Harper County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.1%), Manufacturing (17.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Harper County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	42.9 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 3,161	(48.4%)
Females: 3,375	(51.6%)

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Harper County:	2.3 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,779
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$300
State:	$479

Harper County:	$71,792
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $92,282

Here:	$92,282
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $57,690

Here:	$57,690
State:	$140,198

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $17,205

Here:	$17,205
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $34,130

Here:	$34,130
State:	$34,057

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 14
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	11.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harper County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Anthony, Harper, Attica, Bluff City, Danville, Waldron, Freeport.

Neighboring counties: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma , Barber County , Grant County, Oklahoma , Kingman County , Sumner County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Harper County: Spring (A), Shook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Harper County include: Chicaskia Church (A), Crystal Springs Church (B), Evangelical Church (C), Burchfiel Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Attica Cemetery (1), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (2), Baird Cemetery (3), Freeport Cemetery (4), Crisfield Cemetery (5), Devore Cemetery (6), Ferguson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Paradise Lake (A), Anthony Municipal Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baehr Creek (A), Bachelor Creek (B), Spring Branch (C), Rush Creek (D), Gene Creek (E), Sandy Creek (F), East Branch Bluff Creek (G), Middle Branch Bluff Creek (H), Clearwater Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.6%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 144
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 28 (29% naturalized citizens)

Harper County:	0.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,834
• One, attached: 25
• Two: 61
• 3 or 4: 91
• 5 to 9: 20
• 10 to 19: 21
• 20 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 197
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Harper County with a mortgage: 698 (68 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 905

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

Harper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/12/2004, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $280,000 in damages.

Harper County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 41.9 miles away from Harper County center
On 10/30/1998 at 17:41:22, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 38.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/14/1993 at 17:06:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/1994 at 03:28:58, a magnitude 3.0 (2.8 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.6 miles away from Harper County center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1991 at 05:00:26, a magnitude 3.0 (2.9 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from Harper County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,242 (76%) Carpooled: 356 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 140 (5%) Other means: 12 (0%) Worked at home: 186 (6%)

6.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.10%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.50% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($16,979 average AGI)
2.60% relocated from other states ($14,135 average AGI)

Harper County:	2.60%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Sedgwick County, KS	1.13% ($26,308 average AGI)
from Kingman County, KS	0.43% ($32,400)
from Sumner County, KS	0.43% ($21,600)

7.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.11%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.79% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($18,916 average AGI)
2.31% relocated to other states ($9,886 average AGI)

Harper County:	2.31%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Sedgwick County, KS

2.27% ($26,943 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,465 (1,352 aged, 113 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,338 (1,473 male householders, 336 female householders)

  1,523 spouses, 1,803 children (1,600 natural, 37 adopted, 166 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 62 other relatives, 40 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,030 (406 male householders (356 living alone)), 550 female householders (533 living alone)), 74 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 168 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 987 2-persons, 297 3-persons, 319 4-persons, 140 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 889 1-person, 61 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

97.4% of residents of Harper County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $51,605,000 ($8273 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $780,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,974,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,326,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,746,000
Federal grants: $5,761,000
Federal procurement contracts: $712,000 ($214,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,086,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $317,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,016,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,280,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-42 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

62% of Harper 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, 61% lived in Kansas.

Harper County:	62.2%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 4746
• Northeast: 49
• Midwest: 466
• South: 919
• West: 291

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,300

Here:	4.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	3.8%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	10.5%
Kansas:	13.8%

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