| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:32 PM |
| Population: | 9,638 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20159 |
| Land Area: | 862 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.3544, -98.2633 |
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9,638 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 862 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,293 to 9,638 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.4% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67512 (Alden, $95,000 median) and poorest ZIP 67427 (Bushton, $49,250) are 20.5 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $58,900 in 67427 (Bushton) to $158,000 in 67579 (Sterling).
Density varies 12× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 67573 (Raymond) to 23 in 67554 (Lyons).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.2% bachelor's+ in 67427 (Bushton) to 42.1% in 67573 (Raymond) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #41 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #44 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,658 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,675 of 6,320 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Rice County lost 6.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67554 | Lyons | Standard | 4,048 | $64,125 | 173.4 | -2.6% |
| 67579 | Sterling | Standard | 3,102 | $65,294 | 184.5 | -1.0% |
| 67444 | Geneseo | Standard | 623 | $58,889 | 150.4 | 9.3% |
| 67457 | Little River | Standard | 618 | $89,167 | 98.4 | -26.6% |
| 67524 | Chase | Standard | 618 | $63,333 | 69.8 | -13.9% |
| 67427 | Bushton | Standard | 323 | $49,250 | 65.3 | -31.1% |
| 67573 | Raymond | Standard | 158 | $61,964 | 81.2 | -8.7% |
| 67512 | Alden | Standard | 148 | $95,000 | 39.2 | -36.5% |