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Stafford County, Kansas (KS)



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Stafford County, KS mapCounty population in 2005: 4,488 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,561
Renter-occupied apartments: 449
% of renters here:  22%
State:  31%
Land area: 792 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 6 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  11.8%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 60%
  • Government: 23%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Stafford County, Kansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Stafford County, Kansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
  • Hispanic (5.4%)
  • Other race (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  41.0 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Males: 2,336  (48.8%)
Females: 2,453  (51.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $19,826
County population in 2003: 4,569
Jobs in 2003: 1,646

Total labor force in 2004: 2,302
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.2%

Average household size:
Stafford County:  2.3 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,865 ($31,107 in 2000)
This county  $32,865
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $45,782
Stafford County  $45,782
Kansas:  $107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $353
Institutionalized population: 70
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Stafford County in 2000: $595


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 7
  • Thefts: 21
  • 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: 1
  • Burglaries: 15
  • Thefts: 37
  • Auto thefts: 1

Stafford County races chart


Stafford County, KS map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Stafford County Kansas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.1%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $458 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stafford County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Hudson, Seward, Radium.

Neighboring counties: Barton County , Edwards County , Pawnee County , Pratt County , Reno County , Rice County .


Stafford County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Stafford County: Stafford Country Club (A), Bedford (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Stafford County include: Eden Valley Church (A), Peace Church (B), New Hope Church (C), Calvary Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Leesburg Cemetery (1), Salem Cemetery (2), Verning Cemetery (3), Feldhut Cemetery (4), Neola Cemetery (5), Neelands Cemetery (6), Stafford Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Allens Lake (B), Rosacker Lake (C), Park Smith Lake (D), Eppley Lake (E), Lake Darrynane (F), Gilmore Lake (G), Little Salt Marsh (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Spring Creek (A), Stolp Creek (B), Salt Creek (C), Rattlesnake Creek (D), Dooleyville Creek (E), Wild Horse Creek (F), Bear Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Stafford County: Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.1%
Kansas:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 108
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 174 (26% naturalized citizens)

Stafford County:  3.6%
Whole state:  5.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 77
  • 1990 to 1994: 48
  • 1985 to 1989: 9
  • 1980 to 1984: 22
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 3
  • 1965 to 1969: 9

Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.8%

Stafford County marital status for males

Stafford County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,141
  • One, attached: 33
  • Two: 59
  • 3 or 4: 5
  • 5 to 9: 16
  • 10 to 19: 14
  • Mobile homes: 152
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Stafford County with a mortgage: 434 (26 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 730


Agriculture in Stafford County
Average size of farms: 885 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $207401
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $158.89
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 62.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $187505
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.61%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $125507
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.52%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.36
Corn for grain: 62023 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 116863 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 18327 harvested acres

Stafford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/22/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (23%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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



  • Mexico (72%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • France (5%)
  • Laos (5%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Peru (3%)
  • Taiwan (2%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Stafford County:



  • German (40%)
  • English (13%)
  • United States or American (13%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Dutch (2%)
  • Swedish (2%)

Stafford County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,643 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 261 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 7 (0%)
  • Walked: 119 (5%)
  • Other means: 19 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 118 (5%)
 

People in group quarters in Stafford County, Kansas
  • 66 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,860.

5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.13%
Kansas average:  7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.55% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($18,173 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($9,531 average AGI)
Stafford County:  1.58%
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 Barton County, KS  0.70% ($24,727 average AGI)
from Reno County, KS  0.63% ($22,600)


7.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.19%
Kansas average:  7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.64% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($21,741 average AGI)
1.55% relocated to other states ($7,586 average AGI)
Stafford County:  1.55%
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 Barton County, KS  0.93% ($24,200 average AGI)
to Pratt County, KS  0.81% ($28,923)
to Sedgwick County, KS  0.81% ($42,462)
to Reno County, KS  0.62% ($22,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1



Births per 1000 population in Stafford County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4



Deaths per 1000 population in Stafford County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.2



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Stafford County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,021 (936 aged, 85 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%


Household type by relationship


Households: 4,710
  • In family households: 3,923 (1,114 male householders, 180 female householders)
    1,108 spouses, 1,436 children (1,303 natural, 33 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 9 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 787 (274 male householders (237 living alone)), 431 female householders (421 living alone)), 82 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 79 (65 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 654 2-persons, 232 3-persons, 218 4-persons, 125 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 658 1-person, 28 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

995 married couples with children.
204 single-parent households (62 men, 142 women).

94.4% of residents of Stafford County speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $38,613,000 ($8558 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $404,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,951,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,416,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,533,000
Federal grants: $2,838,000
Federal procurement contracts: $603,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,272,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $496,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $544,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,643,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 243
Here:  54 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 310
Here:  69 per 1000 residents
State:  47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +40
Here:  +9 per 1000 residents
State:  +14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -262
Here:  -58 per 1000 residents
State:  -21 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Stafford County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.4
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 4
  • 1995 to 1998: 31
  • 1990 to 1994: 21
  • 1980 to 1989: 177
  • 1970 to 1979: 227
  • 1960 to 1969: 215
  • 1950 to 1959: 329
  • 1940 to 1949: 351
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,103


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stafford County, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 5
  • 3 rooms: 28
  • 4 rooms: 140
  • 5 rooms: 361
  • 6 rooms: 389
  • 7 rooms: 261
  • 8 rooms: 166
  • 9 or more rooms: 211


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stafford County, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 55
  • 4 rooms: 92
  • 5 rooms: 80
  • 6 rooms: 66
  • 7 rooms: 73
  • 8 rooms: 46
  • 9 or more rooms: 35


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Stafford County:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 41
  • 2 bedrooms: 469
  • 3 bedrooms: 698
  • 4 bedrooms: 299
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 54


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stafford County:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 57
  • 2 bedrooms: 170
  • 3 bedrooms: 135
  • 4 bedrooms: 63
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 22


Cars and other vehicles available in Stafford County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 59
  • 1 vehicle: 471
  • 2 vehicles: 495
  • 3 vehicles: 359
  • 4 vehicles: 123
  • 5 or more vehicles: 54


Cars and other vehicles available in Stafford County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 52
  • 1 vehicle: 186
  • 2 vehicles: 137
  • 3 vehicles: 46
  • 4 vehicles: 16
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12

64% of Stafford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kansas.

Stafford County:  63.6%
State average:  53.5%


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

  • This state: 3674
  • Northeast: 52
  • Midwest: 257
  • South: 356
  • West: 256

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,300


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (67%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Here:  2.5%
Kansas:  11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:  1.6%
Kansas:  7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
Here:  13.6%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Stafford County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $210,000
    Regular Highways: $81,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $91,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,179,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $671,000
    General - Other: $486,000
    Health Services - Other: $477,000
    Central Staff Services: $217,000
    Financial Administration: $206,000
    Solid Waste Management: $146,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $144,000
    General Public Buildings: $26,000
    Parks & Recreation: $18,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $104,000
    Higher Education: $39,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $55,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $9,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,965,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $444,000
    Health & Hospitals: $45,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,282,000
    Total General Sales: $265,000
    NEC: $59,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $876,000

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