McPherson County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 29,523 (57% urban, 43% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,283
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,922

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Land area: 900 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 33 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.1%), Educational,health and social services (23.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in McPherson County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Black (0.8%)
Other race (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 14,471	(49.0%)
Females: 15,083	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,690
County population in 2003: 29,377
Jobs in 2003: 15,292

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Total labor force in 2004: 17,516
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.7%

Average household size:

McPherson County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,463 ($41,138 in 2000)

This county	$43,463
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $110,062

McPherson County	$110,062
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $416
Institutionalized population: 658
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in McPherson County in 2000: $781

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 20
Thefts: 26
Auto thefts: 9

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 20
Thefts: 30
Auto thefts: 4

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McPherson County, KS map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in McPherson County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 26.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,047 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McPherson County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $651 a month.

Cities in this county include: McPherson, Lindsborg, Moundridge, Johnson City, Inman, Canton, Galva, Marquette, Windom.

Neighboring counties: Dickinson County , Ellsworth County , Harvey County , Marion County , Reno County , Rice County , Saline County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in McPherson County: McPherson Country Club (A), Rolling Acres Golf Club (B), Memorial Home for the Aged (C), North Diamond Community Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in McPherson County include: Monitor Church (A), Meridian Church (B), Zoar Church (C), Zion Church (D), West Liberty Church (E), Eden Church (F), Spring Valley Church (G), Emmanuel Church (H), Freemount Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: West Zion Cemetery (1), Crestwood Memorial Park (2), Freedom Cemetery (3), Meridian Cemetery (4), Zion Cemetery (5), Inman North Cemetery (6), Inman South Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Inman, Lake (A), Big Sinkhole (B), Gas Lake (C), Little Sinkhole (D), Clear Pond (E), McPherson County State Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Hoover Creek (A), South Gypsum Creek (B), North Gypsum Creek (C), Running Turkey Creek (D), Edwards Creek (E), Sand Creek (F), East Kentucky Creek (G), Lone Tree Creek (H), Indian Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in McPherson County include: Maxwell State Game Refuge (1), Alliance Acres Park (2), Sunflower Triangle (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.4%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 1,897
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 166 (39% naturalized citizens)

McPherson County:	0.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 34
1990 to 1994: 12
1985 to 1989: 17
1980 to 1984: 21
1975 to 1979: 9
1970 to 1974: 10
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 57

Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.7%

McPherson County marital status for males

McPherson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,306
One, attached: 238
Two: 475
3 or 4: 410
5 to 9: 318
10 to 19: 108
20 or more: 158
Mobile homes: 794
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in McPherson County with a mortgage: 3,995 (372 second mortgage, 462 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,444

Agriculture in McPherson County
Average size of farms: 495 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85640
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $136.77
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $73860
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 62.90%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.98%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $94736
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.46%
Corn for grain: 20098 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 212318 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 31941 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 13 acres

McPherson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/8/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Chemicals (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Germany (20%)
Canada (16%)
Africa, n.e.c. (12%)
Philippines (8%)
Mexico (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Ireland (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in McPherson County:

German (37%)
Swedish (13%)
United States or American (12%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
Dutch (4%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

McPherson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,951 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,213 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%)
Taxi: 28 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 87 (1%)
Walked: 699 (5%)
Other means: 76 (1%)
Worked at home: 821 (6%)

People in group quarters in McPherson County, Kansas

912 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
651 people in nursing homes
38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,488.

5.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,638 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.78%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.81% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($23,039 average AGI)
1.96% relocated from other states ($12,599 average AGI)
McPherson County: 1.96%
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 Saline County, KS	0.69% ($34,342 average AGI)
from Reno County, KS	0.58% ($36,359)
from Harvey County, KS	0.36% ($36,925)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.33% ($32,222)
from Marion County, KS	0.23% ($36,080)
from Barton County, KS	0.13% ($33,500)
from Riley County, KS	0.12% ($23,462)

7.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.35%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.55% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($18,820 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($13,051 average AGI)
McPherson County: 2.80%
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 Sedgwick County, KS	0.81% ($30,011 average AGI)
to Reno County, KS	0.73% ($31,390)
to Saline County, KS	0.60% ($29,985)
to Harvey County, KS	0.43% ($35,292)
to Johnson County, KS	0.26% ($32,241)
to Douglas County, KS	0.22% ($29,560)
to Riley County, KS	0.20% ($24,043)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in McPherson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population in McPherson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in McPherson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,385 (4,983 aged, 402 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,913

In family households: 24,228 (6,929 male householders, 1,065 female householders)
7,161 spouses, 8,395 children (7,501 natural, 330 adopted, 564 stepchildren), 177 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 70 other relatives, 245 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,685 (1,397 male householders (1,178 living alone)), 1,813 female householders (1,677 living alone)), 475 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,641 (657 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,831 2-persons, 1,612 3-persons, 1,508 4-persons, 719 5-persons, 235 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,855 1-person, 294 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

6,104 married couples with children.
1,044 single-parent households (290 men, 754 women).

96.1% of residents of McPherson County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% 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: $137,413,000 ($4672 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,782,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,572,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $34,879,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,293,000
Federal grants: $14,179,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,446,000 ($174,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,044,000 ($348,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $63,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,176,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,662,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,808

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,790

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +26

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

Net internal migration: -29

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in McPherson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 201
1995 to 1998: 713
1990 to 1994: 606
1980 to 1989: 1,132
1970 to 1979: 2,137
1960 to 1969: 1,343
1950 to 1959: 1,334
1940 to 1949: 869
1939 or earlier: 3,495

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

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 51
3 rooms: 131
4 rooms: 605
5 rooms: 1,532
6 rooms: 1,772
7 rooms: 1,479
8 rooms: 1,239
9 or more rooms: 1,465

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

1 room: 31
2 rooms: 169
3 rooms: 519
4 rooms: 801
5 rooms: 583
6 rooms: 348
7 rooms: 230
8 rooms: 146
9 or more rooms: 95

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

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 234
2 bedrooms: 1,949
3 bedrooms: 3,719
4 bedrooms: 1,850
5 or more bedrooms: 521

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McPherson County:

no bedroom: 60
1 bedroom: 758
2 bedrooms: 1,196
3 bedrooms: 635
4 bedrooms: 185
5 or more bedrooms: 88

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

no vehicle: 215
1 vehicle: 1,676
2 vehicles: 3,616
3 vehicles: 1,877
4 vehicles: 649
5 or more vehicles: 250

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

no vehicle: 361
1 vehicle: 1,518
2 vehicles: 793
3 vehicles: 166
4 vehicles: 77
5 or more vehicles: 7

57% of McPherson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kansas.

McPherson County:	57.2%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 22084
Northeast: 515
Midwest: 2686
South: 2267
West: 1665

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (74%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (73%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 483

Here:	13.6%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 115

Here:	6.0%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 351

Here:	20.2%
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)

McPherson County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $286,000
Charges - All Other: $1,066,000
Solid Waste Management: $395,000

Parks & Recreation: $22,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $692,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,414,000
General - Other: $1,956,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,541,000

Health Services - Other: $1,438,000

Corrections - Other: $1,367,000

Police Protection: $849,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $836,000

Financial Administration: $679,000

Natural Resources - Other: $462,000

General Public Buildings: $382,000

Central Staff Services: $275,000

Parks & Recreation: $146,000

Air Transportation: $55,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000
General - Interest on Debt: $222,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,912,000
Higher Education: $125,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $200,000
Health & Hospitals: $52,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,925,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,430,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $495,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $1,472,000
General Revenue, NEC: $169,000

Rents: $144,000

Interest Earnings: $108,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $243,000
Central Staff: $134,000

Police Protection: $61,000

Corrections - Other: $45,000

Health - Other: $27,000

Judicial: $16,000

Natural Resource - Other: $7,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

General Public Building: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,615,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $109,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,001,000
Highways: $920,000

Education: $112,000

Health & Hospitals: $40,000

General Support: $23,000
Tax - Property: $9,847,000
Total General Sales: $3,367,000

NEC: $522,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,451,000

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