County population in 2016: 29,180 (74% urban, 26% rural); it was 27,507 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,458 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,911 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,085 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,539 (it was 4,108 in 2000)
% of renters here:
37%
State:
32%
Land area: 900 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 32 people per square mile (low).
March 2019 cost of living index in Ellis County: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (28.0%), Educational, health and social services (25.2%), Construction (14.3%), Manufacturing (12.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,070 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,982 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 12.9%
Ellis County:
12.9%
Kansas:
11.9%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.5% for Black residents, 20.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 52.5% for other race residents, 43.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2017: 32.4 years old
(Males: 31.7 years old, Females: 33.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.5 years old, Black residents: 23.2 years old, American Indian residents: 55.9 years old, Asian residents: 25.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.1 years old, Other race residents: 23.5 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ellis County: Park Wastewater Plant (A), Grinnell Wastewater Plant (B), Gove Wastewater Plant (C), Kansas Department of Transportation Gove County Rest Area (D), Quinter Wastewater Treatment Plant (E), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 20 (F), Campus (G), Quinter Golf Club (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Morning Star Cemetery (1), Alanthus Cemetery (2), Swedish Lutheran Cemetery (3), Pyramid View Cemetery (4), Red Top Cemetery (5), Gove Cemetery (6), Old Order German Baptist Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Big Windy Creek (A), Sand Creek (B), Cheyenne Creek (C), Salt Creek (D), Hell Creek (E), Indian Creek (F), Plum Creek (G), North Fork Big Creek (H), East Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 4,298 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 999 (47.2% naturalized citizens)
Ellis County:
3.4%
Whole state:
6.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
5302010 or later
1872000 to 2009
1881990 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: 9,493
One, attached: 325
Two: 658
3 or 4: 666
5 to 9: 734
10 to 19: 452
20 to 49: 357
50 or more: 126
Mobile homes: 507
Housing units in Ellis County with a mortgage: 4,079 (59 second mortgage, 577 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,441
Here:
57.1% with mortgage
State:
59.0% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Ellis County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
10,388
13
Mainline Protestant
3,311
10
Evangelical Protestant
1,915
20
Other
677
3
None
12,161
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Ellis County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
Ellis County:
1.46 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.36 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.36 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
0.51 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Ellis County:
6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
This county:
9.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Ellis County:
7.7%
Kansas:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Ellis County:
28.8%
State:
27.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.3%
State:
13.4%
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 significantly below Kansas state average. It is 4246669.4 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/23/2008, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $3 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Ellis County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 182.5 miles away from Ellis County center 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 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 144.7 miles away from the county center On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 407.2 miles away from the county center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 327.5 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 Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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
Kansas Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 28, 1993 to October 05, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1000: July 22, 1993, FEMA Id: 1000, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Ellis County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
Education, training, and library occupations (14%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (27%)
Mexico (21%)
Thailand (4%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4%)
Turkey (3%)
Spain (3%)
Germany (3%)
German (49%)
American (6%)
English (6%)
German Russian (3%)
Irish (3%)
Dutch (1%)
Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in Ellis County, Kansas in 2000:
837 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
286 people in nursing homes
73 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
25 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
11 people in religious group quarters
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other group homes
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Ellis County, Kansas in 2010:
733 people in college/university student housing
232 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
35 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
11 people in other noninstitutional facilities
8 people in group homes intended for adults
8 people in residential treatment centers for adults
4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
2 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $62,931.
5.79% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,160 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.79%
Kansas average:
6.44%
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.56% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,647 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.56%
Kansas average:
7.12%
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,311 (3,725 aged, 586 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 549 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Ellis County, Kansas in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (225)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (211)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (114)
Pneumonia, unspecified (101)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (90)
Congestive heart failure (89)
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: 23,492 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 584 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41,438
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,237 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 870 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 41
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 61 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 138
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 146.4. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 29,180
In family households: 20,665 (3,492 male householders, 3,155 female householders)
5,290 spouses, 6,795 children (6,459 natural, 137 adopted, 199 stepchildren), 690 grandchildren, 163 brothers or sisters, 102 parents, 167 other relatives, 836 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,357 (2,778 male householders (1,967 living alone)), 2,433 female householders (1,933 living alone)), 2,183 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,236
Size of family households: 3,577 2-persons, 1,148 3-persons, 1,091 4-persons, 494 5-persons, 232 6-persons, 111 7-or-more-persons.
3,936 married couples with children.
1,525 single-parent households (581 men, 944 women).
92.1% of residents of Ellis speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
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:
Births: 1,817
Here:
68 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,306
Here:
49 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +196
Here:
+7 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -1,407
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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.2
State:
6.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.4
Year house built in Ellis County, Kansas
712014 or later
1712010 to 2013
1,1822000 to 2009
1,1501990 to 1999
1,6971980 to 1989
2,6821970 to 1979
1,7611960 to 1969
1,7191950 to 1959
8291940 to 1949
1,8381939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ellis County, Kansas
Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
101no vehicle
1,4811 vehicle
3,6322 vehicles
1,4773 vehicles
5054 vehicles
2955+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in renter-occupied apartments
441no vehicle
1,9811 vehicle
1,4332 vehicles
2383 vehicles
1674 vehicles
665+ vehicles
76.6% of Ellis County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Kansas.
Ellis County:
76.6%
State average:
83.9%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 23,095
Other state: 4,970
Northeast: 285
Midwest: 1,617
South: 1,027
West: 2,082
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Ellis County
(50.2%)
(49.8%)
, Gove County 
, Greeley County 
, Scott County 
, Sherman County 
0.29% ($44,906 average AGI)
-21 per 1000 residents
