Wallace County, Kansas (KS)

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County population in July 2007: 1,456 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 516
Renter-occupied apartments: 158

% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

Land area: 914 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Wallace County: 72.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.2%), Educational,health and social services (16.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 20%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Wallace County, Kansas:

White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
Hispanic (4.8%)
Other race (2.5%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Black (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Males: 870	(49.7%)
Females: 879	(50.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,312
County population in 2003: 1,616
Jobs in 2003: 661

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Total labor force in 2004: 933
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.2%

Average household size:

Wallace County:	2.6 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,545 ($33,000 in 1999)

This county:	$38,545
Kansas:	$47,451

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $273 (lower quartile is $212, upper quartile is $351)

This county:	$273
State:	$479

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,305 (it was $43,500 in 2000)

Wallace County:	$67,305
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,985 - $120,514

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $88,364
Here: $88,364
State: $157,252

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,389
Here: $70,389
State: $101,658

Mobile homes: $23,602
Here: $23,602
State: $34,057

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $984
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $261

Institutionalized population: 25

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2004 Presidential Election results in Wallace County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 84.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 12.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $576 (1.3%)

Wallace County household income distribution in 2007

Wallace County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	16.1%
Whole state:	9.9%

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

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wallace 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: Sharon Springs, Wallace.

Neighboring counties: Cheyenne County, Colorado , Kit Carson County, Colorado , Greeley County , Logan County , Sherman County , Wichita County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wallace County: Spring Valley Ranch (A), Samena Siding (B), Fort Wallace Post Museum (C), Dover Grange Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Cemeteries: Fort Wallace Post Cemetery (1), Sharon Springs Cemetery (2), Fairview Cemetery (3), Wallace Cemetery (4), Stockholm Cemetery (5), Weskan Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Old Maid Pool (A), Big Lagoon (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: South Fork Lake Creek (A), South Fork Middle Ladder Creek (B), North Fork Middle Ladder Creek (C), North Fork Lake Creek (D), Sand Creek (E), Eagletail Creek (F), Middle Fork Lake Creek (G), Pond Creek (H), Goose Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	3.0%
Kansas:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 31
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 39 (26% naturalized citizens)

Wallace County:	2.2%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 13 1990 to 1994: 11 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 1

Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.3%

Wallace County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 641
Two: 12
3 or 4: 14
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 120

Housing units in Wallace County with a mortgage: 169 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 179

Here:	48.6% with mortgage
State:	65.7% with mortgage

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 1,093
Total congregations: 12

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	The Wesleyan Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	370 (33.9%)	236 (21.6%)	111 (10.2%)	107 (9.8%)	269 (24.6%)
Congregations	2 (16.7%)	2 (16.7%)	1 (8.3%)	2 (16.7%)	5 (41.7%)

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

Agriculture in Wallace County
Average size of farms: 1431 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $82409
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $134.41
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: 47.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $98201
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $141773
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.10%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
Corn for grain: 24764 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 54304 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 975 harvested acres

Wallace County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/20/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Construction (9%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (21%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Mexico (79%)
Korea (10%)
Portugal (8%)

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

German (35%)
United States or American (14%)
English (11%)
Irish (7%)
Swedish (4%)
Polish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)

Wallace County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 606 (71%)
Carpooled: 68 (8%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (1%)
Walked: 68 (8%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 101 (12%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

25 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,241.

5.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,031 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.64%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.17% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($22,875 average AGI)
2.47% relocated from other states ($11,156 average AGI)
Wallace County: 2.47%
Kansas average: 3.56%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,282 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.70% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($14,026 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($10,256 average AGI)
Wallace County: 2.09%
Kansas average: 3.95%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Births per 1000 population in Wallace County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Wallace County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wallace County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 345 (327 aged, 18 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1144.310
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 826.450

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,724

In family households: 1,505 (450 male householders, 37 female householders)
415 spouses, 541 children (509 natural, 20 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 7 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 219 (87 male householders (80 living alone)), 110 female householders (103 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 25 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 222 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 183 1-person, 10 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

94.9% of residents of Wallace County speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $26,070,000 ($16510 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $118,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,449,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,354,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,973,000
Federal grants: $1,559,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,122,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $613,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $405,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $888,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,180,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 107

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 123

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -166

Here:	-106 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Wallace County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.25 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:	5.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 11
1980 to 1989: 55
1970 to 1979: 161
1960 to 1969: 99
1950 to 1959: 83
1940 to 1949: 110
1939 or earlier: 238

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wallace County, Kansas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 106 6 rooms: 87 7 rooms: 72 8 rooms: 73 9+ rooms: 112

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wallace County, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 37 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 33 7 rooms: 19 8 rooms: 12 9+ rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wallace County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 106 3 bedrooms: 218 4 bedrooms: 119 5+ bedrooms: 60

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wallace County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 52 3 bedrooms: 47 4 bedrooms: 29 5+ bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Wallace County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 91 2 vehicles: 156 3 vehicles: 168 4 vehicles: 64 5+ vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Wallace County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 58 2 vehicles: 49 3 vehicles: 37 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 0

69% of Wallace County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Kansas.

Wallace County:	69.0%
State average:	53.5%

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

This state: 1202
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 96
South: 87
West: 316

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66.9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28.7%) Electricity (2.3%) Other fuel (1.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32.3%) Electricity (3.8%) Other fuel (1.3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	11.1%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	5.8%
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.)

Wallace County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $191,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $38,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $501,000
General - Other: $175,000

General Public Buildings: $168,000

Natural Resources - Other: $160,000

Financial Administration: $110,000

Central Staff Services: $104,000

Health Services - Other: $101,000

Police Protection: $83,000

Solid Waste Management: $64,000

Parks & Recreation: $50,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000

Fire Protection: $11,000

Housing & Community Development: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $20,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $140,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $95,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $90,000
General Revenue, NEC: $45,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $386,000
Parks & Recreation: $68,000

Fire Protection: $32,000

Regular Highways: $15,000

Central Staff: $4,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Judicial: $2,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,321,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $175,000
All Other: $78,000

General Support: $57,000

Health & Hospitals: $23,000
Tax - Property: $1,431,000
NEC: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $674,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

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

Wallace County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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

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