Cowley 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 (25.6%), Manufacturing (23.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Cowley County, Kansas:

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

Males: 17,747	(48.9%)
Females: 18,544	(51.1%)

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Cowley County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,188
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$362
State:	$479

Cowley County:	$82,402
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $106,566

Here:	$106,566
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $97,365

Here:	$97,365
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $100,314

Here:	$100,314
State:	$121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $75,214

Here:	$75,214
State:	$101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $58,011

Here:	$58,011
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $36,911

Here:	$36,911
State:	$34,057

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $6,500

Here:	$6,500
State:	$58,726

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 28
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 109
• Auto thefts: 16

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 75
• Thefts: 96
• Auto thefts: 11

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cowley County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: Winfield, Arkansas City, Udall, Burden, Dexter, Atlanta, Cambridge.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , Chautauqua County , Elk County , Kay County, Oklahoma , Osage County, Oklahoma , Sedgwick County , Sumner County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cowley County: Winfield Junction (A), Ferguson Ranch (B), Fulsom Ranch (C), Grouse Creek Club (D), Boone Ranch (E), Mills Ranch (F), Otto (G), Camp Ko-Ha-Me (H), Camp Quaker Haven (I), Ramsey Ranch (J), Cherokee Strip Museum (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cowley County include: Walnut Valley Church (A), Timber Creek Church (B), Grandview Church (C), Pleasant Valley Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Prairie View Church (F), Hicks Chapel (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hope Cemetery (1), Cowley Cemetery (2), Memorial Lawn Cemetery (3), Patton Cemetery (4), Parker Cemetery (5), Silver Creek Cemetery (6), Silverdale Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Wynds (A), Lake Louise (B), Cowley County State Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gardners Branch (A), Horse Creek (B), Stalter Branch (C), Rush Creek (D), Stewart Creek (E), Antelope Creek (F), Franklin Creek (G), Pebble Creek (H), Acker Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cowley County include: Cowley County State Park (1), Cowley State Fishing Lake (2), Greens Farm Park (3), Kaw Wildlife Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.0%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 2,584
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 902 (31% naturalized citizens)

Cowley County:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,163
• One, attached: 195
• Two: 330
• 3 or 4: 515
• 5 to 9: 139
• 10 to 19: 85
• 20 or more: 523
• Mobile homes: 1,697
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Cowley County with a mortgage: 4,304 (488 second mortgage, 384 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,220

Here:	57.2% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Cowley 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 one fatality and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/26/1991, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Cowley County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from Cowley County center
On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1991 at 05:00:26, a magnitude 3.0 (2.9 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.6 miles away from Cowley County center
On 1/14/1993 at 17:06:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.0 miles away from the 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 93.2 miles away from Cowley County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,285 (82%) Carpooled: 1,742 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 27 (0%) Walked: 445 (3%) Other means: 85 (1%) Worked at home: 585 (4%)

5.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.97%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.27% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($15,270 average AGI)
2.71% relocated from other states ($14,205 average AGI)

Cowley County:	2.71%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Sedgwick County, KS	1.09% ($26,526 average AGI)
from Sumner County, KS	0.49% ($28,593)
from Kay County, OK	0.35% ($25,791)
from Butler County, KS	0.31% ($32,842)
from Chautauqua County, KS	0.12% ($21,533)
from Reno County, KS	0.10% ($35,583)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.08% ($15,200)

6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,307 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.45%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.41% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($16,268 average AGI)
3.04% relocated to other states ($15,039 average AGI)

Cowley County:	3.04%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Sedgwick County, KS	1.42% ($34,382 average AGI)
to Sumner County, KS	0.43% ($21,453)
to Kay County, OK	0.41% ($31,440)
to Butler County, KS	0.30% ($34,027)
to Douglas County, KS	0.14% ($34,294)
to Johnson County, KS	0.11% ($45,286)
to Oklahoma County, OK	0.08% ($20,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,313 (5,431 aged, 882 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 29,514 (7,880 male householders, 1,807 female householders)

  8,081 spouses, 10,241 children (9,333 natural, 300 adopted, 608 stepchildren), 409 grandchildren, 155 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 294 other relatives, 574 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,986 (1,851 male householders (1,564 living alone)), 2,535 female householders (2,357 living alone)), 600 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,791 (428 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,496 2-persons, 2,026 3-persons, 1,834 4-persons, 925 5-persons, 303 6-persons, 103 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,921 1-person, 361 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 42 4-persons.

95.3% of residents of Cowley County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $268,098,000 ($7495 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $67,783,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $95,612,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,985,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,266,000
Federal grants: $41,290,000
Federal procurement contracts: $69,567,000 ($63,312,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,379,000 ($385,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,565,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,604,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,963,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-42 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.90 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

56% of Cowley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Kansas.

Cowley County:	56.2%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 24931
• Northeast: 473
• Midwest: 2675
• South: 5363
• West: 1787

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,700

Here:	7.5%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	4.0%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	40.4%
Kansas:	13.8%

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