Atchison County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 16,804 (62% urban, 38% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,610
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,665

% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

Land area: 432 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Atchison County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
Black (5.3%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Other race (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,813
County population in 2003: 16,794
Jobs in 2003: 7,317

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Total labor force in 2004: 8,776
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Atchison County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,297 ($34,355 in 2000)

This county	$36,297
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,194

Atchison County	$75,194
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $378
Institutionalized population: 313
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Atchison County in 2000: $691

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

Atchison County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Atchison County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $723 (1.3%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.4%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 23
1990 to 1994: 17
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 42

Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

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

Atchison County marital status for males

Atchison County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Atchison County
Average size of farms: 366 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $51928
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $119.15
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.63%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48882
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.72%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.56%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61163
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.08
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.73%
Corn for grain: 48794 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7661 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 53104 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Food (6%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Waiters and waitresses (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (29%)
Germany (13%)
Mexico (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Vietnam (9%)
Thailand (7%)
Korea (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Atchison County:

German (33%)
United States or American (14%)
Irish (12%)
English (7%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Italian (2%)
European (2%)

Atchison County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Atchison County, Kansas

521 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
159 people in nursing homes
159 people in religious group quarters
113 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
54 people in other nonhousehold living situations
24 people in unknown juvenile institutions
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,430.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Atchison County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Atchison County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Atchison County

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

Households: 15,722

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.

3,033 married couples with children.
921 single-parent households (187 men, 734 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,132

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

Deaths: 939

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

Net international migration: +17

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

Net internal migration: -159

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

Population growth in Atchison County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 32
1995 to 1998: 274
1990 to 1994: 196
1980 to 1989: 623
1970 to 1979: 910
1960 to 1969: 793
1950 to 1959: 584
1940 to 1949: 386
1939 or earlier: 3,020

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Atchison County, Kansas:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 15
3 rooms: 68
4 rooms: 479
5 rooms: 1,113
6 rooms: 1,168
7 rooms: 759
8 rooms: 538
9 or more rooms: 464

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atchison County, Kansas:

1 room: 63
2 rooms: 140
3 rooms: 199
4 rooms: 346
5 rooms: 402
6 rooms: 295
7 rooms: 119
8 rooms: 41
9 or more rooms: 60

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Atchison County:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 156
2 bedrooms: 1,172
3 bedrooms: 2,364
4 bedrooms: 737
5 or more bedrooms: 169

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atchison County:

no bedroom: 102
1 bedroom: 423
2 bedrooms: 590
3 bedrooms: 454
4 bedrooms: 66
5 or more bedrooms: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Atchison County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 198
1 vehicle: 1,056
2 vehicles: 1,962
3 vehicles: 995
4 vehicles: 281
5 or more vehicles: 118

Cars and other vehicles available in Atchison County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 303
1 vehicle: 788
2 vehicles: 463
3 vehicles: 70
4 vehicles: 29
5 or more vehicles: 12

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (60%)
Electricity (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Other fuel (2%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 507

Here:	24.0%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 182

Here:	14.8%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 729

Here:	74.5%
Kansas:	13.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Atchison County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $882,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,110,000
Welfare - Other: $2,072,000

Regular Highways: $1,289,000

Police Protection: $1,062,000

Solid Waste Management: $562,000

Financial Administration: $407,000

Central Staff Services: $358,000

Health Services - Other: $351,000

Corrections - Other: $329,000

Natural Resources - Other: $302,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $287,000

General Public Buildings: $271,000

Parks & Recreation: $70,000
General - Interest on Debt: $191,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $840,000
Higher Education: $52,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $444,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,830,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,410,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $420,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,247,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000

Property Sale Other: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - Welfare - Other: $175,000
Police Protection: $67,000

General - Other: $24,000

Central Staff: $14,000

Regular Highways: $12,000

Solid Waste Management: $5,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,494,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $844,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,894,000
All Other: $263,000

General Support: $19,000
Tax - Property: $4,189,000
Total General Sales: $1,932,000

NEC: $203,000

Motor Vehicle License: $25,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,936,000

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