Barton County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 27,768 (67% urban, 33% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,208
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,185

% of renters here:	28%
State:	31%

Land area: 894 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

2008 cost of living index in Barton County: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Retail trade (12.9%), Manufacturing (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Barton County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
Hispanic (8.3%)
Other race (3.5%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Black (1.1%)
American Indian (1.0%)

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

Median resident age:	38.6 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 13,651	(48.4%)
Females: 14,554	(51.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,688
County population in 2003: 27,534
Jobs in 2003: 13,697

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Total labor force in 2004: 15,003
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Barton County:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,995 ($32,176 in 2000)

This county	$33,995
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $73,863

Barton County	$73,863
Kansas:	$107,800

Median monthly rent in 2000: $390
Institutionalized population: 439
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Barton County in 2000: $684

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 56
Thefts: 127
Auto thefts: 2

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 49
Thefts: 113
Auto thefts: 6

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2004 Presidential Election results in Barton County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $825 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barton County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $661 a month.

Cities in this county include: Great Bend, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Claflin, Pawnee Rock, Albert, Olmitz, Galatia, Susank.

Neighboring counties: Ellsworth County , Pawnee County , Rice County , Rush County , Russell County , Stafford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Barton County: Barton County Fairgrounds (A), Dent Spur (B), Bellville School (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Barton County include: Ellinwood Church (A), First Assembly of God Church (B), Saint Paul Church (C), Bergtal Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Pawnee Rock Cemetery (2), Patterson Cemetery (3), Friends Cemetery (4), Schneider Cemetery (5), Schoenfeld Cemetery (6), Bergtal Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Barton Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: North Fork Little Arkansas River (A), North Branch Sharps Creek (B), Antelope Creek (C), Dry Creek (D), Little Cheyenne Creek (E), Walnut Creek (F), Deception Creek (G), Boot Creek (H), Blood Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Barton County include: Pawnee Rock State Park (1), Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (2), Fort Zarah Park (3). 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: 1,206
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,246 (20% naturalized citizens)

Barton County:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 459 1990 to 1994: 312 1985 to 1989: 113 1980 to 1984: 113 1975 to 1979: 134 1970 to 1974: 29 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 79

Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%

Barton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,226
One, attached: 189
Two: 425
3 or 4: 285
5 to 9: 135
10 to 19: 144
20 or more: 276
Mobile homes: 1,159
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Housing units in Barton County with a mortgage: 3,628 (385 second mortgage, 330 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,266

Agriculture in Barton County
Average size of farms: 842 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $221708
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $131.03
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $215391
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $103913
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.96
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.48%
Corn for grain: 32331 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 162457 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 17431 harvested acres

Barton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 42 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 28 people and caused $43 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Construction (10%)
Mining (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

Mexico (82%)
Germany (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
Guatemala (2%)
Other Eastern Africa (2%)
El Salvador (1%)
France (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Barton County:

German (45%)
United States or American (12%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Swedish (1%)

Barton County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,293 (84%)
Carpooled: 1,201 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 16 (0%)
Walked: 274 (2%)
Other means: 124 (1%)
Worked at home: 447 (3%)

People in group quarters in Barton County, Kansas

347 people in nursing homes
256 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
68 people in religious group quarters
43 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
28 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
13 people in unknown juvenile institutions
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
5 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
3 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,046.

5.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,975 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.16%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.49% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($20,256 average AGI)
1.67% relocated from other states ($8,720 average AGI)
Barton County: 1.67%
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 Pawnee County, KS	0.33% ($31,242 average AGI)
from Rush County, KS	0.24% ($24,250)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.19% ($37,737)
from Rice County, KS	0.17% ($16,000)
from Saline County, KS	0.16% ($27,875)
from Ellis County, KS	0.15% ($18,200)
from Stafford County, KS	0.15% ($24,200)

6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,435 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.44%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.18% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,011 average AGI)
2.25% relocated to other states ($10,424 average AGI)
Barton County: 2.25%
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	0.59% ($23,712 average AGI)
to Ellis County, KS	0.39% ($25,487)
to Saline County, KS	0.34% ($19,471)
to Johnson County, KS	0.34% ($42,500)
to Reno County, KS	0.27% ($25,259)
to Pawnee County, KS	0.20% ($20,150)
to Douglas County, KS	0.17% ($27,059)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Births per 1000 population in Barton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Barton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Barton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,314 (4,788 aged, 526 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 14.62
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 26886.4
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 427.520
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41557.35

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1199.070
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1149.260
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21.35

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43.41
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 85.39

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.67

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,434

In family households: 23,114 (6,074 male householders, 1,507 female householders)
6,367 spouses, 8,188 children (7,574 natural, 200 adopted, 414 stepchildren), 183 grandchildren, 194 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 114 other relatives, 425 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,320 (1,611 male householders (1,383 living alone)), 2,199 female householders (2,052 living alone)), 510 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 771 (468 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,631 2-persons, 1,442 3-persons, 1,476 4-persons, 674 5-persons, 264 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,435 1-person, 308 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 13 5-persons.

92.3% of residents of Barton County speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $161,851,000 ($5914 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,517,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $73,500,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,875,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,818,000
Federal grants: $21,384,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,313,000 ($116,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,961,000 ($6,801,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,392,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,889,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,796,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,842

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,619

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +405

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

Net internal migration: -1,321

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Barton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 119
1995 to 1998: 228
1990 to 1994: 175
1980 to 1989: 1,244
1970 to 1979: 2,251
1960 to 1969: 1,508
1950 to 1959: 2,648
1940 to 1949: 1,777
1939 or earlier: 2,938

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Barton County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 55 3 rooms: 164 4 rooms: 864 5 rooms: 1,874 6 rooms: 1,691 7 rooms: 1,311 8 rooms: 997 9+ rooms: 1,252

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barton County, Kansas:
	1 room: 127 2 rooms: 169 3 rooms: 483 4 rooms: 853 5 rooms: 797 6 rooms: 385 7 rooms: 155 8 rooms: 110 9+ rooms: 106

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barton County:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 258 2 bedrooms: 2,155 3 bedrooms: 3,858 4 bedrooms: 1,475 5+ bedrooms: 437

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barton County:
	no bedroom: 178 1 bedroom: 611 2 bedrooms: 1,460 3 bedrooms: 736 4 bedrooms: 129 5+ bedrooms: 71

Cars and other vehicles available in Barton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 237 1 vehicle: 2,207 2 vehicles: 3,632 3 vehicles: 1,393 4 vehicles: 511 5+ vehicles: 228

Cars and other vehicles available in Barton County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 435 1 vehicle: 1,531 2 vehicles: 923 3 vehicles: 195 4 vehicles: 37 5+ vehicles: 64

61% of Barton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Kansas.

Barton County:	61.0%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 21335
Northeast: 198
Midwest: 2081
South: 1753
West: 1481

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,300

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 (81%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (7%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 349

Here:	10.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	1.2%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 254

Here:	24.3%
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 (Noninst.)

Barton County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,336,000
Charges - All Other: $1,432,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,243,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $23,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,625,000
Regular Highways: $1,949,000

Corrections - Other: $1,862,000

Health Services - Other: $1,383,000

Natural Resources - Other: $811,000

Solid Waste Management: $668,000

Police Protection: $648,000

Financial Administration: $635,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $578,000

Central Staff Services: $437,000

General Public Buildings: $339,000

Parks & Recreation: $20,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,267,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,313,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,037,000
General Support: $113,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $13,811,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,910,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,720,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,037,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $774,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $190,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,901,000
General Revenue, NEC: $188,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $477,000
General - Other: $397,000

Corrections - Other: $296,000

Solid Waste Management: $174,000

Natural Resource - Other: $106,000

Police Protection: $94,000

Health - Other: $78,000

General Public Building: $65,000

Judicial: $29,000

Financial Administration: $24,000

Central Staff: $17,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,025,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,037,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $876,000
General Support: $587,000

Health & Hospitals: $429,000
Tax - Property: $6,179,000
Total General Sales: $3,903,000

NEC: $269,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,243,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Barton County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)