Bourbon County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 14,997 (51% urban, 49% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,563
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,598

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Land area: 637 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.5%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.8%), Manufacturing (19.8%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Bourbon County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bourbon County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
Black (3.1%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (1.3%)

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

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 7,412	(48.2%)
Females: 7,967	(51.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,297
County population in 2003: 15,162
Jobs in 2003: 7,276

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Total labor force in 2004: 8,746
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Bourbon County:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,962 ($31,199 in 2000)

This county	$32,962
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,486

Bourbon County	$61,486
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $356
Institutionalized population: 205
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bourbon County in 2000: $634

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 61
Thefts: 78
Auto thefts: 12

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 45
Thefts: 51
Auto thefts: 8

Bourbon County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Bourbon County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $555 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bourbon County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $718 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Scott, Fort Riley North, Bronson, Uniontown, Fulton, Redfield, Fort Riley-Camp Whiteside, Mapleton.

Neighboring counties: Allen County , Anderson County , Crawford County , Linn County , Neosho County , Vernon County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Bourbon County: White School (A), West Bethel Community Hall (B), South Fairview Community Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bourbon County include: Cherry Grove Church (A), Clarksburg Valley Chapel (B), Dry Ridge Church (C), Pleasant Valley Church (D), Bible Tabernacle (E), Paint Creek Church (F), Mount Orum Church (G), Centerville Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Avondale Cemetery (1), Mayberry Cemetery (2), Pine Lawn Cemetery (3), Saint Mary Cemetery (4), Saint Marys Cemetery (5), Howard Cemetery (6), Barnesville Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Rock Creek Lake (A), Elm Creek Lake (B), Bronson Reservoir (C), Bourbon County State Lake (D), Lake Fort Scott (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baker Branch (A), South Fork Little Osage River (B), Wolfpen Creek (C), Wolverine Creek (D), Hickory Creek (E), Robinson Branch (F), Ross Branch (G), Limestone Creek (H), Elk Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bourbon County include: Bourbon County State Park (1), Bourbon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Refuge (2), Hollister Wildlife Area (3), Bridal Veil Park (4), Elm Creek Lake County Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 684
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 103 (35% naturalized citizens)

Bourbon County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 22
1990 to 1994: 5
1985 to 1989: 2
1980 to 1984: 15
1975 to 1979: 19
1970 to 1974: 4
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 36

Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.5%

Bourbon County marital status for males

Bourbon County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,476
One, attached: 82
Two: 184
3 or 4: 216
5 to 9: 174
10 to 19: 18
20 or more: 192
Mobile homes: 757
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Bourbon County with a mortgage: 1,597 (102 second mortgage, 74 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,524

Agriculture in Bourbon County
Average size of farms: 405 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $35045
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $62.13
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: 76.05%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $38990
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49148
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.50%
Corn for grain: 6323 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 10404 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 36924 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 12 acres

Bourbon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/2000, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Printing and related support activities (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Social assistance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Printing workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (29%)
Germany (12%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Colombia (10%)
Ukraine (9%)
India (9%)
Costa Rica (9%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bourbon County:

German (24%)
United States or American (19%)
English (14%)
Irish (11%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (2%)

Bourbon County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,514 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,320 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 123 (2%)
Other means: 30 (0%)
Worked at home: 302 (4%)

People in group quarters in Bourbon County, Kansas

151 people in nursing homes
87 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
31 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
31 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
17 people in religious group quarters
9 people in other group homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,650.

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,481 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.36% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($14,500 average AGI)
2.75% relocated from other states ($13,981 average AGI)
Bourbon County: 2.75%
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 Crawford County, KS	1.14% ($20,800 average AGI)
from Linn County, KS	0.46% ($27,875)
from Vernon County, MO	0.32% ($25,706)
from Allen County, KS	0.25% ($23,538)
from Johnson County, KS	0.21% ($43,091)

6.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.82%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.33% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($11,934 average AGI)
3.48% relocated to other states ($15,892 average AGI)
Bourbon County: 3.48%
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 Crawford County, KS	0.98% ($22,192 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.53% ($28,857)
to Vernon County, MO	0.41% ($36,318)
to Linn County, KS	0.26% ($30,000)
to Allen County, KS	0.19% ($17,000)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.19% ($34,100)
to Jackson County, MO	0.19% ($30,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Births per 1000 population in Bourbon County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Bourbon County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bourbon County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,023 (2,592 aged, 431 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,058

In family households: 12,793 (3,398 male householders, 738 female householders)
3,454 spouses, 4,580 children (4,185 natural, 84 adopted, 311 stepchildren), 232 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 104 other relatives, 206 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,265 (788 male householders (642 living alone)), 1,212 female householders (1,137 living alone)), 265 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 321 (226 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,949 2-persons, 860 3-persons, 731 4-persons, 362 5-persons, 178 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,779 1-person, 178 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

2,776 married couples with children.
842 single-parent households (216 men, 626 women).

97.3% of residents of Bourbon County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $100,348,000 ($6661 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,666,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,043,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,674,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,589,000
Federal grants: $19,783,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,833,000 ($583,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,425,000 ($289,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $539,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,333,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,339,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,095

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,022

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

Net international migration: +18

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

Net internal migration: -456

Here:	-30 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Bourbon County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.15 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 136
1995 to 1998: 321
1990 to 1994: 359
1980 to 1989: 576
1970 to 1979: 1,131
1960 to 1969: 653
1950 to 1959: 561
1940 to 1949: 610
1939 or earlier: 2,788

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 68
3 rooms: 96
4 rooms: 529
5 rooms: 1,172
6 rooms: 1,116
7 rooms: 753
8 rooms: 400
9 or more rooms: 429

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

1 room: 27
2 rooms: 121
3 rooms: 255
4 rooms: 401
5 rooms: 406
6 rooms: 234
7 rooms: 65
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 66

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

no bedroom: 21
1 bedroom: 194
2 bedrooms: 1,331
3 bedrooms: 2,220
4 bedrooms: 634
5 or more bedrooms: 163

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bourbon County:

no bedroom: 38
1 bedroom: 432
2 bedrooms: 690
3 bedrooms: 371
4 bedrooms: 41
5 or more bedrooms: 26

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

no vehicle: 179
1 vehicle: 1,161
2 vehicles: 1,838
3 vehicles: 900
4 vehicles: 330
5 or more vehicles: 155

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

no vehicle: 229
1 vehicle: 816
2 vehicles: 425
3 vehicles: 115
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 7

57% of Bourbon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kansas.

Bourbon County:	57.2%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 10564
Northeast: 277
Midwest: 2582
South: 995
West: 797

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (58%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Electricity (14%)
Wood (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (70%)
Electricity (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
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): 244

Here:	13.2%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 96

Here:	9.0%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 29

Here:	4.7%
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)

Bourbon County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $93,000
All Other: $83,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,498,000
General - Other: $802,000

Corrections - Other: $488,000

Police Protection: $339,000

General Public Buildings: $336,000

Parks & Recreation: $289,000

Financial Administration: $284,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $276,000

Health Services - Other: $214,000

Natural Resources - Other: $158,000

Central Staff Services: $140,000

Fire Protection: $89,000

Solid Waste Management: $82,000

Welfare - Other: $55,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $194,000
Higher Education: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $276,000
Interest Earnings: $129,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $362,000
Fire Protection: $66,000

General - Other: $35,000

General Public Building: $29,000

Judicial: $13,000

Police Protection: $6,000

Central Staff: $2,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,119,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $587,000
General Support: $91,000

All Other: $61,000

Health & Hospitals: $10,000
Tax - Property: $4,149,000
Total General Sales: $439,000

NEC: $103,000

Public Utilities: $40,000

Motor Vehicle License: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,896,000

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