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Pratt County, Kansas (KS)

County population in 2022: 9,178 (68% urban, 32% rural); it was 9,647 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,468
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,377
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,908
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,111 (it was 1,055 in 2000)
% of renters here:

27%
State:

32%

Land area: 735 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Pratt County: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.3%), Retail trade (15.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Pratt County, KS (2022)
    • 7,82085.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 7127.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3704.0%Two or more races
    • 1922.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 170.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 160.2%Asian alone
    • 140.2%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

38.1 years
Kansas median age:

37.6 years
Males: 4,602  (50.2%)
Females: 4,576  (49.8%)
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Average household size:
Pratt County:

2.0 people
Kansas:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,958 ($35,529 in 1999)
This county:

$60,958
Kansas:

$68,925

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $548 (lower quartile is $474, upper quartile is $640)
This county:

$548
State:

$772


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $121,253 (it was $57,400 in 2000)
Pratt:

$121,253
Kansas:

$206,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,193 - $228,026
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,176
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $539

Institutionalized population: 150

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 8
  • Thefts: 6
  • Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 4
  • Thefts: 4
  • Auto thefts: 3
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1 building, cost: $650,000
  • 2021: 1 building, cost: $410,000
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 1 building, cost: $294,000
  • 2016: 1 building, cost: $294,000
  • 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $183,000
  • 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $183,000
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 6 buildings, average cost: $67,100
  • 2010: 1 building, cost: $180,000
  • 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $175,400
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $171,300
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $157,600
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $152,200
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $147,300
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $103,400
  • 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $120,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Pratt, KS residents
Average permit cost in Pratt, KS

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,092 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,961 (1.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Pratt, KS in 2022
Distribution of house value in Pratt, KS in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Pratt, KS in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.0%
Pratt County:

12.0%
Kansas:

12.0%
(10.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 51.6% for Black residents, 23.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.9% for American Indian residents, 20.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 38.1 years old
(Males: 35.6 years old, Females: 40.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.9 years old, Black residents: 21.3 years old, American Indian residents: 42.8 years old, Asian residents: 6.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.7 years old, Other race residents: 25.9 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pratt County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pratt, Iuka, Preston, Sawyer, Coats, Cullison, Byers.

Pratt County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: Mohave County, Arizona , Bath County, Virginia , Craig County, Virginia , Prowers County, Colorado , Rice County , Pulaski County, Missouri , Southampton County, Virginia , Webster County, Kentucky .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

1.4%
Kansas:

2.0%

Unemployment by year in Pratt, KS
County total employment by year in Pratt, KS
County average yearly wages by year in Pratt, KS

Current college students: 533
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 100 (64.7% naturalized citizens)

Pratt County:

1.1%
Whole state:

7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 252010 or later
  • 252000 to 2009
  • 91990 to 1999
  • 191980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 19Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.9%

Pratt County marital status for males Pratt County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,724
  • One, attached: 35
  • Two: 124
  • 3 or 4: 114
  • 5 to 9: 76
  • 10 to 19: 76
  • 20 to 49: 63
  • 50 or more: 41
  • Mobile homes: 156
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Pratt County with a mortgage: 1,203 (34 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Here:

14.3% with mortgage
State:

97.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Pratt County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant1,95512
Catholic1,6551
Evangelical Protestant1,52412
Other1672
None4,355-
Pratt 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: 3
Pratt County:

3.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

1.06 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:

0.51 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Pratt County:

6.38 / 10,000 pop.
Kansas:

3.84 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:

8.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.33 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Pratt County:

9.5%
Kansas:

8.1%

Adult obesity rate:
Pratt County:

29.9%
State:

27.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.1%
State:

13.4%

Agriculture in Pratt County:

Average size of farms: 848 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $221,095
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $165.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 70.05%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $208,388
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.09%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $157,866
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.79
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.01%
Corn for grain: 56911 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 118867 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 5491 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 15132 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Pratt County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 807% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 130.6 miles away from Pratt County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 182.6 miles away from the county center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/19/2015 at 07:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from Pratt County center
On 11/30/2015 at 09:49:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4449, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 4, 2018 - October 15, 2018, FEMA Id: 4417, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: September 1, 2018 - September 8, 2018, FEMA Id: 4403, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 13, 2017 - January 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4304, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Kansas Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 20, 2013 to February 23, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4112: April 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4112, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
  • Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 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
  • 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Pratt County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Pratt

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,653 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled: 260 (5.8%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 11 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 11 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 198 (4.4%)
  • Worked at home: 313 (6.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Manufacturing (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Retail trade (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (17%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (17%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Management occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (37%)
  • El Salvador (25%)
  • South Africa (11%)
  • Latvia (9%)
  • Brazil (7%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Philippines (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pratt County


  • German (32%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • American (8%)
  • European (4%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Pratt County, Kansas in 2010:

  • 219 people in college/university student housing
  • 137 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 13 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 10 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Pratt County, Kansas in 2000:

  • 179 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 59 people in nursing homes
  • 50 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 17 people in halfway houses
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $67,856.

5.78% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($40,980 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.78%
Kansas average:

6.64%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.92% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($25,896 average AGI)
1.86% relocated from other states ($15,084 average AGI)
Pratt County:

1.86%
Kansas average:

3.37%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Sedgwick County, KS  0.74% ($48,923 average AGI)


5.97% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,722 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.97%
Kansas average:

6.88%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.28% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($25,282 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($11,440 average AGI)
Pratt County:

1.69%
Kansas average:

3.62%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Sedgwick County, KS  1.00% ($32,914 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Births per 1000 population in Pratt County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Pratt County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Pratt County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pratt County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Pratt County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pratt County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pratt County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pratt County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Pratt County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,920 (1,705 aged, 215 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 188 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Pratt County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (113)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (43)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (22)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (12)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (11)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.62
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,505
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 903
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 70,511

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,137
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,390
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 95

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 21

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,178
  • Male householders: 1,796 (627 living alone), Female householders: 1,867 (615 living alone)
  • 1,566 spouses (1,566 opposite-sex spouses), 164 unmarried partners, (149 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,547 children (2,359 natural, 118 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 173 parents, 2 foster children, 27 other relatives, 422 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 486

Size of family households: 1,108 2-persons, 423 3-persons, 384 4-persons, 145 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,241 1-person, 242 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

1,473 married couples with children.
676 single-parent households (370 men, 306 women).

96.7% of residents of Pratt speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $63,132,000 ($6,704 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,058,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,886,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,243,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,979,000
Federal grants: $5,388,000
Federal procurement contracts: $526,000 ($46,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,109,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,410,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,386,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,106,000

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

Births: 578
Here:

61 per 1000 residents
State:

75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 586
Here:

62 per 1000 residents
State:

47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +30
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -156
Here -16 per 1000 residents
State -21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Pratt County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.50 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.0
State:

4.4

Year house built in Pratt County, Kansas
  • Year house built in Pratt County, Kansas
  • 162020 or later
  • 1342010 to 2019
  • 1822000 to 2009
  • 2321990 to 1999
  • 3491980 to 1989
  • 4481970 to 1979
  • 3671960 to 1969
  • 5921950 to 1959
  • 6211940 to 1949
  • 1,3961939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Pratt County, Kansas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pratt County, Kansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pratt County, Kansas
  • 21 room
  • 52 rooms
  • 303 rooms
  • 2134 rooms
  • 5055 rooms
  • 5486 rooms
  • 4207 rooms
  • 2618 rooms
  • 6119+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pratt County, Kansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pratt County, Kansas
  • 121 room
  • 82 rooms
  • 993 rooms
  • 2454 rooms
  • 3215 rooms
  • 1366 rooms
  • 1477 rooms
  • 428 rooms
  • 489+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Pratt County, Kansas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pratt County, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pratt County, Kansas
  • 1no bedroom
  • 591 bedroom
  • 6762 bedrooms
  • 1,0443 bedrooms
  • 5584 bedrooms
  • 2525+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pratt County, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pratt County, Kansas
  • 12no bedroom
  • 1771 bedroom
  • 5762 bedrooms
  • 2103 bedrooms
  • 744 bedrooms
  • 175+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Pratt County, Kansas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Pratt County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pratt County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 57no vehicle
  • 5901 vehicle
  • 9952 vehicles
  • 6863 vehicles
  • 1674 vehicles
  • 1035+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Pratt County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pratt County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 93no vehicle
  • 5781 vehicle
  • 2722 vehicles
  • 993 vehicles
  • 94 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles

84.3% of Pratt County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Kansas.

Pratt County:

84.3%
State average:

85.3%

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

  • This state: 6,639
  • Other state: 2,346
  • Northeast: 139
  • Midwest: 569
  • South: 965
  • West: 691
Year householders moved into unit in Pratt County, KS
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Pratt County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 68.6%Utility gas
  • 14.1%Electricity
  • 13.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.1%Wood
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 70.1%Utility gas
  • 24.8%Electricity
  • 5.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80
Here:

8.1%
Kansas:

14.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here:

2.6%
Kansas:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 139
Here:

24.1%
Kansas:

15.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Pratt County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,335,000
    Solid Waste Management: $503,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $449,000
    General - Other: $104,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,509,000
    General - Other: $2,963,000
    Health - Other: $1,750,000
    Police Protection: $1,136,000
    Corrections - Other: $674,000
    Solid Waste Management: $553,000
    Financial Administration: $475,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $429,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $413,000
    Central Staff Services: $392,000
    Hospitals: $187,000
    General Public Buildings: $184,000
    Libraries: $61,000
    Parks and Recreation: $31,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $795,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,415,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,395,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $118,000
    Interest Earnings: $50,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $21,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $253,000
    Parks and Recreation: $61,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $28,000
    Health - Other: $16,000
    Local Fire Protection: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,382,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $769,000
    Highways: $513,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,849,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,217,000
    Other Selective Sales: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $4,847,000

Pratt County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,335,000
    Solid Waste Management: $503,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $449,000
    General - Other: $104,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,509,000
    General - Other: $2,963,000
    Health - Other: $1,750,000
    Police Protection: $1,136,000
    Corrections - Other: $674,000
    Solid Waste Management: $553,000
    Financial Administration: $475,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $429,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $413,000
    Central Staff Services: $392,000
    Hospitals: $187,000
    General Public Buildings: $184,000
    Libraries: $61,000
    Parks and Recreation: $31,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $795,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,415,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,395,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $118,000
    Interest Earnings: $50,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $21,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $253,000
    Parks and Recreation: $61,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $28,000
    Health - Other: $16,000
    Local Fire Protection: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,382,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $769,000
    Highways: $513,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,849,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,217,000
    Other Selective Sales: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $4,847,000

Pratt County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,335,000
    Solid Waste Management: $503,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $449,000
    General - Other: $104,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,509,000
    General - Other: $2,963,000
    Health - Other: $1,750,000
    Police Protection: $1,136,000
    Corrections - Other: $674,000
    Solid Waste Management: $553,000
    Financial Administration: $475,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $429,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $413,000
    Central Staff Services: $392,000
    Hospitals: $187,000
    General Public Buildings: $184,000
    Libraries: $61,000
    Parks and Recreation: $31,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $795,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,415,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,395,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $118,000
    Interest Earnings: $50,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $21,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $253,000
    Parks and Recreation: $61,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $28,000
    Health - Other: $16,000
    Local Fire Protection: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,382,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $769,000
    Highways: $513,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,849,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,217,000
    Other Selective Sales: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $4,847,000

Pratt County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,335,000
    Solid Waste Management: $503,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $449,000
    General - Other: $104,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,509,000
    General - Other: $2,963,000
    Health - Other: $1,750,000
    Police Protection: $1,136,000
    Corrections - Other: $674,000
    Solid Waste Management: $553,000
    Financial Administration: $475,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $429,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $413,000
    Central Staff Services: $392,000
    Hospitals: $187,000
    General Public Buildings: $184,000
    Libraries: $61,000
    Parks and Recreation: $31,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $795,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,415,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,395,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $118,000
    Interest Earnings: $50,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $21,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $253,000
    Parks and Recreation: $61,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $28,000
    Health - Other: $16,000
    Local Fire Protection: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,382,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $769,000
    Highways: $513,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,849,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,217,000
    Other Selective Sales: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $4,847,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 111
  • Number of aged recipients: 12
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 99
  • Number of recipients under 18: 19
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 73
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 19
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 47
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 43
Most common first names in Pratt County, KS among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary6782.9 years
John6279.7 years
William5577.8 years
James4778.4 years
Charles3577.0 years
Helen3583.2 years
George3378.6 years
Robert3374.5 years
Harold2777.1 years
Edna2784.6 years
Most common last names in Pratt County, KS among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith3179.7 years
Johnson2883.2 years
Miller2278.8 years
Brown2276.7 years
Davis2178.6 years
Williams1881.4 years
Baker1685.4 years
Jones1578.6 years
Randle1483.8 years
Clark1481.1 years
Businesses in Pratt County, KS
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1MasterBrand Cabinets2
Alco Stores1Maurices1
Chevrolet1McDonald's1
Comfort Suites1Pizza Hut1
Days Inn1RadioShack1
Econo Lodge1SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx2Sears1
Ford1Subway1
H&R Block1Super 81
Holiday Inn1Taco Bell1
KFC1U-Haul2
Kroger2UPS2
La-Z-Boy1Walmart1
Long John Silver's1