Greeley County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 1,297 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 452
Renter-occupied apartments: 150

% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

Land area: 778 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Greeley County: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (30.8%), Educational,health and social services (20.7%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 57%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 20%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Greeley County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (87.2%)
Hispanic (11.5%)
Other race (5.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	38.6 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 761	(49.6%)
Females: 773	(50.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,701
County population in 2003: 1,417
Jobs in 2003: 688

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Total labor force in 2004: 795
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:

Greeley County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,420 ($34,605 in 1999)

This county:	$40,420
Kansas:	$47,451

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $338 (lower quartile is $254, upper quartile is $408)

This county:	$338
State:	$479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,193 (it was $57,000 in 2000)

Greeley County:	$88,193
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,220 - $141,043

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $114,961
Here: $114,961
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,802
Here: $129,802
State: $140,198

Mobile homes: $30,227
Here: $30,227
State: $34,057

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,344
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $343

Institutionalized population: 27

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 11
Auto thefts: 3

Greeley County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Greeley County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 18.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $933 (1.6%)

Greeley County household income distribution in 2007

Greeley County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	11.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greeley 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: Tribune, Horace.

Neighboring counties: Cheyenne County, Colorado , Kiowa County, Colorado , Hamilton County , Prowers County, Colorado , Wallace County , Wichita County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Bethany Cemetery (1), Greely County Cemetery (2), Rogers Cemetery (3), Mathews Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: South Fork White Woman Creek (A), South Ladder Creek (B), Middle Ladder 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: 19
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 131 (8% naturalized citizens)

Greeley County:	8.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 68 1990 to 1994: 32 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 14 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 1 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.4%

Greeley County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 591
One, attached: 8
Two: 4
5 to 9: 8
Mobile homes: 101

Housing units in Greeley County with a mortgage: 127 (11 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 165

Here:	43.5% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,195
Total congregations: 6

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Community Church of Christ	Other
Adherents	341 (28.5%)	319 (26.7%)	317 (26.5%)	77 (6.4%)	141 (11.8%)
Congregations	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	2 (33.3%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Greeley County - Tribune, Horace

Agriculture in Greeley County
Average size of farms: 1506 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $171705
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $95.73
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 82.38%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $205847
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.99%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.72%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $179206
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.43
Corn for grain: 11245 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 61604 harvested acres

Greeley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Greeley County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/2/1998 at 15:47:16, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from Greeley County center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Warehousing and storage (3%)
Food (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Public administration (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (21%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

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

Mexico (95%)
Other Central America (3%)
Colombia (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Greeley County (%):

German (35%)
United States or American (16%)
English (11%)
Irish (7%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (2%)
Swedish (2%)

Greeley County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 480 (69%)
Carpooled: 91 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 52 (8%)
Worked at home: 60 (9%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

27 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,345.

5.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.41%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Kansas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

8.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.88%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.83% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($22,543 average AGI)
4.05% relocated to other states ($13,152 average AGI)
Greeley County: 4.05%
Kansas average: 3.95%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Births per 1000 population in Greeley County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Greeley County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Greeley County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 283 (257 aged, 26 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 70.67
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 38091.87
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 3533.570
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 91943.46

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1779.100
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1556.710
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 74.13

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74.13

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,507

In family households: 1,299 (366 male householders, 35 female householders)
374 spouses, 485 children (443 natural, 21 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 5 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 208 (92 male householders (80 living alone)), 99 female householders (96 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 27 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 176 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 81 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 176 1-person, 8 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

88.2% of residents of Greeley County speak English at home.
10.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $33,417,000 ($23616 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,050,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,571,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,380,000
Federal grants: $5,907,000
Federal procurement contracts: $83,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $425,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $77,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $113,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,504,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 69

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 95

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +35

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -189

Here:	-140 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Greeley County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.26 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:	5.0
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 39
1990 to 1994: 22
1980 to 1989: 61
1970 to 1979: 94
1960 to 1969: 91
1950 to 1959: 120
1940 to 1949: 118
1939 or earlier: 159

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greeley County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 30 5 rooms: 104 6 rooms: 66 7 rooms: 60 8 rooms: 65 9+ rooms: 103

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greeley County, Kansas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 14 5 rooms: 52 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 8 9+ rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Greeley County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 23 2 bedrooms: 96 3 bedrooms: 191 4 bedrooms: 100 5+ bedrooms: 42

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greeley County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 41 3 bedrooms: 55 4 bedrooms: 23 5+ bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Greeley County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 109 2 vehicles: 169 3 vehicles: 103 4 vehicles: 35 5+ vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Greeley County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 60 2 vehicles: 54 3 vehicles: 20 4 vehicles: 2 5+ vehicles: 4

64% of Greeley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Kansas.

Greeley County:	64.4%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 1029
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 71
South: 96
West: 196

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (74.6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18.6%) Electricity (4.9%) Coal or coke (1.3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21.3%) Electricity (6.7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	2.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

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

Here:	7.8%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Greeley County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $124,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $386,000
Regular Highways: $386,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $229,000

Police Protection: $199,000

Other Hospitals: $160,000

Financial Administration: $145,000

Health Services - Other: $130,000

Central Staff Services: $119,000

Natural Resources - Other: $106,000

Parks & Recreation: $81,000

Fire Protection: $54,000

Libraries: $50,000

Solid Waste Management: $28,000

Housing & Community Development: $6,000

Air Transportation: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $180,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $45,000
Higher Education: $16,000

Natural Resources: $10,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,085,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,805,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $280,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $126,000
General Revenue, NEC: $39,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $238,000
General - Other: $75,000

Fire Protection: $29,000

Judicial: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,658,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $201,000
General Support: $61,000
Tax - Property: $2,586,000
Total General Sales: $127,000

NEC: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $657,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

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

Greeley County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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

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