Atchison County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.2%), Manufacturing (18.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Atchison County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 8,097	(48.3%)
Females: 8,677	(51.7%)

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Atchison County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,128
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$358
State:	$479

Atchison County:	$85,733
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $107,759

Here:	$107,759
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $93,134

Here:	$93,134
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $48,666

Here:	$48,666
State:	$121,931

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $57,308

Here:	$57,308
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $25,723

Here:	$25,723
State:	$34,057

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 35
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 35
• Thefts: 32
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	13.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Atchison County is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $532 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $775 a month.

Cities in this county include: Atchison, Effingham, Lancaster, Muscotah, Huron.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Buchanan County, Missouri , Doniphan County , Jackson County , Jefferson County , Leavenworth County , Platte County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Helena (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Atchison County include: Camp Creek Church (A), Mount Gillian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Grove Cemetery (1), Cummings Cemetery (2), Sapp Cemetery (3), Forest Grove Cemetery (4), Old Huron Cemetery (5), Fairview Cemetery (6), Brush Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Big Eight Lake (A), Clear Creek Lake (B), Figge Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: South Creek (A), North Fork Stranger Creek (B), Little Grasshopper Creek (C), Spring Creek (D), Little Delaware River (E), Straight Creek (F), Elk Creek (G), Negro Creek (H), Nebo Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Atchison County include: Atchison County Park (1), Atchison County State Park (2), Atchison State Fishing Lake And Widlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.3%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,058
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 112 (55% naturalized citizens)

Atchison County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,486
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 180
• 3 or 4: 165
• 5 to 9: 89
• 10 to 19: 122
• 20 or more: 265
• Mobile homes: 448

Housing units in Atchison County with a mortgage: 2,010 (122 second mortgage, 123 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,547

Here:	56.5% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Atchison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kansas state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/10/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Atchison County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 95% 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 77.0 miles away from Atchison County center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 7.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.6 miles away from the county center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.4 miles away from Atchison County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,029 (79%) Carpooled: 953 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 318 (4%) Other means: 39 (1%) Worked at home: 278 (4%)

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.05% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($15,483 average AGI)
3.05% relocated from other states ($17,153 average AGI)

Atchison County:	3.05%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Buchanan County, MO	0.49% ($22,586 average AGI)
from Leavenworth County, KS	0.42% ($27,720)
from Brown County, KS	0.37% ($22,364)
from Johnson County, KS	0.34% ($48,250)
from Jefferson County, KS	0.29% ($35,647)
from Platte County, MO	0.25% ($45,333)
from Shawnee County, KS	0.20% ($25,583)

6.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.33%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.93% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($12,650 average AGI)
3.40% relocated to other states ($17,826 average AGI)

Atchison County:	3.40%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Buchanan County, MO	0.59% ($24,486 average AGI)
to Leavenworth County, KS	0.52% ($26,323)
to Johnson County, KS	0.41% ($33,083)
to Shawnee County, KS	0.37% ($23,818)
to Platte County, MO	0.34% ($50,700)
to Jackson County, MO	0.32% ($27,053)
to Brown County, KS	0.29% ($18,941)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,938 (2,579 aged, 359 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,385 (3,365 male householders, 923 female householders)

  3,495 spouses, 4,861 children (4,436 natural, 74 adopted, 351 stepchildren), 136 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 108 other relatives, 364 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,337 (844 male householders (699 living alone)), 1,138 female householders (1,025 living alone)), 355 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,052 (349 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,877 2-persons, 924 3-persons, 834 4-persons, 429 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,724 1-person, 193 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

97.6% of residents of Atchison County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,780,000 ($5804 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,335,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,751,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,995,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,132,000
Federal grants: $17,504,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,288,000 ($1,458,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,109,000 ($41,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $72,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,035,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,965,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.22 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

59% of Atchison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Kansas.

Atchison County:	59.5%
State average:	53.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11760
• Northeast: 212
• Midwest: 2952
• South: 926
• West: 720

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,500

Here:	24.0%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	14.8%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	74.5%
Kansas:	13.8%

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