2022 population: 4,813 ( 368 from 2010 , 108 from 2020)
Land area: 890.5 square miles
Population density: 5.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,516	93.83%	9.3%
Black:	46	0.96%	119.0%
Indian:	21	0.44%	133.3%
Asian:	34	0.71%	54.5%
2+ races:	69	1.43%	72.5%
Hispanic:	127	2.64%	18.7%

Total non-White:	297	6.17%	48.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	104	10.6
Deaths:	153	15.5
Net Migration:	-61	-6.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-465	-9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	97	1.9

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
5,181
4,981	96.14%
21	0.41%
9	0.17%
22	0.42%
40	0.77%
107	2.07%
200	3.86%

2000
5,685
5,486	96.50%
64	1.13%
23	0.40%
12	0.21%
40	0.70%
60	1.06%
199	3.50%

1990
6,039
6,003	99.40%
7	0.12%
11	0.18%
4	0.07%
n/a
14	0.23%
36	0.60%

1980
7,006
6,935	98.99%
25	0.36%
22	0.31%
4	0.06%
n/a
16	0.23%
71	1.01%

1970
7,628
7,566	99.19%
19	0.25%
2	0.03%
3	0.04%
n/a
37	0.49%
62	0.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
539	9.5
631	11.1
-597	-10.5
6	0.1

-505	-8.9
1	0.0

Number	Rate
1990's
646	10.7
801	13.3
-221	-3.7
6	0.1

-517	-8.6
163	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
1,067	15.2
893	12.7
-1,104	-15.8
n/a

-932	-13.3
-35	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-822	-10.8
n/a

-631	-8.3
9	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Rooks 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
44.9
1,042	21.6%
3,771	78.4%
1,129	23.5%

2,127
2.22

1,357	63.8%
1,202	88.6%
50	3.7%
770	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
1,224	23.6%
3,957	76.4%
1,024	19.8%

2,238
2.28

1,455	65.0%
1,178	81.0%
114	7.8%
783	35.0%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
1,435	25.2%
4,250	74.8%
1,222	21.5%

2,365
2.32

1,557	65.8%
1,311	84.2%
99	6.4%
808	34.2%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
1,612	26.7%
4,427	73.3%
1,313	21.7%

2,485
2.38

1,792	72.1%
1,588	88.6%
100	5.6%
693	27.9%

1980
Number	Percent
35.0
1,973	28.2%
5,033	71.8%
1,387	19.8%

2,690
2.57

1,966	73.1%
1,818	92.5%
52	2.6%
724	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Rooks County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	79	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	58	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	67	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	75	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	76	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	123	5.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	53	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	181	8.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	303	14.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	192	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	316	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	273	12.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	129	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	115	5.4%
$200,000 or more	50	2.4%

Median Household Income	60,821
Per Capita Income	33,751

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	97
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	140	6.6%
Public Assistance	12	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	85	4.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,182	77.7%
Unemployed	41	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,223	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	584	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	803	545	59.6%
Non-Profit	48	175	21.5%
Self-Employed	221	113	66.2%

Local Government	147	203	42.0%
State Government	39	81	32.5%
Federal Government	50	36	58.1%

Total Private + Self	1,024	658	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	284	495	36.5%
Total	1,308	1,153	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	22.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	317	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	421	17.1%
Professional, Technical	591	24.0%
Service Occupations	480	19.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	83	3.4%
All others	654	26.6%

White Collar		54.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	462	18.8%
Educational services	282	11.4%
Retail trade	209	8.5%
Other services	194	7.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	189	7.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	181	7.3%
Manufacturing	180	7.3%
Public administration	164	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	116	4.7%
Construction	100	4.1%
Wholesale trade	81	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	66	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	59	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	45	1.8%
Finance and insurance	43	1.7%
Utilities	35	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	22	0.9%
Information	16	0.6%
Management	10	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	112	2.27%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	6	0.12%
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	9	0.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	15	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,617	99.1%
Spanish	34	0.7%
Other Asian	6	0.1%
Other	2	0.0%
German, other Germanic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,642	33.3%
Irish	631	12.8%
American	521	10.6%
English	450	9.1%
French	200	4.1%
French Canadian	132	2.7%
Dutch	92	1.9%
Norwegian	87	1.8%
Italian	75	1.5%
Czech	70	1.4%
Swedish	69	1.4%
Scottish	51	1.0%
British	49	1.0%
Welsh	36	0.7%
Polish	34	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,922	99.9%
Not a citizen	3	0.1%

Native	4,898	99.5%
Foreign-born	27	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
50	1.4%	214	6.0%	1,133	31.9%	1,353	38.0%	592	16.6%	215	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	50	1.4%
9-12 Years	214	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,133	31.9%
Some College	1,353	38.0%
Bach. Degree	592	16.6%
Grad Degree	215	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,749	2,676	73	2.7%	4.2%
1991	2,805	2,747	58	2.1%	4.5%
1992	2,867	2,774	93	3.2%	4.6%
1993	2,857	2,750	107	3.7%	4.9%
1994	2,773	2,672	101	3.6%	4.8%
1995	2,950	2,859	91	3.1%	4.3%
1996	3,023	2,924	99	3.3%	4.3%
1997	3,077	2,999	78	2.5%	3.8%
1998	2,863	2,755	108	3.8%	3.7%
1999	2,967	2,882	85	2.9%	3.5%

2000	2,724	2,632	92	3.4%	3.8%
2001	2,686	2,592	94	3.5%	4.3%
2002	2,747	2,648	99	3.6%	5.1%
2003	2,739	2,588	151	5.5%	5.5%
2004	2,720	2,565	155	5.7%	5.5%
2005	2,659	2,546	113	4.2%	5.1%
2006	2,710	2,610	100	3.7%	4.4%
2007	2,658	2,560	98	3.7%	4.3%
2008	2,681	2,558	123	4.6%	4.6%
2009	2,795	2,607	188	6.7%	6.9%

2010	2,767	2,595	172	6.2%	7.0%
2011	2,740	2,596	144	5.3%	6.4%
2012	2,778	2,649	129	4.6%	5.7%
2013	2,785	2,669	116	4.2%	5.3%
2014	2,854	2,752	102	3.6%	4.5%
2015	2,817	2,688	129	4.6%	4.2%
2016	2,681	2,555	126	4.7%	4.0%
2017	2,498	2,402	96	3.8%	3.6%
2018	2,521	2,442	79	3.1%	3.3%
2019	2,535	2,447	88	3.5%	3.2%

2020	2,509	2,408	101	4.0%	5.9%
2021	2,454	2,392	62	2.5%	3.3%
2022	2,408	2,345	63	2.6%	2.7%
2023	2,338	2,278	60	2.6%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,637
Median Value	$88,200

Occupied	2,127	80.7%
Vacant	510	19.3%

Owned	1,604	75.4%
Rented	523	24.6%
Median Rent	$676

Single-Family Units	2,332	88.4%
Detached	2,331	88.4%
Attached	1	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	94	3.6%
Mobile Homes	85	3.2%

Rooks County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rooks County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Rooks County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rooks County, KS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rooks County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Rooks County, KS