Finney County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 38,295 (82% urban, 18% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,386
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,562

% of renters here:	35%
State:	31%

Land area: 1302 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.2%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

2008 cost of living index in Finney County: 83.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.0%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Finney County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (51.4%)
Hispanic (43.3%)
Other race (23.0%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
Vietnamese (2.0%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Black (1.3%)
Other Asian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	28.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 20,681	(51.0%)
Females: 19,842	(49.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,162
County population in 2003: 39,085
Jobs in 2003: 18,837

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Total labor force in 2004: 18,064
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

Finney County:	3.1 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,648 ($38,474 in 2000)

This county	$40,648
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $111,526

Finney County	$111,526
Kansas:	$107,800

Median monthly rent in 2000: $491
Institutionalized population: 237
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Finney County in 2000: $870

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 8
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 26
Burglaries: 54
Thefts: 151
Auto thefts: 15

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 20
Burglaries: 76
Thefts: 196
Auto thefts: 18

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 30 buildings, average cost: $101,000

2004 Presidential Election results in Finney County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,063 (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.

Neighboring counties: Grant County , Gray County , Haskell County , Hodgeman County , Kearny County , Lane County , Ness County , Scott County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Finney County: Kansas State College Experiment Station (A), Brookover (B), Brown Ranch (C), Reeve Ranch (D), Pawnee Acres Community Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Garfield Cemetery (1), Hulpieu Homestead Cemetery (2), Eminence Cemetery (3), Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery (4), Toper Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Finney Lake (A), Ackley Lake (B), Corrigan Lake (C), McCoy Lake (D), Sondreagger 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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.4%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

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)

Finney County:	22.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,772 1990 to 1994: 2,069 1985 to 1989: 1,648 1980 to 1984: 1,354 1975 to 1979: 625 1970 to 1974: 453 1970 to 1974: 85 1965 to 1969: 187

Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.3%

Finney County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,347
One, attached: 343
Two: 468
3 or 4: 1,099
5 to 9: 420
10 to 19: 284
20 or more: 476
Mobile homes: 2,326

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

Agriculture in Finney County
Average size of farms: 1653 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $1005611
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $228.14
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $966580
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $234835
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 70.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 37.44
Corn for grain: 77669 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 128006 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 17050 harvested acres

Finney County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 43 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/23/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 30 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Food (23%)
Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Food (14%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Food processing workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Food processing workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Child care workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (80%)
Vietnam (5%)
El Salvador (5%)
Guatemala (2%)
Laos (2%)
Canada (1%)
Korea (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Finney County:

German (18%)
United States or American (11%)
English (4%)
Irish (4%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Finney County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,538 (74%)
Carpooled: 3,461 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 56 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 423 (2%)
Other means: 222 (1%)
Worked at home: 567 (3%)

People in group quarters in Finney County, Kansas

216 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
151 people in nursing homes
65 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
21 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
19 people in other group homes
10 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,602.

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,156 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.87%
Kansas average:	7.39%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kearny County, KS	0.37% ($24,886 average AGI)
from Ford County, KS	0.29% ($30,029)
from Seward County, KS	0.25% ($24,833)
from Haskell County, KS	0.17% ($33,000)
from Scott County, KS	0.17% ($38,048)
from Gray County, KS	0.17% ($38,900)
from Harris County, TX	0.17% ($13,150)

8.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,679 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.70%
Kansas average:	7.67%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Sedgwick County, KS	0.48% ($34,750 average AGI)
to Ford County, KS	0.46% ($28,509)
to Johnson County, KS	0.27% ($39,636)
to Kearny County, KS	0.23% ($21,393)
to Riley County, KS	0.19% ($18,542)
to Seward County, KS	0.19% ($26,130)
to Haskell County, KS	0.15% ($31,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 23.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 20.6

Births per 1000 population in Finney County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Finney County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Finney County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.55
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11005.58
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 257.190
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35425.63

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2057.040
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 533.5
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 38.47

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27.39
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76.95

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.26

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 39,954

In family households: 35,975 (8,012 male householders, 1,871 female householders)
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
In nonfamily households: 3,979 (1,591 male householders (1,109 living alone)), 1,513 female householders (1,380 living alone)), 875 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 569 (249 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $134,873,000 ($3434 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,092,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,318,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,281,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,671,000
Federal grants: $26,070,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,480,000 ($481,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,052,000 ($991,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $658,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,693,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,267,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,142

Here:	106 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,101

Here:	28 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,285

Here:	+59 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -6,825

Here:	-175 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Finney County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.95 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 358
1995 to 1998: 1,173
1990 to 1994: 879
1980 to 1989: 2,565
1970 to 1979: 3,632
1960 to 1969: 1,797
1950 to 1959: 1,122
1940 to 1949: 794
1939 or earlier: 1,443

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Finney County, Kansas:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 202 3 rooms: 491 4 rooms: 981 5 rooms: 1,624 6 rooms: 1,361 7 rooms: 1,056 8 rooms: 1,111 9+ rooms: 1,542

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Finney County, Kansas:
	1 room: 193 2 rooms: 465 3 rooms: 730 4 rooms: 1,396 5 rooms: 819 6 rooms: 409 7 rooms: 242 8 rooms: 175 9+ rooms: 133

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Finney County:
	no bedroom: 58 1 bedroom: 353 2 bedrooms: 2,079 3 bedrooms: 3,143 4 bedrooms: 1,997 5+ bedrooms: 756

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Finney County:
	no bedroom: 258 1 bedroom: 1,057 2 bedrooms: 1,931 3 bedrooms: 1,065 4 bedrooms: 180 5+ bedrooms: 71

Cars and other vehicles available in Finney County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 226 1 vehicle: 1,994 2 vehicles: 3,992 3 vehicles: 1,514 4 vehicles: 510 5+ vehicles: 150

Cars and other vehicles available in Finney County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 569 1 vehicle: 2,269 2 vehicles: 1,360 3 vehicles: 293 4 vehicles: 57 5+ vehicles: 14

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.

Finney County:	48.1%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 21265
Northeast: 315
Midwest: 2544
South: 3678
West: 3376

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 346

Here:	5.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 70

Here:	2.5%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 124

Here:	8.4%
Kansas:	13.8%

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.)

Finney County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,178,000
Charges - All Other: $1,401,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $476,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $4,018,000
Police Protection: $3,822,000

Regular Highways: $3,020,000

Health Services - Other: $2,328,000

Central Staff Services: $2,007,000

Corrections - Other: $1,940,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,468,000

Natural Resources - Other: $988,000

Libraries: $772,000

Financial Administration: $644,000

Parks & Recreation: $502,000

General Public Buildings: $275,000

Solid Waste Management: $45,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,204,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,876,000
Higher Education: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $5,706,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $17,945,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,633,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,566,000
Other, NEC: $1,170,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,140,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,142,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,308,000
Interest Earnings: $567,000

Special Assessments: $80,000

Rents: $9,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $663,000
Regular Highways: $493,000

General - Other: $234,000

Parks & Recreation: $75,000

Central Staff: $59,000

Corrections - Other: $50,000

Financial Administration: $24,000

Health - Other: $24,000

Natural Resource - Other: $8,000

Police Protection: $8,000

Judicial: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,706,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,328,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,460,000
Highways: $892,000

Health & Hospitals: $419,000

General Support: $32,000
Tax - Property: $15,072,000
Total General Sales: $3,804,000

NEC: $698,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $9,063,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Finney County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)