Ness City, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,261 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,261 (all nonfarm))

Ness City, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 808 (682 occupied: 506 owner occupied, 176 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Housing density: 788 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $105,511.

Median contract rent in 2007: $282 (lower quartile is $209, upper quartile is $378)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $306

Median gross rent in Ness City, KS in 2007: $420

Housing units in Ness City with a mortgage: 189 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 255

Ness City,KS index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,388 (it was $44,200 in 2000)

Ness City:	$68,388
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,386 - $130,071

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $88,460
Here: $88,460
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $32,050
Here: $32,050
State: $140,198

In 2-unit structures: $49,889
Here: $49,889
State: $121,931

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,564
Here: $1,564
State: $102,831

Mobile homes: $33,448
Here: $33,448
State: $34,057

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,479

In family households: 1,201 (359 male householders, 49 female householders)
363 spouses, 395 children (355 natural, 9 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 278 (114 male householders (104 living alone)), 148 female householders (143 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 48 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 224 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 247 1-person, 15 2-persons.

280 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (23 men, 29 women).

95.8% of residents of Ness City speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 21 (1.4%)
(28.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ness City, Kansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 45 5 rooms: 102 6 rooms: 82 7 rooms: 101 8 rooms: 75 9 or more rooms: 88

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ness City, Kansas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 51 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 40 6 rooms: 12 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 10
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 94
1970 to 1979: 108
1960 to 1969: 125
1950 to 1959: 138
1940 to 1949: 109
1939 or earlier: 210

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ness City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 133 3 bedrooms: 192 4 bedrooms: 138 5 or more bedrooms: 30

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ness City:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 52 2 bedrooms: 73 3 bedrooms: 33 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Ness City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 129 2 vehicles: 200 3 vehicles: 121 4 vehicles: 35 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Ness City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 124 2 vehicles: 31 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Ness City, KS:

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 19
$30,000 to $34,999: 16
$35,000 to $39,999: 18
$40,000 to $49,999: 36
$50,000 to $59,999: 39
$60,000 to $69,999: 36
$70,000 to $79,999: 30
$80,000 to $89,999: 25
$90,000 to $99,999: 23
$100,000 to $124,999: 37
$125,000 to $149,999: 28
$150,000 to $174,999: 18
$175,000 to $199,999: 13
$200,000 to $249,999: 10
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 1
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Ness City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ness City:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 22
$250 to $299: 21
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 12
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 3
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 1
$1,000 to $1,249: 9
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 2

Ness City, KS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.5%
Number of people working at home: 35 (4.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 222
5 to 9 minutes: 261
10 to 14 minutes: 53
15 to 19 minutes: 45
20 to 24 minutes: 28
25 to 29 minutes: 5
30 to 34 minutes: 30
35 to 39 minutes: 2
40 to 44 minutes: 7
45 to 59 minutes: 10
60 to 89 minutes: 18
90 or more minutes: 16

Ness City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 556 (76%)
Carpooled: 96 (13%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 39 (5%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 35 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 64
$10,000 to $14,999: 63
$15,000 to $19,999: 67
$20,000 to $24,999: 47
$25,000 to $29,999: 59
$30,000 to $34,999: 52
$35,000 to $39,999: 60
$40,000 to $44,999: 31
$45,000 to $49,999: 34
$50,000 to $59,999: 58
$60,000 to $74,999: 59
$75,000 to $99,999: 47
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 8

First ancestries reported:

German: 714

English: 108

United States or American: 100

Other groups: 91

Irish: 45

French (except Basque): 33

Dutch: 19

Italian: 16

Russian: 11

European: 9

French Canadian: 7

Scotch-Irish: 7

Scottish: 6

Swedish: 6

Danish: 5

Norwegian: 4

Swiss: 4

Pennsylvania German: 3

Polish: 3

Czech: 2

British: 2

Austrian: 1

Northern European: 1

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

Mexico (67%)
Russia (10%)
Bangladesh (10%)
Vietnam (10%)

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

This state: 1273
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 95
South: 70
West: 63

63% of Ness City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Kansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 174
Less than 1 year of college: 23
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 94
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 83
Master's degree: 18
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 41
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 194
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 87
Associate degree: 48
Bachelor's degree: 47
Master's degree: 30
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,900
Black householders: $16,092
Some other race householders: $24,459
Two or more races householders: $39,640
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,942

Ness City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ness City marital status for males

Ness City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $68,979
Some other race householders: $18,703
Hispanic or Latino householders: $77,358

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 663
One, attached: 12
Two: 13
3 or 4: 19
5 to 9: 4
10 to 19: 6
20 to 49: 33
Mobile homes: 56
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,873

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ness City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (4%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (22%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	22.7%
Kansas:	11.1%

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

Here:	2.0%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	22.7%
Kansas:	13.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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