Grant County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 7,497 (79% urban, 21% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,049
Renter-occupied apartments: 693

% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

Land area: 575 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Grant County: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.9%), Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (11.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Grant County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (63.5%)
Hispanic (34.7%)
Other race (19.5%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
American Indian (1.5%)

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

Median resident age:	31.4 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 3,969	(50.2%)
Females: 3,940	(49.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,070
County population in 2003: 7,756
Jobs in 2003: 3,545

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,954
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.9%

Average household size:

Grant County:	2.9 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,551 ($39,854 in 1999)

This county:	$46,551
Kansas:	$47,451

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $418 (lower quartile is $316, upper quartile is $490)

This county:	$418
State:	$479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,697 (it was $68,500 in 2000)

Grant County:	$101,697
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,994 - $171,593

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $137,826
Here: $137,826
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $71,736
Here: $71,736
State: $140,198

In 2-unit structures: $100,183
Here: $100,183
State: $121,931

Mobile homes: $32,212
Here: $32,212
State: $34,057

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,327
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $341

Institutionalized population: 71

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

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2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $892 (1.3%)

Grant County household income distribution in 2007

Grant County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

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.

Cities in this county include: Ulysses.

Neighboring counties: Finney County , Hamilton County , Haskell County , Kearny County , Stanton County , Stevens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Grant County: Sullivans Track (A), Columbian Track (B), Grant County Fairgrounds (C), Pioneer Co-op Spur (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Cemeteries: Zionville Cemetery (1), Shockey Cemetery (2), Golden Cemetery (3), Ulysses Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: North Fork Cimarron River (A), Wolf Creek (B), Sand Arroyo Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.3%
Kansas:	6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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: 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

Total adherents: 5,840
Total congregations: 20

Adherents

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.

Religions in Grant County - Ulysses

Agriculture in Grant County
Average size of farms: 993 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $1041153
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: $1008349
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 46.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $179616
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

Grant County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 2.3 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.

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 Grant County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Mining (12%)
Construction (12%)
Utilities (6%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Construction (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
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%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

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%)

Grant County mode of transportation to work chart

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)

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:

from Finney County, KS	0.51% ($31,231 average AGI)
from Stanton County, KS	0.40% ($48,400)

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:

to Finney County, KS	0.54% ($22,357 average AGI)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.39% ($27,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.9

Births per 1000 population in Grant County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

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 2003: 5.4

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: 7,837

In family households: 7,155 (1,802 male householders, 329 female householders)
1,878 spouses, 2,742 children (2,513 natural, 125 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 73 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 135 other relatives, 64 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 682 (275 male householders (254 living alone)), 342 female householders (322 living alone)), 65 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 72 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 817 2-persons, 402 3-persons, 496 4-persons, 263 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 576 1-person, 35 2-persons, 5 5-persons, 1 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:

1999 to March 2000: 47
1995 to 1998: 268
1990 to 1994: 131
1980 to 1989: 361
1970 to 1979: 974
1960 to 1969: 463
1950 to 1959: 347
1940 to 1949: 277
1939 or earlier: 159

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 148 4 rooms: 247 5 rooms: 382 6 rooms: 325 7 rooms: 268 8 rooms: 201 9+ rooms: 456

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, Kansas:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 49 3 rooms: 62 4 rooms: 156 5 rooms: 216 6 rooms: 107 7 rooms: 35 8 rooms: 15 9+ rooms: 24

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grant County:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 98 2 bedrooms: 479 3 bedrooms: 813 4 bedrooms: 447 5+ bedrooms: 201

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 89 2 bedrooms: 253 3 bedrooms: 270 4 bedrooms: 34 5+ bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 528 2 vehicles: 888 3 vehicles: 368 4 vehicles: 153 5+ vehicles: 37

Cars and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments
	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: 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 houses and condos:
	Utility gas (87.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5.8%) Electricity (5.2%) Wood (0.9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (79.9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9.1%) Electricity (8.9%) Other fuel (1.2%) Wood (0.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 72

Here:	5.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

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

Here:	1.2%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42

Here:	25.5%
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 (Noninst.)

Grant County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $24,000
Charges - All Other: $375,000
Regular Highways: $124,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,746,000
Regular Highways: $2,503,000

Health Services - Other: $2,319,000

Natural Resources - Other: $634,000

Police Protection: $609,000

Libraries: $483,000

Parks & Recreation: $382,000

General Public Buildings: $330,000

Financial Administration: $311,000

Central Staff Services: $266,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $240,000

Fire Protection: $124,000

Air Transportation: $105,000

Corrections - Other: $11,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $50,000
General - Interest on Debt: $164,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $45,000
Natural Resources: $19,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,410,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,925,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $485,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $437,000
General Revenue, NEC: $305,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $296,000
Health - Other: $89,000

General Public Building: $64,000

Parks & Recreation: $58,000

Air Transportation: $50,000

General - Other: $50,000

Police Protection: $30,000

Financial Administration: $10,000

Central Staff: $8,000

Natural Resource - Other: $2,000

Judicial: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,520,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $18,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $452,000
Highways: $408,000
Tax - Property: $10,342,000
NEC: $25,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,536,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Grant County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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