Ellis County, Kansas (KS)

Races in Ellis County, Kansas:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $184,808

Here:	$184,808
State:	$190,494

Townhouses or other attached units: $224,822

Here:	$224,822
State:	$171,869

In 2-unit structures: $159,113

Here:	$159,113
State:	$140,759

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,264

Here:	$111,264
State:	$166,919

Mobile homes: $37,616

Here:	$37,616
State:	$47,703

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

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,998 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,934 (1.1%)

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, 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: 93.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,024 (46.2% naturalized citizens)

Note: State values scaled to Ellis County population

• 4532010 or later
• 2212000 to 2009
• 2001990 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: 9,396
• One, attached: 310
• Two: 687
• 3 or 4: 649
• 5 to 9: 744
• 10 to 19: 468
• 20 to 49: 322
• 50 or more: 128
• Mobile homes: 492

Housing units in Ellis County with a mortgage: 4,054 (70 second mortgage, 539 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,311

Religion statistics for Ellis County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ellis County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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

7.42% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,953 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.23% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($20,517 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($12,436 average AGI)

Ellis County:	2.19%
Kansas average:	3.18%

from Rush County, KS	0.30% ($29,515 average AGI)
from Barton County, KS	0.28% ($26,226)
from Russell County, KS	0.25% ($28,286)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.25% ($24,786)
from Saline County, KS	0.25% ($27,750)
from Johnson County, KS	0.22% ($53,600)
from Thomas County, KS	0.21% ($21,652)

7.38% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,244 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.96% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($21,847 average AGI)
2.42% relocated to other states ($12,397 average AGI)

Ellis County:	2.42%
Kansas average:	3.65%

to Sedgwick County, KS	0.55% ($32,492 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.44% ($47,673)
to Russell County, KS	0.31% ($37,771)
to Saline County, KS	0.26% ($26,724)
to Douglas County, KS	0.22% ($27,500)
to Shawnee County, KS	0.22% ($37,667)
to Rooks County, KS	0.21% ($33,043)

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 2014: 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:

• In family households: 20,617 (3,383 male householders, 3,104 female householders)

  5,139 spouses, 6,999 children (6,662 natural, 119 adopted, 222 stepchildren), 615 grandchildren, 186 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 174 other relatives, 853 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,367 (2,627 male householders (1,872 living alone)), 2,548 female householders (2,025 living alone)), 2,217 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,219

Size of family households: 3,516 2-persons, 1,185 3-persons, 1,055 4-persons, 482 5-persons, 194 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,900 1-person, 1,120 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

3,917 married couples with children.
1,640 single-parent households (617 men, 1,023 women).

92.4% of residents of Ellis speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% 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:

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)

Note: State values scaled to Ellis County population

• 432014 or later
• 1792010 to 2013
• 1,2202000 to 2009
• 1,1171990 to 1999
• 1,6881980 to 1989
• 2,7411970 to 1979
• 1,5731960 to 1969
• 1,8051950 to 1959
• 8261940 to 1949
• 1,8301939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Ellis County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Ellis County population

• 01 room
• 132 rooms
• 793 rooms
• 6304 rooms
• 9885 rooms
• 1,3116 rooms
• 1,0217 rooms
• 1,1898 rooms
• 2,1209+ rooms

Note: State values scaled to Ellis County population

• 1311 room
• 3482 rooms
• 6323 rooms
• 1,0204 rooms
• 8885 rooms
• 4286 rooms
• 3057 rooms
• 2088 rooms
• 2739+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ellis County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Ellis County population

• 0no bedroom
• 1341 bedroom
• 1,2252 bedrooms
• 2,9603 bedrooms
• 1,8984 bedrooms
• 1,1585+ bedrooms

Note: State values scaled to Ellis County population

• 139no bedroom
• 1,0871 bedroom
• 1,6092 bedrooms
• 7873 bedrooms
• 4564 bedrooms
• 1535+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Ellis County population

• 114no vehicle
• 1,5111 vehicle
• 3,5282 vehicles
• 1,4373 vehicles
• 4784 vehicles
• 2735+ vehicles

Note: State values scaled to Ellis County population

• 466no vehicle
• 1,9161 vehicle
• 1,4082 vehicles
• 2413 vehicles
• 1514 vehicles
• 1055+ vehicles

76.2% 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, 71% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 22,889
• Other state: 4,989
• Northeast: 265
• Midwest: 1,637
• South: 1,036
• West: 2,084

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"