Trego County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 2,927 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,150
Renter-occupied apartments: 262

% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

Land area: 888 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Trego County: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.4%), Retail trade (12.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 63%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 20%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Trego County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	43.5 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 1,582	(47.7%)
Females: 1,737	(52.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,237
County population in 2003: 3,106
Jobs in 2003: 1,269

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,720
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.3%

Average household size:

Trego County:	2.3 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,664 ($29,677 in 1999)

This county:	$34,664
Kansas:	$47,451

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $275 (lower quartile is $126, upper quartile is $392)

This county:	$275
State:	$479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,589 (it was $49,500 in 2000)

Trego County:	$76,589
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,185 - $131,663

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $94,141
Here: $94,141
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $121,790
Here: $121,790
State: $140,198

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,546
Here: $117,546
State: $102,831

Mobile homes: $10,938
Here: $10,938
State: $34,057

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,061
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $248

Institutionalized population: 109

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2004 Presidential Election results in Trego County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $712 (1.4%)

Trego County household income distribution in 2007

Trego County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.3%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Trego 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 $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: WaKeeney, Collyer.

2005 air pollution in Trego County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Ellis County , Gove County , Graham County , Ness County , Rooks County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Pleasant Valley Community Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Cemeteries: Saint Michaels Cemetery (1), Saline Valley Cemetery (2), Zion Lutheran Cemetery (3), Collyer Cemetery (4), Ogallah Cemetery (5), Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery (6), Wakeeny Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Cedar Bluff Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: North Fork Saline River (A), Hackberry Creek (B), Spring Creek (C), Sand Creek (D), Trego Creek (E), Rattlesnake Creek (F), Tunnel Creek (G), Page Creek (H), Downer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Trego County include: Cedar Bluff National Fish Hatchery (1), Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area (2), Wilson Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.4%
Kansas:	6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 131
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (83% naturalized citizens)

Trego County:	0.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 13

Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.3%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,576
One, attached: 14
Two: 10
3 or 4: 27
5 to 9: 10
10 to 19: 13
20 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 63

Housing units in Trego County with a mortgage: 379 (18 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 511

Here:	42.6% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,169
Total congregations: 11

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	849 (39.1%)	639 (29.5%)	306 (14.1%)	150 (6.9%)	225 (10.4%)
Congregations	2 (18.2%)	4 (36.4%)	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	3 (27.3%)

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

Religions in Trego County - WaKeeney, Collyer

Agriculture in Trego County
Average size of farms: 1075 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $93563
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $84.59
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: 70.48%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $90950
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.38%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.26%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93808
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.33%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.96
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.67%
Corn for grain: 4366 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 80244 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4002 harvested acres

Trego County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kansas state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 102 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/27/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Trego County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 30.1 miles away from Trego County center
On 7/15/1992 at 02:56:40, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from Trego County center
On 1/7/1999 at 05:16:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/1/2002 at 11:08:56, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.6 miles away from Trego County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
Construction (10%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Utilities (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (20%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Germany (61%)
Philippines (28%)
Canada (11%)

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

German (56%)
United States or American (12%)
English (7%)
Irish (7%)
Austrian (3%)
Swedish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Trego County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,203 (78%)
Carpooled: 147 (10%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 48 (3%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 119 (8%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

75 people in nursing homes
34 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,960.

5.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,459 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.04% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($20,770 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($8,689 average AGI)
Trego County: 1.94%
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 Ellis County, KS

0.81% ($32,100 average AGI)

7.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,556 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.35% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($17,700 average AGI)
1.84% relocated to other states ($6,867 average AGI)
Trego County: 1.84%
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 Ellis County, KS

1.44% ($32,556 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Births per 1000 population in Trego County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Trego County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Trego County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 779 (715 aged, 64 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 31.67
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 32108.93
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1963.270
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37998.73

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1180.330
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1573.770
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 65.57

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30.46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 131.150

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,209

In family households: 2,694 (835 male householders, 95 female householders)
846 spouses, 873 children (765 natural, 21 adopted, 87 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 515 (195 male householders (171 living alone)), 287 female householders (278 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 110 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 512 2-persons, 172 3-persons, 147 4-persons, 74 5-persons, 25 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 449 1-person, 28 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

95.8% of residents of Trego County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $31,217,000 ($9885 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $165,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,485,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,748,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,713,000
Federal grants: $4,274,000
Federal procurement contracts: $182,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $814,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,945,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $730,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,345,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 167

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 221

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -203

Here:	-67 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Trego County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 19
1980 to 1989: 172
1970 to 1979: 270
1960 to 1969: 193
1950 to 1959: 303
1940 to 1949: 217
1939 or earlier: 509

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Trego County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 37 4 rooms: 108 5 rooms: 209 6 rooms: 210 7 rooms: 188 8 rooms: 160 9+ rooms: 231

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Trego County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 76 5 rooms: 52 6 rooms: 30 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 19 9+ rooms: 44

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Trego County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 52 2 bedrooms: 321 3 bedrooms: 443 4 bedrooms: 229 5+ bedrooms: 105

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Trego County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 100 3 bedrooms: 74 4 bedrooms: 43 5+ bedrooms: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Trego County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 45 1 vehicle: 305 2 vehicles: 427 3 vehicles: 218 4 vehicles: 110 5+ vehicles: 45

Cars and other vehicles available in Trego County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 106 2 vehicles: 72 3 vehicles: 40 4 vehicles: 17 5+ vehicles: 7

69% of Trego County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Kansas.

Trego County:	69.2%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 2795
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 198
South: 132
West: 163

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (65.6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25.0%) Electricity (7.0%) Wood (1.2%) Other fuel (0.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (41.6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30.5%) Electricity (26.3%) Wood (1.5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	1.9%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	20.2%
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.)

Trego County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $5,242,000
All Other: $369,000

Solid Waste Management: $18,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,242,000
General - Other: $1,531,000

Regular Highways: $746,000

General Public Buildings: $405,000

Corrections - Other: $367,000

Health Services - Other: $270,000

Central Staff Services: $173,000

Financial Administration: $154,000

Natural Resources - Other: $127,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $121,000

Solid Waste Management: $57,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000

Air Transportation: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
General - Interest on Debt: $74,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $19,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,421,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,240,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,000,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $240,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $153,000
General Revenue, NEC: $84,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $156,000
General - Other: $89,000

General Public Building: $50,000

Solid Waste Management: $12,000

Judicial: $10,000

Corrections - Other: $6,000

Financial Administration: $1,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,434,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $343,000
Health & Hospitals: $22,000

All Other: $5,000

Highways: $5,000
Tax - Property: $2,633,000
NEC: $27,000

Individual Income: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,335,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

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

Trego 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)

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