Shawnee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.73. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.2 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.6 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.9%
(5.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 40.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 73.4% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
| This city: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Silver Lake, KS
Silver Lake compared to Kansas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Silver Lake (2011 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Silver Lake Branch at 10030 Nw Highway 24, branch established on 01/16/1990. Info updated 01/31/2011: Bank assets: $285,762.4 mil, Deposits: $196,374.2 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3127 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Silver Lake Bank: Silver Lake Branch at 209 Railroad Street, branch established on 12/10/1990. Info updated 03/04/2009: Bank assets: $2.2 mil, Deposits: $1.6 mil, headquarters in Topeka, KS, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Gideon Enterprises L.P.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Shawnee County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Silver Lake:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.16%
| Here | | 46.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
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| Adherents | 33.9% | 14.1% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 5.3% | 14.2% | 4.1% | 11.2% | 3.0% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of the Nazarene | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 20.4% |
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| Congregations | 6.5% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 42.6% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 35 | Here: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3 | This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10 | Shawnee County: | 0.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 56 | This county: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 104 | Shawnee County: | 6.00 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Shawnee County: | 8.4% | | State: | 8.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.7% | | Kansas: | 13.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,166 | $37,992 | 1 | $45 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $215 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $5,836 | $35,016 | 3 | $1,108 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,416 | $40,992 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $3,000 | $36,000 | 1 | $324 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $15,418 | $37,003 | 6 | $1,692 |
Silver Lake government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $76,000 ($54.64)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.72)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $127,000 ($91.30)
Water Utilities: $94,000 ($67.58)
Central Staff Services: $72,000 ($51.76)
Sewerage: $63,000 ($45.29)
Regular Highways: $41,000 ($29.48)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($2.88)
- General - Interest on Debt: $19,000 ($13.66)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $34,000 ($24.44)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $325,000 ($233.64)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $294,000 ($211.36)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $31,000 ($22.29)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $28,000 ($20.13)
Interest Earnings: $27,000 ($19.41)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $53,000 ($38.10)
Water Utilities: $7,000 ($5.03)
Sewerage: $5,000 ($3.59)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $590,000 ($424.16)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $126,000 ($90.58)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000 ($7.19)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $63,000 ($45.29)
General Support: $15,000 ($10.78)
- Tax - Property: $99,000 ($71.17)
Public Utilities: $37,000 ($26.60)
NEC: $4,000 ($2.88)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $97,000 ($69.73)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
5.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,801 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.17% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($305 average AGI)| Shawnee County: | 0.04% | | Kansas average: | 0.18% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,853 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.35% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($241 average AGI)| Shawnee County: | 0.05% | | Kansas average: | 0.08% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Silver Lake:
- WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTOP (1490 AM; 1 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Silver Lake:
- WIBW-FM (94.5 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KMAJ-FM (107.7 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KTPK (106.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: KANSAS CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KQTP (102.9 FM; ST. MARYS, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KCVT (92.5 FM; SILVER LAKE, KS; Owner: RICHARD P. BOTT, II)
- KDVV (100.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KBUZ (90.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KWIC (99.3 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KJTY (88.1 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCHZ (95.7 FM; OTTAWA, KS; Owner: SYNCOM RADIO CORPORATION)
- KLZR (105.9 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
- K205CS (88.9 FM; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KANU (91.5 FM; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS)
- K215DM (90.9 FM; HOYT, KS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around Silver Lake:
- KSNT (Channel 27; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF TOPEKA)
- KTKA-TV (Channel 49; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: NORTHEAST KANSAS BROADCAST SERVICE, INC.)
- KTWU (Channel 11; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA)
- K21AP (Channel 55; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WIBW-TV (Channel 13; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- KTMJ-CA (Channel 43; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MONTGOMERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - .5 Mi N Of 24 Hwy (Lat: 39.122222 Lon: -95.836389), Call Sign: KNFR568
Assigned Frequencies: 464.350 MHz
Grant Date: 04/24/1997, Expiration Date: 06/16/2002, Cancellation Date: 01/16/2002
Registrant: G M Albright, 11667 K Rd, Delia, KS 66418, Phone: (913) 771-2681 - Lat: 39.156389 Lon: -95.852222, Call Sign: WQER937
Assigned Frequencies: 151.535 MHz
Grant Date: 03/31/2006, Expiration Date: 03/31/2016, Certifier: J.D. Hanna
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 25 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Silver Lake)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: FIREFLY 7-15 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 31877 , Serial Number: F71021
Registrant (Co-Owned): Nicholas Stroup, 415 Eagle St, Silver Lake, KS 66539, Other Owners: Diana Stroup
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 04/20/1992, Exported to: Costa Rica - Aircraft: 150G (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 3869J , Serial Number: 15065169, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 09/28/1966
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 305 Gemini, Silver Lake, KS 66539
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| Number | Average Value |
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| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $93,770 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
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| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $56,280 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
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| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $107,220 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
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| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $72,010 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
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| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $54,090 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Silver Lake
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Silver Lake, KS
| Most common first names in Silver Lake, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 19 | 77.9 years |
| Donald | 9 | 67.0 years |
| George | 9 | 82.9 years |
| Robert | 8 | 67.9 years |
| Charles | 6 | 75.0 years |
| Helen | 6 | 81.7 years |
| Arthur | 6 | 80.3 years |
| John | 6 | 73.2 years |
| Marie | 5 | 85.2 years |
| Mary | 5 | 84.2 years |
| Most common last names in Silver Lake, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Bailey | 8 | 74.0 years |
| Hook | 7 | 83.7 years |
| Thomas | 6 | 76.8 years |
| Mcroberts | 6 | 79.7 years |
| Smatla | 5 | 85.2 years |
| Wyatt | 5 | 83.6 years |
| Johnson | 5 | 76.4 years |
| Brown | 5 | 79.4 years |
| Smith | 5 | 76.4 years |
| Bowers | 4 | 85.2 years |
Businesses in Silver Lake, KS
Silver Lake on our top lists:
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Plastics and rubber products"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
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