Ottawa County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 6,123 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,997
Renter-occupied apartments: 433

% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

Land area: 721 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.0%), Manufacturing (15.1%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Ottawa County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Black (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 3,080	(50.0%)
Females: 3,083	(50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,387
County population in 2003: 6,175
Jobs in 2003: 1,508

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,456
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:

Ottawa County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,157 ($38,009 in 2000)

This county	$40,157
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,388

Ottawa County	$78,388
Kansas:	$107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $372
Institutionalized population: 172
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Ottawa County in 2000: $702

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 22
Thefts: 67
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 40
Thefts: 38
Auto thefts: 6

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2004 Presidential Election results in Ottawa County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $734 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ottawa County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $653 a month.

Cities in this county include: Minneapolis, Bennington, Delphos, Tescott, Culver.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Cloud County , Dickinson County , Lincoln County , Mitchell County , Saline County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Bohemian Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Ottawa County include: Sun Valley Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Bethany Church (C), Hall Church (D), Mount Liberty Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Baldwin Cemetery (2), Saint Paul Cemetery (3), Franklin Cemetery (4), Culver Union Cemetery (5), Fairview Cemetery (6), Vine Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: State Lake (A), Brandy Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Spring Creek (A), Henry Creek (B), Antelope Creek (C), Salt Creek (D), Yockey Creek (E), Sand Creek (F), Lindsey Creek (G), East Pipe Creek (H), Table Rock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Ottawa County include: Ottawa County State Park (1), Ottawa State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (2), Jefferson Point State Park (3), Rock City (4), Luke Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.4%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 149
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 45 (49% naturalized citizens)

Ottawa County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 18
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 22

Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.6%

Ottawa County marital status for males

Ottawa County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,303
One, attached: 9
Two: 28
3 or 4: 53
5 to 9: 16
10 to 19: 16
20 or more: 37
Mobile homes: 280
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Ottawa County with a mortgage: 749 (80 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 589

Agriculture in Ottawa County
Average size of farms: 812 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $95961
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $111.57
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.50%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $85428
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.94%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $91061
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.65
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.42%
Corn for grain: 1849 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 111374 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 13716 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3 harvested acres

Ottawa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/18/1979, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Construction (13%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Germany (31%)
South Africa (22%)
Philippines (18%)
Mexico (9%)
Guatemala (7%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Asia, n.e.c. (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ottawa County:

German (30%)
English (16%)
United States or American (14%)
Irish (10%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Swedish (4%)
Czech (2%)

Ottawa County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,440 (80%)
Carpooled: 354 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 83 (3%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 166 (5%)

People in group quarters in Ottawa County, Kansas

69 people in nursing homes
58 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
34 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
11 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,294.

7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,619 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.48%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.99% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($25,318 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($5,301 average AGI)
Ottawa County: 1.49%
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

3.06% ($34,681 average AGI)

8.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,792 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.30%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.08% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($23,503 average AGI)
1.22% relocated to other states ($5,289 average AGI)
Ottawa County: 1.22%
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 Saline County, KS	3.66% ($25,713 average AGI)
to Cloud County, KS	0.42% ($21,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Births per 1000 population in Ottawa County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Ottawa County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ottawa County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,088 (997 aged, 91 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,967

In family households: 5,177 (1,494 male householders, 242 female householders)
1,490 spouses, 1,760 children (1,588 natural, 61 adopted, 111 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 20 other relatives, 89 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 790 (331 male householders (278 living alone)), 374 female householders (347 living alone)), 85 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 196 (140 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 864 2-persons, 347 3-persons, 296 4-persons, 163 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 625 1-person, 75 2-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,207 married couples with children.
288 single-parent households (83 men, 205 women).

97.5% of residents of Ottawa County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $35,566,000 ($5760 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $740,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,522,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,278,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,396,000
Federal grants: $4,677,000
Federal procurement contracts: $345,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,348,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,366,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,372,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 359

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 434

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +7

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

Net internal migration: +35

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Ottawa County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.57 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 90
1995 to 1998: 173
1990 to 1994: 99
1980 to 1989: 244
1970 to 1979: 329
1960 to 1969: 203
1950 to 1959: 254
1940 to 1949: 190
1939 or earlier: 1,173

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 55
4 rooms: 191
5 rooms: 472
6 rooms: 381
7 rooms: 368
8 rooms: 261
9 or more rooms: 260

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 24
3 rooms: 80
4 rooms: 86
5 rooms: 92
6 rooms: 61
7 rooms: 30
8 rooms: 31
9 or more rooms: 29

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

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 67
2 bedrooms: 575
3 bedrooms: 892
4 bedrooms: 367
5 or more bedrooms: 91

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ottawa County:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 103
2 bedrooms: 142
3 bedrooms: 120
4 bedrooms: 54
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 45
1 vehicle: 320
2 vehicles: 890
3 vehicles: 466
4 vehicles: 190
5 or more vehicles: 86

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

no vehicle: 51
1 vehicle: 193
2 vehicles: 109
3 vehicles: 70
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 2

60% of Ottawa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Kansas.

Ottawa County:	59.6%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 5007
Northeast: 99
Midwest: 470
South: 319
West: 191

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (42%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
Electricity (11%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (45%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
Electricity (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46

Here:	6.2%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	4.5%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 13

Here:	10.2%
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)

Ottawa County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $45,000
Charges - All Other: $669,000
Solid Waste Management: $214,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $657,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $1,588,000
Regular Highways: $1,498,000

Police Protection: $329,000

Health Services - Other: $311,000

Natural Resources - Other: $268,000

Financial Administration: $212,000

Solid Waste Management: $202,000

Corrections - Other: $182,000

Central Staff Services: $161,000

Other Hospitals: $133,000

General Public Buildings: $118,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $100,000

Parks & Recreation: $18,000
General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $116,000
Higher Education: $27,000

Natural Resources: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,180,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $720,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $160,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $300,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $386,000
Interest Earnings: $188,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $100,000
Police Protection: $42,000

Health - Other: $33,000

Judicial: $5,000

Natural Resource - Other: $5,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,365,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $176,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $552,000
All Other: $23,000
Tax - Property: $3,147,000
Total General Sales: $496,000

NEC: $65,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $958,000

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