Sherman County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 4,93783.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 74112.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1081.8%Two or more races
  • 550.9%Asian alone
  • 490.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 410.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 60.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $142,624

Here:	$142,624
State:	$207,668

Townhouses or other attached units: $93,779

Here:	$93,779
State:	$194,239

Mobile homes: $24,123

Here:	$24,123
State:	$58,367

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 12
• 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: $2,016 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,556 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sherman 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 $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Goodland, Kanorado.

2018 air pollution in Sherman County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 18.1 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caroline County, Maryland , Cumberland County, New Jersey , Cheyenne County , Ellis County , Park County, Colorado , Smith County .

Current college students: 484
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 229 (35.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 42010 or later
• 512000 to 2009
• 951990 to 1999
• 311980 to 1989
• 181970 to 1979
• 2Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,514
• One, attached: 62
• Two: 100
• 3 or 4: 156
• 5 to 9: 60
• 10 to 19: 14
• 20 or more: 54
• Mobile homes: 198

Housing units in Sherman County with a mortgage: 992 (1 second mortgage, 203 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 728

Religion statistics for Sherman County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sherman 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 Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 3, 2017, FEMA Id: 4319, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, 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 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
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to November 28, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1626: January 26, 2006, FEMA Id: 1626, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane

6.06% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,532 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.66% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,187 average AGI)
3.40% relocated from other states ($26,345 average AGI)

Sherman County:	3.40%
Kansas average:	3.30%

6.47% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,544 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.30% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,315 average AGI)
3.17% relocated to other states ($19,228 average AGI)

Sherman County:	3.17%
Kansas average:	3.97%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sherman County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,193 (406 living alone), Female householders: 1,371 (452 living alone)

• 1,250 spouses (1,246 opposite-sex spouses), 140 unmarried partners, (140 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,583 children (1,474 natural, 46 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 81 grandchildren, 59 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 0 foster children, 22 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 209

Size of family households: 805 2-persons, 342 3-persons, 271 4-persons, 154 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 879 1-person, 72 2-persons.

933 married couples with children.
347 single-parent households (18 men, 329 women).

88.5% of residents of Sherman speak English at home.
8.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $70,706,000 ($11,371 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $751,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,018,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,462,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $31,577,000
Federal grants: $5,861,000
Federal procurement contracts: $372,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,417,000 ($241,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $596,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,140,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,770,000

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

Here:	-107 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Sherman County, Kansas
• 512014 or later
• 332010 to 2013
• 1282000 to 2009
• 1431990 to 1999
• 2261980 to 1989
• 6991970 to 1979
• 7701960 to 1969
• 2591950 to 1959
• 961940 to 1949
• 7381939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sherman County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sherman County, Kansas
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 23 rooms
• 424 rooms
• 2905 rooms
• 2726 rooms
• 1377 rooms
• 3598 rooms
• 6239+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County, Kansas
• 01 room
• 252 rooms
• 1243 rooms
• 3584 rooms
• 1515 rooms
• 576 rooms
• 557 rooms
• 368 rooms
• 479+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sherman County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sherman County, Kansas
• 0no bedroom
• 151 bedroom
• 3212 bedrooms
• 5223 bedrooms
• 5124 bedrooms
• 3585+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County, Kansas
• 0no bedroom
• 961 bedroom
• 5012 bedrooms
• 2153 bedrooms
• 264 bedrooms
• 215+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 33no vehicle
• 3711 vehicle
• 7372 vehicles
• 3333 vehicles
• 1464 vehicles
• 1015+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in renter-occupied apartments
• 36no vehicle
• 3391 vehicle
• 2792 vehicles
• 1713 vehicles
• 214 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

82.7% of Sherman County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 3,011
• Other state: 2,689
• Northeast: 64
• Midwest: 587
• South: 527
• West: 1,505

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 113
• Number of aged recipients: 6
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 107
• Number of recipients under 18: 11
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 83
• Number of recipients older than 64: 19
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 54
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 44

Sherman County on our top lists:

• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"