Harvey County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.0%), Manufacturing (21.0%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Harvey County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 15,968	(48.6%)
Females: 16,901	(51.4%)

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Harvey County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,781
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$415
State:	$479

Harvey County:	$113,299
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $134,866

Here:	$134,866
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $117,222

Here:	$117,222
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $145,427

Here:	$145,427
State:	$121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $94,177

Here:	$94,177
State:	$101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $43,800

Here:	$43,800
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $25,938

Here:	$25,938
State:	$34,057

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 32
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 4

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 70
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Area name: Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harvey County is $457 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $600 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $767 a month.

Cities in this county include: Newton, Hesston, Halstead, Sedgwick, North Newton, Burrton, Walton.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , McPherson County , Marion County , Reno County , Sedgwick County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Harvey County: Walton Landing (A), Lake View Landing (B), N N Siding (C), Countryside Christian Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Harvey County include: Mennonite Church (A), East Emmett Church (B), Highland Church (C), Grace Church (D), Grace Hill Church (E), Pennsylvania Mennonite Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hunt Cemetery (1), Schlender Cemetery (2), Walton Cemetery (3), Whitewater Cemetery (4), Mission Cemetery (5), Church of God Cemetery (6), Royer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Saucer Lake (A), Greenfield Lake (B), Harvey County East Park Lake (C), Meadow Lake (D), Gast Lake (E), Boyle Lakes (F), Patterson Lake (G), West Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Emma Creek (A), Sand Creek (B), Mud Creek (C), East Fork Jester Creek (D), Kisiwa Creek (E), East Branch Whitewater Creek (F), Turkey Creek (G), Dry Creek (H), Walnut Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Harvey County include: Harvey County East Park (1), Harvey County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.4%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,711
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,225 (35% naturalized citizens)

Harvey County:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,293
• One, attached: 282
• Two: 587
• 3 or 4: 538
• 5 to 9: 265
• 10 to 19: 127
• 20 or more: 351
• Mobile homes: 920
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Harvey County with a mortgage: 4,497 (395 second mortgage, 397 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,782

Here:	61.8% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Harvey County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 4.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/13/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Harvey County-area historical earthquake activity is below Kansas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 86.6 miles away from Harvey County center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,089 (82%) Carpooled: 1,373 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Subway or elevated: 16 (0%) Railroad: 9 (0%) Taxi: 26 (0%) Motorcycle: 29 (0%) Bicycle: 63 (0%) Walked: 596 (4%) Other means: 78 (0%) Worked at home: 714 (4%)

6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,372 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.82% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($22,952 average AGI)
2.06% relocated from other states ($10,418 average AGI)

Harvey County:	2.06%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Sedgwick County, KS	1.81% ($34,529 average AGI)
from Marion County, KS	0.48% ($37,475)
from Reno County, KS	0.44% ($20,074)
from McPherson County, KS	0.39% ($35,292)
from Butler County, KS	0.25% ($34,667)
from Johnson County, KS	0.12% ($38,867)
from Saline County, KS	0.10% ($39,583)

7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,229 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.58%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.05% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($22,144 average AGI)
2.53% relocated to other states ($11,085 average AGI)

Harvey County:	2.53%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Sedgwick County, KS	2.47% ($34,868 average AGI)
to McPherson County, KS	0.33% ($36,925)
to Marion County, KS	0.33% ($32,900)
to Reno County, KS	0.28% ($25,382)
to Douglas County, KS	0.22% ($25,963)
to Butler County, KS	0.20% ($35,080)
to Johnson County, KS	0.15% ($39,111)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,170 (5,569 aged, 601 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,263 (7,396 male householders, 1,575 female householders)

  7,583 spouses, 9,471 children (8,582 natural, 304 adopted, 585 stepchildren), 301 grandchildren, 175 brothers or sisters, 108 parents, 266 other relatives, 388 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,163 (1,512 male householders (1,279 living alone)), 2,124 female householders (1,956 living alone)), 527 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,443 (760 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,225 2-persons, 1,840 3-persons, 1,682 4-persons, 800 5-persons, 316 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,235 1-person, 305 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

91.9% of residents of Harvey County speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $161,488,000 ($4782 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,567,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,031,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,681,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,615,000
Federal grants: $15,939,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,577,000 ($248,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,645,000 ($26,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $187,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,361,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,174,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

55% of Harvey County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Kansas.

Harvey County:	55.1%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 23299
• Northeast: 445
• Midwest: 3543
• South: 2475
• West: 1627

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,200

Here:	12.9%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	7.5%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	53.6%
Kansas:	13.8%

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