Russell County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 6,737 (59% urban, 41% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,412
Renter-occupied apartments: 795

% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

Land area: 885 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Russell County: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Russell County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	44.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 3,542	(48.1%)
Females: 3,828	(51.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,363
County population in 2003: 6,947
Jobs in 2003: 2,867

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,534
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Russell County:	2.2 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,205 ($29,284 in 1999)

This county:	$34,205
Kansas:	$47,451

2007 median house/condo value: $65,687 ($41,100 in 2000)

Russell County:	$65,687
Kansas:	$121,200

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $265 (lower quartile is $188, upper quartile is $355)

This county:	$265
State:	$479

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,057
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $256

Institutionalized population: 172

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 29
Thefts: 38
Auto thefts: 8

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 16
Thefts: 35
Auto thefts: 4

Russell County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Russell County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $599 (1.4%)

Russell County household income distribution in 2007

Russell County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.0%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Russell 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: Russell, Lucas, Gorham, Dorrance, Luray, Bunker Hill, Paradise, Waldo.

Neighboring counties: Barton County , Ellis County , Ellsworth County , Lincoln County , Osborne County , Rush County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Motor Cross Race Track (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Russell County include: Trinity Church (A), Shannon Friends Church (B), American Church (C), Amherst Church (D), Immanuel Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1), Hyde Park Cemetery (2), Immanuel Cemetery (3), Schreiner Cemetery (4), Blooming Grove Cemetery (5), Fairport Cemetery (6), Colony Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lucas City Lake (A), Wilson Lake (B), Fossil Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Hell Creek (A), Elm Creek (B), Fourmile Creek (C), Salt Creek (D), East Fork Wolf Creek (E), Fossil Creek (F), Coal Creek (G), Landon Creek (H), Eagle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Russell County include: Otoe Public Use Area (1), Minooka Park Recreation Area (2), Lucas Park Recreation Area (3), Wilson State Wildlife Area (4), Wilson State Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 135
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 49 (37% naturalized citizens)

Russell County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 31 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 18

Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.8%

Russell County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,455
One, attached: 17
Two: 44
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 58
10 to 19: 43
20 or more: 67
Mobile homes: 154

Housing units in Russell County with a mortgage: 683 (30 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,230

Here:	35.7% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Agriculture in Russell County
Average size of farms: 784 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $45628
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $85.54
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41192
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.28%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $71840
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.24
All wheat for grain: 86958 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1833 harvested acres

Russell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (13%)
Mining (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Mexico (57%)
Ireland (16%)
Canada (16%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Russia (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Russell County:

German (52%)
Irish (8%)
English (8%)
United States or American (8%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Czech (2%)
Russian (2%)

Russell County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,673 (80%)
Carpooled: 282 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 86 (3%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 266 (8%)

People in group quarters in Russell County, Kansas

130 people in nursing homes
30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
21 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
21 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,988.

6.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,178 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.62% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($20,851 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($10,328 average AGI)
Russell County: 1.92%
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 Ellis County, KS	1.01% ($27,185 average AGI)
from Saline County, KS	0.41% ($33,273)

7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.16%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.67% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($23,250 average AGI)
1.49% relocated to other states ($5,068 average AGI)
Russell County: 1.49%
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 Ellis County, KS	1.94% ($26,212 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.48% ($30,692)
to Barton County, KS	0.45% ($35,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Births per 1000 population in Russell County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Russell County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Russell County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,884 (1,714 aged, 170 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 14.33
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8541.130
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 831.180
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30094.58

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1051.860
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1650.840
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29.22

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39.69
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 102.260

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,160

In family households: 5,836 (1,739 male householders, 316 female householders)
1,683 spouses, 1,889 children (1,753 natural, 50 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 15 other relatives, 66 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,324 (477 male householders (412 living alone)), 693 female householders (640 living alone)), 154 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 210 (172 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,170 2-persons, 358 3-persons, 326 4-persons, 131 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,052 1-person, 104 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 5-persons.

96.4% of residents of Russell County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (11% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 29% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $56,534,000 ($8102 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $993,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,140,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,821,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,753,000
Federal grants: $7,029,000
Federal procurement contracts: $571,000 ($74,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,220,000 ($159,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $56,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,746,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,970,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 379

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 530

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -3

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -359

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Russell County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.88 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 88% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 61
1995 to 1998: 34
1990 to 1994: 15
1980 to 1989: 320
1970 to 1979: 463
1960 to 1969: 308
1950 to 1959: 656
1940 to 1949: 595
1939 or earlier: 1,419

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Russell County, Kansas:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 302 5 rooms: 421 6 rooms: 664 7 rooms: 307 8 rooms: 374 9+ rooms: 285

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Russell County, Kansas:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 49 3 rooms: 138 4 rooms: 176 5 rooms: 136 6 rooms: 113 7 rooms: 64 8 rooms: 51 9+ rooms: 59

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Russell County:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 829 3 bedrooms: 961 4 bedrooms: 421 5+ bedrooms: 135

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Russell County:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 230 2 bedrooms: 239 3 bedrooms: 221 4 bedrooms: 80 5+ bedrooms: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Russell County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 623 2 vehicles: 971 3 vehicles: 548 4 vehicles: 165 5+ vehicles: 56

Cars and other vehicles available in Russell County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 110 1 vehicle: 368 2 vehicles: 230 3 vehicles: 53 4 vehicles: 24 5+ vehicles: 10

68% of Russell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Kansas.

Russell County:	67.7%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 5802
Northeast: 97
Midwest: 553
South: 440
West: 412

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800

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 (81%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Electricity (4%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	1.7%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20

Here:	4.1%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	14.2%
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 (Noninst.)

Russell County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $701,000
Solid Waste Management: $271,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,768,000
General - Other: $1,405,000

Police Protection: $1,341,000

General Public Buildings: $637,000

Central Staff Services: $526,000

Health Services - Other: $487,000

Financial Administration: $397,000

Natural Resources - Other: $331,000

Solid Waste Management: $235,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $165,000

Own Hospitals: $113,000

Parks & Recreation: $78,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $329,000
Natural Resources: $38,000

Higher Education: $30,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $90,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $45,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $762,000
Interest Earnings: $308,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $277,000
Police Protection: $20,000

General Public Building: $19,000

Central Staff: $6,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,911,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $679,000
Highways: $359,000
Tax - Property: $4,150,000
Total General Sales: $959,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,116,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Russell County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)