Rice County

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Rice county is located close to the center of Kansas. Rice county has 726.24 square miles of land area and 1.73 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Rice county population is 10,050, which has shrunk 6.61% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 7.24% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Rice county median household income is $46,342 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 29.92% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Rice county median house value is $77,400 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 80.42% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 54.97% and is much higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Rice county is much better than the state average in quality. The Rice county area code is 620.

Population	10,050 (2010-2014), rank #39
Population Growth	-6.61% since 2000, rank #55
Population Density:	13.81/sq mi, rank #42
Median Household Income:	$46,342 at 2010-2014—29.92% increase since 2000, rank #52
Median House Price:	$77,400 at 2010-2014—80.42% increase since 2000, rank #65
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	726.24 sq mi, rank #55
Water Area:	1.73 sq mi (0.24%), rank #63
State:	Kansas
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Area Code:	620