County population in 2016: 32,888 (49% urban, 51% rural); it was 28,351 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 7,073 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,467 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,141 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,621 (it was 2,224 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
32%
Land area: 577 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 57 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Miami County: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,623 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,264 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 8.8%
Miami County:
8.8%
Kansas:
12.1%
(8.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.6% for Black residents, 23.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.5% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 16.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 41.1 years old
(Males: 40.1 years old, Females: 42.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.8 years old, Black residents: 43.5 years old, American Indian residents: 48.0 years old, Asian residents: 26.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.0 years old, Other race residents: 27.0 years old)
Area name: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Miami 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.
Current college students: 838 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 308 (57.8% naturalized citizens)
Miami County:
0.9%
Whole state:
7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 88
2000 to 2009: 54
1990 to 1999: 34
1980 to 1989: 42
1970 to 1979: 21
Before 1970: 60
Note: State values scaled to Miami County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 11,371
One, attached: 244
Two: 136
3 or 4: 524
5 to 9: 243
10 to 19: 130
20 to 49: 197
50 or more: 20
Mobile homes: 555
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Housing units in Miami County with a mortgage: 6,191 (199 second mortgage, 571 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,429
Here:
66.7% with mortgage
State:
59.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Miami County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
5,850
4
Evangelical Protestant
5,378
33
Mainline Protestant
3,800
19
Other
1,028
5
Black Protestant
35
1
None
16,696
-
Miami 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: 4
Miami County:
1.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.32 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
This county:
2.27 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
0.51 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Miami County:
3.88 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 21
This county:
6.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Miami County:
8.2%
Kansas:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Miami County:
29.1%
State:
27.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.0%
State:
13.4%
Agriculture in Miami County:
Average size of farms: 225 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $30,964 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $116.27 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.43% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.79% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30,491 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.89% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.31% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49,158 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.40% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.43 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.18% Corn for grain: 18873 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 10247 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 45184 harvested acres Vegetables: 100 harvested acres Land in orchards: 246 acres
Earthquake activity:
Miami County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 306.0 miles away from Miami County center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 377.0 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 308.5 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 321.5 miles away from the county center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 275.2 miles away from Miami County center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 276.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4230: July 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4230, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 2010 to July 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1932: August 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1932, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1885: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
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 and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2007 to July 25, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1711: July 02, 2007, FEMA Id: 1711, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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 Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1462: May 06, 2003, FEMA Id: 1462, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kansas Ice Storm, Incident Period: January 29, 2002 to February 15, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1402: February 06, 2002, FEMA Id: 1402, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
Kansas SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 02, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-378: May 02, 1973, FEMA Id: 378, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Miami County (12) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Production occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Management occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (30%)
Guatemala (15%)
Canada (7%)
Thailand (6%)
Philippines (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Germany (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Miami County (%):
German (24%)
American (16%)
Irish (14%)
English (9%)
European (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Swedish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 7,007 (77.2%)
Carpooled: 883 (9.7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 42 (0.5%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 43 (0.5%)
Bicycle: 64 (0.7%)
Walked: 173 (1.9%)
Worked at home: 889 (9.8%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Miami County, Kansas in 2000:
263 people in nursing homes
176 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
91 people in other nonhousehold living situations
76 people in state prisons
62 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
30 people in other group homes
29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
19 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Miami County, Kansas in 2010:
303 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
182 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
58 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
48 people in group homes intended for adults
29 people in residential treatment centers for adults
21 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
4 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $60,891.
6.07% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($42,178 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.07%
Kansas average:
6.43%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.05% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($27,152 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($15,026 average AGI)
Miami County:
2.02%
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:
6.80% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,505 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.80%
Kansas average:
6.89%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.44% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($23,380 average AGI)
2.37% relocated to other states ($17,125 average AGI)
Miami County:
2.37%
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:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Miami County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,356 (3,624 aged, 732 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 624 (8%)
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 Miami County, Kansas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (381)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (309)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (249)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (118)
Congestive heart failure (103)
Pneumonia, unspecified (93)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (63)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.37 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,352 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 67 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37,685
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,269 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 800 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 92
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 181.3. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 32,888
In family households: 27,710 (4,435 male householders, 4,304 female householders)
6,980 spouses, 10,192 children (9,817 natural, 166 adopted, 211 stepchildren), 533 grandchildren, 165 brothers or sisters, 179 parents, 280 other relatives, 603 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,426 (1,820 male householders (1,575 living alone)), 1,985 female householders (1,747 living alone)), 603 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 709
Size of family households: 4,056 2-persons, 1,777 3-persons, 1,814 4-persons, 766 5-persons, 227 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.
5,688 married couples with children.
1,994 single-parent households (518 men, 1,476 women).
98.2% of residents of Miami speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $162,387,000 ($5,465 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,951,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,615,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,871,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,544,000 Federal grants: $64,453,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,064,000 ($95,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $5,841,000 ($1,769,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $309,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,380,000 Federal Government insurance: $9,448,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,107
Here:
69 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,340
Here:
44 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +39
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +1,387
Here:
+45 per 1000 residents
State:
-21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Miami County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.26 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.5
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 125
2010 to 2013: 208
2000 to 2009: 2,620
1990 to 1999: 2,485
1980 to 1989: 1,391
1970 to 1979: 2,003
1960 to 1969: 582
1950 to 1959: 1,241
1940 to 1949: 472
1939 or earlier: 2,261
Note: State values scaled to Miami population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Miami County, Kansas
Note: State values scaled to Miami County population
no vehicle: 201
1 vehicle: 1,491
2 vehicles: 3,513
3 vehicles: 2,703
4 vehicles: 1,155
5+ vehicles: 614
no vehicle: 416
1 vehicle: 1,156
2 vehicles: 898
3 vehicles: 376
4 vehicles: 14
5+ vehicles: 29
90% of Miami County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Kansas.
Miami County:
89.6%
State average:
83.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20,292
Other state: 12,099
Northeast: 435
Midwest: 8,011
South: 2,397
West: 1,227
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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