Doniphan
Kansas

What stands out

If you had to describe Doniphan County in numbers, start here: the home price against local income is in the bottom 8% of American counties (1.4 years of income), home internet speed is in the bottom 11% of American counties (94 Mbps), and the restaurant count per person is in the bottom 11% of American counties (0.4 per 1,000). Within Kansas it ranks 48th of 105 counties for the home price against local income, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Doniphan County, Kansas. 7,501 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +46).

Kansas stopped taxing Social Security entirely in 2024 and consolidated its brackets, and property taxes fall heavily on homeowners because agricultural land is assessed on use value. Johnson County, in the Kansas City suburbs, has the state's best-rated schools and highest home prices. The state sits squarely in Tornado Alley.

Money

The typical household here brings in $66,358 a year, higher than 66% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $50,466. Unemployment runs 2.6%, lower than 80% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

Kansas takes 5.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,615 a year.

Home

The median home costs $171K, cheaper than 75% of American counties, about 1.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $721 a month. Property tax is 1.19% of home value, roughly $1,390 a year on that median home, higher than 72% of American counties. 80% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.6 per 1,000 residents, lower than 68% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 15 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 76.4 years, longer than 57% of American counties. There are 6 active physicians in the county, about 8.0 per 10,000 people. 7.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.96 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 63% of American counties. 91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 62 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 61% of eligible voters turned out. Under Kansas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 55°F, highs near 65 and lows near 44, colder than 55% of American counties. About 32 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 41 out of 100, safer than 59% of American counties; the county has had 22 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 94 Mbps down, slower than 89% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.