Rooks County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.6%), Manufacturing (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Rooks County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 2,815	(49.5%)
Females: 2,870	(50.5%)

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Rooks County:	2.3 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,575
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$251
State:	$479

Rooks County:	$62,664
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $94,467

Here:	$94,467
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $97,676

Here:	$97,676
State:	$140,198

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,227

Here:	$65,227
State:	$101,658

Mobile homes: $29,820

Here:	$29,820
State:	$34,057

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

Here:	$45,000
State:	$58,726

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rooks 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: Plainville, Stockton, Palco, Damar, Zurich, Woodston.

Neighboring counties: Ellis County , Graham County , Osborne County , Phillips County , Smith County , Trego County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Mount Vernon Community Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Rooks County include: Church of the Nazarene (A), Ash Rock Church (B), Mount Pleasant Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1), Aurora Cemetery (2), Plainville Cemetery (3), Zurich Cemetery (4), Palco Cemetery (5), West Hope Cemetery (6), Shiloh Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Plainville Township Lake (A), Webster Reservoir (B), Lake Stockton (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Robbers Roost Creek (A), Medicine Creek (B), Ash Creek (C), Spring Creek (D), Elm Creek (E), Roberts Roost Creek (F), Sand Creek (G), Cocklebur Creek (H), Lost Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Rooks County include: Webster Wildlife Area (1), Webster State Park (2), Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (3), Rooks County State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.5%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 100
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 14 (86% naturalized citizens)

Rooks County:	0.2%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,464
• One, attached: 34
• Two: 26
• 3 or 4: 36
• 5 to 9: 49
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 22
• Mobile homes: 117
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Rooks County with a mortgage: 545 (6 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 869

Here:	38.5% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Rooks County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/15/1992, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Rooks County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 11.5 miles away from Rooks County center
On 7/15/1992 at 02:56:40, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 10.6 miles away from Rooks County center
On 11/1/2002 at 11:08:56, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 21.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/7/1999 at 05:16:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.3 miles away from Rooks County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,033 (79%) Carpooled: 269 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Walked: 136 (5%) Other means: 11 (0%) Worked at home: 124 (5%)

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,161 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.90% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,831 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($9,331 average AGI)

Rooks County:	2.00%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Ellis County, KS

1.00% ($19,350 average AGI)

6.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,857 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.27%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.63% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($15,627 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($9,230 average AGI)

Rooks County:	1.64%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Ellis County, KS

1.34% ($25,000 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,272 (1,167 aged, 105 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,617 (1,302 male householders, 255 female householders)

  1,291 spouses, 1,616 children (1,454 natural, 64 adopted, 98 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 24 other relatives, 48 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 873 (348 male householders (306 living alone)), 460 female householders (445 living alone)), 65 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 195 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 838 2-persons, 281 3-persons, 239 4-persons, 129 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 751 1-person, 47 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

97.0% of residents of Rooks County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $46,695,000 ($8670 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $710,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,019,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,914,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,010,000
Federal grants: $5,015,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,119,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,617,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $450,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $561,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,048,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-48 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.86 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

65% of Rooks County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Kansas.

Rooks County:	64.9%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 4526
• Northeast: 50
• Midwest: 432
• South: 307
• West: 345

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	9.1%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	1.4%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	2.7%
Kansas:	13.8%

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