County population in 2012: 7,923 (80% urban, 20% rural); it was 7,909 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,268 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 749 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,049 Renter-occupied apartments: 699 (it was 693 in 2000)
% of renters here:
25%
State:
32%
Land area: 575 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 14 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Grant County: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.9%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (11.1%), Construction (10.4%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $984 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $749 (1.0%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.7%
(6.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 8.8% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 32 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 33 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34 years old, Black residents: 16 years old, American Indian residents: 30 years old, Asian residents: 30 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
10.1%
Whole state:
9.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.2%
Whole state:
4.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $433 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grant County: Sullivans Track (A), Pioneer Co-op Spur (B), Columbian Track (C), Ulysses Wastewater Treatment Facility (D), Grant County Fairgrounds (E), Grant County Fire Department (F), Grant County Road and Bridge Department (G), Grant County Civic Center Auditorium (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Grant County include: Country View Baptist Church (A), Grant Mennonite Church (B), Rose Lane Church of God (C), Brethren Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 199 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 970 (34% naturalized citizens)
Grant County:
12.3%
Whole state:
5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 259
1990 to 1994: 232
1985 to 1989: 143
1980 to 1984: 99
1975 to 1979: 84
1970 to 1974: 46
1970 to 1974: 27
1965 to 1969: 80
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,003
One, attached: 27
Two: 90
3 or 4: 48
5 to 9: 7
10 to 19: 33
20 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 787
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 1,037 (100 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 374
Here:
73.5% with mortgage
State:
65.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.84%
Here
73.8%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 5,840 Total congregations: 20
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Mennonite Church of God in Christ
Adherents
1,765 (30.2%)
948 (16.2%)
692 (11.8%)
447 (7.7%)
263 (4.5%)
Congregations
1 (5.0%)
1 (5.0%)
2 (10.0%)
1 (5.0%)
1 (5.0%)
Name
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Churches of Christ
Lutheran Church
Other
Adherents
232 (4.0%)
220 (3.8%)
220 (3.8%)
177 (3.0%)
876 (15.0%)
Congregations
1 (5.0%)
1 (5.0%)
1 (5.0%)
1 (5.0%)
10 (50.0%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 993 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $1,041,153 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $221.24 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.23% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $1,008,349 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 46.30% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $179,616 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.21% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 43.65 Corn for grain: 35086 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 61024 harvested acres Upland cotton: 855 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Grant 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 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/6/1951, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Grant County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kansas Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to March 29, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1848): June 24, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1848, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 6, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3282): December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 1, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3236): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Kansas FLOODING, Incident Period: June 23, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-201): June 23, 1965, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-201, Natural disaster type: Flood
The number of natural disasters in Grant County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 2
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (96%)
Other South America (1%)
Australia (1%)
Germany (1%)
Canada (1%)
Other Central America (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grant County (%):
United States or American (17%)
German (15%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
Dutch (3%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,675 (78%)
Carpooled: 503 (15%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 48 (1%)
Other means: 16 (0%)
Worked at home: 193 (6%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
64 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
57 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
22 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,989.
6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,472 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.36%
Kansas average:
7.39%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.08% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,689 average AGI)
3.28% relocated from other states ($13,783 average AGI)
Grant County:
3.28%
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:
8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,747 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.53%
Kansas average:
7.67%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.29% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($16,208 average AGI)
4.25% relocated to other states ($21,538 average AGI)
Grant County:
4.25%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.3
Births per 1000 population in Grant County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Grant County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Grant County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 848 (765 aged, 83 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 13.01 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13207.55 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 572.540 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 27833.44
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1540.500 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 664.010 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 39.84
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37.44 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66.4
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13.28
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,750
In family households: 7,015 (1,650 male householders, 422 female householders)
1,708 spouses, 2,675 children (2,487 natural, 65 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 180 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 85 other relatives, 142 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 735 (348 male householders (297 living alone)), 296 female householders (277 living alone)), 91 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 79 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 809 2-persons, 425 3-persons, 401 4-persons, 240 5-persons, 113 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons.
70.1% of residents of Grant County speak English at home.
28.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $34,713,000 ($4517 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $279,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,122,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,035,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,928,000 Federal grants: $4,255,000 Federal procurement contracts: $279,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,094,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,078,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,234,000 Federal Government insurance: $24,601,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 750
Here:
100 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 292
Here:
39 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +226
Here:
+30 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -1,050
Here:
-139 per 1000 residents
State:
-21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Grant County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.52 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:
4.7
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 48
2000 to 2004: 80
1990 to 1999: 445
1980 to 1989: 450
1970 to 1979: 829
1960 to 1969: 385
1950 to 1959: 374
1940 to 1949: 225
1939 or earlier: 255
Rooms in houses/apartments in Grant County, Kansas
56% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Kansas.
Grant County:
55.9%
State average:
53.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4397
Northeast: 46
Midwest: 588
South: 1311
West: 588
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Grant County
32.0 years
36.0 years
(50.7%)
(49.3%)
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