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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $523 (1.0%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $532 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $775 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hiawatha
, Horton
, Everest
, Morrill
, Fairview
, Robinson
, Reserve
, Powhattan
, Willis
, Hamlin
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Neighboring
counties: Atchison County
, Doniphan County
, Jackson County
, Nemaha County
, Richardson County, Nebraska
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Brown County: Lakeview
Country Club
(A),
Mission Lake Camp
(B)
Churches in Brown County include: Lane
Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
(A),
Zion Church
(B),
Upper Wolf Church
(C),
American Church
(D),
Pleasant Hill Church
(E),
Mount Zion Church
(F),
Kickapoo Indian Church
(G)
Cemeteries: Saint
Paul Cemetery
(1),
Saint Peters Cemetery
(2),
Partlow Cemetery
(3),
Isley Cemetery
(4),
Shelton Cemetery
(5),
Fairview Cemetery
(6),
Congregational Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Brown
County State Lake
(A),
Lake Hiawatha
(B)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: South
Fork Wolf River
(A),
North Fork Wolf River
(B),
Spring Branch
(C),
Spring Creek
(D),
Squaw Creek
(E),
Pedee Creek
(F),
Hazel Creek
(G),
Mulberry Creek
(H),
Terrapin Creek
(I)
Parks in Brown County include: Brown
County State Park
(1),
Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 349
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 135 (56% naturalized citizens)
| Brown
County: |
1.3% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 53
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 12
- 1980
to 1984: 5
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 20
- 1970
to 1974: 7
- 1965
to 1969: 38
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Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,032
- One,
attached: 16
- Two:
126
- 3
or 4: 139
- 5
to 9: 117
- 10
to 19: 25
- 20
or more: 93
- Mobile
homes: 267
Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 1,067 (54 second mortgage, 59 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,237 Agriculture
in Brown County
Average size of farms: 548 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $89091
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $138.25
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $92173
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.72%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $103259
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.29%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.43
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.69%
Corn for grain: 96578 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6457 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 102675 harvested acres
Vegetables: 4 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 8 acresBrown
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 5.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction
(11%)
- Educational
services (8%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Truck
transportation (6%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Machinery
(6%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (10%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(21%)
- India
(11%)
- Philippines
(11%)
- Germany
(10%)
- El
Salvador (7%)
- Japan
(7%)
- Ireland
(6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Brown County:
|
- German
(33%)
- English
(10%)
- United
States or American (7%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Norwegian
(4%)
- European
(3%)
- Swiss
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,935 (81%)
- Carpooled:
479 (10%)
- Walked:
134 (3%)
- Other
means: 38 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 297 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Brown County, Kansas
- 178
people in nursing homes
- 10
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,810.
5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,456 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.90% | | Kansas
average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.63% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($17,283 average AGI)
2.27% relocated from other states ($9,173 average AGI)
| Brown
County: |
2.27% | | Kansas
average: | 3.56% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Nemaha County, KS
|
0.78% ($29,533 average AGI) |
| from
Atchison County, KS
|
0.44% ($18,941) |
| from
Doniphan County, KS
|
0.42% ($27,500) |
| from
Jackson County, KS
|
0.34% ($27,154) |
7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,044 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.09% | | Kansas
average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.49% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($18,876 average AGI)
2.60% relocated to other states ($9,171 average AGI)
| Brown
County: |
2.60% | | Kansas
average: | 3.95% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Shawnee County, KS
|
0.70% ($32,259 average AGI) |
| to
Atchison County, KS
|
0.57% ($22,364) |
| to
Nemaha County, KS
|
0.57% ($25,864) |
| to
Jackson County, KS
|
0.39% ($26,800) |
| to
Doniphan County, KS
|
0.36% ($33,429) |
| to
Johnson County, KS
|
0.34% ($41,385) |
| to
Riley County, KS
|
0.31% ($28,250) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0
Births
per 1000 population in Brown County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Brown County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Brown County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,190 (1,928 aged, 262 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 10,524
- In
family households: 9,052 (2,393 male householders, 571 female householders)
2,321
spouses, 3,253 children (2,995 natural, 127 adopted, 131 stepchildren), 100 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 143 other relatives, 195 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,472 (505 male householders (437 living alone)), 837 female householders (803 living alone)), 130 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 200 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,445 2-persons, 555 3-persons, 554 4-persons, 262 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,240 1-person, 96 2-persons, 6 3-persons.
1,957 married couples with children.
682 single-parent households (147 men, 535 women).
95.7% of residents of Brown County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 12% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $91,829,000 ($8862 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,022,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,517,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,178,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,854,000
Federal grants: $18,514,000
Federal procurement contracts: $745,000 ($15,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,019,000 ($7,677,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $254,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,912,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,546,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 711
| Here: |
69 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 713
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +44
| Here: |
+4 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -514
| Here: |
-50 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Brown County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (55% from ground, 45% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 31
- 1995
to 1998: 141
- 1990
to 1994: 140
- 1980
to 1989: 399
- 1970
to 1979: 664
- 1960
to 1969: 510
- 1950
to 1959: 345
- 1940
to 1949: 355
- 1939
or earlier: 2,230
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Brown County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 7
- 3
rooms: 57
- 4
rooms: 239
- 5
rooms: 747
- 6
rooms: 778
- 7
rooms: 488
- 8
rooms: 397
- 9
or more rooms: 367
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 12
- 2
rooms: 42
- 3
rooms: 238
- 4
rooms: 268
- 5
rooms: 243
- 6
rooms: 161
- 7
rooms: 117
- 8
rooms: 96
- 9
or more rooms: 61
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brown County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 87
- 2
bedrooms: 776
- 3
bedrooms: 1,468
- 4
bedrooms: 591
- 5
or more bedrooms: 158
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County: |
- no
bedroom: 21
- 1
bedroom: 296
- 2
bedrooms: 472
- 3
bedrooms: 299
- 4
bedrooms: 103
- 5
or more bedrooms: 47
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Brown County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 114
- 1
vehicle: 786
- 2
vehicles: 1,345
- 3
vehicles: 621
- 4
vehicles: 159
- 5
or more vehicles: 55
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Brown County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 175
- 1
vehicle: 595
- 2
vehicles: 316
- 3
vehicles: 125
- 4
vehicles: 17
- 5
or more vehicles: 10
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62% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Kansas.
| Brown
County: |
61.9% | | State
average: |
53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 7493
- Northeast:
69
- Midwest:
2122
- South:
445
- West:
403
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (65%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity
(4%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (61%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Electricity
(12%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 31
Brown
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $50,000
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $305,000
All Other: $161,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,353,000
General - Other: $789,000
Police Protection: $513,000
Central Staff Services: $508,000
Financial Administration: $351,000
Health Services - Other: $315,000
Solid Waste Management: $292,000
Corrections - Other: $259,000
General Public Buildings: $172,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $142,000
Housing & Community Development: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $376,000
Higher Education: $60,000
Natural Resources: $17,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $229,000
General Revenue, NEC: $84,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $153,000
General - Other: $60,000
Health - Other: $27,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,900,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $205,000
End of Fiscal Year: $50,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $543,000
General Support: $223,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,847,000
Total General Sales: $791,000
Public Utilities: $51,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $562,000
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