County population in 2016: 2,894 (all rural); it was 3,472 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 427 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 640 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,135 Renter-occupied apartments: 311 (it was 359 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
32%
Land area: 894 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Decatur County: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,357 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,173 (2.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 12.2%
Decatur County:
12.2%
Kansas:
12.1%
(13.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 52.5 years old
(Males: 52.6 years old, Females: 52.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52.7 years old, Black residents: 57.3 years old, American Indian residents: 61.8 years old, Asian residents: 62.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.7 years old, Other race residents: 18.5 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Decatur County: Prairie View Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Long Island Wastewater Plant (B), Kirwin Wastewater Plant (C), Agra Wastewater Plant (D), Phillipsburg Fairgrounds (E), Phillipsburg Wastewater Plant (F), Logan Wastewater Treatment Facility (G), Bow Creek (H), Hi-Plains Co - Operative Association Grain Elevator Number 8 (I), Rangeland Co - Operative Grain Elevator Number 2 (J), Phillipsburg Golf Club (K), Kansas Highway Patrol Troop D - Phillips (L), Delmar Community Hall (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Decatur County include: Heartland Worship Center (A), Englewood Wesleyan Church (B), Pleasant Ridge Church (C), Saint John Church (D), Pleasant Green Assembly of God (E), Luctor Christian Reformed Church (F), Plum Creek Church (G), Johnson Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (1), Bow Creek Cemetery (2), Lockwood Cemetery (3), Plainview Cemetery (4), Hillsdale Cemetery (5), Kirin Cemetery (6), Marvin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bow Creek (A), Turner Creek (B), Plum Creek (C), Big Creek (D), Ash Creek (E), Starvation Creek (F), Crooked Creek (G), Beaver Creek (H), Wolf Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 106 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 33 (71.6% naturalized citizens)
Decatur County:
1.2%
Whole state:
7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 15
2000 to 2009: 0
1990 to 1999: 0
1980 to 1989: 6
1970 to 1979: 2
Before 1970: 7
Note: State values scaled to Decatur County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,556
One, attached: 13
Two: 50
3 or 4: 44
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 26
20 to 49: 15
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 95
Housing units in Decatur County with a mortgage: 365 (7 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 699
Here:
34.3% with mortgage
State:
59.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Decatur County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
1,357
10
Evangelical Protestant
952
9
Catholic
342
2
None
310
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Decatur 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: 1
Decatur County:
3.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
20.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Decatur County:
10.8%
Kansas:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Decatur County:
29.1%
State:
27.9%
Agriculture in Decatur County:
Average size of farms: 1340 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $308,264 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $109.81 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.78% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $304,898 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.78% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.87% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $118,607 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.43% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.20 Corn for grain: 19420 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 85977 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1741 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Decatur County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 2393427.2 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/10/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Decatur County-area historical earthquake activity is above Kansas state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 323.1 miles away from Decatur County center 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 227.1 miles away from the county center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 307.2 miles away from the county center On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.2 miles away from the county center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 221.7 miles away from Decatur County center On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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
The number of natural disasters in Decatur County (8) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 2
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)
Education, training, and library occupations (17%)
Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
Management occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (45%)
Colombia (27%)
France (9%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Decatur County (%):
German (34%)
American (17%)
English (10%)
Irish (10%)
Swedish (3%)
European (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 804 (72.4%)
Carpooled: 100 (9.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 11 (1.0%)
Walked: 72 (6.5%)
Worked at home: 128 (11.5%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Decatur County, Kansas in 2000:
98 people in nursing homes
18 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
79 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
2 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $44,459.
6.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($29,587 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.09%
Kansas average:
6.43%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.52% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($14,627 average AGI)
3.57% relocated from other states ($14,960 average AGI)
Decatur County:
3.57%
Kansas average:
3.18%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
5.86% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,889 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.86%
Kansas average:
6.89%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.18% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($20,097 average AGI)
2.69% relocated to other states ($11,806 average AGI)
Decatur County:
2.69%
Kansas average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.6
Births per 1000 population in Decatur County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 16.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Decatur County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Decatur County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 15.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 9.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Decatur County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Decatur County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 876 (784 aged, 92 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 67 (13%)
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 Decatur County, Kansas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (98)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (41)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (40)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (28)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (24)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (20)
Unspecified dementia (17)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 30.54 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,920 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,833 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,772
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 564 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,379 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 31
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,894
In family households: 2,022 (391 male householders, 321 female householders)
592 spouses, 596 children (570 natural, 18 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 15 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 798 (369 male householders (349 living alone)), 339 female householders (265 living alone)), 83 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 84
Size of family households: 448 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 616 1-person, 94 2-persons.
363 married couples with children.
143 single-parent households (35 men, 108 women).
98.0% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.1% 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:
Births: 156
Here:
49 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 271
Here:
85 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +22
Here:
+7 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -180
Here:
-56 per 1000 residents
State:
-21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Decatur County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.74 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 35
2010 to 2013: 7
2000 to 2009: 49
1990 to 1999: 100
1980 to 1989: 116
1970 to 1979: 222
1960 to 1969: 214
1950 to 1959: 225
1940 to 1949: 209
1939 or earlier: 628
Note: State values scaled to Decatur population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Decatur County, Kansas
Note: State values scaled to Decatur County population
no vehicle: 29
1 vehicle: 281
2 vehicles: 437
3 vehicles: 172
4 vehicles: 83
5+ vehicles: 52
no vehicle: 71
1 vehicle: 110
2 vehicles: 144
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 19
5+ vehicles: 16
87% of Decatur County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Kansas.
Decatur County:
87.3%
State average:
83.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,915
Other state: 926
Northeast: 31
Midwest: 499
South: 123
West: 275
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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