Rice County, Kansas (KS)

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County 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

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 .

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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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