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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.2%), Manufacturing (14.4%), Retail trade (11.4%).
Detached houses: $126,622Here:$126,622State:$156,894 Townhouses or other attached units: $72,935Here:$72,935State:$149,604 In 2-unit structures: $39,543Here:$39,543State:$124,513 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,204Here:$95,204State:$108,027 Mobile homes: $45,432Here:$45,432State:$34,057
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 65.4% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 33.6%
Obama (Democratic): 70.2% McCain (Republican): 29.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,637 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,360 (1.7%)
Area name: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wyandotte County is $612 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $703 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $951 a month.
Cities in this county include: Kansas City, Bonner Springs, Edwardsville.
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.130 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 35 µg/m3. Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 77 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 14.0 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 35 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.018 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Cemetery: Riverview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Little Kaw Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Neighboring counties: Clay County, Missouri , Johnson County , Jackson County, Missouri , Leavenworth County , Platte County, Missouri .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 6,959 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 14,954 (21% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.9%
Housing units in Wyandotte County with a mortgage: 21,375 (2,042 second mortgage, 1,617 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 12,280
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Class of Workers
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Most common first ancestries reported in Wyandotte County (%):
7.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,883 average adjusted gross income)
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($96 average AGI)Wyandotte County:0.07%Kansas average:0.18% 3.93% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($16,017 average AGI) 3.79% relocated from other states ($12,771 average AGI)Wyandotte County:3.79%Kansas average:3.56%
9.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,947 average adjusted gross income)
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($50 average AGI)Wyandotte County:0.02%Kansas average:0.08% 4.61% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($16,601 average AGI) 4.45% relocated to other states ($13,296 average AGI)Wyandotte County:4.45%Kansas average:3.95%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.1
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,531 (17,320 aged, 4,211 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 234.0. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 153.2. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
25,915 spouses, 50,298 children (45,684 natural, 1,336 adopted, 3,278 stepchildren), 5,146 grandchildren, 2,175 brothers or sisters, 1,206 parents, 3,479 other relatives, 4,464 non-relatives
Size of family households: 14,841 2-persons, 9,480 3-persons, 7,627 4-persons, 4,223 5-persons, 1,880 6-persons, 1,460 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 17,233 1-person, 2,472 2-persons, 315 3-persons, 106 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.
84.4% of residents of Wyandotte County speak English at home. 12.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Wyandotte County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 96.40 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Year house built
56% of Wyandotte County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Kansas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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