Ellis County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 25,58889.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6915.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6112.1%Two or more races
  • 3271.1%Asian alone
  • 3061.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1030.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 690.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 430.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $210,824

Here:	$210,824
State:	$207,668

Townhouses or other attached units: $267,935

Here:	$267,935
State:	$194,239

In 2-unit structures: $185,165

Here:	$185,165
State:	$120,280

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $124,706

Here:	$124,706
State:	$149,596

Mobile homes: $45,383

Here:	$45,383
State:	$58,367

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,252 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,067 (1.2%)

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, Munjor, Catharine.

Neighboring counties: Caroline County, Maryland , Gove County , Greeley County , Park County, Colorado , Mitchell County , Scott County , Sherman County , Wichita County .

Current college students: 4,298
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 790 (46.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3662010 or later
• 1532000 to 2009
• 1641990 to 1999
• 1071980 to 1989
• 511970 to 1979
• 53Before 1970

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: 9,419
• One, attached: 514
• Two: 899
• 3 or 4: 889
• 5 to 9: 467
• 10 to 19: 366
• 20 to 49: 231
• 50 or more: 156
• Mobile homes: 464

Housing units in Ellis County with a mortgage: 3,978 (57 second mortgage, 378 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,172

Religion statistics for Ellis County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ellis County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 02, 2016 to September 12, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4287: October 20, 2016, FEMA Id: 4287, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Kansas Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 20, 2013 to February 23, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4112: April 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4112, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• 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 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, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1741: February 01, 2008, FEMA Id: 1741, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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 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
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.79% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,160 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.99% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($25,604 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($13,556 average AGI)

Ellis County:	1.79%
Kansas average:	3.30%

from Russell County, KS	0.29% ($44,906 average AGI)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.29% ($20,781)
from Rooks County, KS	0.24% ($47,308)
from Barton County, KS	0.22% ($24,375)
from Saline County, KS	0.21% ($42,217)
from Johnson County, KS	0.18% ($78,700)

7.56% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,647 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.76% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($24,119 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($15,529 average AGI)

Ellis County:	2.80%
Kansas average:	3.97%

to Sedgwick County, KS	0.53% ($33,500 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.50% ($54,821)
to Russell County, KS	0.33% ($41,784)
to Rooks County, KS	0.25% ($29,036)
to Saline County, KS	0.23% ($38,308)
to Rush County, KS	0.20% ($22,182)

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
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.6

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ellis County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,140 (1,996 living alone), Female householders: 5,496 (1,975 living alone)

• 5,092 spouses (5,053 opposite-sex spouses), 728 unmarried partners, (694 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,984 children (6,485 natural, 146 adopted, 339 stepchildren), 553 grandchildren, 233 brothers or sisters, 96 parents, 68 foster children, 140 other relatives, 2,019 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,232

Size of family households: 3,213 2-persons, 1,420 3-persons, 1,079 4-persons, 625 5-persons, 181 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,067 1-person, 975 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 17 6-persons.

4,004 married couples with children.
1,653 single-parent households (291 men, 1,362 women).

93.0% of residents of Ellis speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $138,872,000 ($5,132 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:

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)

• Year house built in Ellis County, Kansas
• 4162014 or later
• 3122010 to 2013
• 1,1312000 to 2009
• 1,1121990 to 1999
• 1,6641980 to 1989
• 2,9021970 to 1979
• 1,8091960 to 1969
• 1,6861950 to 1959
• 7971940 to 1949
• 1,5421939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Ellis County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellis County, Kansas
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 273 rooms
• 3894 rooms
• 1,0665 rooms
• 9996 rooms
• 1,0427 rooms
• 1,1658 rooms
• 2,4599+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellis County, Kansas
• 811 room
• 2822 rooms
• 6303 rooms
• 1,3604 rooms
• 6875 rooms
• 6246 rooms
• 2837 rooms
• 1588 rooms
• 4319+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ellis County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellis County, Kansas
• 0no bedroom
• 621 bedroom
• 1,0382 bedrooms
• 2,8043 bedrooms
• 1,9064 bedrooms
• 1,3635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellis County, Kansas
• 84no bedroom
• 8521 bedroom
• 2,1212 bedrooms
• 8033 bedrooms
• 3654 bedrooms
• 3395+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County, Kansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 111no vehicle
• 1,4371 vehicle
• 3,1282 vehicles
• 1,6693 vehicles
• 5414 vehicles
• 2545+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in renter-occupied apartments
• 463no vehicle
• 2,2031 vehicle
• 1,1782 vehicles
• 3943 vehicles
• 1844 vehicles
• 805+ vehicles

76.9% of Ellis 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, 61% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 22,609
• Other state: 5,101
• Northeast: 133
• Midwest: 1,957
• South: 1,280
• West: 1,728

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Ellis County on our top lists:

• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"