Stanton County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 2,162 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 582
Renter-occupied apartments: 276

% of renters here:	32%
State:	31%

Land area: 680 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Stanton County: 74.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (29.7%), Educational,health and social services (18.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 62%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Stanton County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (74.0%)
Hispanic (23.7%)
Other race (12.5%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Black (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 1,227	(51.0%)
Females: 1,179	(49.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,583
County population in 2003: 2,387
Jobs in 2003: 925

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,169
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:

Stanton County:	2.7 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,923 ($40,172 in 1999)

This county:	$46,923
Kansas:	$47,451

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $382 (lower quartile is $305, upper quartile is $446)

This county:	$382
State:	$479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,952 (it was $64,600 in 2000)

Stanton County:	$99,952
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,655 - $178,029

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $126,695
Here: $126,695
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $41,665
Here: $41,665
State: $140,198

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $35,195
Here: $35,195
State: $101,658

Mobile homes: $30,168
Here: $30,168
State: $34,057

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,224
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $311

Institutionalized population: 55

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 14
Thefts: 8
Auto thefts: 3

Stanton County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 0 buildings
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $300,000
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $280,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $262,500
2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Stanton County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 82.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $867 (1.3%)

Stanton County household income distribution in 2007

Stanton County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stanton 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: Manter.

Neighboring counties: Baca County, Colorado , Grant County , Hamilton County , Kearny County , Prowers County, Colorado , Morton County , Stevens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Church in Stanton County: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Liverpool Cemetery (1), Manter Cemetery (2), Mitchell Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Little Bear Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Buffalo Creek (C), Beaty Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.2%
Kansas:	6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 50
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 305 (18% naturalized citizens)

Stanton County:	12.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 107 1990 to 1994: 79 1985 to 1989: 41 1980 to 1984: 19 1975 to 1979: 32 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 14

Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.9%

Stanton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 707
One, attached: 3
Two: 2
3 or 4: 11
10 to 19: 21
Mobile homes: 263

Housing units in Stanton County with a mortgage: 181 (20 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 168

Here:	51.9% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,673
Total congregations: 7

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	The Wesleyan Church	Church of the Nazarene	Other
Adherents	655 (39.2%)	471 (28.2%)	446 (26.7%)	79 (4.7%)	22 (1.3%)
Congregations	2 (28.6%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Stanton County - Manter

Agriculture in Stanton County
Average size of farms: 1399 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $337020
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $224.57
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $364169
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.89%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $193517
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 76.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.53
Corn for grain: 59751 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 65793 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1644 harvested acres

Stanton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Stanton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 99% 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 93.8 miles away from Stanton County center
On 6/19/2002 at 12:14:20, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/2/1998 at 15:47:16, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
Construction (11%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Food (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
Farmers and farm managers (19%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (98%)
India (1%)
Australia (1%)
Canada (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Stanton County (%):

United States or American (22%)
German (18%)
English (9%)
Irish (6%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Swedish (1%)

Stanton County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 815 (71%)
Carpooled: 201 (18%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 70 (6%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 37 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
22 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,438.

6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,163 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.05% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($14,816 average AGI)
3.74% relocated from other states ($14,347 average AGI)
Stanton County: 3.74%
Kansas average: 3.56%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,313 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.05%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.54% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,119 average AGI)
3.51% relocated to other states ($14,194 average AGI)
Stanton County: 3.51%
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 Grant County, KS

1.35% ($48,400 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.5

Births per 1000 population in Stanton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Stanton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Stanton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 371 (344 aged, 27 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 42.12
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8550.970
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1811.290
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 21229.99

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1959.910
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1113.590

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 44.54

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,351

In family households: 2,107 (553 male householders, 89 female householders)
566 spouses, 767 children (678 natural, 35 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 29 other relatives, 37 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 244 (125 male householders (109 living alone)), 85 female householders (78 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 55 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 254 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 125 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 187 1-person, 21 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

81.2% of residents of Stanton County speak English at home.
18.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $24,665,000 ($10390 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,775,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,152,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,173,000
Federal grants: $2,124,000
Federal procurement contracts: $83,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $358,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $224,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,144,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,819,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 202

Here:	90 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 105

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

Net international migration: +81

Here:	+36 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -331

Here:	-147 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Stanton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.63 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 38
1980 to 1989: 125
1970 to 1979: 278
1960 to 1969: 132
1950 to 1959: 123
1940 to 1949: 132
1939 or earlier: 131

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stanton County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 63 5 rooms: 135 6 rooms: 94 7 rooms: 67 8 rooms: 67 9+ rooms: 132

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stanton County, Kansas:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 68 5 rooms: 83 6 rooms: 33 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 10 9+ rooms: 17

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Stanton County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 128 3 bedrooms: 242 4 bedrooms: 118 5+ bedrooms: 81

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stanton County:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 126 3 bedrooms: 93 4 bedrooms: 18 5+ bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Stanton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 132 2 vehicles: 231 3 vehicles: 114 4 vehicles: 41 5+ vehicles: 44

Cars and other vehicles available in Stanton County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 133 2 vehicles: 99 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 2 5+ vehicles: 4

56% of Stanton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Kansas.

Stanton County:	56.4%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 1387
Northeast: 19
Midwest: 157
South: 303
West: 230

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91.2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.5%) Electricity (3.6%) Solar energy (0.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (79.0%) Electricity (14.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.3%) Other fuel (2.5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	5.2%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.2%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Stanton County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $31,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $1,401,000
All Other: $280,000

Solid Waste Management: $77,000

Parks & Recreation: $30,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $2,457,000
Regular Highways: $1,019,000

General - Other: $855,000

Police Protection: $530,000

Health Services - Other: $528,000

Natural Resources - Other: $259,000

Financial Administration: $239,000

Parks & Recreation: $211,000

General Public Buildings: $157,000

Central Staff Services: $144,000

Libraries: $131,000

Solid Waste Management: $104,000

Fire Protection: $74,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $63,000

Air Transportation: $49,000

Corrections - Other: $5,000
General - Interest on Debt: $74,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $62,000
Natural Resources: $21,000

Higher Education: $19,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,750,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,500,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $250,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $288,000
General Revenue, NEC: $55,000

Rents: $28,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $176,000
Regular Highways: $109,000

Natural Resource - Other: $104,000

Judicial: $69,000

General Public Building: $41,000

Parks & Recreation: $40,000

Air Transportation: $12,000

Health - Other: $11,000

Fire Protection: $10,000

Central Staff: $4,000

General - Other: $1,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,114,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $223,000
Highways: $219,000

General Support: $122,000

Health & Hospitals: $7,000
Tax - Property: $5,974,000
Total General Sales: $172,000

NEC: $25,000

Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,051,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Stanton County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

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)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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

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