Coffey County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 8,454 (31% urban, 69% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,731
Renter-occupied apartments: 758

% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

Land area: 630 sq. mi.
Water area: 24.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

2008 cost of living index in Coffey County: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (17.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 66%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Coffey County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

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

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 4,347	(49.0%)
Females: 4,518	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $35,435
County population in 2003: 8,841
Jobs in 2003: 4,106

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,997
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Coffey County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,978 ($37,839 in 2000)

This county	$39,978
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,783

Coffey County	$80,783
Kansas:	$107,800

Median monthly rent in 2000: $394
Institutionalized population: 126
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Coffey County in 2000: $694

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 23
Thefts: 53
Auto thefts: 7

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 20
Thefts: 49
Auto thefts: 4

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2004 Presidential Election results in Coffey County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $504 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Coffey County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: Burlington, Lebo, Le Roy, Waverly, New Strawn, Gridley.

Neighboring counties: Allen County , Anderson County , Franklin County , Greenwood County , Lyon County , Osage County , Woodson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Moody Intersection (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Coffey County include: Church of Christ (A), Church of the Brethren (B), Seward Avenue Baptist Church (C), Scott Valley Church (D), Prairie View Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Bailey Cemetery (2), Baker Cemetery (3), Cola Hill Cemetery (4), Big Creek Cemetery (5), Sherwood Cemetery (6), Wooster Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mathias Lake (A), John Redmond Reservoir (B), Gridley Lake (C), Birk Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Badger Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Logwater Branch (C), Fourmile Creek (D), Long Creek (E), Sand Creek (F), Loss Creek (G), Kennedy Creek (H), Tauckett Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Coffey County include: Hartford Recreation Area (1), Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (2), Redmond Cove North Recreation Area (3), Otter Creek Recreation Area (4), Otter Creek State Wildlife Management Area (5), Redmond Cove South Recreation Area (6), Hickory Creek West Recreation Area (7), Hickory Creek East Recreation Area (8), Strawn Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 280
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 70 (40% naturalized citizens)

Coffey County:	0.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 20 1990 to 1994: 13 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 3

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.3%

Coffey County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,044
One, attached: 39
Two: 69
3 or 4: 57
5 to 9: 35
10 to 19: 23
20 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 588

Housing units in Coffey County with a mortgage: 960 (62 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 790

Agriculture in Coffey County
Average size of farms: 553 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $63194
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $107.64
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52381
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $83264
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.96
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.15%
Corn for grain: 17118 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 24512 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 62336 harvested acres

Coffey County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Utilities (19%)
Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Computer and electronic products (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (15%)
Utilities (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Engineers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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

India (24%)
Mexico (24%)
Germany (20%)
Philippines (11%)
El Salvador (6%)
Vietnam (4%)
Chile (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Coffey County:

German (32%)
United States or American (17%)
English (11%)
Irish (11%)
Welsh (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Coffey County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,494 (80%)
Carpooled: 478 (11%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 82 (2%)
Other means: 17 (0%)
Worked at home: 289 (7%)

People in group quarters in Coffey County, Kansas

114 people in nursing homes
44 people in homes for the mentally retarded
12 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 $46,852.

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,087 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.95% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($22,393 average AGI)
1.82% relocated from other states ($9,694 average AGI)
Coffey County: 1.82%
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 Lyon County, KS	1.33% ($35,209 average AGI)
from Franklin County, KS	0.49% ($23,688)
from Shawnee County, KS	0.34% ($30,727)

7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.57% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($22,828 average AGI)
1.75% relocated to other states ($10,601 average AGI)
Coffey County: 1.75%
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 Lyon County, KS	1.45% ($26,106 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.49% ($28,125)
to Shawnee County, KS	0.46% ($30,667)
to Douglas County, KS	0.40% ($25,462)
to Osage County, KS	0.40% ($42,154)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Births per 1000 population in Coffey County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Coffey County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Coffey County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,523 (1,366 aged, 157 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.42
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14910.38
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 890.510
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44594.13

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1220.780
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 863.760
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 34.55

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 57.58

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.52

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,694

In family households: 7,584 (2,152 male householders, 358 female householders)
2,183 spouses, 2,598 children (2,392 natural, 66 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 59 other relatives, 131 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,110 (416 male householders (366 living alone)), 579 female householders (539 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 171 (129 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,240 2-persons, 470 3-persons, 471 4-persons, 230 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 905 1-person, 61 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

96.5% of residents of Coffey County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $56,576,000 ($6459 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,870,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,874,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,587,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,520,000
Federal grants: $11,214,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,824,000 ($1,327,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,557,000 ($274,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $165,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,248,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,346,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 559

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 577

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +13

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

Net internal migration: -161

Here:	-19 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Coffey County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.75 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 54
1995 to 1998: 253
1990 to 1994: 240
1980 to 1989: 479
1970 to 1979: 789
1960 to 1969: 314
1950 to 1959: 275
1940 to 1949: 194
1939 or earlier: 1,278

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Coffey County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 275 5 rooms: 781 6 rooms: 649 7 rooms: 380 8 rooms: 305 9+ rooms: 289

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coffey County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 30 3 rooms: 87 4 rooms: 218 5 rooms: 219 6 rooms: 108 7 rooms: 45 8 rooms: 35 9+ rooms: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Coffey County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 71 2 bedrooms: 767 3 bedrooms: 1,352 4 bedrooms: 389 5+ bedrooms: 152

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coffey County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 127 2 bedrooms: 340 3 bedrooms: 215 4 bedrooms: 55 5+ bedrooms: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Coffey County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 74 1 vehicle: 567 2 vehicles: 1,014 3 vehicles: 610 4 vehicles: 334 5+ vehicles: 132

Cars and other vehicles available in Coffey County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 101 1 vehicle: 305 2 vehicles: 258 3 vehicles: 70 4 vehicles: 18 5+ vehicles: 6

62% of Coffey County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kansas.

Coffey County:	62.0%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 6579
Northeast: 137
Midwest: 810
South: 795
West: 437

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,100

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 (54%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Electricity (10%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (54%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Electricity (19%) 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): 23

Here:	2.1%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	1.1%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37

Here:	19.9%
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.)

Coffey County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $15,091,000
Solid Waste Management: $182,000

All Other: $180,000

Sewerage: $13,000
Construction - General: $1,154,000
Regular Highways: $556,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $14,582,000
Regular Highways: $4,221,000

General - Other: $2,028,000

Health Services - Other: $1,597,000

Police Protection: $1,057,000

Libraries: $972,000

Fire Protection: $756,000

Natural Resources - Other: $514,000

General Public Buildings: $505,000

Financial Administration: $470,000

Parks & Recreation: $424,000

Central Staff Services: $330,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $236,000

Solid Waste Management: $198,000

Air Transportation: $180,000

Sewerage: $2,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $240,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Housing & Community Development: $162,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,347,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,614,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,976,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,986,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $638,000
Interest Earnings: $122,000

Special Assessments: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $1,182,000
General - Other: $338,000

Solid Waste Management: $107,000

Sewerage: $70,000

Natural Resource - Other: $68,000

Housing & Community Development: $45,000

Health - Other: $26,000

Judicial: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,150,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $138,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $449,000
General Support: $17,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $16,715,000
NEC: $130,000

Other Selective Sales: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $10,930,000

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)

Coffey 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)