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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $701 (1.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $423 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $667 a month.
Cities in this county include: Clay Center
, Wakefield
, Morganville
, Green
, Longford
, Vining
, Oak Hill
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Neighboring
counties: Cloud County
, Dickinson County
, Geary County
, Ottawa County
, Riley County
, Washington County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Clay County: Clay
Center Country Club
(A),
Bateham
(B),
Fact
(C),
Lincoln Community Hall
(D)
Churches in Clay County include: Mizpah
Church
(A),
Wesley Chapel
(B),
Uniondale Church
(C),
Swedesburg Church
(D),
Ebenezer Church
(E),
Faith United Church
(F),
Bethany Chapel
(G),
Bethany Church
(H),
Hayes Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Athelstane
Cemetery
(1),
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2),
Madura Cemetery
(3),
Sherman Cemetery
(4),
Fancy Creek Cemetery
(5),
Shields Cemetery
(6),
Bloom Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Stillwater
Lake
(A),
Clay County Lake
(B)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Badger
Creek
(A),
Pinkerton Branch
(B),
Mall Creek
(C),
Peats Creek
(D),
Huntress Creek
(E),
Mulberry Creek
(F),
Mud Creek
(G),
Timber Creek
(H),
Parsons Creek
(I)
Parks in Clay County include: Clayview
Public Use Area
(1),
Timber Creek Public Use Area
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 244
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 85 (40% naturalized citizens)
| Clay
County: |
1.0% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 1
- 1990
to 1994: 21
- 1985
to 1989: 7
- 1980
to 1984: 16
- 1975
to 1979: 15
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 3
- 1965
to 1969: 18
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Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,556
- One,
attached: 26
- Two:
66
- 3
or 4: 29
- 5
to 9: 28
- 10
to 19: 53
- 20
or more: 149
- Mobile
homes: 177
Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 1,042 (30 second mortgage, 59 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,085 Agriculture
in Clay County
Average size of farms: 689 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85279
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $122.62
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $81547
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.43%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.77%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $84906
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.84
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.69%
Corn for grain: 15245 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 84971 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 53077 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3 acresClay
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
On 5/25/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction
(16%)
- Educational
services (8%)
- Machinery
(6%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
- Repair
and maintenance (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (21%)
- Educational
services (19%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (12%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany
(52%)
- Netherlands
(21%)
- United
Kingdom (7%)
- Korea
(6%)
- Philippines
(5%)
- Japan
(4%)
- Haiti
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Clay County:
|
- German
(34%)
- United
States or American (16%)
- English
(12%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Swedish
(6%)
- French
(except Basque) (5%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,188 (74%)
- Carpooled:
578 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
4 (0%)
- Bicycle:
19 (0%)
- Walked:
173 (4%)
- Other
means: 2 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 322 (8%)
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142
people in nursing homes
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,217.
6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,070 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.05% | | Kansas
average: | 7.39% |
0.45% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,985 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
0.45% | | Kansas
average: |
0.18% |
3.75% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($21,140 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($22,940 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
1.84% | | Kansas
average: | 3.56% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Riley County, KS
|
0.79% ($34,115 average AGI) |
| from
Geary County, KS
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0.67% ($37,273) |
| from
Dickinson County, KS
|
0.33% ($21,000) |
6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,244 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.75% | | Kansas
average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.56% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($18,058 average AGI)
2.19% relocated to other states ($10,191 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
2.19% | | Kansas
average: | 3.95% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Riley County, KS
|
1.02% ($21,324 average AGI) |
| to
Geary County, KS
|
0.60% ($22,200) |
| to
Dickinson County, KS
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0.33% ($30,545) |
| to
Johnson County, KS
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0.33% ($23,727) |
| to
Cloud County, KS
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0.30% ($22,100) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4
Births
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Clay County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,873 (1,705 aged, 168 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,652
- In
family households: 7,335 (2,251 male householders, 291 female householders)
2,226
spouses, 2,372 children (2,169 natural, 55 adopted, 148 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 25 other relatives, 116 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,317 (503 male householders (423 living alone)), 609 female householders (580 living alone)), 205 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 170 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,331 2-persons, 490 3-persons, 427 4-persons, 177 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,003 1-person, 68 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 5 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
1,665 married couples with children.
411 single-parent households (132 men, 279 women).
96.2% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 74% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $63,197,000 ($7351 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,140,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,385,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,642,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,704,000
Federal grants: $8,425,000
Federal procurement contracts: $576,000 ($96,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,464,000 ($246,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $98,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,678,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,586,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 455
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 504
| Here: |
58 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: -138
| Here: |
-16 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Clay County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.41 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: 7
- 1995
to 1998: 117
- 1990
to 1994: 106
- 1980
to 1989: 260
- 1970
to 1979: 672
- 1960
to 1969: 389
- 1950
to 1959: 322
- 1940
to 1949: 328
- 1939
or earlier: 1,883
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 0
- 3
rooms: 23
- 4
rooms: 331
- 5
rooms: 535
- 6
rooms: 649
- 7
rooms: 432
- 8
rooms: 364
- 9
or more rooms: 450
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 32
- 3
rooms: 138
- 4
rooms: 192
- 5
rooms: 196
- 6
rooms: 138
- 7
rooms: 49
- 8
rooms: 73
- 9
or more rooms: 11
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 64
- 2
bedrooms: 862
- 3
bedrooms: 1,150
- 4
bedrooms: 536
- 5
or more bedrooms: 172
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 13
- 1
bedroom: 210
- 2
bedrooms: 319
- 3
bedrooms: 231
- 4
bedrooms: 51
- 5
or more bedrooms: 9
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 85
- 1
vehicle: 611
- 2
vehicles: 1,151
- 3
vehicles: 673
- 4
vehicles: 192
- 5
or more vehicles: 72
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 101
- 1
vehicle: 419
- 2
vehicles: 231
- 3
vehicles: 59
- 4
vehicles: 9
- 5
or more vehicles: 14
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66% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Kansas.
| Clay
County: |
66.0% | | State
average: |
53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 6662
- Northeast:
164
- Midwest:
867
- South:
500
- West:
436
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (69%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity
(6%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (47%)
- Electricity
(24%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 4
Clay
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $8,429,000
All Other: $684,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
- Construction
- Own Hospitals: $95,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $7,636,000
Regular Highways: $1,747,000
General - Other: $1,108,000
Health Services - Other: $921,000
Police Protection: $506,000
Central Staff Services: $398,000
Natural Resources - Other: $396,000
Financial Administration: $212,000
General Public Buildings: $186,000
Solid Waste Management: $179,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $151,000
Parks & Recreation: $58,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $144,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $160,000
Higher Education: $44,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $181,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,290,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,390,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,700,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $200,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $610,000
Interest Earnings: $389,000
Special Assessments: $157,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $273,000
Regular Highways: $253,000
Solid Waste Management: $74,000
Central Staff: $67,000
Health - Other: $54,000
General - Other: $49,000
Police Protection: $29,000
Judicial: $16,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,549,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $135,000
Beginning: $130,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $178,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $455,000
Highways: $390,000
General Support: $71,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax
- Property: $4,030,000
Total General Sales: $627,000
NEC: $73,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,825,000
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