Montgomery County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
SO2
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 18.1. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.76. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 19.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.1%
(2.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 72.2% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tyro, KS
Tyro 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Tyro:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.89%
| Here | | 57.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA |
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| Adherents | 15.6% | 14.3% | 13.9% | 10.9% | 10.7% |
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| Congregations | 14.1% | 16.5% | 4.7% | 8.2% | 4.7% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of the Nazarene | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 15.0% |
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| Congregations | 3.5% | 2.4% | 7.1% | 3.5% | 35.3% |
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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: 6 | Montgomery County: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Montgomery County: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22 | Montgomery County: | 6.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | Here: | 7.84 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Montgomery County: | 29.6% | | State: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Montgomery County: | 13.8% | | State: | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $300 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,168 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $592 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,060 |
Tyro government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $6,000 ($27.40)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $10,000 ($45.66)
Regular Highways: $9,000 ($41.10)
Sewerage: $8,000 ($36.53)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000 ($4.57)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($4.57)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $36,000 ($164.38)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000 ($31.96)
General Support: $2,000 ($9.13)
- Tax - Property: $5,000 ($22.83)
Public Utilities: $3,000 ($13.70)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $15,000 ($68.49)
6.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,018 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.91% | | 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:
7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,505 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 Tyro:
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWON (1400 AM; 1 kW; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KIND (1010 AM; 0 kW; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tyro:
- KUSN (98.1 FM; DEARING, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KKRK (98.9 FM; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KEOJ (101.1 FM; CANEY, KS; Owner: KXOJ, INC.)
- KBQC (88.5 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KYFM (100.1 FM; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KQLL-FM (106.1 FM; OWASSO, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KGGF-FM (104.1 FM; FREDONIA, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KRIG-FM (104.9 FM; NOWATA, OK; Owner: KCD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KARF (91.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KIND-FM (102.9 FM; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGND (107.5 FM; KETCHUM, OK; Owner: NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BROADCAST NETWORK)
TV broadcast stations around Tyro:
- K54GC (Channel 54; INDEPENDENCE, KS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KDOR (Channel 17; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Tyro fatal accident list:
Apr 16, 1984 04:05 AM, Spruce St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 2 Miles West 2 Miles South Of Tyro (Lat: 37.013694 Lon: -95.854417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 31.4 m, Call Sign: WPTA423
Assigned Frequencies: 937.950 MHz, 937.962 MHz, 937.975 MHz
Grant Date: 08/17/2001, Expiration Date: 08/17/2011, Cancellation Date: 07/21/2009, Certifier: Steve L Ingersoll
Registrant: Western Resources, 818 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66601, Phone: (785) 575-1199, Fax: (785) 575-8446, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - TYRO, 1.2 Miles Ssw Of (Lat: 37.019778 Lon: -95.821639), Overall height: 36 m, Call Sign: WLA612
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6152.75 MHz, 6152.75 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6093.45 MHz
Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Cancellation Date: 02/18/2004
Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ll 007-1, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4020, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KB0MUD
Grant Date: 02/27/1995, Expiration Date: 05/31/2004, Cancellation Date: 06/01/2006
Registrant: Sharon D Mc Cleary, Tyro, KS 67364 - Call Sign: WB6NOD
Grant Date: 02/04/1992, Expiration Date: 02/04/2002, Cancellation Date: 02/05/2004
Registrant: Russell F Purkey, 200 E Hy 166, Tyro, KS 67333
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Tyro, KS
| Most common first names in Tyro, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 4 | 78.5 years |
| Gladys | 3 | 78.3 years |
| James | 3 | 78.3 years |
| Minnie | 3 | 89.4 years |
| Pearl | 3 | 85.3 years |
| Emma | 2 | 68.5 years |
| Earl | 2 | 91.5 years |
| Donald | 2 | 59.0 years |
| Glenna | 2 | 68.5 years |
| Charles | 2 | 86.0 years |
| Most common last names in Tyro, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Wilson | 5 | 76.8 years |
| Folk | 5 | 74.2 years |
| Short | 4 | 83.5 years |
| James | 4 | 74.3 years |
| Butler | 3 | 82.4 years |
| Smallwood | 3 | 71.6 years |
| Haddan | 3 | 91.0 years |
| Wheeler | 3 | 80.7 years |
| Hodges | 2 | 78.0 years |
| Cron | 2 | 83.0 years |
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Department and other general merchandise stores"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Architecture and engineering occupations:"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electronic shopping and mail-order houses"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers"
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