Cherokee County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 21,555 (49% urban, 51% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,764
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,111

% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

Land area: 587 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.5%), Educational,health and social services (22.0%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Cherokee County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
American Indian (6.0%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Black (0.6%)
Other race (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 10,963	(48.5%)
Females: 11,642	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,348
County population in 2003: 21,911
Jobs in 2003: 6,464

Total labor force in 2004: 11,206
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.0%

Average household size:

Cherokee County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,229 ($30,505 in 2000)

This county	$32,229
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,418

Cherokee County	$62,418
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $381
Institutionalized population: 264
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cherokee County in 2000: $606

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 26
Burglaries: 48
Thefts: 90
Auto thefts: 25

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 65
Thefts: 134
Auto thefts: 23

Cherokee County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $392 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $696 a month.

Cities in this county include: Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Weir, Scammon, West Mineral, Treece, Roseland.

Neighboring counties: Craig County, Oklahoma , Crawford County , Jasper County, Missouri , Labette County , Ottawa County, Oklahoma , Newton County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cherokee County: Cherokee County Fairgrounds (A), Council Corner (B), Captain (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cherokee County include: Council Corner Church (A), Friends Church (B), Friendship Church (C), Pleasantview Church (D), Pleasant View Church (E), Pleasant Hill Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Blue Mound Church (H), Center Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Garrison Cemetery (1), Hosey Hill Cemetery (2), Gandy Cemetery (3), Messer Cemetery (4), Pence Cemetery (5), Baxter Springs Cemetery (6), Beasley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Boone Lake (A), Big Candy Lake (B), Marvin Lake (C), Hubbell Lake (D), Hines Lake (E), Mineral Lake (F), Little Candy Lake (G), Cherokee Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Branch (A), Wolf Creek (B), Long Branch (C), Stink Branch (D), Mulberry Creek (E), Little Fly Creek (F), Taylor Branch (G), Town Creek (H), Turkey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cherokee County include: Strip Pits State Wildlife Management Area (1), Mined Land Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.2%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 781
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 188 (53% naturalized citizens)

Cherokee County:	0.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 49
1990 to 1994: 25
1985 to 1989: 15
1980 to 1984: 14
1975 to 1979: 26
1970 to 1974: 37
1970 to 1974: 5
1965 to 1969: 17

Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.6%

Cherokee County marital status for males

Cherokee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,033
One, attached: 69
Two: 194
3 or 4: 101
5 to 9: 71
10 to 19: 36
20 or more: 44
Mobile homes: 1,381
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 102

Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 2,263 (115 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,157

Agriculture in Cherokee County
Average size of farms: 389 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $66470
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $148.52
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51075
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.81%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $71877
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.57%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.11%
Corn for grain: 20153 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 73397 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 103025 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1496 acres

Cherokee 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 6 fatalities and 44 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 34 people and caused $24 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Printing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Micronesia (17%)
Mexico (16%)
Germany (15%)
United Kingdom (15%)
Vietnam (8%)
Russia (7%)
Korea (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cherokee County:

United States or American (25%)
German (18%)
English (11%)
Irish (10%)
Italian (3%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Dutch (3%)

Cherokee County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,277 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,168 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 219 (2%)
Other means: 69 (1%)
Worked at home: 370 (4%)

People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Kansas

250 people in nursing homes
34 people in other group homes
19 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,076.

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.47% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($10,466 average AGI)
4.30% relocated from other states ($16,827 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 4.30%
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 Jasper County, MO	1.71% ($23,280 average AGI)
from Crawford County, KS	1.31% ($31,615)
from Ottawa County, OK	0.59% ($26,721)
from Labette County, KS	0.37% ($27,741)
from Newton County, MO	0.26% ($33,263)
from Montgomery County, KS	0.14% ($22,900)

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.66% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($5,972 average AGI)
5.08% relocated to other states ($18,822 average AGI)
Cherokee County: 5.08%
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 Jasper County, MO	1.84% ($24,281 average AGI)
to Ottawa County, OK	0.83% ($26,590)
to Crawford County, KS	0.78% ($24,965)
to Newton County, MO	0.29% ($24,571)
to Labette County, KS	0.22% ($17,250)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.14% ($20,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Births per 1000 population in Cherokee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Cherokee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cherokee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,850 (3,179 aged, 671 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,268

In family households: 19,368 (5,008 male householders, 1,293 female householders)
5,051 spouses, 6,758 children (6,091 natural, 197 adopted, 470 stepchildren), 412 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 94 parents, 219 other relatives, 424 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,900 (1,038 male householders (886 living alone)), 1,555 female householders (1,452 living alone)), 307 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 337 (267 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,767 2-persons, 1,477 3-persons, 1,225 4-persons, 551 5-persons, 171 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,338 1-person, 233 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

4,102 married couples with children.
1,214 single-parent households (350 men, 864 women).

97.8% of residents of Cherokee County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $132,318,000 ($6028 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,385,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,906,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,549,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,471,000
Federal grants: $33,076,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,066,000 ($1,267,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,251,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $394,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,714,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,142,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,428

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

Deaths: 1,348

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +23

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

Net internal migration: -1,118

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Cherokee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.78 millions of gallons per day (85% from ground, 15% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 137
1995 to 1998: 651
1990 to 1994: 472
1980 to 1989: 1,111
1970 to 1979: 1,411
1960 to 1969: 1,105
1950 to 1959: 957
1940 to 1949: 868
1939 or earlier: 3,319

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

1 room: 22
2 rooms: 17
3 rooms: 173
4 rooms: 900
5 rooms: 1,976
6 rooms: 1,776
7 rooms: 934
8 rooms: 533
9 or more rooms: 433

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

1 room: 14
2 rooms: 36
3 rooms: 307
4 rooms: 621
5 rooms: 601
6 rooms: 320
7 rooms: 169
8 rooms: 31
9 or more rooms: 12

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

no bedroom: 24
1 bedroom: 299
2 bedrooms: 2,146
3 bedrooms: 3,527
4 bedrooms: 620
5 or more bedrooms: 148

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County:

no bedroom: 16
1 bedroom: 372
2 bedrooms: 1,108
3 bedrooms: 509
4 bedrooms: 106
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 212
1 vehicle: 1,883
2 vehicles: 2,572
3 vehicles: 1,344
4 vehicles: 564
5 or more vehicles: 189

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

no vehicle: 291
1 vehicle: 896
2 vehicles: 715
3 vehicles: 154
4 vehicles: 33
5 or more vehicles: 22

59% of Cherokee 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, 32% lived in Kansas.

Cherokee County:	58.6%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 9909
Northeast: 237
Midwest: 7734
South: 3068
West: 1388

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (55%)
Electricity (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Wood (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (64%)
Electricity (23%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 130

Here:	4.7%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35

Here:	2.7%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 40

Here:	5.8%
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)

Cherokee County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $156,000
All Other: $95,000

Sewerage: $81,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,338,000
General - Other: $1,702,000

Police Protection: $932,000

Health Services - Other: $927,000

Corrections - Other: $793,000

General Public Buildings: $443,000

Financial Administration: $439,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $342,000

Central Staff Services: $271,000

Natural Resources - Other: $200,000

Sewerage: $56,000

Solid Waste Management: $15,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $486,000
Higher Education: $67,000

Natural Resources: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $734,000
Interest Earnings: $323,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $21,000
Regular Highways: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,004,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $919,000
General Support: $456,000

Health & Hospitals: $350,000
Tax - Property: $4,525,000
Total General Sales: $1,184,000

NEC: $246,000

Other Selective Sales: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,240,000

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