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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $825 (1.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barton County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $661 a month.
Cities in this county include: Great Bend
, Hoisington
, Ellinwood
, Claflin
, Pawnee Rock
, Albert
, Olmitz
, Galatia
, Susank
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Neighboring
counties: Ellsworth County
, Pawnee County
, Rice County
, Rush County
, Russell County
, Stafford County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Barton County: Barton
County Fairgrounds
(A),
Dent Spur
(B),
Bellville School
(C)
Churches in Barton County include: Ellinwood
Church
(A),
First Assembly of God Church
(B),
Saint Paul Church
(C),
Bergtal Church
(D)
Cemeteries: Saint
Josephs Cemetery
(1),
Pawnee Rock Cemetery
(2),
Patterson Cemetery
(3),
Friends Cemetery
(4),
Schneider Cemetery
(5),
Schoenfeld Cemetery
(6),
Bergtal Cemetery
(7)
Reservoir: Barton
Lake
(A).
Rivers and creeks: North
Fork Little Arkansas River
(A),
North Branch Sharps Creek
(B),
Antelope Creek
(C),
Dry Creek
(D),
Little Cheyenne Creek
(E),
Walnut Creek
(F),
Deception Creek
(G),
Boot Creek
(H),
Blood Creek
(I)
Parks in Barton County include: Pawnee
Rock State Park
(1),
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area
(2),
Fort Zarah Park
(3)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,206
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,246 (20% naturalized citizens)
| Barton
County: |
4.4% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 459
- 1990
to 1994: 312
- 1985
to 1989: 113
- 1980
to 1984: 113
- 1975
to 1979: 134
- 1970
to 1974: 29
- 1970
to 1974: 7
- 1965
to 1969: 79
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Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 10,226
- One,
attached: 189
- Two:
425
- 3
or 4: 285
- 5
to 9: 135
- 10
to 19: 144
- 20
or more: 276
- Mobile
homes: 1,159
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 49
Housing units in Barton County with a mortgage: 3,628 (385 second mortgage, 330 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,266 Agriculture
in Barton County
Average size of farms: 842 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $221708
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $131.03
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $215391
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $103913
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.96
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.48%
Corn for grain: 32331 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 162457 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 17431 harvested acresBarton
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 42 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 28 people and caused $43 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Mining
(5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Machinery
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (21%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(82%)
- Germany
(4%)
- Vietnam
(3%)
- Guatemala
(2%)
- Other
Eastern Africa (2%)
- El
Salvador (1%)
- France
(1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Barton County:
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- German
(45%)
- United
States or American (12%)
- English
(7%)
- Irish
(6%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
- Swedish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 11,293 (84%)
- Carpooled:
1,201 (9%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 2 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
4 (0%)
- Bicycle:
16 (0%)
- Walked:
274 (2%)
- Other
means: 124 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 447 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Barton County, Kansas
- 347
people in nursing homes
- 256
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 68
people in religious group quarters
- 43
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 28
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 13
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 6
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 5
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 3
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 3
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 3
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,046.
5.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,975 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.16% | | Kansas
average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.49% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($20,256 average AGI)
1.67% relocated from other states ($8,720 average AGI)
| Barton
County: |
1.67% | | Kansas
average: | 3.56% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Pawnee County, KS
|
0.33% ($31,242 average AGI) |
| from
Rush County, KS
|
0.24% ($24,250) |
| from
Sedgwick County, KS
|
0.19% ($37,737) |
| from
Rice County, KS
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0.17% ($16,000) |
| from
Saline County, KS
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0.16% ($27,875) |
| from
Ellis County, KS
|
0.15% ($18,200) |
| from
Stafford County, KS
|
0.15% ($24,200) |
6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,435 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.44% | | Kansas
average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.18% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($19,011 average AGI)
2.25% relocated to other states ($10,424 average AGI)
| Barton
County: |
2.25% | | Kansas
average: | 3.95% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Sedgwick County, KS
|
0.59% ($23,712 average AGI) |
| to
Ellis County, KS
|
0.39% ($25,487) |
| to
Saline County, KS
|
0.34% ($19,471) |
| to
Johnson County, KS
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0.34% ($42,500) |
| to
Reno County, KS
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0.27% ($25,259) |
| to
Pawnee County, KS
|
0.20% ($20,150) |
| to
Douglas County, KS
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0.17% ($27,059) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6
Births
per 1000 population in Barton County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Barton County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Barton County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,314 (4,788 aged, 526 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 27,434
- In
family households: 23,114 (6,074 male householders, 1,507 female householders)
6,367
spouses, 8,188 children (7,574 natural, 200 adopted, 414 stepchildren), 183 grandchildren, 194 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 114 other relatives, 425 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,320 (1,611 male householders (1,383 living alone)), 2,199 female householders (2,052 living alone)), 510 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 771 (468 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,631 2-persons, 1,442 3-persons, 1,476 4-persons, 674 5-persons, 264 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,435 1-person, 308 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 13 5-persons.
5,482 married couples with children.
1,421 single-parent households (381 men, 1,040 women).
92.3% of residents of Barton County speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $161,851,000 ($5914 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,517,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $73,500,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,875,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,818,000
Federal grants: $21,384,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,313,000 ($116,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,961,000 ($6,801,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,392,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,889,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,796,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,842
| Here: |
66 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,619
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +405
| Here: |
+14 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,321
| Here: |
-47 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Barton County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.01 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: 119
- 1995
to 1998: 228
- 1990
to 1994: 175
- 1980
to 1989: 1,244
- 1970
to 1979: 2,251
- 1960
to 1969: 1,508
- 1950
to 1959: 2,648
- 1940
to 1949: 1,777
- 1939
or earlier: 2,938
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Barton County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 55
- 3
rooms: 164
- 4
rooms: 864
- 5
rooms: 1,874
- 6
rooms: 1,691
- 7
rooms: 1,311
- 8
rooms: 997
- 9
or more rooms: 1,252
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barton County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 127
- 2
rooms: 169
- 3
rooms: 483
- 4
rooms: 853
- 5
rooms: 797
- 6
rooms: 385
- 7
rooms: 155
- 8
rooms: 110
- 9
or more rooms: 106
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Barton County: |
- no
bedroom: 25
- 1
bedroom: 258
- 2
bedrooms: 2,155
- 3
bedrooms: 3,858
- 4
bedrooms: 1,475
- 5
or more bedrooms: 437
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Barton County: |
- no
bedroom: 178
- 1
bedroom: 611
- 2
bedrooms: 1,460
- 3
bedrooms: 736
- 4
bedrooms: 129
- 5
or more bedrooms: 71
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 237
- 1
vehicle: 2,207
- 2
vehicles: 3,632
- 3
vehicles: 1,393
- 4
vehicles: 511
- 5
or more vehicles: 228
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Barton County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 435
- 1
vehicle: 1,531
- 2
vehicles: 923
- 3
vehicles: 195
- 4
vehicles: 37
- 5
or more vehicles: 64
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61% of Barton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Kansas.
| Barton
County: |
61.0% | | State
average: |
53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 21335
- Northeast:
198
- Midwest:
2081
- South:
1753
- West:
1481
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (81%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (82%)
- Electricity
(11%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 349
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 254
Barton
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,336,000
- Charges
- All Other: $1,432,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,243,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $23,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $2,625,000
Regular Highways: $1,949,000
Corrections - Other: $1,862,000
Health Services - Other: $1,383,000
Natural Resources - Other: $811,000
Solid Waste Management: $668,000
Police Protection: $648,000
Financial Administration: $635,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $578,000
Central Staff Services: $437,000
General Public Buildings: $339,000
Parks & Recreation: $20,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,267,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $2,313,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,037,000
General Support: $113,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $13,811,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,910,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,720,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,037,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $774,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $190,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,901,000
General Revenue, NEC: $188,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $477,000
General - Other: $397,000
Corrections - Other: $296,000
Solid Waste Management: $174,000
Natural Resource - Other: $106,000
Police Protection: $94,000
Health - Other: $78,000
General Public Building: $65,000
Judicial: $29,000
Financial Administration: $24,000
Central Staff: $17,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,025,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,037,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $876,000
General Support: $587,000
Health & Hospitals: $429,000
- Tax
- Property: $6,179,000
Total General Sales: $3,903,000
NEC: $269,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,243,000
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