Ford County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 33,751 (81% urban, 19% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,034
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,818

% of renters here:	35%
State:	31%

Land area: 1098 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:	12.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.0%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Ford County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Ford County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (57.3%)
Hispanic (37.7%)
Other race (18.2%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
Black (1.6%)
Vietnamese (1.5%)
American Indian (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	29.9 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 16,791	(51.7%)
Females: 15,667	(48.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,212
County population in 2003: 32,970
Jobs in 2003: 16,922

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Total labor force in 2004: 17,129
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.9%

Average household size:

Ford County:	2.9 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,000 ($37,860 in 2000)

This county	$40,000
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,096

Ford County	$92,096
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $450
Institutionalized population: 502
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Ford County in 2000: $787

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 25
Thefts: 13
Auto thefts: 4

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 19
Burglaries: 29
Thefts: 34
Auto thefts: 19

Ford County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Ford County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,083 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ford County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dodge City, Spearville, Bucklin, Ford.

2005 air pollution in Ford County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 54 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Edwards County , Gray County , Hodgeman County , Kiowa County , Meade County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Riverview Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Ford County: Hope Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Ford Cemetery (1), Bloom Cemetery (2), Silent Land Cemetery (3), Old Saint Joseph Cemetery (4), Johnson Cemetery (5), Evergreen Cemetery (6), Sodville Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Hains Lake (A), Home for Boys Water Tank (B), Ford County Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Elm Creek (A), Mulberry Creek (B), Duck Creek (C), Cow Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Ford County include: Ford County State Park (1), Hain State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.3%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,285
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,317 (19% naturalized citizens)

Ford County:	22.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2,725
1990 to 1994: 1,954
1985 to 1989: 1,102
1980 to 1984: 741
1975 to 1979: 483
1970 to 1974: 213
1970 to 1974: 51
1965 to 1969: 48

Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.0%

Ford County marital status for males

Ford County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,704
One, attached: 506
Two: 609
3 or 4: 333
5 to 9: 433
10 to 19: 178
20 or more: 455
Mobile homes: 1,432

Housing units in Ford County with a mortgage: 3,713 (351 second mortgage, 330 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,782

Agriculture in Ford County
Average size of farms: 926 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $306217
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $151.11
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 82.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $305845
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116112
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.61
Corn for grain: 39111 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 115219 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 9723 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 15 acres

Ford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Food (25%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Food (14%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Food processing workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Food processing workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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

Mexico (87%)
Vietnam (7%)
El Salvador (2%)
Guatemala (1%)
Colombia (0%)
Honduras (0%)
Chile (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ford County:

German (22%)
United States or American (10%)
English (5%)
Irish (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Ford County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,330 (76%)
Carpooled: 2,698 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 44 (0%)
Taxi: 26 (0%)
Motorcycle: 32 (0%)
Bicycle: 30 (0%)
Walked: 250 (2%)
Other means: 207 (1%)
Worked at home: 349 (2%)

People in group quarters in Ford County, Kansas

430 people in nursing homes
111 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
90 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
61 people in other group homes
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,809.

5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.19% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($16,880 average AGI)
2.52% relocated from other states ($13,113 average AGI)
Ford County: 2.52%
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 Finney County, KS	0.56% ($28,509 average AGI)
from Gray County, KS	0.34% ($29,914)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.22% ($38,455)
from Seward County, KS	0.22% ($24,000)
from Edwards County, KS	0.18% ($30,556)
from Meade County, KS	0.18% ($22,389)
from Clark County, KS	0.17% ($29,059)

8.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,047 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.71%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.26% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($15,241 average AGI)
4.46% relocated to other states ($14,807 average AGI)
Ford County: 4.46%
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	0.76% ($29,088 average AGI)
to Finney County, KS	0.33% ($30,029)
to Gray County, KS	0.32% ($30,676)
to Douglas County, KS	0.27% ($38,214)
to Johnson County, KS	0.25% ($44,000)
to Ellis County, KS	0.19% ($25,650)
to Shawnee County, KS	0.15% ($21,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 20.4

Births per 1000 population in Ford County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Ford County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ford County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,599 (3,189 aged, 410 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,678

In family households: 28,125 (6,450 male householders, 1,476 female householders)
6,229 spouses, 10,894 children (9,984 natural, 305 adopted, 605 stepchildren), 464 grandchildren, 626 brothers or sisters, 206 parents, 999 other relatives, 781 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,553 (1,420 male householders (1,120 living alone)), 1,515 female householders (1,357 living alone)), 618 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 780 (543 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,816 2-persons, 1,628 3-persons, 1,663 4-persons, 979 5-persons, 388 6-persons, 452 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,477 1-person, 372 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

7,167 married couples with children.
1,806 single-parent households (496 men, 1,310 women).

64.9% of residents of Ford County speak English at home.
32.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $144,468,000 ($4341 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,959,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,259,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,183,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,415,000
Federal grants: $32,593,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,479,000 ($25,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,538,000 ($656,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $813,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,599,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,579,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,514

Here:	104 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,403

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,294

Here:	+68 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,079

Here:	-91 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Ford County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 174
1995 to 1998: 602
1990 to 1994: 570
1980 to 1989: 1,370
1970 to 1979: 2,635
1960 to 1969: 1,737
1950 to 1959: 1,602
1940 to 1949: 1,107
1939 or earlier: 1,853

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ford County, Kansas:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 139
3 rooms: 298
4 rooms: 726
5 rooms: 1,582
6 rooms: 1,122
7 rooms: 1,166
8 rooms: 884
9 or more rooms: 1,115

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ford County, Kansas:

1 room: 128
2 rooms: 522
3 rooms: 702
4 rooms: 1,093
5 rooms: 640
6 rooms: 346
7 rooms: 213
8 rooms: 71
9 or more rooms: 103

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ford County:

no bedroom: 23
1 bedroom: 342
2 bedrooms: 1,607
3 bedrooms: 2,939
4 bedrooms: 1,549
5 or more bedrooms: 574

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ford County:

no bedroom: 183
1 bedroom: 1,200
2 bedrooms: 1,461
3 bedrooms: 681
4 bedrooms: 181
5 or more bedrooms: 112

Cars and other vehicles available in Ford County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 154
1 vehicle: 1,697
2 vehicles: 3,324
3 vehicles: 1,245
4 vehicles: 402
5 or more vehicles: 212

Cars and other vehicles available in Ford County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 506
1 vehicle: 1,830
2 vehicles: 1,236
3 vehicles: 191
4 vehicles: 24
5 or more vehicles: 31

54% of Ford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Kansas.

Ford County:	53.6%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 18420
Northeast: 256
Midwest: 1790
South: 2524
West: 2050

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

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 (84%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (78%)
Electricity (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Other fuel (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 409

Here:	9.2%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	1.5%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 49

Here:	4.2%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Ford County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,179,000
All Other: $1,099,000

Regular Highways: $161,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,789,000
General - Other: $2,676,000

Health Services - Other: $1,978,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,602,000

Financial Administration: $1,380,000

Police Protection: $1,276,000

Corrections - Other: $1,276,000

Solid Waste Management: $681,000

General Public Buildings: $661,000

Central Staff Services: $642,000

Natural Resources - Other: $524,000

Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $402,000
General - Interest on Debt: $295,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,550,000
Natural Resources: $68,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $2,308,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,230,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,930,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,050,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,051,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,187,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $180,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $513,000
General Revenue, NEC: $291,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $233,000
Health - Other: $232,000

Natural Resource - Other: $26,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,583,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,051,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $989,000
General Support: $396,000

All Other: $29,000

Health & Hospitals: $5,000
Tax - Property: $8,302,000
Total General Sales: $4,207,000

NEC: $8,000

Public Utilities: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,774,000

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