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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.5%), Retail trade (12.0%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.1%).
Johnson County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Detached houses: $243,717Here:$243,717State:$156,894 Townhouses or other attached units: $168,218Here:$168,218State:$149,604 In 2-unit structures: $1,045,696Here:$1,045,696State:$124,513 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $92,243Here:$92,243State:$108,027 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,485Here:$121,485State:$136,758 Mobile homes: $51,159Here:$51,159State:$34,057
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.8%
McCain (Republican): 54.1% Obama (Democratic): 45.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,781 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,590 (1.3%)
Area name: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Johnson County is $612 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $703 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $951 a month.
Cities in this county include: Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village, Merriam, Mission, Gardner, Roeland Park.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 11.8 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 30 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
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Churches in Johnson County include: Captain Creek Church (A), Prairie Center Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fuller Cemetery (1), Four Corners Cemetery (2), Wea Cemetery (3), Woodland Cemetery (4), Saint Columbia Cemetery (5), Saint Columbine Cemetery (6), Edgerton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: South Lake (A), Gardner Lake (B), Roberts Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spoon Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Martin Creek (C), Coffee Creek (D), Captain Creek (E), Camp Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Johnson County include: Captain Creek Church (A), Prairie Center Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fuller Cemetery (1), Four Corners Cemetery (2), Wea Cemetery (3), Woodland Cemetery (4), Saint Columbia Cemetery (5), Saint Columbine Cemetery (6), Edgerton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: South Lake (A), Gardner Lake (B), Roberts Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spoon Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Martin Creek (C), Coffee Creek (D), Captain Creek (E), Camp Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Cass County, Missouri , Douglas County , Franklin County , Jackson County, Missouri , Leavenworth County , Miami County , Wyandotte County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 24,951 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 25,531 (41% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.0%
Housing units in Johnson County with a mortgage: 93,944 (10,173 second mortgage, 10,563 home equity loan, 354 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 23,723
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Johnson County (%):
8.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,865 average adjusted gross income)
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($244 average AGI)Johnson County:0.08%Kansas average:0.18% 2.89% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($11,713 average AGI) 5.68% relocated from other states ($39,908 average AGI)Johnson County:5.68%Kansas average:3.56%
7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,111 average adjusted gross income)
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($558 average AGI)Johnson County:0.07%Kansas average:0.08% 2.00% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($10,378 average AGI) 5.52% relocated to other states ($47,176 average AGI)Johnson County:5.52%Kansas average:3.95%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 51,292 (46,513 aged, 4,779 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.8. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 103.1. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
105,502 spouses, 138,879 children (127,766 natural, 4,360 adopted, 6,753 stepchildren), 2,868 grandchildren, 2,497 brothers or sisters, 1,816 parents, 3,494 other relatives, 4,566 non-relatives
Size of family households: 50,865 2-persons, 27,420 3-persons, 27,467 4-persons, 11,738 5-persons, 3,573 6-persons, 1,217 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 42,760 1-person, 8,139 2-persons, 1,121 3-persons, 236 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
91.8% of residents of Johnson County speak English at home. 3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Population growth in Johnson County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.78 millions of gallons per day (84% from ground, 16% from surface)
Year house built
51% of Johnson 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, 27% lived in Kansas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $170,300
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
Sewerage: $61,205,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,327,000
Air Transportation: $4,576,000
Natural Resources - Other: $253,000
Regular Highways: $93,000
Sewerage: $33,385,000
Air Transportation: $3,508,000
General Public Buildings: $2,677,000
Police Protection: $59,324,000
Health - Other: $47,820,000
Sewerage: $32,359,000
Parks and Recreation: $24,571,000
Financial Administration: $19,461,000
Correctional Institutions: $19,087,000
Public Welfare - Other: $19,052,000
Libraries: $17,878,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,152,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,561,000
Regular Highways: $9,059,000
Central Staff Services: $8,930,000
General Public Buildings: $6,990,000
Air Transportation: $2,955,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,571,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,201,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,367,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $263,218,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,428,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,866,000
Regular Highways: $726,000
Health - Other: $478,000
Central Staff Services: $216,000
Public Welfare - Other: $180,000
Local Fire Protection: $137,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $112,000
Police Protection: $80,000
Libraries: $52,000
General Public Building: $47,000
Financial Administration: $46,000
Correctional Institutions: $23,000
Highways: $11,971,000
Health and Hospitals: $10,410,000
All Other: $4,481,000
Public Welfare: $2,493,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $99,503,000
Other License: $2,737,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,277,000
Other Selective Sales: $390,000
NEC: $255,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $212,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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