Brown County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.9%), Manufacturing (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Brown County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 5,181	(48.3%)
Females: 5,543	(51.7%)

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Brown County:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,343
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$290
State:	$479

Brown County:	$82,974
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $100,025

Here:	$100,025
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $35,908

Here:	$35,908
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $31,856

Here:	$31,856
State:	$121,931

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $17,181

Here:	$17,181
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $21,414

Here:	$21,414
State:	$34,057

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 31
• Auto thefts: 6

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 34
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown 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: Hiawatha, Horton, Everest, Morrill, Fairview, Robinson, Reserve, Powhattan, Willis, Hamlin.

Neighboring counties: Atchison County , Doniphan County , Jackson County , Nemaha County , Richardson County, Nebraska .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Brown County: Lakeview Country Club (A), Mission Lake Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Brown County include: Lane Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Zion Church (B), Upper Wolf Church (C), American Church (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Kickapoo Indian Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Paul Cemetery (1), Saint Peters Cemetery (2), Partlow Cemetery (3), Isley Cemetery (4), Shelton Cemetery (5), Fairview Cemetery (6), Congregational Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Brown County State Lake (A), Lake Hiawatha (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Fork Wolf River (A), North Fork Wolf River (B), Spring Branch (C), Spring Creek (D), Squaw Creek (E), Pedee Creek (F), Hazel Creek (G), Mulberry Creek (H), Terrapin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Brown County include: Brown County State Park (1), Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 349
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 135 (56% naturalized citizens)

Brown County:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,032
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 126
• 3 or 4: 139
• 5 to 9: 117
• 10 to 19: 25
• 20 or more: 93
• Mobile homes: 267

Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 1,067 (54 second mortgage, 59 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,237

Here:	46.3% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Brown County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 5.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Brown County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 94% 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 56.7 miles away from Brown County center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.9 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 57.7 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 67.5 miles away from Brown County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,935 (81%) Carpooled: 479 (10%) Walked: 134 (3%) Other means: 38 (1%) Worked at home: 297 (6%)

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.63% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,283 average AGI)
2.27% relocated from other states ($9,173 average AGI)

Brown County:	2.27%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Nemaha County, KS	0.78% ($29,533 average AGI)
from Atchison County, KS	0.44% ($18,941)
from Doniphan County, KS	0.42% ($27,500)
from Jackson County, KS	0.34% ($27,154)

7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.09%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.49% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($18,876 average AGI)
2.60% relocated to other states ($9,171 average AGI)

Brown County:	2.60%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Shawnee County, KS	0.70% ($32,259 average AGI)
to Atchison County, KS	0.57% ($22,364)
to Nemaha County, KS	0.57% ($25,864)
to Jackson County, KS	0.39% ($26,800)
to Doniphan County, KS	0.36% ($33,429)
to Johnson County, KS	0.34% ($41,385)
to Riley County, KS	0.31% ($28,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,190 (1,928 aged, 262 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,052 (2,393 male householders, 571 female householders)

  2,321 spouses, 3,253 children (2,995 natural, 127 adopted, 131 stepchildren), 100 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 143 other relatives, 195 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,472 (505 male householders (437 living alone)), 837 female householders (803 living alone)), 130 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 200 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,445 2-persons, 555 3-persons, 554 4-persons, 262 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,240 1-person, 96 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

95.7% of residents of Brown County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $91,829,000 ($8862 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,022,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,517,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,178,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,854,000
Federal grants: $18,514,000
Federal procurement contracts: $745,000 ($15,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,019,000 ($7,677,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $254,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,912,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,546,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-50 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (55% from ground, 45% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

62% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Kansas.

Brown County:	61.9%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 7493
• Northeast: 69
• Midwest: 2122
• South: 445
• West: 403

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,600

Here:	2.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	3.6%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	10.2%
Kansas:	13.8%

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