Decatur County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 2,51791.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1043.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 521.9%Two or more races
  • 271.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 220.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 220.8%Some other race alone
  • 30.1%Asian alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $133,846

Here:	$133,846
State:	$264,181

Mobile homes: $87,720

Here:	$87,720
State:	$74,712

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 1

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,483 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,224 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Decatur County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oberlin, Norcatur, Jennings, Dresden.

Neighboring counties: Furnas County, Nebraska , Jewell County , Mitchell County , Nuckolls County, Nebraska , Sheridan County , Washington County .

Current college students: 106
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 16 (42.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 142010 or later
• 32000 to 2009
• 01990 to 1999
• 61980 to 1989
• 21970 to 1979
• 7Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,441
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 8
• 3 or 4: 54
• 5 to 9: 14
• 10 to 19: 6
• Mobile homes: 87
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Decatur County with a mortgage: 339 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19

Religion statistics for Decatur County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Decatur County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 3, 2017, FEMA Id: 4319, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 2010 to July 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1932: August 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1932, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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, 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, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1675: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to November 28, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1626: January 26, 2006, FEMA Id: 1626, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 12, 2004 to July 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1535: August 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1535, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood

2.45% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,370 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.45% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($45,370 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

5.11% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($29,759 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.56% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,828 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($9,931 average AGI)

Decatur County:	2.56%
Kansas average:	3.62%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 17.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Decatur County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 645 (251 living alone), Female householders: 709 (307 living alone)

• 629 spouses (629 opposite-sex spouses), 72 unmarried partners, (72 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 622 children (598 natural, 4 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 20 foster children, 0 other relatives, 19 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 49

Size of family households: 474 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 560 1-person, 76 2-persons.

436 married couples with children.
93 single-parent households (45 men, 48 women).

99.3% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $43,005,000 ($13,135 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $242,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,506,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,463,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,262,000
Federal grants: $3,325,000
Federal procurement contracts: $282,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,168,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $499,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,487,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,724,000

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

Here:	-56 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.74 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Decatur County, Kansas
• 02020 or later
• 272010 to 2019
• 722000 to 2009
• 471990 to 1999
• 1101980 to 1989
• 2291970 to 1979
• 2171960 to 1969
• 2191950 to 1959
• 1671940 to 1949
• 5381939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Decatur County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Decatur County, Kansas
• 331 room
• 02 rooms
• 183 rooms
• 724 rooms
• 2445 rooms
• 1116 rooms
• 1627 rooms
• 1498 rooms
• 3299+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur County, Kansas
• 51 room
• 32 rooms
• 13 rooms
• 234 rooms
• 925 rooms
• 536 rooms
• 147 rooms
• 08 rooms
• 659+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Decatur County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Decatur County, Kansas
• 30no bedroom
• 621 bedroom
• 3002 bedrooms
• 3333 bedrooms
• 2634 bedrooms
• 1275+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur County, Kansas
• 5no bedroom
• 121 bedroom
• 1032 bedrooms
• 873 bedrooms
• 354 bedrooms
• 125+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur County, Kansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 23no vehicle
• 2621 vehicle
• 4252 vehicles
• 2053 vehicles
• 1204 vehicles
• 705+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur County in renter-occupied apartments
• 20no vehicle
• 1131 vehicle
• 342 vehicles
• 573 vehicles
• 74 vehicles
• 235+ vehicles

85.8% of Decatur County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 1,776
• Other state: 972
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 471
• South: 128
• West: 338

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 28
• Number of aged recipients: 6
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 22
• Number of recipients under 18: 0
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 18
• Number of recipients older than 64: 0
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 12
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 11

Businesses in Decatur County, KS

• FedEx: 1
• Pizza Hut: 1
• U-Haul: 1

Decatur County on our top lists:

• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"