County population in 2016: 7,720 (38% urban, 62% rural); it was 8,673 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,296 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,213 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,634 Renter-occupied apartments: 718 (it was 737 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
32%
Land area: 863 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Kingman County: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (40.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (20.3%), Educational, health and social services (17.1%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $57,571 ($37,790 in 1999)
This county:
$57,571
Kansas:
$54,935
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $440 (lower quartile is $284, upper quartile is $591)
This county:
$440
State:
$616
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $96,600 (it was $61,200 in 2000)
Kingman:
$96,600
Kansas:
$144,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,652 - $181,659 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,126 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $441
Institutionalized population: 187
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 22
Thefts: 39
Auto thefts: 6
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 19
Thefts: 44
Auto thefts: 3
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,570 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,508 (1.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 8.0%
Kingman County:
8.0%
Kansas:
12.1%
(8.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 47.6% for American Indian residents, 13.2% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 45.8 years old
(Males: 43.2 years old, Females: 47.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.4 years old, Black residents: 18.1 years old, American Indian residents: 56.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.8 years old, Other race residents: 43.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kingman 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.
Current college students: 248 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 71 (21.5% naturalized citizens)
Kingman County:
0.9%
Whole state:
7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 52
1990 to 1999: 1
1980 to 1989: 6
1970 to 1979: 11
Before 1970: 9
Note: State values scaled to Kingman County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,390
One, attached: 40
Two: 3
3 or 4: 17
5 to 9: 101
10 to 19: 66
20 or more: 22
Mobile homes: 156
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46
Housing units in Kingman County with a mortgage: 1,079 (33 second mortgage, 79 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,247
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
59.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Kingman County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
2,100
6
Mainline Protestant
2,036
12
Evangelical Protestant
823
10
Other
-
1
None
2,899
-
Kingman County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Kingman County:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Kingman County:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
7.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Kingman County:
9.8%
Kansas:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Kingman County:
28.9%
State:
27.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
3.8%
State:
13.4%
Agriculture in Kingman County:
Average size of farms: 664 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $61,879 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $101.43 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.23% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52,272 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.48% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.50% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $88,272 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.08% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.34 Corn for grain: 10125 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 193073 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 8964 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Kingman County-area historical earthquake activity is near Kansas state average. It is 64% 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 58.1 miles away from Kingman County center On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 160.3 miles away from the county center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 348.1 miles away from the county center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 222.8 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 194.1 miles away from Kingman County center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 196.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 02, 2016 to September 12, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4287: October 20, 2016, FEMA Id: 4287, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Kansas Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 20, 2013 to February 23, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4112: April 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4112, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 25, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1849: June 25, 2009, FEMA Id: 1849, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1741: February 01, 2008, FEMA Id: 1741, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2007 to June 01, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1699: May 06, 2007, FEMA Id: 1699, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 04, 2005 to January 06, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1579: February 08, 2005, FEMA Id: 1579, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Heavy Rain
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Kingman County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Education, training, and library occupations (15%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (58%)
Honduras (17%)
Canada (10%)
Austria (4%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (1%)
Italy (1%)
Denmark (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kingman County (%):
German (42%)
American (15%)
English (5%)
Irish (5%)
Scottish (2%)
European (2%)
Dutch (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,067 (75.0%)
Carpooled: 248 (9.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 63 (2.3%)
Bicycle: 51 (1.9%)
Walked: 100 (3.6%)
Worked at home: 239 (8.7%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Kingman County, Kansas in 2000:
179 people in nursing homes
13 people in unknown juvenile institutions
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Kingman County, Kansas in 2010:
143 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
29 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
9 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
6 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $46,746.
5.93% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,622 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.93%
Kansas average:
6.43%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.15% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($23,261 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($10,367 average AGI)
Kingman County:
1.78%
Kansas average:
3.18%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.77% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,646 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.77%
Kansas average:
6.89%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.65% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($31,120 average AGI)
1.12% relocated to other states ($6,526 average AGI)
Kingman County:
1.12%
Kansas average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.1
Births per 1000 population in Kingman County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Kingman County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Kingman County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 13.2% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kingman County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kingman County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,667 (1,502 aged, 165 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 182 (11%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Kingman County, Kansas in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (115)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (104)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (102)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (90)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (84)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (55)
Unspecified dementia (53)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (46)
Pneumonia, unspecified (31)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.92 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,583 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 405 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 34,434
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 931 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,666 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 49
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 47 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,720
In family households: 6,399 (1,089 male householders, 862 female householders)
1,628 spouses, 2,310 children (2,075 natural, 146 adopted, 76 stepchildren), 116 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 117 other relatives, 81 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,169 (524 male householders (470 living alone)), 502 female householders (489 living alone)), 135 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 145
Size of family households: 1,114 2-persons, 332 3-persons, 246 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 96 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 961 1-person, 55 2-persons, 10 3-persons.
1,253 married couples with children.
363 single-parent households (153 men, 210 women).
97.5% of residents of Kingman speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $50,991,000 ($6,078 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,012,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,013,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,429,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,104,000 Federal grants: $4,904,000 Federal procurement contracts: $502,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,039,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $200,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,550,000 Federal Government insurance: $18,911,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 447
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 578
Here:
71 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: 0
Here:
0 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -364
Here:
-45 per 1000 residents
State:
-21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Kingman County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.8
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.3
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 39
2000 to 2009: 223
1990 to 1999: 362
1980 to 1989: 441
1970 to 1979: 354
1960 to 1969: 180
1950 to 1959: 545
1940 to 1949: 337
1939 or earlier: 1,314
Note: State values scaled to Kingman population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Kingman County, Kansas
Note: State values scaled to Kingman County population
no vehicle: 52
1 vehicle: 502
2 vehicles: 882
3 vehicles: 462
4 vehicles: 280
5+ vehicles: 141
no vehicle: 32
1 vehicle: 389
2 vehicles: 112
3 vehicles: 76
4 vehicles: 35
5+ vehicles: 16
88% of Kingman County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Kansas.
Kingman County:
88.0%
State average:
83.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,823
Other state: 1,790
Northeast: 45
Midwest: 428
South: 894
West: 426
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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