Morris County, Kansas

Morris County has a population of 5,340 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $129,600, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $58,686.

Home price
$129,600
Income
$58,686
Population
5,340
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$129,600county
Median gross rent$724county
Median year homes here were built1960county
Share of homes built before 198066.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$679county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,052county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$58,686county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate12.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.7%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.5%county
Share of workers employed by government24.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.0%county
Economic output per resident$43,733county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.46%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport85901county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths393.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment876county
Students per full-time teacher11.5county
Free lunch eligible51.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.8%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population5,340county
Land area in square miles695county
People per square mile of land7.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store29.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age46.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.9%county
Share of households that are one person34.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents297county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in96county
Households that moved away109county
Average income of arriving households$60,792county
Average income of departing households$47,862county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.8 incounty
Annual snowfall7.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.43 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing97 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days195 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 12county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use846 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.9%county
Homes heated by propane25.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood3.0%county
Households with broadband85.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk27.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.0county
Landslide risk51.6county
Hail risk73.2county
Earthquake risk17.4county
Tornado risk54.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk80.9county
Winter weather risk63.4county
Strong wind risk48.9county
Wildfire risk84.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Morris County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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