Clark County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 2,094 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 749
Renter-occupied apartments: 230

% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

Land area: 975 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

2008 cost of living index in Clark County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Clark County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
Hispanic (4.0%)
Other race (1.9%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	42.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 1,168	(48.9%)
Females: 1,222	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,938
County population in 2003: 2,340
Jobs in 2003: 901

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,250
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:

Clark County:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,771 ($33,857 in 2000)

This county	$35,771
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,695

Clark County	$56,695
Kansas:	$107,800

Median monthly rent in 2000: $386
Institutionalized population: 46
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Clark County in 2000: $653

Clark County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clark County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $596 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clark County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ashland, Minneola, Englewood.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County, Oklahoma , Comanche County , Ford County , Harper County, Oklahoma , Kiowa County , Meade County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Clark County: Acres (A), Sugarloaf (B), Ashland Country Club (C), Letitia (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Josephs and Highland Cemetery (1), Lexington Cemetery (2), Englewood Cemetery (3), Golden Plains Cemetery (4), Minneola Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Perry Lake (A), Proffitt Lake (B), Wells Reservoir (C), Blue Hole (D), Clark County State Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Sandy Creek (A), Hargis Creek (B), Gyp Creek (C), Redoubt Creek (D), Redhole Creek (E), Stink Creek (F), Antelope Creek (G), Hackberry Creek (H), Snake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Clark County: Clark State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location 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: 56
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 68 (21% naturalized citizens)

Clark County:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 37 1990 to 1994: 10 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.5%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,001
One, attached: 8
Two: 7
3 or 4: 9
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 13
20 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 63

Housing units in Clark County with a mortgage: 243 (13 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 338

Agriculture in Clark County
Average size of farms: 1628 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $324080
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $79.27
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: 94.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $330056
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.92%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $95289
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.76
All wheat for grain: 32629 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 285 harvested acres

Clark County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Health care (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Food (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (26%)
Educational services (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Mexico (81%)
Philippines (7%)
Germany (3%)
India (3%)
Ecuador (3%)
Canada (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Clark County:

German (32%)
United States or American (15%)
English (12%)
Irish (11%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
European (2%)

Clark County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 854 (77%)
Carpooled: 115 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Walked: 63 (6%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 65 (6%)

46 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,767.

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,533 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.87%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.31% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($23,156 average AGI)
1.57% relocated from other states ($12,356 average AGI)
Clark County: 1.57%
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 Ford County, KS

1.70% ($39,692 average AGI)

9.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,427 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.42%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.53% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($22,253 average AGI)
2.89% relocated to other states ($11,173 average AGI)
Clark County: 2.89%
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 Ford County, KS

2.14% ($29,059 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Births per 1000 population in Clark County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Clark County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Clark County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 538 (501 aged, 37 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 85.36
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 29406.74
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 4310.710
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54545.45

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1445.470
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1489.270

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42.35
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 43.8

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,344

In family households: 2,035 (602 male householders, 82 female householders)
605 spouses, 672 children (569 natural, 15 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 5 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 309 (110 male householders (104 living alone)), 186 female householders (182 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 46 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 354 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 116 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 286 1-person, 10 2-persons.

95.3% of residents of Clark County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $19,498,000 ($8322 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $134,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,390,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,689,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,586,000
Federal grants: $2,245,000
Federal procurement contracts: $108,000 ($9,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $480,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $44,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $290,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,084,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 117

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 135

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +20

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -104

Here:	-46 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Clark County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 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:	5.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 35
1990 to 1994: 31
1980 to 1989: 57
1970 to 1979: 86
1960 to 1969: 125
1950 to 1959: 147
1940 to 1949: 144
1939 or earlier: 480

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clark County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 66 5 rooms: 166 6 rooms: 174 7 rooms: 134 8 rooms: 70 9+ rooms: 113

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County, Kansas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 51 5 rooms: 35 6 rooms: 59 7 rooms: 25 8 rooms: 7 9+ rooms: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clark County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 202 3 bedrooms: 300 4 bedrooms: 167 5+ bedrooms: 51

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 104 3 bedrooms: 64 4 bedrooms: 34 5+ bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Clark County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 200 2 vehicles: 269 3 vehicles: 181 4 vehicles: 52 5+ vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Clark County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 120 2 vehicles: 66 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 5 5+ vehicles: 0

58% of Clark County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Kansas.

Clark County:	58.4%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 1628
Northeast: 26
Midwest: 176
South: 327
West: 139

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000

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 (77%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Electricity (4%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (67%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Electricity (13%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	0.7%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Clark County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $179,000
All Other: $136,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $701,000
Regular Highways: $693,000

Police Protection: $324,000

Solid Waste Management: $206,000

Central Staff Services: $172,000

Financial Administration: $156,000

Health Services - Other: $152,000

General Public Buildings: $121,000

Natural Resources - Other: $119,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $77,000

Fire Protection: $75,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $24,000
Natural Resources: $12,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $110,000
General Revenue, NEC: $90,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $165,000
General - Other: $154,000

Natural Resource - Other: $64,000

Police Protection: $57,000

Health - Other: $53,000

Solid Waste Management: $39,000

General Public Building: $35,000

Central Staff: $3,000

Judicial: $2,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $592,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $201,000
General Support: $62,000

All Other: $39,000

Health & Hospitals: $5,000
Tax - Property: $2,433,000
NEC: $25,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,003,000

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)

Clark County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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