Clark County, Kansas (KS) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 2,283 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 749
Renter-occupied apartments: 230
% of renters here:   23%
State: 31%
Land area: 975 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   12.7%
Whole state:   9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   4.9%
Whole state:   4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 64%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Clark County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Clark County, Kansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Hispanic (4.0%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   42.1 years
Kansas median age:   35.2 years

Males: 1,168   (48.9%)
Females: 1,222   (51.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $24,938
County population in 2003: 2,340
Jobs in 2003: 901

Total labor force in 2004: 1,250
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:
Clark County:   2.4 people
Kansas: 2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,771 ($33,857 in 2000)
This county   $35,771
Kansas: $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,695
Clark County   $56,695
Kansas: $107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $386
Institutionalized population: 46
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Clark County in 2000: $653


2004 Presidential Election results in Clark County Kansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.9%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $596 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clark County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ashland , Minneola , Englewood .

Neighboring counties: Beaver County, Oklahoma , Comanche County , Ford County , Harper County, Oklahoma , Kiowa County , Meade County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Clark County: Acres (A), Sugarloaf (B), Ashland Country Club (C), Letitia (D)

Cemeteries: Saint Josephs and Highland Cemetery (1), Lexington Cemetery (2), Englewood Cemetery (3), Golden Plains Cemetery (4), Minneola Cemetery (5)

Lakes and reservoirs: Perry Lake (A), Proffitt Lake (B), Wells Reservoir (C), Blue Hole (D), Clark County State Lake (E)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Sandy Creek (A), Hargis Creek (B), Gyp Creek (C), Redoubt Creek (D), Redhole Creek (E), Stink Creek (F), Antelope Creek (G), Hackberry Creek (H), Snake Creek (I)

Park in Clark County: Clark State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area (1).

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   3.5%
Kansas: 4.3%

Current college students: 56
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 68 (21% naturalized citizens)

Clark County:   2.8%
Whole state: 5.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 37
  • 1990 to 1994: 10
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 12
  • 1975 to 1979: 3
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.5%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,001
  • One, attached: 8
  • Two: 7
  • 3 or 4: 9
  • 5 to 9: 8
  • 10 to 19: 13
  • 20 or more: 2
  • Mobile homes: 63

Housing units in Clark County with a mortgage: 243 (13 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 338

Agriculture in Clark County
Average size of farms: 1628 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $324080
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $79.27
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: 94.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $330056
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.92%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $95289
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.76
All wheat for grain: 32629 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 285 harvested acres

Clark County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (81%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • India (3%)
  • Ecuador (3%)
  • Canada (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Clark County:



  • German (32%)
  • United States or American (15%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • European (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 854 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 115 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 63 (6%)
  • Other means: 9 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 65 (6%)
 

46 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,767.

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,533 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.87%
Kansas average: 7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.31% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($23,156 average AGI)
1.57% relocated from other states ($12,356 average AGI)
Clark County:   1.57%
Kansas average: 3.56%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ford County, KS  1.70% ($39,692 average AGI)

9.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,427 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   9.42%
Kansas average:   7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.53% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($22,253 average AGI)
2.89% relocated to other states ($11,173 average AGI)
Clark County:   2.89%
Kansas average: 3.95%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ford County, KS  2.14% ($29,059 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3


Births per 1000 population in Clark County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7


Deaths per 1000 population in Clark County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Clark County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 538 (501 aged, 37 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,344
  • In family households: 2,035 (602 male householders, 82 female householders)
    605 spouses, 672 children (569 natural, 15 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 5 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 309 (110 male householders (104 living alone)), 186 female householders (182 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 46 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 354 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 116 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 286 1-person, 10 2-persons.

504 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (25 men, 65 women).

95.3% of residents of Clark County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $19,498,000 ($8322 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $134,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,390,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,689,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,586,000
Federal grants: $2,245,000
Federal procurement contracts: $108,000 ($9,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $480,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $44,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $290,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,084,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 117
Here:   51 per 1000 residents
State: 75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 135
Here:   59 per 1000 residents
State:   47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +20
Here:   +9 per 1000 residents
State: +14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -104
Here:   -46 per 1000 residents
State:   -21 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Clark County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   6.2
State: 6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   5.5
State:   4.2



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 35
  • 1990 to 1994: 31
  • 1980 to 1989: 57
  • 1970 to 1979: 86
  • 1960 to 1969: 125
  • 1950 to 1959: 147
  • 1940 to 1949: 144
  • 1939 or earlier: 480


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clark County, Kansas:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 5
  • 3 rooms: 21
  • 4 rooms: 66
  • 5 rooms: 166
  • 6 rooms: 174
  • 7 rooms: 134
  • 8 rooms: 70
  • 9 or more rooms: 113


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County, Kansas:
  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 24
  • 4 rooms: 51
  • 5 rooms: 35
  • 6 rooms: 59
  • 7 rooms: 25
  • 8 rooms: 7
  • 9 or more rooms: 25


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clark County:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 29
  • 2 bedrooms: 202
  • 3 bedrooms: 300
  • 4 bedrooms: 167
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 51


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County:
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 16
  • 2 bedrooms: 104
  • 3 bedrooms: 64
  • 4 bedrooms: 34
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 10


Cars and other vehicles available in Clark County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 26
  • 1 vehicle: 200
  • 2 vehicles: 269
  • 3 vehicles: 181
  • 4 vehicles: 52
  • 5 or more vehicles: 21


Cars and other vehicles available in Clark County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 120
  • 2 vehicles: 66
  • 3 vehicles: 27
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

58% of Clark County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Kansas.

Clark County:   58.4%
State average:   53.5%

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

  • This state: 1628
  • Northeast: 26
  • Midwest: 176
  • South: 327
  • West: 139

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Utility gas (77%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Utility gas (67%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
  • Electricity (13%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here:   0.7%
Kansas: 11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:   0.0%
Kansas: 7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 0
Here:   0.0%
Kansas: 13.8%


Clark County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $179,000
    All Other: $136,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $701,000
    Regular Highways: $693,000
    Police Protection: $324,000
    Solid Waste Management: $206,000
    Central Staff Services: $172,000
    Financial Administration: $156,000
    Health Services - Other: $152,000
    General Public Buildings: $121,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $119,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $77,000
    Fire Protection: $75,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $24,000
    Natural Resources: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $110,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $90,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $165,000
    General - Other: $154,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $64,000
    Police Protection: $57,000
    Health - Other: $53,000
    Solid Waste Management: $39,000
    General Public Building: $35,000
    Central Staff: $3,000
    Judicial: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $592,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $201,000
    General Support: $62,000
    All Other: $39,000
    Health & Hospitals: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,433,000
    NEC: $25,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,003,000

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