Rawlins County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in 2005: 2,672 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 975
Renter-occupied apartments: 294

% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

Land area: 1070 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (25.8%), Educational,health and social services (22.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 56%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 23%
Unpaid family work: 2%

Rawlins County, Kansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Rawlins County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	45.4 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 1,482	(50.0%)
Females: 1,484	(50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,539
County population in 2003: 2,833
Jobs in 2003: 1,029

Total labor force in 2004: 1,410
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Rawlins County:	2.3 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,920 ($32,105 in 2000)

This county	$33,920
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $54,965

Rawlins County	$54,965
Kansas:	$107,800

Median monthly rent in 2000: $328
Institutionalized population: 50
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Rawlins County in 2000: $574

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 10
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 7
Thefts: 6
Auto thefts: 0

Rawlins County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Rawlins County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 82.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 16.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $615 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rawlins 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: Atwood, McDonald, Herndon.

Neighboring counties: Cheyenne County , Decatur County , Dundy County, Nebraska , Hitchcock County, Nebraska , Red Willow County, Nebraska , Sherman County , Thomas County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Dewey Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rawlins County include: Trinity Church (A), Stevens Chapel (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Saint Cyril Church (D), Herndon Covenant Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Saint Patrick Cemetery (2), Ilion Cemetery (3), Immaculate Conception Cemetery (4), Immanuel Cemetery (5), Mayflower Cemetery (6), Blakeman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: North Beaver Creek (A), Little Beaver Creek (B), East Fork Burntwood Creek (C), Middle Fork Sappa Creek (D), West Fork Burntwood Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 36
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (82% naturalized citizens)

Rawlins County:	0.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 1
1975 to 1979: 2
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.3%

Rawlins County marital status for males

Rawlins County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,342
One, attached: 16
Two: 14
3 or 4: 14
5 to 9: 30
10 to 19: 17
20 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 120

Housing units in Rawlins County with a mortgage: 241 (6 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 433

Agriculture in Rawlins County
Average size of farms: 1607 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85247
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $105.20
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: 48.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $84067
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $127350
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.95%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.82
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.68%
Corn for grain: 9769 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 123254 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1633 harvested acres

Rawlins County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/14/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
Public administration (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (29%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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

Canada (36%)
United Kingdom (18%)
Korea (18%)
El Salvador (18%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rawlins County:

German (43%)
United States or American (11%)
English (8%)
Czech (8%)
Irish (6%)
Swedish (5%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Rawlins County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 920 (68%)
Carpooled: 165 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 96 (7%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 142 (11%)

49 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,824.

5.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,828 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.70%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.26% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($7,466 average AGI)
3.44% relocated from other states ($13,362 average AGI)
Rawlins County: 3.44%
Kansas average: 3.56%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.07%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.82% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,081 average AGI)
2.25% relocated to other states ($10,419 average AGI)
Rawlins County: 2.25%
Kansas average: 3.95%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Births per 1000 population in Rawlins County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Rawlins County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rawlins County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 746 (692 aged, 54 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,909

In family households: 2,451 (749 male householders, 117 female householders)
723 spouses, 798 children (767 natural, 16 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 10 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 458 (187 male householders (172 living alone)), 245 female householders (235 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 57 (52 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 477 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 126 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 407 1-person, 22 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

96.2% of residents of Rawlins County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $45,916,000 ($16606 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $259,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,504,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,995,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,962,000
Federal grants: $5,122,000
Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,086,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $182,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,818,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,768,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 102

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 210

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -3

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

Net internal migration: -179

Here:	-67 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Rawlins County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.50 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 35
1990 to 1994: 15
1980 to 1989: 79
1970 to 1979: 161
1960 to 1969: 133
1950 to 1959: 220
1940 to 1949: 149
1939 or earlier: 771

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 36
4 rooms: 93
5 rooms: 224
6 rooms: 162
7 rooms: 187
8 rooms: 130
9 or more rooms: 136

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 33
4 rooms: 59
5 rooms: 52
6 rooms: 26
7 rooms: 38
8 rooms: 34
9 or more rooms: 34

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

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 43
2 bedrooms: 253
3 bedrooms: 368
4 bedrooms: 205
5 or more bedrooms: 103

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rawlins County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 51
2 bedrooms: 95
3 bedrooms: 67
4 bedrooms: 51
5 or more bedrooms: 28

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

no vehicle: 36
1 vehicle: 253
2 vehicles: 384
3 vehicles: 197
4 vehicles: 76
5 or more vehicles: 29

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

no vehicle: 45
1 vehicle: 89
2 vehicles: 94
3 vehicles: 43
4 vehicles: 21
5 or more vehicles: 2

69% of Rawlins County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Kansas.

Rawlins County:	69.2%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 2094
Northeast: 15
Midwest: 510
South: 101
West: 227

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Electricity (4%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (66%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Electricity (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	1.8%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.8%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	11.8%
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)

Rawlins County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $70,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $23,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $939,000
General - Other: $598,000

Health Services - Other: $279,000

Police Protection: $220,000

General Public Buildings: $124,000

Central Staff Services: $114,000

Financial Administration: $110,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $59,000

Natural Resources - Other: $40,000

Solid Waste Management: $39,000

Libraries: $30,000

Parks & Recreation: $26,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $44,000
Higher Education: $26,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $130,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $110,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $138,000
General Revenue, NEC: $84,000

Special Assessments: $52,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $124,000
General Public Building: $32,000

Police Protection: $32,000

Health - Other: $10,000

Solid Waste Management: $7,000

Judicial: $4,000

Financial Administration: $3,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,170,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $270,000
All Other: $134,000

General Support: $86,000
Tax - Property: $2,432,000
Total General Sales: $179,000

NEC: $27,000

Motor Vehicle License: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,085,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

1999: 38
2000: 41
2001: 36
2002: 30
2003: 36
2004: 34
2005: 42
2006: 45

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

1999: 7
2000: 8
2001: 6
2002: 5
2003: 5
2004: 5
2005: 5
2006: 4

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

1999: 31
2000: 33
2001: 30
2002: 25
2003: 31
2004: 29
2005: 37
2006: 41

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

1999: 4
2000: 6
2001: 2
2002: 3
2003: 5
2004: 5
2005: 3
2006: 4

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

1999: 24
2000: 24
2001: 25
2002: 19
2003: 23
2004: 21
2005: 28
2006: 31

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

1999: 10
2000: 11
2001: 9
2002: 8
2003: 8
2004: 8
2005: 11
2006: 10

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

1999: 23
2000: 24
2001: 21
2002: 17
2003: 18
2004: 16
2005: 19
2006: 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

1999: 11
2000: 10
2001: 9
2002: 8
2003: 11
2004: 11
2005: 16
2006: 18

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