Ellis County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (30.2%), Retail trade (13.5%).

Type of workers:

Ellis County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Ellis County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	32.7 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 13,461	(48.9%)
Females: 14,046	(51.1%)

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Ellis County:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,773
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$422
State:	$479

Ellis County:	$125,068
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $145,055

Here:	$145,055
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,683

Here:	$151,683
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $191,547

Here:	$191,547
State:	$121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,700

Here:	$95,700
State:	$101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $52,911

Here:	$52,911
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $44,914

Here:	$44,914
State:	$34,057

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

Here:	$17,500
State:	$58,726

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

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

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.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ellis County: Easdale (A), Old Fort Hays Museum (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ellis County include: Saint Severin Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Saint Andrew Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hyacinth Cemetery (1), Saint Severin Cemetery (2), Fort Hays Memorial Gardens (3), Fort Cemetery (4), Saint Catharina Cemetery (5), Norman Cemetery (6), Saint Fidelis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Rohr Jacobs Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: North Fork Big Creek (A), Sand Creek (B), Sweetwater Creek (C), East Spring Creek (D), Mud Creek (E), Tomcat Creek (F), Eagle Creek (G), Duck Creek (H), Chetolah Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ellis County include: Custer Island Park (1), Old Fort Hays (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.2%
Kansas:	6.9%

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)

Ellis County:	2.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Here:	56.7% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

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 6 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.

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 Ellis 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 Ellis County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,395 (84%) Carpooled: 1,273 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 31 (0%) Walked: 584 (4%) Other means: 98 (1%) Worked at home: 376 (3%)

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

Here:	8.16%
Kansas average:	7.39%

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%

from Russell County, KS	0.51% ($26,212 average AGI)
from Barton County, KS	0.38% ($25,487)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.28% ($40,517)
from Rooks County, KS	0.26% ($25,000)
from Saline County, KS	0.24% ($22,520)
from Rush County, KS	0.21% ($25,429)
from Thomas County, KS	0.21% ($25,429)

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

Here:	8.14%
Kansas average:	7.67%

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%

to Johnson County, KS	0.54% ($31,400 average AGI)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.47% ($31,604)
to Saline County, KS	0.35% ($26,528)
to Douglas County, KS	0.33% ($21,059)
to Riley County, KS	0.26% ($28,667)
to Russell County, KS	0.26% ($27,185)
to Shawnee County, KS	0.25% ($38,846)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,579 (5,450 male householders, 1,390 female householders)

  5,641 spouses, 7,220 children (6,808 natural, 165 adopted, 247 stepchildren), 191 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 90 other relatives, 355 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,661 (2,016 male householders (1,503 living alone)), 2,348 female householders (1,864 living alone)), 1,297 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,267 (326 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,115 2-persons, 1,607 3-persons, 1,309 4-persons, 585 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,367 1-person, 769 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 21 5-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

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-53 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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.

Ellis County:	56.9%
State average:	53.5%

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

Here:	11.2%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	13.1%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	2.4%
Kansas:	13.8%

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