Barber County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 4,958 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,684
Renter-occupied apartments: 551

% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

Land area: 1134 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 65%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 18%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Barber County, Kansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Barber County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	42.6 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 2,548	(48.0%)
Females: 2,759	(52.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,162
County population in 2003: 5,049
Jobs in 2003: 2,025

Total labor force in 2004: 2,749
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.7%

Average household size:

Barber County:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,295 ($33,407 in 2000)

This county	$35,295
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $43,919

Barber County	$43,919
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $354
Institutionalized population: 65
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Barber County in 2000: $574

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 12
Thefts: 10
Auto thefts: 2

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 10
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 3

Barber County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Barber County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $460 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barber County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Sharon, Hardtner, Hazelton, Isabel, Sun City.

Neighboring counties: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma , Comanche County , Harper County , Kingman County , Kiowa County , Pratt County , Woods County, Oklahoma .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Barber County include: Union Church (A), Bethel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sharon Cemetery (1), Isabel Cemetery (2), Highland Cemetery (3), Lodi Cemetery (4), Aetna Cemetery (5), Burgess Cemetery (6), Sunnyside Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cook Lake (A), Spicer Lake (B), Harqis Lake (C), Barber County State Lake (D), Lake Arrowshead (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Oak Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Elm Creek (C), Ash Creek (D), Antelope Creek (E), Amber Creek (F), Elk Creek (G), Albee Creek (H), Mule Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Barber County include: Memorial Peace Park (1), Achembach Memorial Park (2), Barber State Fishing Lake (3), Barber State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 112
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 24 (42% naturalized citizens)

Barber County:	0.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 4
1990 to 1994: 3
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 5
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 4
1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.9%

Barber County marital status for males

Barber County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,314
One, attached: 10
Two: 17
3 or 4: 64
5 to 9: 36
10 to 19: 24
20 or more: 68
Mobile homes: 205
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Barber County with a mortgage: 523 (12 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 804

Agriculture in Barber County
Average size of farms: 1480 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $105816
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $88.40
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 70.42%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $99033
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $88065
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.50%
Corn for grain: 4017 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 122431 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1296 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3611 harvested acres

Barber County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/1/1986, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Construction (10%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
Mining (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (19%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Mexico (42%)
Austria (17%)
Germany (17%)
Canada (17%)
Korea (8%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Barber County:

German (38%)
United States or American (16%)
English (13%)
Irish (10%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Dutch (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Barber County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,964 (78%)
Carpooled: 235 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 17 (1%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 119 (5%)
Other means: 30 (1%)
Worked at home: 130 (5%)

65 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,656.

6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,720 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.63% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($20,890 average AGI)
2.67% relocated from other states ($11,831 average AGI)
Barber County: 2.67%
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 Pratt County, KS

0.53% ($39,200 average AGI)

5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,650 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.80% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,680 average AGI)
2.58% relocated to other states ($13,970 average AGI)
Barber County: 2.58%
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 Sedgwick County, KS	0.81% ($45,000 average AGI)
to Pratt County, KS	0.70% ($38,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Births per 1000 population in Barber County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Barber County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Barber County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,236 (1,097 aged, 139 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,240

In family households: 4,475 (1,337 male householders, 202 female householders)
1,336 spouses, 1,475 children (1,316 natural, 36 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 18 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 765 (287 male householders (256 living alone)), 430 female householders (420 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 67 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 844 2-persons, 254 3-persons, 250 4-persons, 121 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 676 1-person, 35 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

1,057 married couples with children.
199 single-parent households (45 men, 154 women).

97.0% of residents of Barber County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $37,701,000 ($7542 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $404,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,417,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,903,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,867,000
Federal grants: $4,519,000
Federal procurement contracts: $469,000 ($110,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,527,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $456,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $408,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,830,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 207

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 335

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -213

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Barber County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.93 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 299
1970 to 1979: 198
1960 to 1969: 274
1950 to 1959: 448
1940 to 1949: 320
1939 or earlier: 1,135

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 36
4 rooms: 173
5 rooms: 346
6 rooms: 442
7 rooms: 282
8 rooms: 176
9 or more rooms: 219

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 20
3 rooms: 66
4 rooms: 147
5 rooms: 91
6 rooms: 94
7 rooms: 63
8 rooms: 29
9 or more rooms: 41

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 43
2 bedrooms: 516
3 bedrooms: 718
4 bedrooms: 316
5 or more bedrooms: 89

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barber County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 89
2 bedrooms: 207
3 bedrooms: 160
4 bedrooms: 67
5 or more bedrooms: 22

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

no vehicle: 43
1 vehicle: 489
2 vehicles: 676
3 vehicles: 312
4 vehicles: 106
5 or more vehicles: 58

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

no vehicle: 52
1 vehicle: 240
2 vehicles: 163
3 vehicles: 75
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 5

66% of Barber County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Kansas.

Barber County:	65.9%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 3713
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 319
South: 950
West: 263

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (79%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (68%)
Electricity (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24

Here:	3.9%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	7.4%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	12.4%
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)

Barber County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $345,000
Solid Waste Management: $150,000

Hospital Public: $97,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,022,000
General - Other: $956,000

Health Services - Other: $675,000

Central Staff Services: $389,000

Police Protection: $266,000

General Public Buildings: $205,000

Natural Resources - Other: $172,000

Solid Waste Management: $157,000

Financial Administration: $113,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000

Fire Protection: $44,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $242,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $450,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $400,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $50,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $455,000
Interest Earnings: $119,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $241,000
General Public Building: $93,000

General - Other: $72,000

Fire Protection: $34,000

Natural Resource - Other: $8,000

Central Staff: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $961,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $255,000
Beginning: $180,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $99,000
All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $2,800,000
Total General Sales: $523,000

NEC: $124,000

Public Utilities: $32,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,590,000

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