County population in 2012: 6,113 (76% urban, 24% rural); it was 6,760 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 977 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 789 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,900 Renter-occupied apartments: 842 (it was 858 in 2000)
% of renters here:
31%
State:
32%
Land area: 1056 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 6 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Sherman County: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.5%), Retail trade (16.0%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,000 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,198 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.7%
(16.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.9% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 42 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 44 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 43 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
12.9%
Whole state:
9.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.3%
Whole state:
4.1%
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sherman County: Sugar Hills Golf Club (A), Kanorado Wastewater Plant (B), Kansas Department of Transportation Sherman County Rest Area (C), Airport Industrial Park (D), Frontier Agricultural Grain Elevator Number 10 (E), Stockholm Grain Elevator Number 1 (F), Interstate 70 Weigh Station 46 (G), KWGB - FM (Goodland) (H), KKCI - FM (Goodland) (I), KGCR - FM (Brewster) (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sherman County include: Soldiers Memorial County Park (1), Sherman State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 484 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 119 (58% naturalized citizens)
Sherman County:
1.8%
Whole state:
5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 20
1990 to 1994: 48
1985 to 1989: 19
1980 to 1984: 12
1975 to 1979: 9
1970 to 1974: 9
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 0
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: 2,496
One, attached: 11
Two: 78
3 or 4: 92
5 to 9: 59
10 to 19: 28
20 or more: 62
Mobile homes: 358
Housing units in Sherman County with a mortgage: 805 (93 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 613
Here:
56.8% with mortgage
State:
65.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.42%
Here
44.4%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 3,003 Total congregations: 15
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents
862 (28.7%)
735 (24.5%)
433 (14.4%)
361 (12.0%)
164 (5.5%)
Congregations
2 (13.3%)
1 (6.7%)
1 (6.7%)
1 (6.7%)
1 (6.7%)
Name
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Episcopal Church
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Church of the Nazarene
Other
Adherents
105 (3.5%)
84 (2.8%)
67 (2.2%)
59 (2.0%)
133 (4.4%)
Congregations
1 (6.7%)
1 (6.7%)
1 (6.7%)
1 (6.7%)
5 (33.3%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 1369 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $153,736 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $152.21 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.69% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $161,220 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.58% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $179,056 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.17% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.52 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.24% Corn for grain: 62337 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 132747 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 6937 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Sherman County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Sherman County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 6, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3282): December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1626, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 1, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3236): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
The number of natural disasters in Sherman County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 2
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (98%)
France (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sherman County (%):
German (35%)
United States or American (14%)
Irish (9%)
English (8%)
Swedish (5%)
Norwegian (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,670 (80%)
Carpooled: 262 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 92 (3%)
Other means: 47 (1%)
Worked at home: 248 (7%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Sherman County, Kansas in 2000:
62 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
60 people in nursing homes
12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
53 people in college/university student housing
49 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,206.
7.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,913 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.47%
Kansas average:
7.39%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.76% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($12,851 average AGI)
3.71% relocated from other states ($14,062 average AGI)
Sherman County:
3.71%
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:
10.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,159 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.22%
Kansas average:
7.67%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.37% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($11,004 average AGI)
5.85% relocated to other states ($16,154 average AGI)
Sherman County:
5.85%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Births per 1000 population in Sherman County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population in Sherman County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sherman County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,245 (1,117 aged, 128 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 16.08 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15149.57 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 402.060 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26085.56
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1348.940 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1332.680 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 32.5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46.08 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 113.770
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16.25
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,908
In family households: 4,725 (1,284 male householders, 333 female householders)
1,290 spouses, 1,508 children (1,385 natural, 34 adopted, 89 stepchildren), 69 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 60 other relatives, 110 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,183 (501 male householders (410 living alone)), 490 female householders (454 living alone)), 192 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 102 (49 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 867 2-persons, 318 3-persons, 241 4-persons, 116 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.
90.7% of residents of Sherman County speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very 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 ($11371 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:
Births: 401
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 355
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +13
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -660
Here:
-107 per 1000 residents
State:
-21 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Sherman County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 0
2000 to 2004: 104
1990 to 1999: 253
1980 to 1989: 242
1970 to 1979: 581
1960 to 1969: 482
1950 to 1959: 492
1940 to 1949: 223
1939 or earlier: 890
Rooms in houses/apartments in Sherman County, Kansas
58% of Sherman County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Kansas.
Sherman County:
58.0%
State average:
53.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4018
Northeast: 79
Midwest: 728
South: 421
West: 1357
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Sherman County
42.0 years
36.0 years
(57.5%)
(42.5%)
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