Kansas

Rice County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
82.6%
Hispanic
11.5%
Other
5.9%

Compared with Kansas and the United States

Rice Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricRice CountyKansasUnited States
Non-Hispanic White82.6%71.2%58%
Hispanic11.5%14.6%—
Black or African American2%5.6%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%0.8%—
Indian0.4%0.9%—
East Asian0.3%0.7%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Rice County next to Kansas and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricRice CountyKansasUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—90.1 (−9.9%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—71.2 (−28.8%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$63,925$74,275$80,734
Median home value$104,600$217,200$332,700
Home price to income1.6×2.9×4.1×
Median gross rent$753/mo$1,060/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income14.1%17.1%21.0%