Comanche County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 1,888 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 641
Renter-occupied apartments: 231

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Land area: 788 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Comanche County: 70.2 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 57%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 23%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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Races in Comanche County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Other race (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	46.9 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 951	(48.3%)
Females: 1,016	(51.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,070
County population in 2003: 1,914
Jobs in 2003: 746

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,047
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.8%

Average household size:

Comanche County:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,358 ($29,415 in 1999)

This county:	$34,358
Kansas:	$47,451

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $248 (lower quartile is $157, upper quartile is $318)

This county:	$248
State:	$479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $49,203 (it was $31,800 in 2000)

Comanche County:	$49,203
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $23,512 - $88,129

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $68,376
Here: $68,376
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $19,230
Here: $19,230
State: $140,198

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $74,802
Here: $74,802
State: $102,831

Mobile homes: $20,319
Here: $20,319
State: $34,057

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,023
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $233

Institutionalized population: 70

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2004 Presidential Election results in Comanche County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $494 (1.6%)

Comanche County household income distribution in 2007

Comanche County home values distribution

Comanche County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Comanche County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Coldwater, Protection, Wilmore.

Neighboring counties: Barber County , Clark County , Harper County, Oklahoma , Kiowa County , Woods County, Oklahoma .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Camp Lark (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Comanche County: Antioch Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Avilla Cemetery (1), Mennonite Cemetery (2), Nescatunga Cemetery (3), Crown Hill Cemetery (4), Protection Cemetery (5), Powell Township Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Horse Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Nichols Creek (C), Nescatunga Creek (D), Mustang Creek (E), Kiowa Creek (F), Red Fork Creek (G), Indian Creek (H), Dunlap Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Comanche County: Sunflower Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	3.9%
Kansas:	6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 31
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 21 (29% naturalized citizens)

Comanche County:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 3

Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.9%

Comanche County marital status for males

Comanche County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 964
One, attached: 19
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 7
10 to 19: 13
20 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 60

Housing units in Comanche County with a mortgage: 154 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 317

Here:	32.7% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,461
Total congregations: 13

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mennonite Church USA	Other
Adherents	533 (36.5%)	394 (27.0%)	170 (11.6%)	147 (10.1%)	217 (14.9%)
Congregations	3 (23.1%)	2 (15.4%)	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)	6 (46.2%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Comanche County - Coldwater, Protection, Wilmore

Agriculture in Comanche County
Average size of farms: 1631 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $93998
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $90873
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.44%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $109371
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.21
Corn for grain: 1431 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 35846 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1263 harvested acres

Comanche County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/24/1950, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Comanche County-area historical earthquake activity is above Kansas state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from Comanche County center
On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/25/1999 at 23:19:58, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 16.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/14/1993 at 17:06:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from Comanche County center
On 4/29/1994 at 03:28:58, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/7/1999 at 05:16:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.4 miles away from Comanche County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
Construction (13%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Utilities (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Educational services (18%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (25%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (38%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Poland (14%)
Philippines (14%)
France (10%)
Other Eastern Africa (10%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Comanche County (%):

German (29%)
United States or American (16%)
English (13%)
Irish (13%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Dutch (3%)
Russian (2%)

Comanche County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 746 (77%)
Carpooled: 80 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 59 (6%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 63 (7%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

70 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,148.

2.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,211 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	2.77%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Kansas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

7.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,679 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.73%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.83% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($21,536 average AGI)
2.90% relocated to other states ($11,143 average AGI)
Comanche County: 2.90%
Kansas average: 3.95%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Births per 1000 population in Comanche County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Comanche County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Comanche County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 492 (449 aged, 43 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 52.55
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10772.46
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 735.680
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33053.07

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 826.870
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1395.350

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 51.68

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,897

In family households: 1,566 (495 male householders, 60 female householders)
485 spouses, 448 children (399 natural, 8 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 5 other relatives, 46 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 331 (125 male householders (123 living alone)), 196 female householders (189 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 70 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 315 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 94 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 312 1-person, 9 2-persons.

98.4% of residents of Comanche County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $17,270,000 ($9075 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $134,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,700,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,633,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,576,000
Federal grants: $2,843,000
Federal procurement contracts: $83,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $434,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $14,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $115,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,925,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 84

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 175

Here:	90 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -3

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +69

Here:	+36 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Comanche County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 74
1970 to 1979: 61
1960 to 1969: 72
1950 to 1959: 105
1940 to 1949: 167
1939 or earlier: 581

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Comanche County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 39 5 rooms: 172 6 rooms: 155 7 rooms: 112 8 rooms: 56 9+ rooms: 86

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Comanche County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 45 5 rooms: 70 6 rooms: 45 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 7 9+ rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Comanche County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 31 2 bedrooms: 175 3 bedrooms: 308 4 bedrooms: 100 5+ bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Comanche County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 72 3 bedrooms: 87 4 bedrooms: 14 5+ bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Comanche County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 21 1 vehicle: 159 2 vehicles: 274 3 vehicles: 121 4 vehicles: 50 5+ vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Comanche County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 92 2 vehicles: 77 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 18 5+ vehicles: 7

60% of Comanche County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Kansas.

Comanche County:	60.4%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 1307
Northeast: 31
Midwest: 122
South: 373
West: 102

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (72.9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23.2%) Electricity (2.7%) Wood (1.2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (49.4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31.2%) Electricity (18.6%) Other fuel (0.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	1.5%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	2.1%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	13.8%
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 (Noninst.)

Comanche County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $2,059,000
All Other: $105,000

Solid Waste Management: $12,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $2,179,000
Regular Highways: $654,000

Health Services - Other: $470,000

General - Other: $435,000

Police Protection: $167,000

Financial Administration: $149,000

General Public Buildings: $148,000

Fire Protection: $140,000

Central Staff Services: $132,000

Natural Resources - Other: $114,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $47,000

Solid Waste Management: $34,000

Air Transportation: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $71,000
General Revenue, NEC: $40,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $193,000
Own Hospitals: $42,000

Health - Other: $18,000

Central Staff: $10,000

Fire Protection: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,584,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $163,000
General Support: $63,000

Health & Hospitals: $36,000
Tax - Property: $2,286,000
NEC: $23,000

Other Selective Sales: $11,000

Motor Vehicle License: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,091,000

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)

Comanche County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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

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