2022 population: 5,301 ( 370 from 2010 , 157 from 2020)
Land area: 878.0 square miles
Population density: 6.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,588	86.55%	11.2%
Black:	208	3.92%	28.4%
Indian:	21	0.40%	75.0%
Asian:	69	1.30%	122.6%
2+ races:	110	2.08%	83.3%
Hispanic:	305	5.75%	27.1%

Total non-White:	713	13.45%	41.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	136	12.5
Deaths:	188	17.2
Net Migration:	-110	-10.1
Net Immigration:	4	0.4

Change in White population:	-578	-10.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	208	3.7

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
5,671
5,166	91.10%
162	2.86%
12	0.21%
31	0.55%
60	1.06%
240	4.23%
505	8.90%

2000
5,953
5,485	92.14%
240	4.03%
26	0.44%
25	0.42%
36	0.60%
141	2.37%
468	7.86%

1990
5,947
5,689	95.66%
140	2.35%
20	0.34%
32	0.54%
n/a
66	1.11%
258	4.34%

1980
6,689
6,596	98.61%
23	0.34%
3	0.04%
8	0.12%
n/a
59	0.88%
93	1.39%

1970
7,279
7,170	98.50%
9	0.12%
14	0.19%
8	0.11%
n/a
77	1.06%
109	1.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
491	8.2
629	10.6
-471	-7.9
15	0.3

-319	-5.4
37	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
584	9.8
786	13.2
-104	-1.7
38	0.6

-204	-3.4
210	3.5

Number	Rate
1980's
792	11.8
903	13.5
-632	-9.4
n/a

-907	-13.6
165	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-618	-8.5
n/a

-574	-7.9
-16	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Norton 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
40.4
1,055	19.9%
4,246	80.1%
1,107	20.9%

1,881
2.38

1,095	58.2%
889	81.2%
108	9.9%
786	41.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
1,133	20.0%
4,538	80.0%
1,057	18.6%

2,163
2.24

1,353	62.6%
1,108	81.9%
102	7.5%
810	37.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
1,304	21.9%
4,649	78.1%
1,162	19.5%

2,267
2.27

1,470	64.8%
1,264	86.0%
105	7.1%
797	35.2%

1990
Number	Percent
39.1
1,303	21.9%
4,644	78.1%
1,334	22.4%

2,331
2.31

1,562	67.0%
1,420	90.9%
81	5.2%
769	33.0%

1980
Number	Percent
38.4
1,596	23.9%
5,093	76.1%
1,429	21.4%

2,613
2.41

1,913	73.2%
1,705	89.1%
68	3.6%
700	26.8%

2022 Housing Data for Norton County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	128	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	55	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	99	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	70	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	156	8.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	60	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	83	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	122	6.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	153	8.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	193	10.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	83	4.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	268	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	118	6.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	96	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	160	8.5%
$200,000 or more	37	2.0%

Median Household Income	52,710
Per Capita Income	28,514

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	98
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	69	3.7%
Public Assistance	38	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	182	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,945	60.9%
Unemployed	28	0.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,973	61.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,220	38.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	729	715	50.5%
Non-Profit	92	120	43.4%
Self-Employed	88	89	49.7%

Local Government	54	92	37.0%
State Government	134	7	95.0%
Federal Government	13	5	72.2%

Total Private + Self	817	804	50.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	293	224	56.7%
Total	1,110	1,028	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	209	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	557	25.8%
Professional, Technical	405	18.7%
Service Occupations	486	22.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	55	2.5%
All others	505	23.4%

White Collar		54.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	504	23.3%
Manufacturing	325	15.0%
Finance and insurance	164	7.6%
Retail trade	162	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	134	6.2%
Educational services	131	6.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	120	5.6%
Construction	105	4.9%
Public administration	94	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	83	3.8%
Other services	77	3.6%
Utilities	68	3.1%
Wholesale trade	64	3.0%
Information	49	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	35	1.6%
Transportation and warehousing	30	1.4%
Management	16	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	290	5.34%
Puerto Rican	14	0.26%
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	7	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	27	0.50%
Chinese	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,935	96.6%
Spanish	141	2.8%
Tagalog	27	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.1%
German, other Germanic	1	0.0%
Chinese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,608	29.6%
English	832	15.3%
Irish	510	9.4%
American	240	4.4%
Dutch	182	3.4%
Italian	132	2.4%
Polish	130	2.4%
Scottish	118	2.2%
European	63	1.2%
Swedish	59	1.1%
Welsh	49	0.9%
Northern European	47	0.9%
French	41	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	35	0.6%
Norwegian	26	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,380	99.1%
Not a citizen	51	0.9%

Native	5,351	98.5%
Foreign-born	80	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
81	2.0%	286	7.2%	1,248	31.2%	1,550	38.8%	592	14.8%	238	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	81	2.0%
9-12 Years	286	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,248	31.2%
Some College	1,550	38.8%
Bach. Degree	592	14.8%
Grad Degree	238	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,897	2,850	47	1.6%	4.2%
1991	2,866	2,809	57	2.0%	4.5%
1992	2,862	2,810	52	1.8%	4.6%
1993	2,869	2,822	47	1.6%	4.9%
1994	2,878	2,832	46	1.6%	4.8%
1995	3,069	3,007	62	2.0%	4.3%
1996	3,088	3,031	57	1.8%	4.3%
1997	3,163	3,095	68	2.1%	3.8%
1998	3,097	3,034	63	2.0%	3.7%
1999	3,137	3,089	48	1.5%	3.5%

2000	2,653	2,569	84	3.2%	3.8%
2001	2,547	2,455	92	3.6%	4.3%
2002	2,629	2,533	96	3.7%	5.1%
2003	2,653	2,547	106	4.0%	5.5%
2004	2,692	2,579	113	4.2%	5.5%
2005	2,713	2,613	100	3.7%	5.1%
2006	2,702	2,612	90	3.3%	4.4%
2007	2,700	2,612	88	3.3%	4.3%
2008	2,807	2,717	90	3.2%	4.6%
2009	2,887	2,760	127	4.4%	6.9%

2010	3,100	2,983	117	3.8%	7.0%
2011	3,154	3,045	109	3.5%	6.4%
2012	3,156	3,058	98	3.1%	5.7%
2013	3,092	3,006	86	2.8%	5.3%
2014	3,044	2,972	72	2.4%	4.5%
2015	2,957	2,884	73	2.5%	4.2%
2016	2,885	2,815	70	2.4%	4.0%
2017	2,815	2,752	63	2.2%	3.6%
2018	2,747	2,689	58	2.1%	3.3%
2019	2,696	2,637	59	2.2%	3.2%

2020	2,644	2,573	71	2.7%	5.9%
2021	2,669	2,620	49	1.8%	3.3%
2022	2,617	2,567	50	1.9%	2.7%
2023	2,602	2,550	52	2.0%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,463
Median Value	$109,800

Occupied	1,881	76.4%
Vacant	582	23.6%

Owned	1,432	76.1%
Rented	449	23.9%
Median Rent	$722

Single-Family Units	2,277	92.4%
Detached	2,201	89.4%
Attached	76	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	70	2.8%
Mobile Homes	113	4.6%

Norton County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Norton County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Norton County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norton County, KS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norton County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Norton County, KS