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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $504 (0.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Coffey County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.
Cities in this county include: Burlington
, Lebo
, Le Roy
, Waverly
, New Strawn
, Gridley
.
Neighboring
counties: Allen County
, Anderson County
, Franklin County
, Greenwood County
, Lyon County
, Osage County
, Woodson County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Moody
Intersection
(A).
Churches in Coffey County include: Church
of Christ
(A),
Church of the Brethren
(B),
Seward Avenue Baptist Church
(C),
Scott Valley Church
(D),
Prairie View Church
(E)
Cemeteries: Pleasant
Hill Cemetery
(1),
Bailey Cemetery
(2),
Baker Cemetery
(3),
Cola Hill Cemetery
(4),
Big Creek Cemetery
(5),
Sherwood Cemetery
(6),
Wooster Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Mathias
Lake
(A),
John Redmond Reservoir
(B),
Gridley Lake
(C),
Birk Lake
(D)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Badger
Creek
(A),
Wolf Creek
(B),
Logwater Branch
(C),
Fourmile Creek
(D),
Long Creek
(E),
Sand Creek
(F),
Loss Creek
(G),
Kennedy Creek
(H),
Tauckett Creek
(I)
Parks in Coffey County include: Hartford
Recreation Area
(1),
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge
(2),
Redmond Cove North Recreation Area
(3),
Otter Creek Recreation Area
(4),
Otter Creek State Wildlife Management Area
(5),
Redmond Cove South Recreation Area
(6),
Hickory Creek West Recreation Area
(7),
Hickory Creek East Recreation Area
(8),
Strawn Recreation Area
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 280
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 70 (40% naturalized citizens)
| Coffey
County: |
0.8% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 20
- 1990
to 1994: 13
- 1985
to 1989: 11
- 1980
to 1984: 5
- 1975
to 1979: 9
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 3
- 1965
to 1969: 3
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Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,044
- One,
attached: 39
- Two:
69
- 3
or 4: 57
- 5
to 9: 35
- 10
to 19: 23
- 20
or more: 21
- Mobile
homes: 588
Housing units in Coffey County with a mortgage: 960 (62 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 790 Agriculture
in Coffey County
Average size of farms: 553 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $63194
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $107.64
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52381
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $83264
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.96
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.15%
Corn for grain: 17118 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 24512 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 62336 harvested acresCoffey
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Kansas state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Utilities
(19%)
- Construction
(15%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Computer
and electronic products (3%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (19%)
- Health
care (15%)
- Utilities
(8%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (9%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Engineers
(3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- India
(24%)
- Mexico
(24%)
- Germany
(20%)
- Philippines
(11%)
- El
Salvador (6%)
- Vietnam
(4%)
- Chile
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Coffey County:
|
- German
(32%)
- United
States or American (17%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(11%)
- Welsh
(3%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,494 (80%)
- Carpooled:
478 (11%)
- Subway
or elevated: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle:
8 (0%)
- Walked:
82 (2%)
- Other
means: 17 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 289 (7%)
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People
in group quarters in Coffey County, Kansas
- 114
people in nursing homes
- 44
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 12
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 $46,852.
6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,087 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.77% | | Kansas
average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.95% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($22,393 average AGI)
1.82% relocated from other states ($9,694 average AGI)
| Coffey
County: |
1.82% | | Kansas
average: | 3.56% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Lyon County, KS
|
1.33% ($35,209 average AGI) |
| from
Franklin County, KS
|
0.49% ($23,688) |
| from
Shawnee County, KS
|
0.34% ($30,727) |
7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,429 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.32% | | Kansas
average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.57% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($22,828 average AGI)
1.75% relocated to other states ($10,601 average AGI)
| Coffey
County: |
1.75% | | Kansas
average: | 3.95% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lyon County, KS
|
1.45% ($26,106 average AGI) |
| to
Johnson County, KS
|
0.49% ($28,125) |
| to
Shawnee County, KS
|
0.46% ($30,667) |
| to
Douglas County, KS
|
0.40% ($25,462) |
| to
Osage County, KS
|
0.40% ($42,154) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1
Births
per 1000 population in Coffey County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Coffey County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Coffey County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,523 (1,366 aged, 157 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,694
- In
family households: 7,584 (2,152 male householders, 358 female householders)
2,183
spouses, 2,598 children (2,392 natural, 66 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 59 other relatives, 131 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,110 (416 male householders (366 living alone)), 579 female householders (539 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 171 (129 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,240 2-persons, 470 3-persons, 471 4-persons, 230 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 905 1-person, 61 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 6 4-persons.
1,826 married couples with children.
404 single-parent households (110 men, 294 women).
96.5% of residents of Coffey County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $56,576,000 ($6459 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,870,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,874,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,587,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,520,000
Federal grants: $11,214,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,824,000 ($1,327,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,557,000 ($274,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $165,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,248,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,346,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 559
| Here: |
64 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 577
| Here: |
66 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +13
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -161
| Here: |
-19 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Coffey County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.75 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)
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: 54
- 1995
to 1998: 253
- 1990
to 1994: 240
- 1980
to 1989: 479
- 1970
to 1979: 789
- 1960
to 1969: 314
- 1950
to 1959: 275
- 1940
to 1949: 194
- 1939
or earlier: 1,278
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Coffey County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 2
- 3
rooms: 50
- 4
rooms: 275
- 5
rooms: 781
- 6
rooms: 649
- 7
rooms: 380
- 8
rooms: 305
- 9
or more rooms: 289
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Coffey County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 30
- 3
rooms: 87
- 4
rooms: 218
- 5
rooms: 219
- 6
rooms: 108
- 7
rooms: 45
- 8
rooms: 35
- 9
or more rooms: 16
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Coffey County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 71
- 2
bedrooms: 767
- 3
bedrooms: 1,352
- 4
bedrooms: 389
- 5
or more bedrooms: 152
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Coffey County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 127
- 2
bedrooms: 340
- 3
bedrooms: 215
- 4
bedrooms: 55
- 5
or more bedrooms: 21
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Coffey County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 74
- 1
vehicle: 567
- 2
vehicles: 1,014
- 3
vehicles: 610
- 4
vehicles: 334
- 5
or more vehicles: 132
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Coffey County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 101
- 1
vehicle: 305
- 2
vehicles: 258
- 3
vehicles: 70
- 4
vehicles: 18
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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62% of Coffey County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kansas.
| Coffey
County: |
62.0% | | State
average: |
53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 6579
- Northeast:
137
- Midwest:
810
- South:
795
- West:
437
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (54%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Electricity
(10%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (54%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity
(19%)
- Wood
(1%)
- 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): 23
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 37
Coffey
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $15,091,000
Solid Waste Management: $182,000
All Other: $180,000
Sewerage: $13,000
- Construction
- General: $1,154,000
Regular Highways: $556,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $14,582,000
Regular Highways: $4,221,000
General - Other: $2,028,000
Health Services - Other: $1,597,000
Police Protection: $1,057,000
Libraries: $972,000
Fire Protection: $756,000
Natural Resources - Other: $514,000
General Public Buildings: $505,000
Financial Administration: $470,000
Parks & Recreation: $424,000
Central Staff Services: $330,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $236,000
Solid Waste Management: $198,000
Air Transportation: $180,000
Sewerage: $2,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $240,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Housing & Community Development: $162,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,347,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,614,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,976,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,986,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $638,000
Interest Earnings: $122,000
Special Assessments: $3,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $1,182,000
General - Other: $338,000
Solid Waste Management: $107,000
Sewerage: $70,000
Natural Resource - Other: $68,000
Housing & Community Development: $45,000
Health - Other: $26,000
Judicial: $1,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,150,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $138,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $449,000
General Support: $17,000
All Other: $3,000
- Tax
- Property: $16,715,000
NEC: $130,000
Other Selective Sales: $16,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $10,930,000
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