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Doniphan County, KS mapCounty population in 2005: 7,816 (12% urban, 88% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,366
Renter-occupied apartments: 807
% of renters here:  25%
State:  31%
Land area: 392 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 20 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  11.9%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.9%), Manufacturing (15.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 70%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Doniphan County, Kansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  36.8 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Males: 4,096  (49.7%)
Females: 4,153  (50.3%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $24,271
County population in 2003: 8,168
Jobs in 2003: 2,461

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,579
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.7%

Average household size:
Doniphan County:  2.5 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,376 ($32,537 in 2000)
This county  $34,376
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,798
Doniphan County  $72,798
Kansas:  $107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $379
Institutionalized population: 94
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Doniphan County in 2000: $605


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 16
  • Thefts: 26
  • Auto thefts: 7

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 8
  • Burglaries: 10
  • Thefts: 15
  • Auto thefts: 4

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Doniphan County, KS map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Doniphan County Kansas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.6%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $493 (0.9%)

Area name: St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Doniphan County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wathena, Elwood, Troy, Highland, White Cloud, Denton, Severance, Leona.

Neighboring counties: Andrew County, Missouri , Atchison County , Brown County , Buchanan County, Missouri , Holt County, Missouri , Richardson County, Nebraska .


Doniphan County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Doniphan County include: Christ Church (A), Zion Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Saint Benedict Church (D), Jordan Creek Church (E), Burr Oak Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Belmont Cemetery (2), Iola Cemetery (3), Iowa Point Cemetery (4), Victory Cemetery (5), Bitner Cemetery (6), Jackson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Creek (A), Springs Branch (B), North Branch Independence Creek (C), Peters Creek (D), Wolf River (E), Halling Creek (F), Pennell Creek (G), Smith Creek (H), Rittenhouse Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.5%
Kansas:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 643
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 63 (54% naturalized citizens)

Doniphan County:  0.8%
Whole state:  5.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 24
  • 1990 to 1994: 12
  • 1985 to 1989: 4
  • 1980 to 1984: 2
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1970 to 1974: 3
  • 1965 to 1969: 10

Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.0%

Doniphan County marital status for males

Doniphan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,614
  • One, attached: 16
  • Two: 64
  • 3 or 4: 104
  • 5 to 9: 27
  • 10 to 19: 58
  • 20 or more: 4
  • Mobile homes: 602

Housing units in Doniphan County with a mortgage: 733 (35 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 749


Agriculture in Doniphan County
Average size of farms: 439 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $68446
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $189.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.82%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $72725
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $137681
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.58%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.14%
Corn for grain: 63273 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 924 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 59918 harvested acres
Vegetables: 25 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 73 acres

Doniphan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kansas state average. It is 3.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/26/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Germany (21%)
  • South Africa (16%)
  • Malaysia (11%)
  • Other Western Europe (8%)
  • Japan (8%)
  • Korea (8%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Doniphan County:



  • German (36%)
  • United States or American (17%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • English (8%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Norwegian (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)

Doniphan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,050 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 377 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (0%)
  • Walked: 164 (4%)
  • Other means: 25 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 197 (5%)
 

People in group quarters in Doniphan County, Kansas
  • 297 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 87 people in nursing homes
  • 7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,593.

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.70%
Kansas average:  7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.72% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($8,136 average AGI)
4.98% relocated from other states ($20,995 average AGI)
Doniphan County:  4.98%
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 Buchanan County, MO  2.49% ($24,113 average AGI)
from Brown County, KS  0.49% ($33,429)
from Atchison County, KS  0.35% ($29,100)


6.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.41%
Kansas average:  7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.90% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($9,319 average AGI)
4.51% relocated to other states ($16,830 average AGI)
Doniphan County:  4.51%
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 Buchanan County, MO  2.29% ($22,200 average AGI)
to Brown County, KS  0.56% ($27,500)
to Atchison County, KS  0.35% ($40,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3



Births per 1000 population in Doniphan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9



Deaths per 1000 population in Doniphan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.1



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Doniphan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,375 (1,241 aged, 134 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%


Household type by relationship


Households: 7,860
  • In family households: 6,712 (1,798 male householders, 379 female householders)
    1,832 spouses, 2,392 children (2,161 natural, 61 adopted, 170 stepchildren), 99 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 44 other relatives, 133 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,148 (502 male householders (427 living alone)), 495 female householders (455 living alone)), 151 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 389 (80 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 975 2-persons, 465 3-persons, 429 4-persons, 220 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 882 1-person, 93 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,537 married couples with children.
420 single-parent households (102 men, 318 women).

97.7% of residents of Doniphan County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $52,440,000 ($6505 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $774,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,783,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,208,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,620,000
Federal grants: $10,295,000
Federal procurement contracts: $518,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,016,000 ($31,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,487,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,015,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,488,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 427
Here:  55 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 462
Here:  59 per 1000 residents
State:  47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  +14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -382
Here:  -49 per 1000 residents
State:  -21 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Doniphan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.6
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 81
  • 1995 to 1998: 148
  • 1990 to 1994: 260
  • 1980 to 1989: 349
  • 1970 to 1979: 519
  • 1960 to 1969: 339
  • 1950 to 1959: 272
  • 1940 to 1949: 175
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,346


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Doniphan County, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 14
  • 3 rooms: 66
  • 4 rooms: 299
  • 5 rooms: 670
  • 6 rooms: 524
  • 7 rooms: 317
  • 8 rooms: 251
  • 9 or more rooms: 225


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Doniphan County, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 4
  • 2 rooms: 25
  • 3 rooms: 123
  • 4 rooms: 240
  • 5 rooms: 160
  • 6 rooms: 106
  • 7 rooms: 69
  • 8 rooms: 47
  • 9 or more rooms: 33


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Doniphan County:

  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 108
  • 2 bedrooms: 719
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,066
  • 4 bedrooms: 383
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 86


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Doniphan County:

  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedroom: 163
  • 2 bedrooms: 321
  • 3 bedrooms: 222
  • 4 bedrooms: 68
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 25


Cars and other vehicles available in Doniphan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 86
  • 1 vehicle: 515
  • 2 vehicles: 1,004
  • 3 vehicles: 544
  • 4 vehicles: 143
  • 5 or more vehicles: 74


Cars and other vehicles available in Doniphan County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 115
  • 1 vehicle: 353
  • 2 vehicles: 237
  • 3 vehicles: 67
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5 or more vehicles: 13

64% of Doniphan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Kansas.

Doniphan County:  63.6%
State average:  53.5%


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

  • This state: 3566
  • Northeast: 50
  • Midwest: 3957
  • South: 267
  • West: 315

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (54%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
Here:  2.4%
Kansas:  11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
Here:  4.4%
Kansas:  7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 17
Here:  2.8%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Doniphan County government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - All Other: $806,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
  • Construction - General: $193,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $967,000
    Health Services - Other: $794,000
    General - Other: $434,000
    Financial Administration: $218,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $210,000
    Central Staff Services: $182,000
    General Public Buildings: $142,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $126,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $80,000
    All Other: $60,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $165,000
    Natural Resources: $15,000
    Higher Education: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $542,000
    Interest Earnings: $246,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $922,000
    General - Other: $499,000
    Health - Other: $29,000
    Central Staff: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,084,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $135,000
    Highways: $101,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,898,000
    Total General Sales: $407,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,434,000

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