Jewell County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 3,352 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,355
Renter-occupied apartments: 340

% of renters here:	20%
State:	31%

Land area: 909 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.3%), Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Construction (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 55%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 24%
Unpaid family work: 2%

Jewell County, Kansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Jewell County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	46.2 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 1,875	(49.5%)
Females: 1,916	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,684
County population in 2003: 3,448
Jobs in 2003: 1,172

Total labor force in 2004: 2,214
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.1%

Average household size:

Jewell County:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,263 ($30,537 in 2000)

This county	$32,263
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $31,941

Jewell County	$31,941
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $266
Institutionalized population: 41
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Jewell County in 2000: $506

Jewell County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jewell County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $296 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jewell County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $653 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mankato, Jewell, Burr Oak, Esbon, Formoso, Randall, Webber.

Neighboring counties: Cloud County , Mitchell County , Nuckolls County, Nebraska , Osborne County , Republic County , Webster County, Nebraska , Smith County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Jewell County: Westside Community Center (A), East Union Community Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Jewell County include: Union Chapel (A), Mayview Church (B), Saint Lukes Church (C), Olive Hill Church (D), Odessa Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cleveland Cemetery (1), Athens Cemetery (2), Baker Cemetery (3), Balch Cemetery (4), Saint Paul Cemetery (5), Saint Teresa Cemetery (6), Salem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lovewell Reservoir (A), Jewell County State Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Creek (A), North Branch White Rock Creek (B), Elm Creek (C), Prairie Creek (D), Smith Creek (E), Antelope Creek (F), Norway Creek (G), East Marsh Creek (H), Taylor Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Jewell County include: Lovewell Wildlife Area (1), Lovewell State Park (2), Oak Hill Recreation Area (3), Cedar Point Recreation Area (4), Jewell County State Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.8%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 73
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 33 (27% naturalized citizens)

Jewell County:	0.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 9
1990 to 1994: 12
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.7%

Jewell County marital status for males

Jewell County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,863
One, attached: 4
Two: 12
3 or 4: 59
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 5
20 or more: 25
Mobile homes: 124
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Jewell County with a mortgage: 219 (5 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 661

Agriculture in Jewell County
Average size of farms: 867 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $87448
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $108.93
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.94%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $81267
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.11%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.42%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $133537
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.45
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.86%
Corn for grain: 16002 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 113875 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 20598 harvested acres

Jewell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/18/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
Construction (17%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (25%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Carpenters (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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

Germany (24%)
Pakistan (24%)
United Kingdom (12%)
India (12%)
Canada (12%)
Netherlands (9%)
Hungary (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jewell County:

German (28%)
United States or American (18%)
English (13%)
Irish (10%)
Swedish (4%)
Dutch (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)

Jewell County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,338 (75%)
Carpooled: 148 (8%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 85 (5%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 201 (11%)

People in group quarters in Jewell County, Kansas

39 people in nursing homes
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $31,370.

5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.29% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($11,761 average AGI)
2.95% relocated from other states ($15,887 average AGI)
Jewell County: 2.95%
Kansas average: 3.56%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,663 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.30% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($16,449 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($8,213 average AGI)
Jewell County: 2.18%
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 Mitchell County, KS

0.80% ($24,091 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Births per 1000 population in Jewell County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Jewell County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jewell County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 935 (851 aged, 84 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,747

In family households: 3,073 (947 male householders, 131 female householders)
1,022 spouses, 902 children (806 natural, 34 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 12 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 674 (290 male householders (254 living alone)), 313 female householders (295 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 44 (36 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 626 2-persons, 166 3-persons, 174 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 549 1-person, 42 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

681 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (24 men, 80 women).

98.0% of residents of Jewell County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $38,144,000 ($11147 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $714,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,964,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,676,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,020,000
Federal grants: $6,269,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,211,000 ($59,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,004,000 ($238,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $837,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $518,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,770,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 116

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 297

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

Net international migration: +2

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -252

Here:	-75 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Jewell County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 27
1990 to 1994: 45
1980 to 1989: 132
1970 to 1979: 236
1960 to 1969: 138
1950 to 1959: 107
1940 to 1949: 145
1939 or earlier: 1,262

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 20
4 rooms: 139
5 rooms: 303
6 rooms: 321
7 rooms: 224
8 rooms: 180
9 or more rooms: 166

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 17
3 rooms: 54
4 rooms: 53
5 rooms: 70
6 rooms: 54
7 rooms: 34
8 rooms: 24
9 or more rooms: 32

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 37
2 bedrooms: 414
3 bedrooms: 524
4 bedrooms: 283
5 or more bedrooms: 95

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jewell County:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 71
2 bedrooms: 101
3 bedrooms: 94
4 bedrooms: 52
5 or more bedrooms: 18

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

no vehicle: 49
1 vehicle: 286
2 vehicles: 600
3 vehicles: 282
4 vehicles: 99
5 or more vehicles: 39

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

no vehicle: 38
1 vehicle: 131
2 vehicles: 102
3 vehicles: 53
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 4

67% of Jewell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Kansas.

Jewell County:	67.4%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 2456
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 915
South: 134
West: 213

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
Wood (4%)
Electricity (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (60%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Wood (5%)
Other fuel (3%)
Electricity (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	1.0%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	1.3%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	1.5%
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)

Jewell County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $2,813,000
Solid Waste Management: $178,000

All Other: $171,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $89,000
Judicial & Legal: $5,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $1,269,000
Regular Highways: $1,067,000

General - Other: $753,000

Health Services - Other: $372,000

Natural Resources - Other: $287,000

Police Protection: $237,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $184,000

Financial Administration: $141,000

Solid Waste Management: $132,000

Central Staff Services: $131,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $51,000
Higher Education: $20,000

Natural Resources: $17,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $100,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $66,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $33,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $240,000
Interest Earnings: $119,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $355,000
General - Other: $219,000

Natural Resource - Other: $46,000

Health - Other: $37,000

Solid Waste Management: $18,000

Central Staff: $6,000

Police Protection: $3,000

Judicial: $2,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $986,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $106,000
Health & Hospitals: $64,000
Tax - Property: $2,800,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $325,000

Total General Sales: $169,000

Motor Vehicle License: $24,000

NEC: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,031,000

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