Crawford County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 38,860 (63% urban, 37% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,970
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,534

% of renters here:	36%
State:	31%

Land area: 593 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 64 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	6.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

2008 cost of living index in Crawford County: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (30.2%), Manufacturing (16.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Crawford County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Black (1.8%)
American Indian (1.8%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Other race (1.1%)

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

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 18,634	(48.7%)
Females: 19,608	(51.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,425
County population in 2003: 38,288
Jobs in 2003: 20,035

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Total labor force in 2004: 19,746
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.0%

Average household size:

Crawford County:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,071 ($29,409 in 2000)

This county	$31,071
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,867

Crawford County	$71,867
Kansas:	$107,800

Median monthly rent in 2000: $451
Institutionalized population: 698
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Crawford 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: 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

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2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 52.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $520 (1.0%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Pittsburg, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Cherokee, Mulberry, McCune, Arcadia, Walnut, Hepler.

Neighboring counties: Bourbon County , Barton County, Missouri , Cherokee County , Jasper County, Missouri , Labette County , Neosho County , Vernon County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Crawford County: Farlington Fish Hatchery (A), Howe Station (B), Scotts Camp (C), Walnut Grange Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Crawford County include: Lebanon Church (A), Green Elm Church (B), Round Prairie Church (C), Osage Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Dietz Cemetery (1), West Union Cemetery (2), Garden of Memories Cemetery (3), Frontenac Cemetery (4), Lone Star Cemetery (5), Frog Cemetery (6), Fowler Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Frisco Lake (A), Lake Crawford (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Limestone Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Elm Creek (C), Thunderbolt Creek (D), East Cow Creek (E), Dry Branch (F), Pony Creek (G), Richland Creek (H), Second Cow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Crawford County include: Crawford County State Park Number One (1), Crawford State Fishing Lake Number One (2), Crawford State Park (3), Mulberry City Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.0%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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

Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.4%

Crawford County marital status for males

Crawford County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Crawford County
Average size of farms: 413 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $50889
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: $47650
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: $63091
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

Crawford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 4.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/15/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Health care (20%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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%)

Crawford County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Crawford County, Kansas

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

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,305.

7.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,856 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.38%
Kansas average:	7.39%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Crawford County: 0.27%
Kansas average: 0.18%

3.91% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($12,522 average AGI)
3.20% relocated from other states ($13,128 average AGI)
Crawford County: 3.20%
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 Cherokee County, KS	0.44% ($24,965 average AGI)
from Bourbon County, KS	0.41% ($22,192)
from Montgomery County, KS	0.41% ($15,423)
from Jasper County, MO	0.38% ($27,245)
from Johnson County, KS	0.34% ($31,432)
from Labette County, KS	0.32% ($26,049)
from Barton County, MO	0.27% ($23,706)

8.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,873 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.05%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.96% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($13,233 average AGI)
4.10% relocated to other states ($14,640 average AGI)
Crawford County: 4.10%
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 Cherokee County, KS	0.74% ($31,615 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.67% ($37,103)
to Jasper County, MO	0.50% ($26,531)
to Bourbon County, KS	0.46% ($20,800)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.33% ($29,548)
to Labette County, KS	0.25% ($28,406)
to Douglas County, KS	0.20% ($18,192)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Births per 1000 population in Crawford County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

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 2003: 5.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Crawford County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,491 (5,478 aged, 1,013 disabled)
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: 16684.18
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 470.310
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48922.75

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1323.840
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1153.790
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13.08

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 49.5
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 102.040

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15.7

Household type by relationship

Households: 36,427

In family households: 28,753 (7,437 male householders, 2,066 female householders)
7,541 spouses, 10,055 children (9,163 natural, 278 adopted, 614 stepchildren), 374 grandchildren, 249 brothers or sisters, 213 parents, 248 other relatives, 570 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,674 (2,702 male householders (1,982 living alone)), 3,311 female householders (2,765 living alone)), 1,661 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,815 (675 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,419 2-persons, 2,128 3-persons, 1,772 4-persons, 817 5-persons, 247 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,747 1-person, 965 2-persons, 254 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 5 6-persons.

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 ($6095 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:

1999 to March 2000: 261
1995 to 1998: 1,005
1990 to 1994: 992
1980 to 1989: 1,472
1970 to 1979: 2,635
1960 to 1969: 1,741
1950 to 1959: 2,113
1940 to 1949: 1,459
1939 or earlier: 5,543

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Crawford County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 196 4 rooms: 1,161 5 rooms: 3,016 6 rooms: 2,209 7 rooms: 1,613 8 rooms: 887 9+ rooms: 857

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crawford County, Kansas:
	1 room: 183 2 rooms: 445 3 rooms: 919 4 rooms: 1,475 5 rooms: 1,385 6 rooms: 698 7 rooms: 279 8 rooms: 106 9+ rooms: 44

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Crawford County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 314 2 bedrooms: 3,096 3 bedrooms: 4,799 4 bedrooms: 1,397 5+ bedrooms: 356

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crawford County:
	no bedroom: 239 1 bedroom: 1,297 2 bedrooms: 2,605 3 bedrooms: 1,187 4 bedrooms: 171 5+ bedrooms: 35

Cars and other vehicles available in Crawford County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 455 1 vehicle: 2,574 2 vehicles: 4,147 3 vehicles: 1,808 4 vehicles: 691 5+ vehicles: 295

Cars and other vehicles available in Crawford County in renter-occupied apartments
	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: 25115
Northeast: 435
Midwest: 6598
South: 3150
West: 1703

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 houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Electricity (11%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 419

Here:	11.2%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 162

Here:	7.7%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 95

Here:	2.1%
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.)

Crawford County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $2,725,000
Solid Waste Management: $241,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $5,431,000
Regular Highways: $2,500,000

Health Services - Other: $2,274,000

Police Protection: $1,437,000

Corrections - Other: $1,324,000

Financial Administration: $871,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $715,000

Central Staff Services: $460,000

General Public Buildings: $330,000

Natural Resources - Other: $278,000

Parks & Recreation: $48,000

Solid Waste Management: $20,000
General - Interest on Debt: $358,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,301,000
Higher Education: $119,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $210,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,854,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,051,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $803,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $926,000
Interest Earnings: $137,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $367,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,675,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $105,000
Beginning: $70,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $340,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,033,000
General Support: $800,000

Health & Hospitals: $436,000
Tax - Property: $7,431,000
Total General Sales: $5,133,000

NEC: $361,000

Motor Vehicle License: $31,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,502,000

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)

Crawford County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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