County population in 2014: 7,816 (80% urban, 20% rural); it was 7,909 in 2000County 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. 2016 cost of living index in Grant County: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $57,238 ($39,854 in 1999)
This county:
$57,238
Kansas:
$53,906
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $467 (lower quartile is $374, upper quartile is $543)
This county:
$467
State:
$601
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $106,328 (it was $68,500 in 2000)
Grant:
$106,328
Kansas:
$141,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,092 - $163,141 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,130 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $407
Institutionalized population: 79
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 23
Auto thefts: 3
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,390 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $640 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 10.3%
(8.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 34.3% for American Indian residents, 13.8% for other race residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 9.9%
Grant County:
9.9%
Kansas:
13.0%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.9% for American Indian residents, 11.4% for other race residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 32 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 33 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, American Indian residents: 24 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)
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: Greensburg Wastewater Plant (A), Greensburg Wind Farm (B), Kiowa County Sanitary Landfill (C), Haviland Wastewater Treatment Facility (D), Cannonball Golf Course (E), Right Co - Operative Association Grain Elevator Number 5 (F), Stotts Grain Grain Elevator Number 1 (G), Southern Plains Co - Operative at Lewis Kansas Grain Elevator Number 6 (H), Southern Plains Co - Operative at Lewis Kansas Grain Elevator Number 3 (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Rattlesnake Creek (A), South Branch Rattlesnake Creek (B), Soldier Creek (C), Spring Creek (D), Thompson Creek (E), Thompson Branch (F), Otter Creek (G), South Branch Medicine Lodge River (H), North Branch Medicine Lodge River (I). 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
Note: State values scaled to Grant County population
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 for Grant County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
1,915
1
Evangelical Protestant
1,576
16
Mainline Protestant
1,464
4
Other
254
2
None
2,620
-
Grant County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Grant County:
2.67 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
1.34 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
0.51 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Grant County:
5.35 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:
13.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Grant County:
8.2%
Kansas:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Grant County:
30.0%
State:
27.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.0%
State:
13.4%
Agriculture in Grant County:
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 significantly below Kansas state average. It is 1779693.2 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/4/2007, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 2 people.
Earthquake activity:
Grant County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 22% 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 Grant County center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 194.9 miles away from the county center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 315.3 miles away from the county center On 1/3/2007 at 14:34:38, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 199.5 miles away from the county center On 9/5/2001 at 10:52:07, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 183.6 miles away from Grant County center On 3/22/2004 at 12:09:56, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 200.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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: 1848, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
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 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
Kansas FLOODING, Incident Period: June 23, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-201: June 23, 1965, FEMA Id: 201, Natural disaster type: Flood
The number of natural disasters in Grant County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (14%)
Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
Transportation occupations (12%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (9%)
Production occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
Education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
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 facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $55,579.
6.10% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,578 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.10%
Kansas average:
6.43%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.15% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($20,311 average AGI)
2.96% relocated from other states ($14,267 average AGI)
Grant County:
2.96%
Kansas average:
3.18%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.12% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,611 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.12%
Kansas average:
6.89%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.19% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($16,705 average AGI)
3.94% relocated to other states ($22,905 average AGI)
Grant County:
3.94%
Kansas average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Grant County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 859 (769 aged, 90 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 288 (13%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Grant County, Kansas in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (96)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (53)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (49)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (25)
Congestive heart failure (22)
Cardiac arrest, unspecified (21)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (20)
Unspecified dementia (20)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (16)
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: 13,208 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 573 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 27,833
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,541 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 664 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 40
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
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.
2,083 married couples with children.
364 single-parent households (97 men, 267 women).
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 ($4,517 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
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 34
2000 to 2009: 409
1990 to 1999: 295
1980 to 1989: 374
1970 to 1979: 735
1960 to 1969: 472
1950 to 1959: 369
1940 to 1949: 118
1939 or earlier: 104
Note: State values scaled to Grant population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Grant County, Kansas
Note: State values scaled to Grant County population
no vehicle: 75
1 vehicle: 528
2 vehicles: 888
3 vehicles: 368
4 vehicles: 153
5+ vehicles: 37
no vehicle: 41
1 vehicle: 378
2 vehicles: 199
3 vehicles: 49
4 vehicles: 26
5+ vehicles: 0
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: 4,397
Northeast: 46
Midwest: 588
South: 1,311
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
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