Doniphan County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Doniphan County, Kansas:

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

Males: 4,096	(49.7%)
Females: 4,153	(50.3%)

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Doniphan County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,004
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$330
State:	$479

Doniphan County:	$81,758
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $112,481

Here:	$112,481
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $44,951

Here:	$44,951
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $115,728

Here:	$115,728
State:	$121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $12,722

Here:	$12,722
State:	$101,658

Mobile homes: $26,567

Here:	$26,567
State:	$34,057

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

This county:	11.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

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 .

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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

Here:	8.8%
Kansas:	6.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

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

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

Here:	49.5% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

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.

Doniphan County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 62.3 miles away from Doniphan County center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.8 miles away from the county center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.9 miles away from the county center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.0 miles away from Doniphan County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

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

Here:	2.4%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	4.4%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	2.8%
Kansas:	13.8%

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