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Labette County, Kansas (KS)



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Labette County, KS mapCounty population in 2005: 22,169 (49% urban, 51% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,738
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,456
% of renters here:  27%
State:  31%
Land area: 649 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 34 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  12.7%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.6%), Manufacturing (21.8%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Labette County, Kansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
  • Black (4.7%)
  • American Indian (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  37.9 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Males: 11,164  (48.9%)
Females: 11,671  (51.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $22,539
County population in 2003: 22,337
Jobs in 2003: 10,091

Total labor force in 2004: 10,842
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.7%

Average household size:
Labette County:  2.4 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,620 ($30,875 in 2000)
This county  $32,620
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $52,702
Labette County  $52,702
Kansas:  $107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $375
Institutionalized population: 591
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Labette County in 2000: $603


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 13
  • Burglaries: 34
  • Thefts: 52
  • Auto thefts: 9

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 8
  • Burglaries: 36
  • Thefts: 50
  • Auto thefts: 9

Labette County races chart


Labette County, KS map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Labette County Kansas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.6%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $537 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Labette County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.

Cities in this county include: Parsons, Oswego, Chetopa, Altamont, Edna, Mound Valley, Bartlett, Labette.

Neighboring counties: Cherokee County , Craig County, Oklahoma , Crawford County , Nowata County, Oklahoma , Montgomery County , Neosho County .


Labette County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Labette County: Southeast Kansas Agricultural Experiment (A), Big Hill Siding (B), Labette County Fairgrounds (C), Parsons Country Club (D), Star Community Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Labette County include: Zion Hill Church (A), Elm Church (B), Spring Valley Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Hopewell Church (E), Center Bethel Church (F), Center Chapel (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Hopewell Cemetery (2), Leib Cemetery (3), Phillips Cemetery (4), Penfield Cemetery (5), Vance Cemetery (6), Saint Rose Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Idle Hour Lake (A), Horseshoe Lake (B), Mallard Pond (C), Altamont Idle Hour Lake (D), Big Hill Lake (E), Service Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bachelor Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Elm Creek (C), Hickory Creek (D), Hackberry Creek (E), Mud Creek (F), Litup Creek (G), Labette Creek (H), Lake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Labette County include: Big Hill Wildlife Area (1), Harmon Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.8%
Kansas:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 1,066
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 226 (60% naturalized citizens)

Labette County:  1.0%
Whole state:  5.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 18
  • 1990 to 1994: 42
  • 1985 to 1989: 12
  • 1980 to 1984: 40
  • 1975 to 1979: 20
  • 1970 to 1974: 42
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 52

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.5%

Labette County marital status for males

Labette County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,561
  • One, attached: 80
  • Two: 282
  • 3 or 4: 261
  • 5 to 9: 214
  • 10 to 19: 50
  • 20 or more: 200
  • Mobile homes: 653
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Labette County with a mortgage: 2,510 (188 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,403


Agriculture in Labette County
Average size of farms: 406 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70229
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $105.66
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.08%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.11%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $63547
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.62%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $66312
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.26%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.02
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.45%
Corn for grain: 11911 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 54044 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 40191 harvested acres
Vegetables: 6 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1275 acres

Labette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/15/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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



  • India (22%)
  • Panama (12%)
  • Thailand (10%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Philippines (6%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Labette County:



  • United States or American (23%)
  • German (21%)
  • English (10%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Dutch (2%)

Labette County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 8,698 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 1,054 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 1 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 16 (0%)
  • Walked: 361 (3%)
  • Other means: 95 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 435 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Labette County, Kansas
  • 348 people in nursing homes
  • 201 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 182 people in state prisons
  • 61 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 38 people in other group homes
  • 19 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,112.

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,486 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
Kansas average:  7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.81% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($14,309 average AGI)
2.92% relocated from other states ($14,179 average AGI)
Labette County:  2.92%
Kansas average:  3.56%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, KS  0.63% ($35,480 average AGI)
from Crawford County, KS  0.40% ($28,406)
from Neosho County, KS  0.40% ($20,813)
from Sedgwick County, KS  0.25% ($35,000)
from Cherokee County, KS  0.20% ($17,250)
from Jasper County, MO  0.20% ($13,500)
from Ottawa County, OK  0.15% ($29,917)


5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,234 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
Kansas average:  7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.01% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($14,227 average AGI)
2.78% relocated to other states ($15,006 average AGI)
Labette County:  2.78%
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 Montgomery County, KS  0.55% ($24,295 average AGI)
to Crawford County, KS  0.51% ($26,049)
to Jasper County, MO  0.46% ($27,865)
to Cherokee County, KS  0.34% ($27,741)
to Johnson County, KS  0.28% ($35,682)
to Neosho County, KS  0.26% ($22,762)
to Sedgwick County, KS  0.23% ($25,222)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1



Births per 1000 population in Labette County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7



Deaths per 1000 population in Labette County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Labette County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,334 (3,567 aged, 767 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%


Household type by relationship


Households: 21,973
  • In family households: 18,579 (5,049 male householders, 1,144 female householders)
    4,847 spouses, 6,551 children (5,796 natural, 265 adopted, 490 stepchildren), 206 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 162 other relatives, 404 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,394 (1,226 male householders (1,045 living alone)), 1,787 female householders (1,691 living alone)), 381 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 862 (600 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,926 2-persons, 1,359 3-persons, 1,139 4-persons, 566 5-persons, 144 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,736 1-person, 220 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

3,900 married couples with children.
1,499 single-parent households (365 men, 1,134 women).

97.0% of residents of Labette County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 1% 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: $163,225,000 ($7330 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $25,273,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,232,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,279,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,828,000
Federal grants: $31,435,000
Federal procurement contracts: $20,741,000 ($19,593,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,711,000 ($2,962,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,132,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,951,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,186,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,388
Here:  63 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,583
Here:  71 per 1000 residents
State:  47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +16
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  +14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -461
Here:  -21 per 1000 residents
State:  -21 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Labette County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.88 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.6
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 40
  • 1995 to 1998: 360
  • 1990 to 1994: 290
  • 1980 to 1989: 913
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,363
  • 1960 to 1969: 996
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,083
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,404
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,857


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 41
  • 3 rooms: 147
  • 4 rooms: 712
  • 5 rooms: 1,841
  • 6 rooms: 1,713
  • 7 rooms: 1,086
  • 8 rooms: 693
  • 9 or more rooms: 505


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

  • 1 room: 36
  • 2 rooms: 134
  • 3 rooms: 450
  • 4 rooms: 529
  • 5 rooms: 676
  • 6 rooms: 357
  • 7 rooms: 165
  • 8 rooms: 68
  • 9 or more rooms: 41


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

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 217
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,118
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,239
  • 4 bedrooms: 943
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 219


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Labette County:

  • no bedroom: 47
  • 1 bedroom: 582
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,011
  • 3 bedrooms: 657
  • 4 bedrooms: 131
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 28


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

  • no vehicle: 321
  • 1 vehicle: 1,517
  • 2 vehicles: 2,790
  • 3 vehicles: 1,403
  • 4 vehicles: 452
  • 5 or more vehicles: 255


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

  • no vehicle: 460
  • 1 vehicle: 1,189
  • 2 vehicles: 609
  • 3 vehicles: 140
  • 4 vehicles: 48
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

58% of Labette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Kansas.

Labette County:  57.6%
State average:  53.5%


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

  • This state: 16168
  • Northeast: 181
  • Midwest: 2555
  • South: 2647
  • West: 979

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 125
Here:  4.7%
Kansas:  11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:  0.3%
Kansas:  7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
Here:  2.3%
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)

Labette County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $30,748,000
    All Other: $647,000
  • Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $30,748,000
    Regular Highways: $2,179,000
    Police Protection: $805,000
    Health Services - Other: $792,000
    Corrections - Other: $600,000
    General Public Buildings: $582,000
    Financial Administration: $444,000
    General - Other: $349,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $284,000
    Central Staff Services: $273,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $232,000
    Parks & Recreation: $39,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $19,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $264,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,138,000
    Natural Resources: $25,000
    Higher Education: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,406,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,170,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,043,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,533,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $361,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $83,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $347,000
    Regular Highways: $189,000
    General Public Building: $94,000
    Police Protection: $62,000
    Corrections - Other: $39,000
    Financial Administration: $26,000
    Judicial: $19,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,424,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,683,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $784,000
    General Support: $296,000
    Health & Hospitals: $112,000
    All Other: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,714,000
    Total General Sales: $1,949,000
    NEC: $149,000
    Other Selective Sales: $27,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $15,736,000

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