , 31 from 2020)
Land area: 1074.7 square miles
Population density: 2.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,232	84.39%	21.1%
Black:	17	0.64%	0.0%
Indian:	15	0.57%	400.0%
Asian:	4	0.15%	33.3%
2+ races:	37	1.40%	48.0%
Hispanic:	340	12.85%	48.5%

Total non-White:	413	15.61%	48.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	68	12.7
Deaths:	136	25.4
Net Migration:	25	4.7
Net Immigration:	11	2.1

Change in White population:	-596	-19.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	134	4.3

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
3,107
2,828	91.02%
17	0.55%
3	0.10%
3	0.10%
25	0.80%
229	7.37%
279	8.98%

2000
3,454
3,369	97.54%
1	0.03%
5	0.14%
3	0.09%
24	0.69%
52	1.51%
85	2.46%

1990
4,033
3,985	98.81%
0	0.00%
6	0.15%
6	0.15%
n/a
36	0.89%
48	1.19%

1980
4,498
4,452	98.98%
6	0.13%
14	0.31%
7	0.16%
n/a
15	0.33%
46	1.02%

1970
4,791
4,703	98.16%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.04%
n/a
86	1.80%
88	1.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
275	8.0
456	13.2
-521	-15.1
-2	-0.1

-541	-15.7
194	5.6

Number	Rate
1990's
396	9.8
486	12.1
-356	-8.8
-3	-0.1

-616	-15.3
37	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
689	15.3
541	12.0
-610	-13.6
n/a

-467	-10.4
2	0.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-390	-8.1
n/a

-251	-5.2
-42	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Ness 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
48.4
555	21.0%
2,090	79.0%
624	23.6%

1,144
2.30

769	67.2%
706	91.8%
24	3.1%
375	32.8%

2010
Number	Percent
48.2
696	22.4%
2,411	77.6%
763	24.6%

1,365
2.22

874	64.0%
753	86.2%
56	6.4%
491	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
44.0
788	22.8%
2,666	77.2%
837	24.2%

1,515
2.23

973	64.2%
866	89.0%
37	3.8%
542	35.8%

1990
Number	Percent
38.8
1,085	26.9%
2,948	73.1%
900	22.3%

1,668
2.39

1,147	68.8%
1,040	90.7%
48	4.2%
521	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
36.6
1,155	25.7%
3,343	74.3%
917	20.4%

1,793
2.47

1,287	71.8%
1,191	92.5%
22	1.7%
506	28.2%

2022 Housing Data for Ness County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	41	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	54	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	45	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	30	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	72	6.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	42	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	29	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	161	14.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	77	6.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	159	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	179	15.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	84	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	77	6.7%
$200,000 or more	35	3.1%

Median Household Income	64,907
Per Capita Income	39,978

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	101
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	30	2.6%
Public Assistance	1	0.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	28	2.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,094	80.6%
Unemployed	5	0.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,099	80.9%
Not in Labor Force	259	19.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	413	372	52.6%
Non-Profit	62	51	54.9%
Self-Employed	202	63	76.2%

Local Government	71	83	46.1%
State Government	26	30	46.4%
Federal Government	20	19	51.3%

Total Private + Self	615	435	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	179	183	49.4%
Total	794	618	56.2%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	278	19.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	237	16.7%
Professional, Technical	197	13.9%
Service Occupations	240	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	91	6.4%
All others	469	33.0%

White Collar		50.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	221	15.6%
Health care and social assistance	192	13.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	172	12.1%
Educational services	147	10.3%
Other services	127	8.9%
Retail trade	79	5.6%
Wholesale trade	67	4.7%
Construction	64	4.5%
Manufacturing	57	4.0%
Public administration	56	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	56	3.9%
Finance and insurance	55	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	51	3.6%
Accommodation and food services	39	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	1.4%
Utilities	8	0.6%
Information	5	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	353	13.19%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
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	14	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	3	0.11%
Filipino	1	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,209	86.8%
Spanish	305	12.0%
German, other Germanic	14	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11	0.4%
Other Asian	3	0.1%
Arabic	1	0.0%
Tagalog	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,222	45.6%
Irish	270	10.1%
English	214	8.0%
American	157	5.9%
Scottish	58	2.2%
Russian	57	2.1%
Swedish	39	1.5%
French	33	1.2%
Welsh	27	1.0%
Dutch	15	0.6%
Italian	15	0.6%
Swiss	15	0.6%
European	14	0.5%
Czech	11	0.4%
Finnish	11	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,513	93.9%
Not a citizen	164	6.1%

Native	2,498	93.3%
Foreign-born	179	6.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
58	3.1%	102	5.5%	646	34.9%	659	35.6%	332	17.9%	55	3.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	58	3.1%
9-12 Years	102	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	646	34.9%
Some College	659	35.6%
Bach. Degree	332	17.9%
Grad Degree	55	3.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,970	1,934	36	1.8%	4.2%
1991	1,960	1,934	26	1.3%	4.5%
1992	1,979	1,928	51	2.6%	4.6%
1993	1,954	1,908	46	2.4%	4.9%
1994	1,753	1,709	44	2.5%	4.8%
1995	1,977	1,928	49	2.5%	4.3%
1996	1,916	1,869	47	2.5%	4.3%
1997	1,809	1,763	46	2.5%	3.8%
1998	1,877	1,812	65	3.5%	3.7%
1999	1,831	1,783	48	2.6%	3.5%

2000	1,777	1,732	45	2.5%	3.8%
2001	1,726	1,677	49	2.8%	4.3%
2002	1,728	1,676	52	3.0%	5.1%
2003	1,719	1,666	53	3.1%	5.5%
2004	1,732	1,674	58	3.3%	5.5%
2005	1,693	1,637	56	3.3%	5.1%
2006	1,695	1,647	48	2.8%	4.4%
2007	1,737	1,685	52	3.0%	4.3%
2008	1,814	1,759	55	3.0%	4.6%
2009	1,856	1,783	73	3.9%	6.9%

2010	1,618	1,555	63	3.9%	7.0%
2011	1,631	1,577	54	3.3%	6.4%
2012	1,632	1,579	53	3.2%	5.7%
2013	1,605	1,556	49	3.1%	5.3%
2014	1,615	1,572	43	2.7%	4.5%
2015	1,542	1,491	51	3.3%	4.2%
2016	1,429	1,380	49	3.4%	4.0%
2017	1,359	1,320	39	2.9%	3.6%
2018	1,336	1,300	36	2.7%	3.3%
2019	1,337	1,304	33	2.5%	3.2%

2020	1,334	1,288	46	3.4%	5.9%
2021	1,317	1,287	30	2.3%	3.3%
2022	1,327	1,298	29	2.2%	2.7%
2023	1,289	1,258	31	2.4%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,500
Median Value	$80,400

Occupied	1,144	76.3%
Vacant	356	23.7%

Owned	927	81.0%
Rented	217	19.0%
Median Rent	$606

Single-Family Units	1,373	91.5%
Detached	1,370	91.3%
Attached	3	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	45	3.0%
Mobile Homes	56	3.7%

Ness County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ness County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Ness County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ness County, KS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ness County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Ness County, KS