Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,968
| This zip code: | $40,968 | | Kansas: | $47,451 |
Nearest zip codes: 67850, 67518, 67584, 67736, 67515, 67871.
Housing units in zip code 67839 with a mortgage: 205 (10 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 243
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $860
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $401
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 11.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 12
- 1995 to 1998: 26
- 1990 to 1994: 13
- 1980 to 1989: 69
- 1970 to 1979: 117
- 1960 to 1969: 115
- 1950 to 1959: 121
- 1940 to 1949: 117
- 1939 or earlier: 273
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dighton, KS (67839): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 20
- 2 bedrooms: 148
- 3 bedrooms: 268
- 4 bedrooms: 112
- 5 or more bedrooms: 34
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 28
- 2 bedrooms: 54
- 3 bedrooms: 53
- 4 bedrooms: 19
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 67839 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 16
- 1 vehicle: 125
- 2 vehicles: 267
- 3 vehicles: 108
- 4 vehicles: 51
- 5 or more vehicles: 17
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 24
- 1 vehicle: 62
- 2 vehicles: 53
- 3 vehicles: 17
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 67839:
- Less than $10,000: 15
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 7
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $25,000 to $29,999: 10
- $30,000 to $34,999: 23
- $35,000 to $39,999: 24
- $40,000 to $49,999: 60
- $50,000 to $59,999: 47
- $60,000 to $69,999: 37
- $70,000 to $79,999: 40
- $80,000 to $89,999: 42
- $90,000 to $99,999: 27
- $100,000 to $124,999: 45
- $125,000 to $149,999: 35
- $150,000 to $174,999: 16
- $175,000 to $199,999: 11
- $200,000 to $249,999: 10
- $250,000 to $299,999: 3
- $300,000 to $399,999: 5
- $400,000 to $499,999: 1
- $500,000 to $749,999: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 67839:
- Less than $100: 9
- $100 to $149: 6
- $150 to $199: 14
- $200 to $249: 10
- $250 to $299: 14
- $300 to $349: 17
- $350 to $399: 10
- $400 to $449: 5
- $500 to $549: 2
- No cash rent: 30
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $41,148.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $67,931
- Some other race householders: $51,173
- Two or more races householders: $82,296
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,592
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,947 (it was $46,500 in 2000)
| 67839: | $71,947 | | Kansas: | $121,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,504 - $114,498
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $88,765| Here: | $88,765 | | State: | $157,252 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $152,237| Here: | $152,237 | | State: | $140,198 |
Mobile homes: $25,000| Here: | $25,000 | | State: | $34,057 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 746
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 22
- 10 to 19: 5
- Mobile homes: 75

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 654 (76%)
- Carpooled: 77 (9%)
- Walked: 46 (5%)
- Other means: 13 (2%)
- Worked at home: 69 (8%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 171
- 5 to 9 minutes: 251
- 10 to 14 minutes: 114
- 15 to 19 minutes: 79
- 20 to 24 minutes: 55
- 25 to 29 minutes: 2
- 30 to 34 minutes: 46
- 35 to 39 minutes: 4
- 40 to 44 minutes: 6
- 45 to 59 minutes: 14
- 60 to 89 minutes: 27
- 90 or more minutes: 21
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,718
- In family households: 1,429 (443 male householders, 53 female householders)
440 spouses, 438 children (388 natural, 11 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 8 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 289 (120 male householders (101 living alone)), 140 female householders (140 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 23 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 261 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 241 1-person, 11 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
329 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (25 men, 52 women).
97.7% of residents of 67839 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 35% well, 18% not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 31% well, 19% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% very well, 40% not well).
Foreign born population: 11 (0.6%)
(72.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (45%)
- Philippines (36%)
- United Kingdom (18%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 7
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 1,729
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 9
Two or more races population: 32

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 454 |
|  English: 203 |
|  United States or American: 145 |
|  Irish: 124 |
|  Other groups: 89 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 34 |
|  European: 26 |
|  Scottish: 23 |
|  Russian: 21 |
|  Welsh: 20 |
|  Norwegian: 18 |
|  Dutch: 16 |
|  French (except Basque): 12 |
|  Swedish: 9 |
|  Italian: 6 |
|  Swiss: 4 |
|  New Zealander: 3 |
|  Czech: 3 |
|  French Canadian: 2 |
|  Danish: 2 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 2 |
|  Polish: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- KANSAS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (410 SOUTH HIGH STREET in DIGHTON, KS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - TANKS-26754, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: EARL N STEFFENS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, STATE OF KANSAS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, COOPERATIVE (CONTACT/OWNER)
, KDOT-CONST/MAINT (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: KDOT
- LANE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT (335 S DELAWARE in DIGHTON, KS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - TANKS-03851, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: LANE COUNTY OF KANSAS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LANE CO. PUBLIC WORKS DEPT (OWNER/OPERATOR)
- WICK GRAIN TRUCKING INC (750 E LONG in DIGHTON, KS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - TANKS-42148, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DANIEL R WICK (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JAMES C. MARTIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
, WICK GRAIN TRUCKING, INC. (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: JCM TRUCKING INC
- WICK GRAIN COMPANY (HWY 4 in SHIELDS, KS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - ISTEPS-10100012, AIR PROGRAM, ISTEPS-10100014,
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Business NAICS classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEAN WHOLESALERS.
Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY - WICK GRAIN COMPANY, G & W GRAIN COMPANY, G & W GRAIN COMPANY
- LINCOLN PRIMARY (720 E LINCOLN in DIGHTON, KS)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7780
Organizations: DIGHTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LANE COUNTY FEEDERS INCORPORATED (16 WEST ROAD 230 in DIGHTON, KS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Business NAICS classification: CATTLE FEEDLOTS.
Organizations: LANE CNTY FEEDERS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: LANE CO FEEDERS INC
- CAT HOUSE FEEDERS (HC 1 BOX 270 in SHIELDS, KS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Organizations: CHICKEN RANCH & CAT HOUSE FEED (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHICKEN RANCH & CAT HOUSE FEED
- WENDLER AIR AG INC (244 N 4TH in DIGHTON, KS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: SOIL PREPARATION, PLANTING, AND CULTIVATING.
- LEWIS MACHINE & MFG (1.5 MW ON HWY 96 in DIGHTON, KS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BRUCE LEWIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MAIN STREET AUTOMOTIVE (240 N MAIN in DIGHTON, KS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CLARENCE A. GRUMBEIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- LANE CO CONSERVATION DISTR (N 7TH & FAIR GROUND CR in DIGHTON, KS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CLEAN HARBORS ENV SVCS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS LLC (152 NORTH NEWTON in DIGHTON, KS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
Alternative names: BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.
- CARL M ROBERTS (296 NORTH MUSTANG ROAD in DIGHTON, KS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Alternative names: ROBERTS, CARL M.
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,720
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (74%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1426
- Northeast: 14
- Midwest: 77
- South: 102
- West: 107
61% of the 67839 zip code 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, 65% lived in Kansas.
Population in 1990: 1,666. Population change in the 1990s: +107 (+6.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 2.7% | | 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Kansas: | 13.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Bowling Centers (10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
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.)
19 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
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