Demographics of Norton County, Kansas

Norton County, Kansas had 5,288 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −164 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Norton County, in four figures

5,288
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.0%
Change since July 2020: −164 people.; 41.3 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,050 ±$5,415
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Norton County, Kansas's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Norton County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Norton County, Kansas's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Norton County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,452	100.0	100.0
2021	5,370	98.5	100.2
2022	5,320	97.6	100.7
2023	5,309	97.4	101.6
2024	5,305	97.3	102.5
2025	5,288	97.0	103.1

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Population of Norton County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,452	−4	+3	0	−7
2021	5,370	−82	−26	+1	−58
2022	5,320	−50	−10	+4	−46
2023	5,309	−11	−16	−1	+6
2024	5,305	−4	−28	+9	+17
2025	5,288	−17	−29	+7	+5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±1.5: for men 41.1 ±3.8 and for women 43.5 ±5.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Norton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	292 ±33	5.4% ±0.6	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	785 ±127	14.6% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	331 ±121	6.2% ±2.3	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,587 ±253	29.6% ±4.7	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,277 ±189	23.8% ±3.5	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,087 ±164	20.3% ±3.1	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,050 ±$5,415, and income per person $27,666 ±$2,384, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Norton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	342 ±125	17.1% ±6.1	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	542 ±168	27.1% ±8.1	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	453 ±122	22.7% ±5.9	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	257 ±88	12.9% ±4.3	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	285 ±114	14.2% ±5.6	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	40 to 152	2.0% to 7.6%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3 to 47	0.2% to 2.3%	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Norton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	313 ±117	7.2% ±2.7	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	101 ±42	9.4% ±3.7	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	69 to 239	3.6% to 12.1%	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	20 to 96	1.6% to 7.3%	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Norton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norton County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	2,450 ±19	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.6% ±6.3	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.4% ±6.4	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.2% ±4.4	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.8% ±6.7	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$101,500 ±$20,642	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$609 ±$92	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±10	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Norton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	315 ±0	5.9% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,593 ±37	85.7% ±0.7	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	167 ±66	3.1% ±1.2	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 107	< 0.1% to 2.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	200 ±59	3.7% ±1.1	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Norton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	3,649 ±292	68.1% ±5.4	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,592 ±250	29.7% ±4.7	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 43	0% to 0.8%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 210	0% to 3.9%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 53	0% to 1.0%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 179	0% to 3.3%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Norton County among the counties of Kansas

65th of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Norton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Gray County	5,652	+0.1%
Mitchell County	5,590	−3.2%
Washington County	5,533	−0.2%
Harper County	5,370	−1.8%
Morris County	5,348	−0.3%
Norton County	5,288	−3.0%
Stevens County	4,984	−4.9%
Scott County	4,815	−6.3%
Phillips County	4,728	−4.9%
Rooks County	4,646	−4.9%
Republic County	4,640	−0.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026