Races in Ellis County, Kansas:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $38,065 ($32,339 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $454 (lower quartile is $340, upper quartile is $574)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $124,335 (it was $84,100 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,874 - $177,430

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $155,867

Here:	$155,867
State:	$156,894

Townhouses or other attached units: $175,526

Here:	$175,526
State:	$149,604

In 2-unit structures: $319,182

Here:	$319,182
State:	$124,513

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $26,081

Here:	$26,081
State:	$108,027

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $33,784

Here:	$33,784
State:	$136,758

Mobile homes: $83,229

Here:	$83,229
State:	$34,057

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,538

Here:	$21,538
State:	$58,726

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,288
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $362

Institutionalized population: 269

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 34
• Auto thefts: 4

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 62
• Auto thefts: 6

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,472 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,459 (1.3%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.2%
(13.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.6% for Black residents, 42.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 12.6% for other race residents, 19.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 32 years old
(Males: 30 years old, Females: 33 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 33 years old, Black residents: 22 years old, American Indian residents: 31 years old, Asian residents: 23 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ellis County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $734 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hays, Ellis, Victoria, Schoenchen.

Ellis County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Click to draw/clear Ellis County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ellis County: Fort Hays Municipal Golf Course (A), Ellis Country Club (B), Schoenchen Wastewater Plant (C), Rolling Plains Motor Speedway (D), Fort Hays State University Rodeo Arena (E), Ellis County Fairgrounds (F), Victoria Wastewater Plant (G), Kansas State University Western Kansas Agricultural Research Center Saline Experimental Range (H), Kansas State University Agricultural Research Center Hays (I), United Agricultural Service Grain Elevator Number 8 (J), Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks - Region 1 Headquarters (K), KZAN - FM (Hays) (L), KKQY - FM (Hays) (M), KHAZ - FM (Hays) (N), KFIX - FM (Hays) (O), Old Fort Hays Museum (P), Hays Fire Department - Airport Station (Q), Ellis County Highway Department (R), Ellis County Rural Fire Department 9 (S), Ellis County Rural Fire Department 7 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ellis County include: Celebration Community Church (A), High Plains Church of God (B), Saint Catherine Catholic Church (C), Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (D), Saint Andrew Church (E), Saint Severin Church (F), Westview Church (G), Saint John Lutheran Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fort Hays Memorial Gardens (1), Saint Catharina Cemetery (2), Sacred Heart Cemetery (3), Fort Cemetery (4), Saint Francis Cemetery (5), Saint Fidelis Cemetery (6), Saint Anns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Rohr Jacobs Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Mud Creek (A), North Fork Big Creek (B), Chetolah Creek (C), Wild Horse Creek (D), Tomcat Creek (E), East Spring Creek (F), Sweetwater Creek (G), Sand Creek (H), Eagle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ellis County include: Airport Park (1), Custer Island Park (2), Old Fort Hays (3), Dusty Glassman Ballfields (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Ness County , Osborne County , Rooks County , Rush County , Russell County , Trego County .

Current college students: 4,298
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 643 (22% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,310
• One, attached: 255
• Two: 861
• 3 or 4: 597
• 5 to 9: 573
• 10 to 19: 278
• 20 or more: 407
• Mobile homes: 789
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Ellis County with a mortgage: 3,382 (404 second mortgage, 429 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,579

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.09%

Here		49.1%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 13,503
Total congregations: 24

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents	9,075 (67.2%)	1,462 (10.8%)	1,055 (7.8%)	292 (2.2%)	274 (2.0%)
Congregations	4 (16.7%)	2 (8.3%)	3 (12.5%)	1 (4.2%)	1 (4.2%)

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Southern Baptist Convention	Episcopal Church	Church of the Nazarene	Other
Adherents	257 (1.9%)	203 (1.5%)	163 (1.2%)	156 (1.2%)	566 (4.2%)
Congregations	1 (4.2%)	2 (8.3%)	2 (8.3%)	1 (4.2%)	7 (29.2%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Ellis County - Hays, Ellis, Victoria, Schoenchen

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ellis County:

Average size of farms: 762 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $68,961
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $82.65
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.14%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $71,592
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.41%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.07%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93,580
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.40
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.98%
Corn for grain: 2828 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 104218 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2118 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

Ellis County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kansas state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/10/1979, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Ellis County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 21.0 miles away from the county center
On 7/15/1992 at 02:56:40, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 16.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/7/1999 at 05:16:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 16.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/1/2002 at 11:08:56, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 19.3 miles away from Ellis County center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.9 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) earthquake occurred 89.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 7, 2010 to July 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1932): August 10, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1932, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1776): July 9, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 6, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3282): December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 6, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1741): February 1, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1741, 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 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 1, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3236): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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 3, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1535, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kansas Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 28, 1993 to October 5, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1000): July 22, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1000, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

The number of natural disasters in Ellis County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $49,632.

8.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,234 average adjusted gross income)

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($54 average AGI)

Ellis County:	0.22%
Kansas average:	0.18%

5.93% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($18,835 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($8,345 average AGI)

Ellis County:	2.02%
Kansas average:	3.56%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

8.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,589 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.19% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($17,577 average AGI)
2.96% relocated to other states ($13,012 average AGI)

Ellis County:	2.96%
Kansas average:	3.95%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,206 (3,720 aged, 486 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.7
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 23492.24
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 583.890
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41437.55

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1236.600
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 870.470
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 41.1

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 60.82
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 138.230

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14.94

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 146.4. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 27,419

• In family households: 20,399 (5,259 male householders, 1,589 female householders)

  5,487 spouses, 6,783 children (6,336 natural, 162 adopted, 285 stepchildren), 301 grandchildren, 216 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 141 other relatives, 490 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,020 (2,415 male householders (1,716 living alone)), 2,645 female householders (2,035 living alone)), 1,960 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,033 (269 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,400 2-persons, 1,386 3-persons, 1,249 4-persons, 543 5-persons, 193 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,751 1-person, 917 2-persons, 206 3-persons, 135 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

92.5% of residents of Ellis County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $138,872,000 ($5132 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,310,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,179,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,577,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,972,000
Federal grants: $20,499,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,416,000 ($751,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,229,000 ($3,667,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $997,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,123,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,247,000

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

Births: 1,817

Deaths: 1,306

Net international migration: +196

Net internal migration: -1,407

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.40 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

57% of Ellis County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 22338
• Northeast: 380
• Midwest: 1971
• South: 1016
• West: 1060

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 292

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 218

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 90

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 308
• Number of aged recipients: 20
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 288
• Number of recipients under 18: 33
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 235
• Number of recipients older than 64: 40
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 146
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 136

Most common first names in Ellis County, KS among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	177	77.8 years
Mary	171	80.7 years
Anna	113	84.5 years
William	85	77.7 years
Robert	83	69.0 years
Joseph	83	78.0 years
James	64	70.9 years
George	64	79.2 years
Frank	62	79.1 years
Catherine	60	81.9 years

Most common last names in Ellis County, KS among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Dreiling	131	78.1 years
Leiker	111	78.0 years
Pfannenstiel	70	77.1 years
Wasinger	64	75.2 years
Brungardt	63	76.6 years
Dinkel	61	78.7 years
Kuhn	60	76.8 years
Werth	58	78.1 years
Pfeifer	57	79.5 years
Staab	55	77.2 years

Businesses in Ellis County, KS
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		Marriott	1
Ace Hardware	1		MasterBrand Cabinets	4
Applebee's	1		Maurices	1
Arby's	1		McDonald's	2
Ashley Furniture	1		Motel 6	1
Bath & Body Works	1		New Balance	4
Baymont Inn	2		Nike	1
Best Western	1		Payless	1
Burger King	1		Pizza Hut	2
Comfort Inn	1		Quality	1
Dairy Queen	2		Quiznos	1
Days Inn	2		RadioShack	1
Domino's Pizza	1		Ramada	1
FedEx	2		Rue21	1
GNC	1		SAS Shoes	1
GameStop	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
Goodwill	2		Sears	1
H&R Block	1		Sleep Inn	1
Holiday Inn	1		Subway	3
Home Depot	1		Super 8	1
IHOP	1		True Value	1
JCPenney	1		U-Haul	3
KFC	1		UPS	5
Knights Inn	1		Vans	1
Kroger	3		Verizon Wireless	1
La-Z-Boy	2		Village Inn	1
Lane Furniture	2		Walmart	1
Long John Silver's	1		Wendy's	1

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