Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 56.9% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Portis compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below 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 significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Osborne County Kansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (89%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
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Religon statistics for Portis
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
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| Adherents | 29.8% | 21.1% | 13.1% | 6.2% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 33.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.4% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 6.4% |
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| Congregations | 4.2% | 8.3% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 20.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,305 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,305 |
Portis government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $15,000
General - Other: $14,000
Regular Highways: $5,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $126,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $20,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000
General Support: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $11,000
Total General Sales: $3,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $18,000
5.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,125 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.53% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,209 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.10% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Portis:
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KVSV (1190 AM; 2 kW; BELOIT, KS; Owner: MCGRATH PUBLISHING COMPANY)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Portis:
- KDNS (94.1 FM; DOWNS, KS; Owner: HOEFLICKER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KFIX (96.9 FM; PLAINVILLE, KS; Owner: HULL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KZDY (96.3 FM; CAWKER CITY, KS; Owner: WACONDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Portis:
- KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
- KSNB-TV (Channel 4; SUPERIOR, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4- Call Sign: KB8ZPK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00987767
Grant Date: 03/08/2005, Expiration Date: 05/18/2015, Certifier: Stephanie M Todd
Registrant: Stephanie M Todd, Portis, KS 67474 - Call Sign: KD6GLI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00623639
Grant Date: 01/16/2003, Expiration Date: 02/25/2012, Certifier: Jerry B Greenway
Registrant: Jerry B Greenway, 213 South Highway 281, Portis, KS 67474 - Call Sign: N0KOW, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/01/1999, Expiration Date: 02/01/2009
Registrant: Diana S Wolters, Portis, KS 67474 - Call Sign: N0LGG, Previous Call Sign: KB0FGQ, Licensee ID: L00311592
Grant Date: 01/04/2001, Expiration Date: 04/02/2011
Registrant: Darrel L Wolters, Rr 1, Portis, KS 67474
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 3
- Hazardous Condition: 1
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