Graham County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 2,721 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,002
Renter-occupied apartments: 261

% of renters here:	21%
State:	31%

Land area: 898 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.5%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.1%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 56%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 21%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Graham County, Kansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Graham County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
Black (3.2%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	44.4 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 1,436	(48.7%)
Females: 1,510	(51.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,035
County population in 2003: 2,811
Jobs in 2003: 1,212

Total labor force in 2004: 1,484
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.7%

Average household size:

Graham County:	2.3 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,054 ($31,286 in 2000)

This county	$33,054
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $54,965

Graham County	$54,965
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $320
Institutionalized population: 45
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Graham County in 2000: $631

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: 2
Thefts: 8
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 0

Graham County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Graham County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $569 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Graham 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: Hill City, Bogue, Morland.

Neighboring counties: Gove County , Norton County , Phillips County , Rooks County , Sheridan County , Trego County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Graham County: Welborn Elementary School (A), Graham County Fairgrounds (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Graham County include: Leland Church (A), Spring Creek Church (B), Saint Anthony Church (C), Redline Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E), Prairie Home Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Leland Cemetery (1), Penokee Cemetery (2), Samuels Cemetery (3), McFarland Cemetery (4), Fagan Cemetery (5), Brush Creek Cemetery (6), Nicodemus Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Stevensons Lake (A), Antelope Lake (B), Antelope County Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Creek (A), Antelope Creek (B), Sand Creek (C), Youngs Creek (D), Keys Creek (E), Jackson Branch (F), Center Fork (G), Brush Creek (H), Rock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Graham County: Antelope County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.1%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 81
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 27 (81% naturalized citizens)

Graham County:	0.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 6
1990 to 1994: 1
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 3
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.4%

Graham County marital status for males

Graham County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,336
One, attached: 9
Two: 43
3 or 4: 21
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 140
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Graham County with a mortgage: 284 (17 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 442

Agriculture in Graham County
Average size of farms: 1200 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $75299
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $89.99
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $78476
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.14%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $80766
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.23
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.75%
Corn for grain: 13853 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 75654 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1889 harvested acres

Graham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Construction (16%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Mining (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (20%)
Social assistance (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (19%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

India (48%)
Mexico (33%)
Spain (11%)
Canada (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Graham County:

German (35%)
United States or American (14%)
English (10%)
Irish (7%)
French (except Basque) (5%)
French Canadian (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)

Graham County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,020 (74%)
Carpooled: 174 (13%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 72 (5%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 105 (8%)

People in group quarters in Graham County, Kansas

45 people in nursing homes
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,071.

5.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,982 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.41%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,018 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($8,965 average AGI)
Graham County: 1.80%
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 Ellis County, KS

1.23% ($19,000 average AGI)

6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,841 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.69% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($20,754 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($10,101 average AGI)
Graham County: 1.78%
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 Ellis County, KS

1.03% ($28,909 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Births per 1000 population in Graham County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Graham County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 22.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Graham County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 710 (642 aged, 68 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,877

In family households: 2,427 (743 male householders, 104 female householders)
762 spouses, 755 children (681 natural, 45 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 13 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 450 (187 male householders (165 living alone)), 223 female householders (213 living alone)), 40 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 69 (50 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 460 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 160 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 378 1-person, 28 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

556 married couples with children.
93 single-parent households (15 men, 78 women).

96.7% of residents of Graham County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $37,571,000 ($13687 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $136,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,740,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,863,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,262,000
Federal grants: $4,219,000
Federal procurement contracts: $238,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,250,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $549,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $211,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,642,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 115

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 193

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -3

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

Net internal migration: -138

Here:	-51 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Graham County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.57 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:	5.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 102
1970 to 1979: 217
1960 to 1969: 228
1950 to 1959: 262
1940 to 1949: 187
1939 or earlier: 514

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 28
4 rooms: 102
5 rooms: 195
6 rooms: 232
7 rooms: 128
8 rooms: 133
9 or more rooms: 179

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 25
4 rooms: 62
5 rooms: 60
6 rooms: 54
7 rooms: 29
8 rooms: 16
9 or more rooms: 11

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 35
2 bedrooms: 236
3 bedrooms: 421
4 bedrooms: 192
5 or more bedrooms: 116

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Graham County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 36
2 bedrooms: 102
3 bedrooms: 82
4 bedrooms: 30
5 or more bedrooms: 11

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

no vehicle: 27
1 vehicle: 239
2 vehicles: 388
3 vehicles: 208
4 vehicles: 103
5 or more vehicles: 37

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

no vehicle: 28
1 vehicle: 116
2 vehicles: 71
3 vehicles: 28
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 2

67% of Graham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Kansas.

Graham County:	67.3%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 2313
Northeast: 18
Midwest: 295
South: 96
West: 197

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Electricity (3%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (66%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Electricity (13%)
Wood (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	0.9%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	3.2%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 7

Here:	10.6%
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)

Graham County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $4,185,000
All Other: $181,000

Solid Waste Management: $19,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $4,299,000
Regular Highways: $952,000

General - Other: $562,000

Health Services - Other: $229,000

Natural Resources - Other: $219,000

Financial Administration: $201,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $196,000

Central Staff Services: $138,000

Libraries: $94,000

Fire Protection: $86,000

Parks & Recreation: $48,000

General Public Buildings: $41,000

Solid Waste Management: $35,000

Corrections - Other: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $82,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $20,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,774,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,490,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $70,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $214,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $352,000
Interest Earnings: $152,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $239,000
General - Other: $126,000

Regular Highways: $99,000

Fire Protection: $31,000

Health - Other: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,698,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $42,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $267,000
General Support: $91,000

Health & Hospitals: $28,000
Tax - Property: $2,791,000
NEC: $18,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,489,000

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