County population in 2014: 39,290 (65% urban, 35% rural); it was 38,242 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,503 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,162 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,970 Renter-occupied apartments: 6,064 (it was 5,534 in 2000)
% of renters here:
36%
State:
32%
Land area: 593 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 66 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Crawford County: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $37,724 ($29,409 in 1999)
This county:
$37,724
Kansas:
$53,906
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $504 (lower quartile is $383, upper quartile is $654)
This county:
$504
State:
$601
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $91,887 (it was $55,000 in 2000)
Crawford:
$91,887
Kansas:
$141,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,814 - $159,470 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,006 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $403
Institutionalized population: 610
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 27
Burglaries: 80
Thefts: 147
Auto thefts: 14
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 34
Burglaries: 104
Thefts: 181
Auto thefts: 24
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,326 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,030 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 22.0%
(20.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.1% for Black residents, 19.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.4% for American Indian residents, 35.8% for other race residents, 43.6% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 21.1%
Crawford County:
21.1%
Kansas:
13.0%
(19.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.8% for Black residents, 17.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.4% for American Indian residents, 29.3% for other race residents, 49.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 32 years old
(Males: 30 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35 years old, Black residents: 26 years old, American Indian residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 23 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Crawford County is $412 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $730 a month.
Current college students: 5,069 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,040 (27% naturalized citizens)
Crawford County:
2.7%
Whole state:
5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 591
1990 to 1994: 127
1985 to 1989: 54
1980 to 1984: 73
1975 to 1979: 37
1970 to 1974: 43
1970 to 1974: 26
1965 to 1969: 89
Note: State values scaled to Crawford County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 13,357
One, attached: 184
Two: 630
3 or 4: 455
5 to 9: 443
10 to 19: 307
20 or more: 507
Mobile homes: 1,328
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Crawford County with a mortgage: 3,788 (199 second mortgage, 375 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,860
Here:
49.5% with mortgage
State:
65.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Crawford County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
7,107
38
Catholic
6,000
4
Mainline Protestant
4,741
24
Other
731
5
None
20,555
-
Crawford County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Crawford County:
1.55 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
1.03 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
0.51 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Crawford County:
4.65 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 33
This county:
8.52 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Crawford County:
8.7%
Kansas:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Crawford County:
29.8%
State:
27.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.2%
State:
13.4%
Agriculture in Crawford County:
Average size of farms: 413 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $50,889 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $128.01 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.26% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.28% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $47,650 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.75% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.54% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63,091 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.06% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.23 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.74% Corn for grain: 29055 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 33805 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 70222 harvested acres Land in orchards: 102 acres
Earthquake activity:
Crawford County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 212.6 miles away from Crawford County center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 213.9 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 278.0 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 281.0 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 289.5 miles away from Crawford County center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 214.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1885: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 25, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1849: June 25, 2009, FEMA Id: 1849, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1741: February 01, 2008, FEMA Id: 1741, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2007 to July 25, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1711: July 02, 2007, FEMA Id: 1711, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Kansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 30, 2005 to July 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1600: August 23, 2005, FEMA Id: 1600, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 04, 2005 to January 06, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1579: February 08, 2005, FEMA Id: 1579, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Heavy Rain
8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Crawford County (18) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 12, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Management occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (24%)
Taiwan (13%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Canada (5%)
Japan (5%)
Other Western Asia (3%)
Honduras (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Crawford County (%):
German (23%)
United States or American (12%)
English (10%)
Irish (10%)
Italian (9%)
French (except Basque) (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 14,863 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,772 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 48 (0%)
Motorcycle: 26 (0%)
Bicycle: 92 (1%)
Walked: 542 (3%)
Other means: 67 (0%)
Worked at home: 628 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Crawford County, Kansas in 2000:
949 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
575 people in nursing homes
77 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
71 people in other nonhousehold living situations
62 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
31 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
24 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
10 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Crawford County, Kansas in 2010:
1,090 people in college/university student housing
423 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
93 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
69 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
32 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
28 people in residential treatment centers for adults
25 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
7 people in other noninstitutional facilities
6 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $43,641.
6.38% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($26,724 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.38%
Kansas average:
6.43%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.48% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($13,049 average AGI)
2.89% relocated from other states ($13,676 average AGI)
Crawford County:
2.89%
Kansas average:
3.18%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.19% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,496 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.19%
Kansas average:
6.89%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.29% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($12,301 average AGI)
3.90% relocated to other states ($16,194 average AGI)
Crawford County:
3.90%
Kansas average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.8
Births per 1000 population in Crawford County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Crawford County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Crawford County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 16.3% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Crawford County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Crawford County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,332 (5,193 aged, 1,139 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 647 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Crawford County, Kansas in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (665)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (597)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (415)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (268)
Pneumonia, unspecified (202)
Unspecified dementia (159)
Congestive heart failure (154)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (147)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.25 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,684 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 470 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,923
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,324 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,154 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 50 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 102
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 174.6. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 100.3
Other - 74.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 37,361
In family households: 28,378 (6,498 male householders, 2,787 female householders)
6,861 spouses, 9,834 children (8,897 natural, 300 adopted, 637 stepchildren), 582 grandchildren, 298 brothers or sisters, 194 parents, 291 other relatives, 917 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,983 (3,111 male householders (2,090 living alone)), 3,333 female householders (2,596 living alone)), 2,539 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,773 (610 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,278 2-persons, 2,121 3-persons, 1,629 4-persons, 815 5-persons, 309 6-persons, 133 7-or-more-persons.
6,046 married couples with children.
2,013 single-parent households (494 men, 1,519 women).
95.2% of residents of Crawford County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $231,972,000 ($6,095 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $5,289,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $96,725,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $60,016,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,447,000 Federal grants: $59,458,000 Federal procurement contracts: $3,210,000 ($132,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $8,117,000 ($1,133,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,520,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,575,000 Federal Government insurance: $21,422,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,729
Here:
71 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 2,437
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +540
Here:
+14 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -778
Here:
-20 per 1000 residents
State:
-21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Crawford County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.06 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 255
2000 to 2009: 2,343
1990 to 1999: 1,800
1980 to 1989: 1,460
1970 to 1979: 2,849
1960 to 1969: 1,656
1950 to 1959: 1,783
1940 to 1949: 1,142
1939 or earlier: 4,550
Note: State values scaled to Crawford population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Crawford County, Kansas
Note: State values scaled to Crawford County population
no vehicle: 455
1 vehicle: 2,574
2 vehicles: 4,147
3 vehicles: 1,808
4 vehicles: 691
5+ vehicles: 295
no vehicle: 690
1 vehicle: 2,463
2 vehicles: 1,773
3 vehicles: 473
4 vehicles: 114
5+ vehicles: 21
52% of Crawford 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, 55% lived in Kansas.
Crawford County:
51.7%
State average:
53.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 25,115
Northeast: 435
Midwest: 6,598
South: 3,150
West: 1,703
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Crawford County
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