Osborne County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.0%), Retail trade (11.8%), Manufacturing (11.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Osborne County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	44.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 2,190	(49.2%)
Females: 2,262	(50.8%)

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Osborne County:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,042
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$241
State:	$479

Osborne County:	$56,010
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $92,926

Here:	$92,926
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $64,100

Here:	$64,100
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $48,227

Here:	$48,227
State:	$121,931

Mobile homes: $38,060

Here:	$38,060
State:	$34,057

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 13
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Osborne County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Osborne, Downs, Natoma, Portis, Alton.

Neighboring counties: Ellis County , Jewell County , Lincoln County , Mitchell County , Rooks County , Russell County , Smith County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Osborne County: Meades Ranch (A), Mount Ayr (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Osborne County include: Cheyenne Church (A), Lawrence Creek Church (B), Vincent Church (C), United Brethren Church (D), Enterprise Church (E), Mayflower Church (F), Pleasant Plain Church (G), Rose Valley Church (H), Kill Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pioneer Cemetery (1), IXL Cemetery (2), Bethany Center Cemetery (3), Zimmerman Cemetery (4), Victor Cemetery (5), Iowa Cemetery (6), Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Lake Hobbie (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Medicine Creek (A), Lucky Creek (B), Kill Creek (C), Lindley Creek (D), Indian Creek (E), Twelvemile Creek (F), Twin Creek (G), Joy Creek (H), Crooked Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.2%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 72
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 30 (50% naturalized citizens)

Osborne County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,137
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 64
• 3 or 4: 39
• 5 to 9: 15
• 20 or more: 29
• Mobile homes: 119

Housing units in Osborne County with a mortgage: 405 (10 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 711

Here:	36.3% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Osborne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kansas state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Osborne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.4 miles away from Osborne County center
On 7/15/1992 at 02:56:40, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/1/2002 at 11:08:56, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from Osborne County center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/7/1999 at 05:16:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.0 miles away from Osborne County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,548 (75%) Carpooled: 185 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 110 (5%) Other means: 9 (0%) Worked at home: 199 (10%)

5.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,125 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.53%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.58% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($18,693 average AGI)
1.95% relocated from other states ($14,432 average AGI)

Osborne County:	1.95%
Kansas average:	3.56%

7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,209 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.62% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($22,583 average AGI)
1.48% relocated to other states ($7,626 average AGI)

Osborne County:	1.48%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Mitchell County, KS

0.68% ($22,364 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,132 (1,055 aged, 77 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 3,556 (1,087 male householders, 139 female householders)

  1,041 spouses, 1,167 children (1,089 natural, 32 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 2 other relatives, 35 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 774 (331 male householders (301 living alone)), 394 female householders (378 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 122 (116 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 689 2-persons, 199 3-persons, 190 4-persons, 95 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 679 1-person, 44 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

98.0% of residents of Osborne County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,400,000 ($10098 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $350,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,628,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,197,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,336,000
Federal grants: $8,008,000
Federal procurement contracts: $398,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,833,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $495,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $532,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,876,000

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	96 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

69% of Osborne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Kansas.

Osborne County:	69.1%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 3641
• Northeast: 45
• Midwest: 370
• South: 135
• West: 208

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,200

Here:	4.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	1.3%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	2.9%
Kansas:	13.8%

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