Jefferson County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	15%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Manufacturing (12.6%), Retail trade (11.0%), Construction (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jefferson County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 9,333	(50.7%)
Females: 9,093	(49.3%)

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Jefferson County:	2.7 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$53,187
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$417
State:	$479

Jefferson County:	$134,456
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $171,249

Here:	$171,249
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $318,988

Here:	$318,988
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $48,781

Here:	$48,781
State:	$121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,389

Here:	$70,389
State:	$101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $7,038

Here:	$7,038
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $37,003

Here:	$37,003
State:	$34,057

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $71,786

Here:	$71,786
State:	$58,726

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 67
• Thefts: 276
• Auto thefts: 32

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 111
• Thefts: 233
• Auto thefts: 22

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Area name: Topeka, KS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $568 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $720 a month.

Cities in this county include: Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Perry, McLouth, Meriden, Nortonville, Winchester, Ozawkie.

Neighboring counties: Atchison County , Douglas County , Jackson County , Leavenworth County , Shawnee County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jefferson County: Wind-N-Wave (A), Hinton School (B), Leaverton School (C), Buck Point School (D), Camp Jayhawk (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jefferson County include: Midway Chapel (A), Coal Creek Church (B), United Brethren Church (C), Edmonds Church (D), Stanwood Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Hebron Church (G), Central Chapel (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Perry Cemetery (3), Hulls Grove Cemetery (4), Fowler Cemetery (5), Farrar Cemetery (6), Olive Branch Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Fin and Feather Lake (A), Lake Dabanawa (B), Perry Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Wild Horse Creek (A), Howard Creek (B), Elm Creek (C), Prairie Creek (D), French Creek (E), Peter Creek (F), Hulls Branch (G), Stone Horse Creek (H), Evans Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jefferson County include: Perry Wildlife Area (1), Outlet Public Use Area (2), Rock Creek Public Use Area (3), Longview Public Use Area (4), Sunset Ridge Public Use Area (5), Thompsonville Public Use Area (6), Delaware State Park (7), Perry Public Use Area (8), Slough Creek Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.0%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 491
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 109 (33% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:	0.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 32.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,125
• One, attached: 105
• Two: 60
• 3 or 4: 69
• 5 to 9: 32
• 10 to 19: 54
• 20 or more: 32
• Mobile homes: 899
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 115

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 2,265 (271 second mortgage, 185 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,199

Here:	65.4% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 7.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 17 fatalities and 563 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/8/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is near Kansas state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 16.1 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the county center
On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.2 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,895 (78%) Carpooled: 1,298 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 15 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 205 (2%) Other means: 64 (1%) Worked at home: 392 (4%)

7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.02%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.57% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($29,826 average AGI)
1.45% relocated from other states ($7,340 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.45%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Douglas County, KS	1.67% ($36,310 average AGI)
from Shawnee County, KS	1.66% ($38,687)
from Leavenworth County, KS	0.60% ($37,190)
from Johnson County, KS	0.32% ($27,409)
from Wyandotte County, KS	0.24% ($34,059)
from Jackson County, KS	0.17% ($28,083)

8.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.43%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.59% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($24,477 average AGI)
1.84% relocated to other states ($9,770 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.84%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Shawnee County, KS	2.34% ($31,521 average AGI)
to Douglas County, KS	1.55% ($30,257)
to Leavenworth County, KS	0.58% ($29,854)
to Johnson County, KS	0.55% ($35,821)
to Atchison County, KS	0.24% ($35,647)
to Jackson County, KS	0.20% ($30,429)
to Wyandotte County, KS	0.17% ($32,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,849 (2,485 aged, 364 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,309 (4,381 male householders, 868 female householders)

  4,615 spouses, 5,767 children (5,203 natural, 164 adopted, 400 stepchildren), 269 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 86 other relatives, 235 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,855 (805 male householders (643 living alone)), 788 female householders (731 living alone)), 262 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 262 (249 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,276 2-persons, 1,109 3-persons, 1,128 4-persons, 502 5-persons, 168 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,374 1-person, 187 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

97.6% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% speak English very well, 61% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $84,615,000 ($4476 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,178,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,151,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,499,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,100,000
Federal grants: $9,743,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,282,000 ($1,446,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,840,000 ($258,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $575,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,114,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,910,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.62 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

60% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Kansas.

Jefferson County:	60.5%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 13877
• Northeast: 311
• Midwest: 2491
• South: 1029
• West: 555

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,200

Here:	4.2%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	3.2%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	19.9%
Kansas:	13.8%

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