Gove County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 2,44392.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 923.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 762.9%Two or more races
  • 140.5%Asian alone
  • 90.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 20.08%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $132,454

Here:	$132,454
State:	$207,668

Townhouses or other attached units: $87,062

Here:	$87,062
State:	$194,239

Mobile homes: $44,062

Here:	$44,062
State:	$58,367

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 21
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 24
• Auto thefts: 2

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,553 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,353 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gove County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Quinter, Grinnell, Grainfield, Park, Gove City.

Neighboring counties: Dickinson County , Ellis County , Greeley County , Mitchell County , Sheridan County .

Current college students: 61
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 53 (43.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 72010 or later
• 112000 to 2009
• 161990 to 1999
• 11980 to 1989
• 01970 to 1979
• 5Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,238
• One, attached: 24
• Two: 22
• 3 or 4: 26
• 5 to 9: 11
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 to 49: 3
• 50 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 72

Housing units in Gove County with a mortgage: 333 (6 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 611

Religion statistics for Gove County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Gove County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 3, 2017, FEMA Id: 4319, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1885: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• 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, 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 Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to November 28, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1626: January 26, 2006, FEMA Id: 1626, 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

4.06% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,227 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.06% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($36,227 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

3.97% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,977 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.97% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($38,977 average AGI)
2.77% relocated to other states ($26,488 average AGI)

Gove County:	2.77%
Kansas average:	3.97%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gove County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 630 (143 living alone), Female householders: 596 (220 living alone)

• 704 spouses (704 opposite-sex spouses), 57 unmarried partners, (57 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 560 children (501 natural, 52 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 2 foster children, 7 other relatives, 16 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 47

Size of family households: 455 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 84 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 372 1-person, 51 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

430 married couples with children.
83 single-parent households (34 men, 49 women).

97.7% of residents of Gove speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $40,028,000 ($14,070 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $70,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,171,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,958,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,381,000
Federal grants: $2,177,000
Federal procurement contracts: $266,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,073,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,371,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,507,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,334,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-87 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Gove County, Kansas
• 142014 or later
• 52010 to 2013
• 702000 to 2009
• 931990 to 1999
• 851980 to 1989
• 2631970 to 1979
• 1771960 to 1969
• 1801950 to 1959
• 1481940 to 1949
• 3741939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Gove County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gove County, Kansas
• 11 room
• 72 rooms
• 63 rooms
• 334 rooms
• 1265 rooms
• 1416 rooms
• 1707 rooms
• 1618 rooms
• 2889+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gove County, Kansas
• 11 room
• 132 rooms
• 233 rooms
• 414 rooms
• 375 rooms
• 366 rooms
• 937 rooms
• 218 rooms
• 399+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Gove County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gove County, Kansas
• 1no bedroom
• 301 bedroom
• 1842 bedrooms
• 3233 bedrooms
• 2544 bedrooms
• 1405+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gove County, Kansas
• 1no bedroom
• 501 bedroom
• 1032 bedrooms
• 953 bedrooms
• 304 bedrooms
• 205+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gove County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 5no vehicle
• 1901 vehicle
• 3002 vehicles
• 2413 vehicles
• 1224 vehicles
• 795+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gove County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2no vehicle
• 1481 vehicle
• 872 vehicles
• 463 vehicles
• 114 vehicles
• 25+ vehicles

91.8% of Gove County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 1,930
• Other state: 654
• Northeast: 32
• Midwest: 253
• South: 137
• West: 230

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 20
• Number of aged recipients: 0
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 0
• Number of recipients under 18: 0
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 10
• Number of recipients older than 64: 0
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 5
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 8

Businesses in Gove County, KS

• Dairy Queen: 1
• Lane Furniture: 2
• MasterBrand Cabinets: 1

Gove County on our top lists:

• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"