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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $460 (1.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barber County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.
Cities in this county include: Medicine Lodge
, Kiowa
, Sharon
, Hardtner
, Hazelton
, Isabel
, Sun City
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Neighboring
counties: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
, Comanche County
, Harper County
, Kingman County
, Kiowa County
, Pratt County
, Woods County, Oklahoma
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Churches in Barber County include: Union
Church
(A),
Bethel Church
(B)
Cemeteries: Sharon
Cemetery
(1),
Isabel Cemetery
(2),
Highland Cemetery
(3),
Lodi Cemetery
(4),
Aetna Cemetery
(5),
Burgess Cemetery
(6),
Sunnyside Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Cook
Lake
(A),
Spicer Lake
(B),
Harqis Lake
(C),
Barber County State Lake
(D),
Lake Arrowshead
(E)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Oak
Creek
(A),
Spring Creek
(B),
Elm Creek
(C),
Ash Creek
(D),
Antelope Creek
(E),
Amber Creek
(F),
Elk Creek
(G),
Albee Creek
(H),
Mule Creek
(I)
Parks in Barber County include: Memorial
Peace Park
(1),
Achembach Memorial Park
(2),
Barber State Fishing Lake
(3),
Barber State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
(4)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 112
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 24 (42% naturalized citizens)
| Barber
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 4
- 1990
to 1994: 3
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 5
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1965
to 1969: 6
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Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,314
- One,
attached: 10
- Two:
17
- 3
or 4: 64
- 5
to 9: 36
- 10
to 19: 24
- 20
or more: 68
- Mobile
homes: 205
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Barber County with a mortgage: 523 (12 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 804 Agriculture
in Barber County
Average size of farms: 1480 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $105816
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $88.40
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: 70.42%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $99033
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $88065
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.50%
Corn for grain: 4017 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 122431 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1296 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3611 harvested acresBarber
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/1/1986, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Nonmetallic
mineral products (10%)
- Mining
(7%)
- Truck
transportation (7%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (19%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Food
and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (15%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Material
moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(42%)
- Austria
(17%)
- Germany
(17%)
- Canada
(17%)
- Korea
(8%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Barber County:
|
- German
(38%)
- United
States or American (16%)
- English
(13%)
- Irish
(10%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,964 (78%)
- Carpooled:
235 (9%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 17 (1%)
- Motorcycle:
8 (0%)
- Bicycle:
10 (0%)
- Walked:
119 (5%)
- Other
means: 30 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 130 (5%)
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65
people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,656.
6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,720 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.29% | | Kansas
average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.63% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($20,890 average AGI)
2.67% relocated from other states ($11,831 average AGI)
| Barber
County: |
2.67% | | Kansas
average: | 3.56% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Pratt County, KS
|
0.53% ($39,200 average AGI) |
5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,650 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.39% | | Kansas
average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.80% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,680 average AGI)
2.58% relocated to other states ($13,970 average AGI)
| Barber
County: |
2.58% | | Kansas
average: | 3.95% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Sedgwick County, KS
|
0.81% ($45,000 average AGI) |
| to
Pratt County, KS
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0.70% ($38,692) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7
Births
per 1000 population in Barber County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Barber County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Barber County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,236 (1,097 aged, 139 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 5,240
- In
family households: 4,475 (1,337 male householders, 202 female householders)
1,336
spouses, 1,475 children (1,316 natural, 36 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 18 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 765 (287 male householders (256 living alone)), 430 female householders (420 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 67 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 844 2-persons, 254 3-persons, 250 4-persons, 121 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 676 1-person, 35 2-persons, 6 3-persons.
1,057 married couples with children.
199 single-parent households (45 men, 154 women).
97.0% of residents of Barber County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $37,701,000 ($7542 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $404,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,417,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,903,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,867,000
Federal grants: $4,519,000
Federal procurement contracts: $469,000 ($110,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,527,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $456,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $408,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,830,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 207
| Here: |
42 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 335
| Here: |
68 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -213
| Here: |
-43 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Barber County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.93 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 12
- 1995
to 1998: 38
- 1990
to 1994: 16
- 1980
to 1989: 299
- 1970
to 1979: 198
- 1960
to 1969: 274
- 1950
to 1959: 448
- 1940
to 1949: 320
- 1939
or earlier: 1,135
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Barber County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 10
- 3
rooms: 36
- 4
rooms: 173
- 5
rooms: 346
- 6
rooms: 442
- 7
rooms: 282
- 8
rooms: 176
- 9
or more rooms: 219
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barber County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 20
- 3
rooms: 66
- 4
rooms: 147
- 5
rooms: 91
- 6
rooms: 94
- 7
rooms: 63
- 8
rooms: 29
- 9
or more rooms: 41
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barber County: |
- no
bedroom: 2
- 1
bedroom: 43
- 2
bedrooms: 516
- 3
bedrooms: 718
- 4
bedrooms: 316
- 5
or more bedrooms: 89
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barber County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 89
- 2
bedrooms: 207
- 3
bedrooms: 160
- 4
bedrooms: 67
- 5
or more bedrooms: 22
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barber County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 43
- 1
vehicle: 489
- 2
vehicles: 676
- 3
vehicles: 312
- 4
vehicles: 106
- 5
or more vehicles: 58
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barber County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 52
- 1
vehicle: 240
- 2
vehicles: 163
- 3
vehicles: 75
- 4
vehicles: 16
- 5
or more vehicles: 5
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66% of Barber County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Kansas.
| Barber
County: |
65.9% | | State
average: |
53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 3713
- Northeast:
29
- Midwest:
319
- South:
950
- West:
263
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (79%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (68%)
- Electricity
(17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 11
Barber
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $345,000
Solid Waste Management: $150,000
Hospital Public: $97,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,022,000
General - Other: $956,000
Health Services - Other: $675,000
Central Staff Services: $389,000
Police Protection: $266,000
General Public Buildings: $205,000
Natural Resources - Other: $172,000
Solid Waste Management: $157,000
Financial Administration: $113,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000
Fire Protection: $44,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $16,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $242,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $450,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $400,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $50,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $455,000
Interest Earnings: $119,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $241,000
General Public Building: $93,000
General - Other: $72,000
Fire Protection: $34,000
Natural Resource - Other: $8,000
Central Staff: $4,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $961,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $255,000
Beginning: $180,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $99,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,800,000
Total General Sales: $523,000
NEC: $124,000
Public Utilities: $32,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,590,000
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