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Rice County, KS mapCounty population in 2005: 10,452 (57% urban, 43% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,103
Renter-occupied apartments: 947
% of renters here:  23%
State:  31%
Land area: 727 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 14 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  10.7%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.4%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.8%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 71%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Rice County, Kansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
  • Hispanic (5.6%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Black (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Males: 5,163  (48.0%)
Females: 5,598  (52.0%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $22,834
County population in 2003: 10,449
Jobs in 2003: 3,509

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,514
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:
Rice County:  2.4 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,687 ($35,671 in 2000)
This county  $37,687
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,094
Rice County  $57,094
Kansas:  $107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $340
Institutionalized population: 153
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Rice County in 2000: $601


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 15
  • Thefts: 43
  • Auto thefts: 7

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 14
  • Thefts: 50
  • Auto thefts: 7

Rice County races chart


Rice County, KS map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Rice County Kansas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.8%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $565 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rice 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 $659 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lyons, Sterling, Little River, Chase, Bushton, Geneseo, Alden, Raymond, Frederick.

Neighboring counties: Barton County , Ellsworth County , McPherson County , Reno County , Stafford County .


Rice County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Rice County: Cain (A), Camp Wa-Ja-To (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Rice County include: Midland Church (A), Ebenezer Church (B), Salem Church (C), Holy Name Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Geneseo Cemetery (1), Click Cemetery (2), Saint Marys Cemetery (3), Bean Cemetery (4), Immanuel Cemetery (5), Salem-Friedhof Cemetery (6), Forest Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Spriggs Rock Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Horse Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Peace Creek (C), Lost Creek (D), Owl Creek (E), Little Cow Creek (F), Jarvis Creek (G), Calf Creek (H), Plum Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Rice County: Wayside Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.8%
Kansas:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 989
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 240 (12% naturalized citizens)

Rice County:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 117
  • 1990 to 1994: 60
  • 1985 to 1989: 17
  • 1980 to 1984: 7
  • 1975 to 1979: 6
  • 1970 to 1974: 13
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 20

Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.5%

Rice County marital status for males

Rice County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,993
  • One, attached: 91
  • Two: 97
  • 3 or 4: 68
  • 5 to 9: 31
  • 10 to 19: 8
  • 20 or more: 75
  • Mobile homes: 191
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Housing units in Rice County with a mortgage: 1,297 (71 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,253


Agriculture in Rice County
Average size of farms: 832 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $211575
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $135.31
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $193184
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 59.48%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.62%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $130241
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.29
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.09%
Corn for grain: 23764 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 127786 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 18182 harvested acres

Rice County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kansas state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 51 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/25/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 42 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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



  • Mexico (76%)
  • India (10%)
  • Guatemala (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Philippines (3%)
  • United Kingdom (1%)
  • Germany (1%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Rice County:



  • German (33%)
  • United States or American (19%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • Swedish (3%)
  • Dutch (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)

Rice County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,823 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 531 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 7 (0%)
  • Walked: 286 (6%)
  • Other means: 27 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 218 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Rice County, Kansas
  • 726 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 112 people in nursing homes
  • 26 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 15 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,630.

5.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.94%
Kansas average:  7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($19,375 average AGI)
1.83% relocated from other states ($6,572 average AGI)
Rice County:  1.83%
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 Reno County, KS  1.17% ($26,268 average AGI)
from McPherson County, KS  0.40% ($39,929)
from Barton County, KS  0.31% ($40,182)
from Ellsworth County, KS  0.31% ($36,182)


7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,817 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.65%
Kansas average:  7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.55% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($21,637 average AGI)
2.10% relocated to other states ($7,179 average AGI)
Rice County:  2.10%
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 Reno County, KS  1.82% ($27,938 average AGI)
to Barton County, KS  0.48% ($16,000)
to Sedgwick County, KS  0.42% ($30,400)
to Ellsworth County, KS  0.34% ($30,000)
to McPherson County, KS  0.34% ($30,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9



Births per 1000 population in Rice County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2



Deaths per 1000 population in Rice County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rice County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,139 (1,927 aged, 212 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%


Household type by relationship


Households: 9,876
  • In family households: 8,582 (2,515 male householders, 348 female householders)
    2,442 spouses, 2,867 children (2,435 natural, 127 adopted, 305 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 109 other relatives, 163 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,294 (458 male householders (418 living alone)), 751 female householders (709 living alone)), 85 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 885 (153 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,427 2-persons, 541 3-persons, 506 4-persons, 246 5-persons, 112 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,127 1-person, 78 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

1,995 married couples with children.
484 single-parent households (133 men, 351 women).

95.1% of residents of Rice County speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $65,144,000 ($6206 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,066,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,256,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,349,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,398,000
Federal grants: $8,609,000
Federal procurement contracts: $746,000 ($22,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,787,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,536,000
Federal Government insurance: $36,679,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 646
Here:  62 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 680
Here:  65 per 1000 residents
State:  47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +116
Here:  +11 per 1000 residents
State:  +14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -378
Here:  -36 per 1000 residents
State:  -21 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Rice County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.63 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.0
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 46
  • 1995 to 1998: 98
  • 1990 to 1994: 103
  • 1980 to 1989: 191
  • 1970 to 1979: 630
  • 1960 to 1969: 404
  • 1950 to 1959: 614
  • 1940 to 1949: 676
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,847


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 13
  • 3 rooms: 33
  • 4 rooms: 348
  • 5 rooms: 668
  • 6 rooms: 792
  • 7 rooms: 522
  • 8 rooms: 319
  • 9 or more rooms: 408


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 66
  • 3 rooms: 111
  • 4 rooms: 193
  • 5 rooms: 208
  • 6 rooms: 158
  • 7 rooms: 90
  • 8 rooms: 56
  • 9 or more rooms: 65


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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 95
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,067
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,227
  • 4 bedrooms: 525
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 189


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rice County:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 214
  • 2 bedrooms: 382
  • 3 bedrooms: 244
  • 4 bedrooms: 80
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 27


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

  • no vehicle: 119
  • 1 vehicle: 699
  • 2 vehicles: 1,443
  • 3 vehicles: 610
  • 4 vehicles: 147
  • 5 or more vehicles: 85


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

  • no vehicle: 115
  • 1 vehicle: 400
  • 2 vehicles: 322
  • 3 vehicles: 89
  • 4 vehicles: 15
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

57% of Rice County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kansas.

Rice County:  57.4%
State average:  53.5%


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

  • This state: 8055
  • Northeast: 121
  • Midwest: 781
  • South: 817
  • West: 699

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (77%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
Here:  2.9%
Kansas:  11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
Here:  2.6%
Kansas:  7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 255
Here:  27.2%
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)

Rice County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $15,000
  • Charges - All Other: $428,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,046,000
    General - Other: $1,231,000
    Police Protection: $760,000
    Health Services - Other: $554,000
    Central Staff Services: $314,000
    Solid Waste Management: $271,000
    Financial Administration: $267,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $228,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $215,000
    Parks & Recreation: $207,000
    Corrections - Other: $114,000
    General Public Buildings: $61,000
    Air Transportation: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $149,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $333,000
    Higher Education: $71,000
    Health: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $808,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,545,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,285,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $542,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $266,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $260,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $451,000
    Special Assessments: $366,000
    Interest Earnings: $265,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $615,000
    Regular Highways: $35,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    Health - Other: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Judicial: $3,000
    Corrections - Other: $2,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $399,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $608,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $474,000
    General Support: $78,000
    Health & Hospitals: $20,000
    All Other: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,997,000
    Total General Sales: $692,000
    NEC: $182,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,282,000

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