Seward County, Kansas (KS)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.5%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Seward County, Kansas:

Median resident age:	29.0 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 11,546	(51.3%)
Females: 10,964	(48.7%)

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Seward County:	3.0 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,928
Kansas:	$47,451

This county:	$447
State:	$479

Seward County:	$93,287
Kansas:	$121,200

Detached houses: $131,804

Here:	$131,804
State:	$157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $84,515

Here:	$84,515
State:	$140,198

In 2-unit structures: $117,442

Here:	$117,442
State:	$121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $143,599

Here:	$143,599
State:	$101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $385,435

Here:	$385,435
State:	$102,831

Mobile homes: $21,689

Here:	$21,689
State:	$34,057

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $16,136

Here:	$16,136
State:	$58,726

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 55
• Auto thefts: 4

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 52
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	16.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Seward County is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $650 a month.

Cities in this county include: Liberal, Kismet.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County, Oklahoma , Haskell County , Meade County , Texas County, Oklahoma , Stevens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Seward County: Pleasant Valley (A), Shamrock (B), Pleasant Valley Community Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Banner Cemetery (1), Liberal Memorial Cemetery (2), Bixler Cemetery (3), Mennonite Cemetery (4), Springfield Cemetery (5), Arkalon Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Mitchell Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.5%
Kansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 766
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,170 (23% naturalized citizens)

Seward County:	27.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,086
• One, attached: 195
• Two: 329
• 3 or 4: 278
• 5 to 9: 293
• 10 to 19: 160
• 20 or more: 195
• Mobile homes: 1,471
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Seward County with a mortgage: 2,332 (213 second mortgage, 218 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,187

Here:	66.3% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Seward County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kansas state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1994, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Seward County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 44.0 miles away from Seward County center
On 10/14/2008 at 03:07:28, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/25/1999 at 23:19:58, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 16.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,912 (73%) Carpooled: 2,028 (21%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 44 (0%) Walked: 140 (1%) Other means: 137 (1%) Worked at home: 201 (2%)

6.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,935 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.81%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.23% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($9,015 average AGI)
4.58% relocated from other states ($17,920 average AGI)

Seward County:	4.58%
Kansas average:	3.56%

from Texas County, OK	0.77% ($22,370 average AGI)
from Beaver County, OK	0.40% ($27,179)
from Finney County, KS	0.33% ($26,130)
from Stevens County, KS	0.27% ($32,105)
from Haskell County, KS	0.17% ($19,167)
from Meade County, KS	0.17% ($21,250)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.16% ($13,000)

9.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,310 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.33%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.34% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($12,175 average AGI)
5.99% relocated to other states ($21,136 average AGI)

Seward County:	5.99%
Kansas average:	3.95%

to Texas County, OK	0.61% ($29,045 average AGI)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.49% ($32,914)
to Finney County, KS	0.42% ($24,833)
to Ford County, KS	0.31% ($24,000)
to Meade County, KS	0.28% ($59,600)
to Beaver County, OK	0.24% ($35,412)
to Johnson County, KS	0.24% ($24,412)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 21.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 23.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,068 (1,779 aged, 289 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,694 (4,476 male householders, 1,082 female householders)

  4,465 spouses, 7,671 children (6,867 natural, 203 adopted, 601 stepchildren), 328 grandchildren, 300 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 661 other relatives, 579 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,399 (918 male householders (682 living alone)), 953 female householders (833 living alone)), 528 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 417 (235 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,882 2-persons, 1,142 3-persons, 1,205 4-persons, 694 5-persons, 353 6-persons, 282 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,515 1-person, 243 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

58.8% of residents of Seward County speak English at home.
38.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 43% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $80,163,000 ($3450 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,007,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,675,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,081,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,165,000
Federal grants: $16,608,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,018,000 ($125,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,616,000 ($289,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,143,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,169,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,823,000

Here:	117 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+81 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-132 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.00 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

49% of Seward County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Kansas.

Seward County:	49.3%
State average:	53.5%

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

• This state: 8967
• Northeast: 185
• Midwest: 1196
• South: 3953
• West: 1939

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,400

Here:	2.4%
Kansas:	11.1%

Here:	3.1%
Kansas:	7.9%

Here:	8.8%
Kansas:	13.8%

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