Rooks County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 4,72994.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1302.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 861.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 571.1%Two or more races
  • 110.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 80.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 80.2%Some other race alone
  • 40.08%Asian alone

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,445 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,298 (1.7%)

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: Churchill County, Nevada , Dickinson County , Geary County , Jewell County , Osborne County , Sheridan County , Wallace County .

Current college students: 100
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 36 (78.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 02000 to 2009
• 51990 to 1999
• 51980 to 1989
• 51970 to 1979
• 4Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.5 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,472
• One, attached: 33
• Two: 13
• 3 or 4: 80
• 5 to 9: 36
• 10 to 19: 27
• 20 or more: 20
• Mobile homes: 80

Housing units in Rooks County with a mortgage: 688 (4 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,023

Religion statistics for Rooks County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Rooks County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 02, 2016 to September 12, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4287: October 20, 2016, FEMA Id: 4287, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2011 to June 04, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4010: July 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 4010, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 2010 to July 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1932: August 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1932, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1885: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• 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
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1675: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.95% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,538 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.95% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($34,538 average AGI)
1.53% relocated from other states ($16,688 average AGI)

Rooks County:	1.53%
Kansas average:	3.30%

from Ellis County, KS

1.38% ($29,036 average AGI)

4.42% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,722 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.42% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($37,722 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($15,044 average AGI)

Rooks County:	1.67%
Kansas average:	3.97%

to Ellis County, KS

1.28% ($47,308 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rooks County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,073 (367 living alone), Female householders: 1,119 (381 living alone)

• 1,122 spouses (1,114 opposite-sex spouses), 114 unmarried partners, (111 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,286 children (1,203 natural, 33 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 91 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 5 foster children, 17 other relatives, 19 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 191

Size of family households: 700 2-persons, 241 3-persons, 254 4-persons, 99 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 767 1-person, 91 2-persons.

729 married couples with children.
283 single-parent households (129 men, 154 women).

98.5% of residents of Rooks speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.2% 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 very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $46,695,000 ($8,670 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Rooks County, Kansas
• 392014 or later
• 422010 to 2013
• 1142000 to 2009
• 911990 to 1999
• 2441980 to 1989
• 3621970 to 1979
• 2011960 to 1969
• 6111950 to 1959
• 2981940 to 1949
• 7411939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Rooks County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rooks County, Kansas
• 31 room
• 12 rooms
• 13 rooms
• 1434 rooms
• 3085 rooms
• 3036 rooms
• 2827 rooms
• 2738 rooms
• 3789+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rooks County, Kansas
• 01 room
• 112 rooms
• 643 rooms
• 784 rooms
• 1305 rooms
• 596 rooms
• 697 rooms
• 278 rooms
• 659+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Rooks County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rooks County, Kansas
• 4no bedroom
• 391 bedroom
• 4312 bedrooms
• 5583 bedrooms
• 4814 bedrooms
• 1785+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rooks County, Kansas
• 0no bedroom
• 1071 bedroom
• 1782 bedrooms
• 1253 bedrooms
• 794 bedrooms
• 165+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Rooks County, Kansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Rooks County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 21no vehicle
• 3441 vehicle
• 6442 vehicles
• 4333 vehicles
• 1404 vehicles
• 1145+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Rooks County in renter-occupied apartments
• 74no vehicle
• 2351 vehicle
• 1442 vehicles
• 333 vehicles
• 124 vehicles
• 45+ vehicles

89.3% of Rooks County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 3,977
• Other state: 1,024
• Northeast: 60
• Midwest: 383
• South: 257
• West: 322

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 64
• Number of aged recipients: 9
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 55
• Number of recipients under 18: 9
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 38
• Number of recipients older than 64: 17
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 32
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 22