Gray County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 5,861 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,486
Renter-occupied apartments: 559

% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

Land area: 869 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (23.6%), Educational,health and social services (19.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 18%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Gray County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
Hispanic (9.8%)
Other race (5.4%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (1.0%)

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

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 2,953	(50.0%)
Females: 2,951	(50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,341
County population in 2003: 6,003
Jobs in 2003: 2,579

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,308
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.0%

Average household size:

Gray County:	2.8 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,261 ($40,000 in 2000)

This county	$42,261
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,146

Gray County	$101,146
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $418
Institutionalized population: 136
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Gray County in 2000: $773

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 18
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 3

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: 9
Thefts: 6
Auto thefts: 1

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2004 Presidential Election results in Gray County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 18.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $898 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gray 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: Cimarron, Montezuma, Copeland, Ingalls, Ensign.

Neighboring counties: Finney County , Ford County , Haskell County , Hodgeman County , Meade County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Gray County: Gray Center (A), Gray County Free Fair (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Gray County include: Church of God in Christ (A), Gospel Fellowship Church (B), Cave Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pierceville Cemetery (1), Ingalls-Logan Cemetery (2), Fairview Cemetery (3), Evans Cemetery (4), Ensign Cemetery (5), Cave Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Wild Horse Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Gray County: Cimarron Crossing Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.7%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 133
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 563 (17% naturalized citizens)

Gray County:	9.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 311
1990 to 1994: 106
1985 to 1989: 63
1980 to 1984: 51
1975 to 1979: 6
1970 to 1974: 9
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 15

Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.0%

Gray County marital status for males

Gray County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,657
One, attached: 18
Two: 21
3 or 4: 37
5 to 9: 17
10 to 19: 22
20 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 407

Housing units in Gray County with a mortgage: 563 (52 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 495

Agriculture in Gray County
Average size of farms: 1066 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $752205
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $223.48
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $740610
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 50.82%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $167151
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 32.76
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.01%
Corn for grain: 70004 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 81683 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 11281 harvested acres

Gray County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1995, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
Construction (13%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (16%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (16%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

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

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

Mexico (95%)
Canada (1%)
Honduras (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Chile (1%)
Germany (0%)
Poland (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Gray County:

German (39%)
United States or American (14%)
Dutch (7%)
English (5%)
Irish (5%)
Polish (4%)
Swedish (2%)

Gray County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,137 (77%)
Carpooled: 298 (11%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 118 (4%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 215 (8%)

136 people in nursing homes
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,415.

7.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,914 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.11%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.18% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($25,007 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($7,907 average AGI)
Gray County: 1.93%
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 Ford County, KS	1.60% ($30,676 average AGI)
from Finney County, KS	0.66% ($36,286)

8.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,254 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.41%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.43% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($21,116 average AGI)
2.97% relocated to other states ($12,138 average AGI)
Gray County: 2.97%
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 Ford County, KS	1.63% ($29,914 average AGI)
to Finney County, KS	0.93% ($38,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Births per 1000 population in Gray County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Gray County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gray County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 836 (769 aged, 67 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,763

In family households: 5,221 (1,369 male householders, 221 female householders)
1,358 spouses, 2,067 children (1,897 natural, 62 adopted, 108 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 40 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 542 (243 male householders (215 living alone)), 243 female householders (223 living alone)), 56 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 141 (129 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 615 2-persons, 316 3-persons, 335 4-persons, 203 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 438 1-person, 39 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

1,596 married couples with children.
198 single-parent households (70 men, 128 women).

86.7% of residents of Gray County speak English at home.
8.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $39,850,000 ($6664 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $185,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,881,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,874,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,462,000
Federal grants: $6,174,000
Federal procurement contracts: $265,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,192,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $568,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,578,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,421,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 484

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 305

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +207

Here:	+35 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -420

Here:	-72 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Gray County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 165
1990 to 1994: 144
1980 to 1989: 273
1970 to 1979: 404
1960 to 1969: 233
1950 to 1959: 213
1940 to 1949: 209
1939 or earlier: 524

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 14
3 rooms: 56
4 rooms: 144
5 rooms: 261
6 rooms: 269
7 rooms: 219
8 rooms: 211
9 or more rooms: 310

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 67
4 rooms: 129
5 rooms: 126
6 rooms: 86
7 rooms: 65
8 rooms: 35
9 or more rooms: 47

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

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 307
3 bedrooms: 664
4 bedrooms: 347
5 or more bedrooms: 118

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gray County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 53
2 bedrooms: 210
3 bedrooms: 201
4 bedrooms: 75
5 or more bedrooms: 18

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

no vehicle: 21
1 vehicle: 343
2 vehicles: 671
3 vehicles: 297
4 vehicles: 110
5 or more vehicles: 44

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

no vehicle: 26
1 vehicle: 251
2 vehicles: 219
3 vehicles: 35
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 18

61% of Gray County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Kansas.

Gray County:	61.4%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 4262
Northeast: 32
Midwest: 348
South: 396
West: 270

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (80%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (77%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Electricity (9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 184

Here:	21.1%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22

Here:	6.3%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 5

Here:	4.9%
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)

Gray County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $227,000
All Other: $149,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $12,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,952,000
General - Other: $693,000

Police Protection: $424,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $388,000

Health Services - Other: $372,000

Solid Waste Management: $271,000

Financial Administration: $245,000

Central Staff Services: $164,000

Natural Resources - Other: $153,000

General Public Buildings: $53,000

Fire Protection: $18,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $194,000
Higher Education: $49,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $178,000
General Revenue, NEC: $80,000
Other Capital Outlay - Judicial: $315,000
Police Protection: $42,000

General - Other: $41,000

Health - Other: $17,000

Financial Administration: $10,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,941,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $458,000
General Support: $154,000
Tax - Property: $3,919,000
Total General Sales: $487,000

NEC: $147,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,950,000

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