Labette County, Kansas (KS)

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County 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

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 .

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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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