Scott County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 4,568 (73% urban, 27% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,522
Renter-occupied apartments: 523

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Land area: 718 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Scott County: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.9%), Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Scott County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
Hispanic (6.3%)
Other race (2.8%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 2,522	(49.3%)
Females: 2,598	(50.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,386
County population in 2003: 4,843
Jobs in 2003: 2,199

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,945
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.3%

Average household size:

Scott County:	2.5 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,345 ($40,534 in 1999)

This county:	$47,345
Kansas:	$47,451

2007 median house/condo value: $103,693 ($72,100 in 2000)

Scott County:	$103,693
Kansas:	$121,200

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $378 (lower quartile is $321, upper quartile is $434)

This county:	$378
State:	$479

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,224
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $324

Institutionalized population: 86

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: 6
Thefts: 13
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 10
Thefts: 20
Auto thefts: 1

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2004 Presidential Election results in Scott County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 83.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 15.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $801 (1.2%)

Scott County household income distribution in 2007

Scott County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Scott County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Scott City.

Neighboring counties: Finney County , Gove County , Kearny County , Lane County , Logan County , Wichita County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Scott County: Squaws Den Battleground (A), Tractor (B), Circle Drive Campground (C), Elm Camping Area (D), Lake View Campground (E), Lakeside Campground (F), Camp Christy (G), Camp Lakeside (H), Scott County Fairgrounds (I), Steele Home Museum (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Scott County include: Scott Mennonite Church (A), Prairie View Church (B), Carpenter Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pence Cemetery (1), Scott City Cemetery (2), Scott Mennonite Cemetery (3), White Womans Grave (4), Modoc Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Scott, Lake (A), Dry Lake (B), Barrel Springs Trout Pond (C), Scott County State Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Lion Creek (A), Sand Creek (B), White Woman Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Scott County include: Lake Scott State Park (1), Scott State Game Management Area (2), El Cuartelejo Ruins (3), Steele Monument (4), Squaws Den Monument (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.7%
Kansas:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 130
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 133 (30% naturalized citizens)

Scott County:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 21 1990 to 1994: 34 1985 to 1989: 48 1980 to 1984: 13 1975 to 1979: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.9%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,800
One, attached: 9
Two: 69
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 30
10 to 19: 38
20 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 294

Housing units in Scott County with a mortgage: 679 (41 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 535

Here:	55.9% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Agriculture in Scott County
Average size of farms: 1515 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $1025687
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $129.57
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 92.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $1035891
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.82%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.76%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $172008
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 65.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 38.93
Corn for grain: 25498 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 113856 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2604 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5 harvested acres

Scott County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/12/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Food (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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

Mexico (95%)
Canada (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Scott County:

German (39%)
United States or American (13%)
English (13%)
Irish (6%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Dutch (3%)
Norwegian (1%)

Scott County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,196 (80%)
Carpooled: 301 (11%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 76 (3%)
Other means: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 160 (6%)

79 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,279.

5.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.44%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.38% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($18,337 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($13,643 average AGI)
Scott County: 2.05%
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 Finney County, KS

0.89% ($27,813 average AGI)

8.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,639 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.11% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($22,974 average AGI)
3.23% relocated to other states ($11,665 average AGI)
Scott County: 3.23%
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 Finney County, KS

1.13% ($38,048 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Births per 1000 population in Scott County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Scott County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Scott County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 442 (420 aged, 22 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 21.32
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16648.9
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 532.940
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33681.52

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1456.520
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 804.350
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 65.22

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39.86
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 86.96

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 65.22

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,034

In family households: 4,382 (1,225 male householders, 221 female householders)
1,207 spouses, 1,556 children (1,415 natural, 56 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 59 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 652 (296 male householders (258 living alone)), 305 female householders (297 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 86 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 681 2-persons, 305 3-persons, 264 4-persons, 117 5-persons, 79 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 555 1-person, 43 2-persons, 3 5-persons.

94.2% of residents of Scott County speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $35,038,000 ($7469 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $181,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,464,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,338,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,246,000
Federal grants: $4,675,000
Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,067,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,021,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,390,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,203,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 339

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 272

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +16

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -578

Here:	-126 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Scott County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 147
1990 to 1994: 97
1980 to 1989: 222
1970 to 1979: 464
1960 to 1969: 344
1950 to 1959: 333
1940 to 1949: 228
1939 or earlier: 446

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scott County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 101 5 rooms: 330 6 rooms: 257 7 rooms: 210 8 rooms: 181 9+ rooms: 411

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scott County, Kansas:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 106 4 rooms: 143 5 rooms: 108 6 rooms: 89 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 17 9+ rooms: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scott County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 292 3 bedrooms: 701 4 bedrooms: 359 5+ bedrooms: 136

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scott County:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 98 2 bedrooms: 243 3 bedrooms: 136 4 bedrooms: 26 5+ bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Scott County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 34 1 vehicle: 348 2 vehicles: 634 3 vehicles: 386 4 vehicles: 91 5+ vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Scott County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 57 1 vehicle: 233 2 vehicles: 163 3 vehicles: 53 4 vehicles: 9 5+ vehicles: 8

55% of Scott County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Kansas.

Scott County:	55.2%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 3633
Northeast: 54
Midwest: 495
South: 433
West: 352

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,400

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 (87%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Electricity (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34

Here:	5.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	4.9%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	9.7%
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.)

Scott County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,397,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $244,000
All Other: $131,000

Parks & Recreation: $15,000
Construction - Judicial & Legal: $476,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $734,000
General - Other: $585,000

Health Services - Other: $334,000

Police Protection: $321,000

Solid Waste Management: $264,000

Other Hospitals: $200,000

General Public Buildings: $199,000

Financial Administration: $194,000

Central Staff Services: $170,000

Natural Resources - Other: $157,000

Libraries: $135,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $77,000

Housing & Community Development: $30,000

Parks & Recreation: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $125,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $292,000
Higher Education: $80,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,311,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,199,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $12,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $100,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,852,000
Interest Earnings: $202,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $278,000
General Public Building: $169,000

General - Other: $78,000

Judicial: $9,000

Health - Other: $2,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,416,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $349,000
General Support: $121,000

Health & Hospitals: $40,000

All Other: $29,000
Tax - Property: $2,844,000
Total General Sales: $565,000

NEC: $75,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $996,000

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)

Scott County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)