Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $525 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $250 (1.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (37.4 miles , pop. 122,377).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (81.9 miles , pop. 441,545).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (462.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Soldier-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 187% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/6/1962, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.9 miles away from the Soldier city center injured 3 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/8/1966, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.7 miles away from the city center killed 16 peopleand injured 450 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Soldier-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from the city center On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.7 miles away from Soldier center On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the city center On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jackson County (16) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Soldier:
HOLTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; HOLTON, KS)
"COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, ONAGA AND ST MARYS CAMPUS" (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; ONAGA, KS)
NEMAHA VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; SENECA, KS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Soldier:
Washburn University (about 38 miles; Topeka, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,484)
Kansas State University (about 41 miles; Manhattan, KS; FT enrollment: 18,850)
University of Kansas (about 56 miles; Lawrence, KS; FT enrollment: 24,411)
Missouri Western State University (about 65 miles; Saint Joseph, MO; FT enrollment: 4,088)
Kansas City Kansas Community College (about 72 miles; Kansas City, KS; FT enrollment: 2,397)
Grantham University (about 73 miles; Kansas City, MO; FT enrollment: 4,150)
Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods (about 79 miles; Kansas City, MO; FT enrollment: 2,138)
Jackson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.1%
(22.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.8 people
Kansas:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
68.8%
Whole state:
66.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
6.7%
Whole state:
4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Soldier (based on Jackson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.46%
Here
39.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
41.3%
20.0%
13.6%
10.0%
15.0%
Congregations
37.0%
7.4%
14.8%
11.1%
29.6%
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: 5
This county:
3.75 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Jackson County:
0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
Jackson County:
6.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
9.1%
State:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:
28.1%
Kansas:
27.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Jackson County:
14.9%
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
Financial Administration
0
$0
1
$155
Other Government Administration
0
$0
1
$155
Solid Waste Management
0
$0
1
$74
Sewerage
0
$0
1
$186
Parks and Recreation
0
$0
1
$37
Water Supply
0
$0
3
$136
Totals for Government
0
$0
8
$743
Soldier government finances in 2002:
Charges - Sewerage: $10,000 ($73.53)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($58.82)
Solid Waste Management: $7,000 ($51.47)
All Other: $1,000 ($7.35)
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $16,000 ($117.65)
Financial Administration: $10,000 ($73.53)
Solid Waste Management: $6,000 ($44.12)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($44.12)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($44.12)
Sewerage: $5,000 ($36.76)
General - Other: $1,000 ($7.35)
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($7.35)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,000 ($36.76)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,000 ($88.24)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,000 ($66.18)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000 ($22.06)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $23,000 ($169.12)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $16,000 ($117.65)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000 ($29.41)
General Support: $2,000 ($14.71)
Tax - Property: $4,000 ($29.41)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($14.71)
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000 ($88.24)
7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,668 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.08%
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:
