Oketo, Kansas

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Population in July 2007: 82. Population change since 2000: -5.7%

Males: 43	(52.9%)
Females: 39	(47.1%)

Median resident age:	44.2 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip code: 66518

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,300 (it was $26,667 in 2000)

Oketo	$31,300
Kansas:	$47,451

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $30,900 (it was $27,500 in 2000)

Oketo	$30,900
Kansas:	$121,200

Oketo, KS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Oketo:

White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
Two or more races (4.6%)
American Indian (3.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Oketo: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.1%), United States (14.9%), English (8.0%), Irish (8.0%), Czech (4.6%), French (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1178 feet

Land area: 0.11 square miles.

Population density: 765 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Oketo

High school or higher: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 9.4%
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oketo city

Never married: 27.1%
Now married: 61.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 6.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Oketo:	1.2% ($343)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Oketo satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (58.8 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (495.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Barneston, NE (6.2 miles) , Marysville, KS (8.7 miles ), Liberty, NE (11.6 miles) , Wymore, NE (12.0 miles ), Blue Springs, NE (12.9 miles ), Beattie, KS (14.2 miles ), Odell, NE (15.1 miles ), Summerfield, KS (17.3 miles ).

Latitude: 39.96 N, Longitude: 96.60 W

Area code: 785

Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-25.0%).

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Average climate in Oketo, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Oketo-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Oketo city center injured 2 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/26/1991, a category 3 tornado 21.0 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Oketo:

COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE INC (about 9 miles; MARYSVILLE, KS)
HANOVER HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HANOVER, KS)
BEATRICE COMM HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 24 miles; BEATRICE, NE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oketo:

MANHATTAN RGNL (about 58 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID: MHK)
LINCOLN MUNI (about 62 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
FORBES FIELD (about 96 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oketo:

MARYSVILLE MUNI (about 8 miles; MARYSVILLE, KS; ID: MYZ)
BEATRICE MUNICIPAL (about 26 miles; BEATRICE, NE; ID: BIE)
PAWNEE CITY MUNICIPAL (about 31 miles; PAWNEE CITY, NE; ID: 50K)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oketo:

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 58 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 60 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 86 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; FT enrollment: 2,723)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 96 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.1 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	9.5%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Oketo compared to Kansas state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Oketo mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		5	$60
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$200
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$260

Oketo government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Water Utilities: $7,000
Regular Highways: $7,000

General - Other: $5,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $12,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $63,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $11,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,000
General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $9,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000

4.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.70%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Washington County, KS	0.48% ($42,500 average AGI)
from Riley County, KS	0.41% ($42,941)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,300 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Riley County, KS	0.57% ($23,333 average AGI)
to Nemaha County, KS	0.50% ($27,762)
to Shawnee County, KS	0.41% ($27,706)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oketo:

KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNDY (1570 AM; 0 kW; MARYSVILLE, KS; Owner: DIERKING COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oketo:

KNDY-FM (95.5 FM; MARYSVILLE, KS; Owner: DIERKING COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KUTT (99.5 FM; FAIRBURY, NE; Owner: SIEBERT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTGL (92.9 FM; BEATRICE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

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