Rush County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 2,55787.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1756.0%Two or more races
  • 1655.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 150.5%Asian alone
  • 140.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 90.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $122,604

Here:	$122,604
State:	$264,181

Townhouses or other attached units: $198,428

Here:	$198,428
State:	$219,178

Mobile homes: $40,059

Here:	$40,059
State:	$74,712

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 52
• Auto thefts: 5

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,843 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,291 (1.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rush County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: La Crosse, Otis, Bison, McCracken, Rush Center, Liebenthal, Timken, Alexander.

Neighboring counties: Crowley County, Colorado , Fremont County, Colorado , Hodgeman County , Wallace County , Shelby County, Kentucky , Fairfax city, Virginia .

Current college students: 104
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 38 (28.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 272010 or later
• 42000 to 2009
• 81990 to 1999
• 81980 to 1989
• 01970 to 1979
• 7Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,538
• One, attached: 9
• 3 or 4: 36
• 5 to 9: 1
• 10 to 19: 3
• Mobile homes: 98
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Rush County with a mortgage: 341 (19 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33

Religion statistics for Rush County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Rush 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, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4449, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 13, 2017 - January 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4304, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2012 to April 16, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4063: May 24, 2012, FEMA Id: 4063, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 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
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.78% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,780 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.78% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($47,780 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

from Ellis County, KS

1.78% ($34,364 average AGI)

5.70% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,592 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.70% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($51,592 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 18.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rush County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 736 (323 living alone), Female householders: 637 (281 living alone)

• 534 spouses (534 opposite-sex spouses), 135 unmarried partners, (128 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 614 children (587 natural, 3 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 134 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 2 foster children, 31 other relatives, 23 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 72

Size of family households: 425 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 603 1-person, 75 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

358 married couples with children.
105 single-parent households (59 men, 46 women).

96.5% of residents of Rush speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $34,800,000 ($10,040 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $363,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,916,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,097,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,038,000
Federal grants: $4,014,000
Federal procurement contracts: $331,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,404,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $243,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,047,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,549,000

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

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

Here:	-17 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Rush County, Kansas
• 02020 or later
• 152010 to 2019
• 752000 to 2009
• 461990 to 1999
• 901980 to 1989
• 2531970 to 1979
• 1411960 to 1969
• 2621950 to 1959
• 1431940 to 1949
• 6371939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Rush County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rush County, Kansas
• 31 room
• 32 rooms
• 153 rooms
• 1234 rooms
• 1845 rooms
• 1966 rooms
• 1767 rooms
• 988 rooms
• 2779+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rush County, Kansas
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 73 rooms
• 884 rooms
• 1075 rooms
• 316 rooms
• 297 rooms
• 198 rooms
• 239+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Rush County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rush County, Kansas
• 3no bedroom
• 671 bedroom
• 2372 bedrooms
• 4823 bedrooms
• 1664 bedrooms
• 1235+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rush County, Kansas
• 0no bedroom
• 211 bedroom
• 1582 bedrooms
• 853 bedrooms
• 364 bedrooms
• 55+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Rush County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 27no vehicle
• 2341 vehicle
• 3642 vehicles
• 2243 vehicles
• 1424 vehicles
• 805+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Rush County in renter-occupied apartments
• 14no vehicle
• 2111 vehicle
• 542 vehicles
• 223 vehicles
• 34 vehicles
• 25+ vehicles

85.8% of Rush County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 2,294
• Other state: 604
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 181
• South: 191
• West: 197

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 65
• Number of aged recipients: 7
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 58
• Number of recipients under 18: 7
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 47
• Number of recipients older than 64: 11
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 28
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 45

Rush County on our top lists:

• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"