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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.0%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (12.1%).
Detached houses: $134,706Here:$134,706State:$156,894 Townhouses or other attached units: $226,583Here:$226,583State:$149,604 In 2-unit structures: $51,981Here:$51,981State:$124,513 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,015,109Here:$1,015,109State:$108,027 Mobile homes: $33,079Here:$33,079State:$34,057
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.3% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.7%
McCain (Republican): 67.4% Obama (Democratic): 31.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,365 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,165 (1.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Finney County is $437 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $564 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $685 a month.
Cities in this county include: Garden City, Holcomb.
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Notable locations in Finney County: Reeve Ranch (A), Golden Locket Golf Course (B), Southwind Country Club (C), Buffalo Dunes Golf Course (D), RJ's Recreational Vehicle Park (E), Holcomb East Wastewater Plant (F), Garden City Wastewater Department (G), The Airport Raceway (H), Western Plains Regional Landfill (I), Garden City Regional Airport Industrial Park (J), Garden City Municipal Airport Wastewater Treatment Plant (K), Brookover (L), Dodge City Co - Operative Exchange Grain Elevator Number 12 (M), Brown Ranch (N), Kansas State College Experiment Station (O), Kansas Highway Patrol Troop E Headquarters (P), Pawnee Acres Community Hall (Q), EagleMed Air Ambulance (R), Pierceville Township Fire Department (S), Garfield Township Fire Department Station 4 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Finney County include: Cornerstone Church (A), Faith Baptist Church (B), Grace Bible Church (C), Kalvesta United Methodist Church (D), Pierceville Federated Church (E), Plymell Union Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Goldamer Cemetery (1), Pierceville Cemetery (2), Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery (3), Hulpieu Homestead Cemetery (4), Toper Cemetery (5), Garfield Cemetery (6), Eminence Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Corrigan Lake (A), Sondreagger Lake (B), Ackley Lake (C), Finney Lake (D), McCoy Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Finney County include: Finney County Game Refuge (1), Finney State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Finney County: Reeve Ranch (A), Golden Locket Golf Course (B), Southwind Country Club (C), Buffalo Dunes Golf Course (D), RJ's Recreational Vehicle Park (E), Holcomb East Wastewater Plant (F), Garden City Wastewater Department (G), The Airport Raceway (H), Western Plains Regional Landfill (I), Garden City Regional Airport Industrial Park (J), Garden City Municipal Airport Wastewater Treatment Plant (K), Brookover (L), Dodge City Co - Operative Exchange Grain Elevator Number 12 (M), Brown Ranch (N), Kansas State College Experiment Station (O), Kansas Highway Patrol Troop E Headquarters (P), Pawnee Acres Community Hall (Q), EagleMed Air Ambulance (R), Pierceville Township Fire Department (S), Garfield Township Fire Department Station 4 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Finney County include: Cornerstone Church (A), Faith Baptist Church (B), Grace Bible Church (C), Kalvesta United Methodist Church (D), Pierceville Federated Church (E), Plymell Union Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Goldamer Cemetery (1), Pierceville Cemetery (2), Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery (3), Hulpieu Homestead Cemetery (4), Toper Cemetery (5), Garfield Cemetery (6), Eminence Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Corrigan Lake (A), Sondreagger Lake (B), Ackley Lake (C), Finney Lake (D), McCoy Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Finney County include: Finney County Game Refuge (1), Finney State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Grant County , Gray County , Haskell County , Hodgeman County , Kearny County , Lane County , Ness County , Scott County .
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County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 1,747 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 9,193 (25% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.3%
Housing units in Finney County with a mortgage: 4,257 (525 second mortgage, 420 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,948
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Most common first ancestries reported in Finney County (%):
5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,156 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 3.02% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($18,282 average AGI) 2.85% relocated from other states ($12,873 average AGI)Finney County:2.85%Kansas average:3.56%
8.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,679 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 3.84% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($13,264 average AGI) 4.86% relocated to other states ($17,416 average AGI)Finney County:4.86%Kansas average:3.95%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 23.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 20.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.6
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,607 (3,105 aged, 502 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 74.2. This is less than state average.
8,061 spouses, 14,868 children (13,739 natural, 370 adopted, 759 stepchildren), 623 grandchildren, 405 brothers or sisters, 196 parents, 773 other relatives, 1,166 non-relatives
Size of family households: 3,042 2-persons, 1,943 3-persons, 2,178 4-persons, 1,417 5-persons, 680 6-persons, 623 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,489 1-person, 458 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
60.8% of residents of Finney County speak English at home. 35.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all). 1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (24% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 50% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Finney County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.95 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
48% of Finney County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Kansas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,900
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Solid Waste Management: $72,000
Police Protection: $3,926,000
Regular Highways: $2,976,000
Health - Other: $2,450,000
Corrections - Other: $1,902,000
Central Staff Services: $1,883,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,392,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,356,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,045,000
Financial Administration: $862,000
Libraries: $787,000
General Public Buildings: $317,000
Parks and Recreation: $198,000
Solid Waste Management: $44,000
Other Higher Education: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $470,000
Special Assessments: $75,000
Fines and Forfeits: $27,000
Royalties: $17,000
Sale of Property: $6,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,455,000
General - Other: $206,000
Regular Highways: $174,000
Police Protection: $127,000
Central Staff Services: $121,000
Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
Correctional Institutions: $33,000
Financial Administration: $24,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
Health - Other: $1,000
Highways: $1,192,000
Health and Hospitals: $823,000
General Local Government Support: $30,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,573,000
Other License: $463,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $340,000
Severance: $306,000
Public Utilities Sales: $22,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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