Phillips County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.5%), Manufacturing (11.2%).

Type of workers:

Phillips County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Phillips County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	42.5 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 2,921	(48.7%)
Females: 3,080	(51.3%)

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Phillips County:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,897
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$246
State:	$479

Phillips County:	$78,004
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $97,960

Here:	$97,960
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $76,116

Here:	$76,116
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $1,262,231

Here:	$1,262,231
State:	$121,931

Mobile homes: $36,393

Here:	$36,393
State:	$34,057

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 14
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Phillips 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: Phillipsburg, Logan, Agra, Kirwin, Long Island, Prairie View, Glade, Speed.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County, Nebraska , Graham County , Harlan County, Nebraska , Norton County , Rooks County , Smith County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Phillips County: Bow Creek (A), Delmar Community Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Phillips County include: Englewood Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Plum Creek Church (C), Pleasant Ridge Church (D), Pleasant Green Church (E), Johnson Church (F), Luctor Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Plainview Cemetery (2), Belmont Cemetery (3), Iowa Union Cemetery (4), Vineman Cemetery (5), Bow Creek Cemetery (6), Lockwood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Logan City Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Ash Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Wolf Creek (C), Starvation Creek (D), Elk Creek (E), Trap Creek (F), Turner Creek (G), Jack Creek (H), Deer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Phillips County include: Kirwin Wildlife Area (1), Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.0%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 124
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 23 (65% naturalized citizens)

Phillips County:	0.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,603
• One, attached: 18
• Two: 56
• 3 or 4: 75
• 5 to 9: 51
• 10 to 19: 28
• 20 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 241
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Phillips County with a mortgage: 611 (25 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 825

Here:	42.5% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Phillips County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Phillips County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 88% 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 39.5 miles away from Phillips County center
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/15/1992 at 02:56:40, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.3 miles away from Phillips County center
On 11/1/2002 at 11:08:56, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.1 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 75.8 miles away from Phillips County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,177 (77%) Carpooled: 270 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 14 (0%) Walked: 118 (4%) Other means: 19 (1%) Worked at home: 231 (8%)

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.45% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,770 average AGI)
2.16% relocated from other states ($10,344 average AGI)

Phillips County:	2.16%
Kansas average:	3.56%

6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,789 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.50% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($17,946 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($8,844 average AGI)

Phillips County:	2.18%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Ellis County, KS	0.54% ($20,583 average AGI)
to Norton County, KS	0.50% ($26,818)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,363 (1,230 aged, 133 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: 5,020 (1,533 male householders, 197 female householders)

  1,565 spouses, 1,633 children (1,475 natural, 58 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 27 other relatives, 32 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 837 (364 male householders (312 living alone)), 401 female householders (395 living alone)), 72 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 144 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 945 2-persons, 313 3-persons, 268 4-persons, 143 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 707 1-person, 47 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

98.0% of residents of Phillips County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $52,562,000 ($9415 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $616,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,963,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,770,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,236,000
Federal grants: $9,857,000
Federal procurement contracts: $447,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,289,000 ($173,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $870,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $631,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,693,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	90 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-59 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.17 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

64% of Phillips County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Kansas.

Phillips County:	63.6%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 4480
• Northeast: 24
• Midwest: 875
• South: 207
• West: 381

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	0.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	0.5%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	3.8%
Kansas:	13.8%

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