Pottawatomie 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 (27.0%), Retail trade (10.3%), Construction (10.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Pottawatomie County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 9,011	(49.5%)
Females: 9,198	(50.5%)

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Pottawatomie County:	2.6 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$46,927
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$425
State:	$479

Pottawatomie County:	$122,872
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $154,705

Here:	$154,705
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $104,850

Here:	$104,850
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $130,709

Here:	$130,709
State:	$121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,321

Here:	$91,321
State:	$101,658

Mobile homes: $27,441

Here:	$27,441
State:	$34,057

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,714

Here:	$45,714
State:	$58,726

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 219
• Auto thefts: 15

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 70
• Thefts: 161
• Auto thefts: 15

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pottawatomie County is $465 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wamego, St. Marys, Onaga, Westmoreland, St. George, Emmett, Belvue, Louisville, Olsburg, Havensville.

Neighboring counties: Jackson County , Marshall County , Nemaha County , Riley County , Shawnee County , Wabaunsee County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pottawatomie County: Red Vermillion Crossing (A), Sales Community Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pottawatomie County include: Mount Zion Church (A), Carnahan Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Saint Lukes Cemetery (2), Huff Cemetery (3), Saint Michaels Cemetery (4), Saint Patricks Cemetery (5), Sales Cemetery (6), Belvue Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Tuttle Creek Lake (A), Lake Elbo (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Hopkins Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), French Creek (C), Straight Creek (D), College Creek (E), Elbo Creek (F), Adams Creek (G), Fourmile Creek (H), Pleasant Run Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pottawatomie County include: Pottawatomie County State Park Number One (1), Pottawatomie Number One State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (2), Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number Two (3), Carnahan Creek Recreation Area (4), Tuttle Creek Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area (5), Garrison Recreation Area (6), Kaw River Access (7), Tuttle Creek State Park (8), Tuttle Creek Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.2%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 822
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 183 (48% naturalized citizens)

Pottawatomie County:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,847
• One, attached: 52
• Two: 124
• 3 or 4: 122
• 5 to 9: 45
• 10 to 19: 74
• 20 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 1,023
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Pottawatomie County with a mortgage: 2,309 (213 second mortgage, 202 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,273

Here:	64.5% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Pottawatomie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/31/1978, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Pottawatomie County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from Pottawatomie County center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.3 miles away from the county center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,245 (80%) Carpooled: 981 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 226 (3%) Other means: 61 (1%) Worked at home: 477 (5%)

8.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,338 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.61%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.06% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($24,916 average AGI)
2.55% relocated from other states ($10,423 average AGI)

Pottawatomie County:	2.55%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Riley County, KS	2.68% ($36,275 average AGI)
from Shawnee County, KS	0.50% ($39,771)
from Wabaunsee County, KS	0.43% ($37,900)
from Johnson County, KS	0.27% ($29,789)
from Geary County, KS	0.26% ($33,500)
from Jackson County, KS	0.17% ($27,083)
from Marshall County, KS	0.16% ($34,909)

8.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,729 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.55%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.76% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($20,317 average AGI)
2.78% relocated to other states ($11,412 average AGI)

Pottawatomie County:	2.78%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Riley County, KS	1.99% ($25,943 average AGI)
to Shawnee County, KS	1.02% ($36,403)
to Johnson County, KS	0.41% ($34,931)
to Wabaunsee County, KS	0.37% ($33,769)
to Jackson County, KS	0.30% ($32,619)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.20% ($36,571)
to Geary County, KS	0.17% ($26,917)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,586 (2,313 aged, 273 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,818 (4,269 male householders, 726 female householders)

  4,273 spouses, 5,964 children (5,448 natural, 135 adopted, 381 stepchildren), 133 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 86 other relatives, 254 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,106 (899 male householders (723 living alone)), 924 female householders (847 living alone)), 283 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 285 (144 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,212 2-persons, 1,021 3-persons, 979 4-persons, 480 5-persons, 196 6-persons, 107 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,570 1-person, 225 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.0% of residents of Pottawatomie County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $82,059,000 ($4348 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,675,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,798,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,716,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,355,000
Federal grants: $9,314,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,608,000 ($1,813,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,268,000 ($126,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,211,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,739,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,083,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

57% of Pottawatomie 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, 70% lived in Kansas.

Pottawatomie County:	57.4%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 12907
• Northeast: 451
• Midwest: 2220
• South: 1228
• West: 1031

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,600

Here:	12.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	10.7%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	12.8%
Kansas:	13.8%

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