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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $655 (1.0%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dickinson County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $598 a month.
Cities in this county include: Abilene
, Herington
, Chapman
, Solomon
, Enterprise
, Hope
, Woodbine
, Manchester
, Carlton
.
Neighboring
counties: Clay County
, Geary County
, McPherson County
, Marion County
, Morris County
, Ottawa County
, Saline County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Dickinson County: Abilene
Country Club
(A),
Greenglen Golf Club
(B),
Johnson Community Center
(C),
King Solomon Camp
(D),
Mary-Dell Camp
(E),
Rock Springs Ranch
(F),
Brown Memorial Home
(G)
Churches in Dickinson County include: Zion
Church
(A),
Willowdale Church
(B),
Ebenezer Church
(C),
Saint Pauls Church
(D),
Saint Patricks Church
(E),
Grace and Truth Gospel Chapel
(F),
Alida Church
(G),
Rural Center Church
(H),
Pleasant Hill Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Pilgrims
Home Cemetery
(1),
Saint Paul Cemetery
(2),
Saint Phillips Cemetery
(3),
Belle Spring Cemetery
(4),
Scheiller Cemetery
(5),
Farmington Cemetery
(6),
College Hill Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Terrapin
Lake
(A),
Redbud Lake
(B),
Magnolia Lake
(C),
Lake Herington
(D)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holland
Creek
(A),
Lime Creek
(B),
Lone Tree Creek
(C),
Mud Creek
(D),
Solomon River
(E),
Kohls Creek
(F),
Turkey Creek
(G),
Middle Branch
(H),
Dry Branch
(I)
Park in Dickinson County: Brown
Memorial Park
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 663
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 321 (61% naturalized citizens)
| Dickinson
County: |
1.7% | | Whole
state: | 5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 82
- 1990
to 1994: 19
- 1985
to 1989: 15
- 1980
to 1984: 13
- 1975
to 1979: 15
- 1970
to 1974: 29
- 1970
to 1974: 35
- 1965
to 1969: 113
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Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 7,046
- One,
attached: 73
- Two:
201
- 3
or 4: 319
- 5
to 9: 109
- 10
to 19: 49
- 20
or more: 230
- Mobile
homes: 650
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Housing units in Dickinson County with a mortgage: 2,674 (260 second mortgage, 131 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,874 Agriculture
in Dickinson County
Average size of farms: 564 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $98950
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $101.87
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: 69.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $85915
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 53.20%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.35%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78435
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.92
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.85%
Corn for grain: 4163 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 147668 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 34626 harvested acres
Vegetables: 4 harvested acresDickinson
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Kansas state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/30/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Food
(5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Food
(5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers 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 (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(38%)
- Honduras
(7%)
- Mexico
(7%)
- Brazil
(7%)
- Korea
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Netherlands
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Dickinson County:
|
- German
(36%)
- United
States or American (11%)
- Irish
(10%)
- English
(9%)
- Swedish
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
- European
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 7,703 (80%)
- Carpooled:
1,107 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
20 (0%)
- Walked:
272 (3%)
- Other
means: 39 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 467 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Dickinson County, Kansas
- 314
people in nursing homes
- 13
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,032.
7.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,808 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.81% | | Kansas
average: |
7.39% |
0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($731 average AGI)
| Dickinson
County: |
0.19% | | Kansas
average: |
0.18% |
4.82% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($18,842 average AGI)
2.80% relocated from other states ($13,234 average AGI)
| Dickinson
County: |
2.80% | | Kansas
average: | 3.56% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Saline County, KS
|
1.16% ($25,035 average AGI) |
| from
Geary County, KS
|
1.03% ($30,263) |
| from
Riley County, KS
|
0.35% ($34,115) |
| from
Morris County, KS
|
0.20% ($33,733) |
| from
Sedgwick County, KS
|
0.20% ($59,133) |
| from
Clay County, KS
|
0.15% ($30,545) |
7.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,162 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.94% | | Kansas
average: |
7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.21% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($17,337 average AGI)
2.73% relocated to other states ($12,825 average AGI)
| Dickinson
County: |
2.73% | | Kansas
average: | 3.95% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Saline County, KS
|
1.15% ($24,282 average AGI) |
| to
Geary County, KS
|
0.88% ($28,908) |
| to
Riley County, KS
|
0.73% ($26,593) |
| to
Johnson County, KS
|
0.28% ($28,429) |
| to
Shawnee County, KS
|
0.22% ($34,188) |
| to
Sedgwick County, KS
|
0.16% ($35,000) |
| to
Clay County, KS
|
0.15% ($21,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Births
per 1000 population in Dickinson County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Dickinson County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Dickinson County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,907 (3,525 aged, 382 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 18,999
- In
family households: 16,160 (4,679 male householders, 753 female householders)
4,584
spouses, 5,570 children (4,900 natural, 170 adopted, 500 stepchildren), 214 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 79 other relatives, 218 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,839 (1,024 male householders (849 living alone)), 1,460 female householders (1,367 living alone)), 355 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 345 (337 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,728 2-persons, 1,044 3-persons, 1,014 4-persons, 456 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,216 1-person, 209 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 10 5-persons.
3,708 married couples with children.
961 single-parent households (233 men, 728 women).
96.4% of residents of Dickinson County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $154,863,000 ($8094 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,888,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,231,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,670,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,342,000
Federal grants: $44,857,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,827,000 ($1,161,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,937,000 ($175,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $447,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,228,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,723,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,104
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,256
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +61
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -26
| Here: |
-1 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Dickinson County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.39 millions of gallons per day (85% from ground, 15% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 117
- 1995
to 1998: 423
- 1990
to 1994: 317
- 1980
to 1989: 668
- 1970
to 1979: 1,063
- 1960
to 1969: 805
- 1950
to 1959: 1,088
- 1940
to 1949: 770
- 1939
or earlier: 3,435
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Dickinson County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 11
- 3
rooms: 130
- 4
rooms: 537
- 5
rooms: 1,350
- 6
rooms: 1,310
- 7
rooms: 1,013
- 8
rooms: 686
- 9
or more rooms: 873
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dickinson County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 29
- 2
rooms: 93
- 3
rooms: 404
- 4
rooms: 451
- 5
rooms: 529
- 6
rooms: 203
- 7
rooms: 151
- 8
rooms: 88
- 9
or more rooms: 43
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dickinson County: |
- no
bedroom: 2
- 1
bedroom: 162
- 2
bedrooms: 1,580
- 3
bedrooms: 2,620
- 4
bedrooms: 1,256
- 5
or more bedrooms: 292
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dickinson County: |
- no
bedroom: 39
- 1
bedroom: 553
- 2
bedrooms: 827
- 3
bedrooms: 429
- 4
bedrooms: 109
- 5
or more bedrooms: 34
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dickinson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 168
- 1
vehicle: 1,232
- 2
vehicles: 2,535
- 3
vehicles: 1,444
- 4
vehicles: 380
- 5
or more vehicles: 153
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dickinson County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 190
- 1
vehicle: 1,064
- 2
vehicles: 477
- 3
vehicles: 210
- 4
vehicles: 39
- 5
or more vehicles: 11
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61% of Dickinson 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, 64% lived in Kansas.
| Dickinson
County: |
61.2% | | State
average: |
53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 13862
- Northeast:
459
- Midwest:
1869
- South:
1295
- West:
1261
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (67%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (68%)
- Electricity
(17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 119
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 88
Dickinson
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $504,000
Solid Waste Management: $417,000
Sewerage: $3,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $2,330,000
General - Other: $1,300,000
Police Protection: $942,000
Health Services - Other: $704,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $584,000
Natural Resources - Other: $564,000
Financial Administration: $465,000
Solid Waste Management: $375,000
Central Staff Services: $330,000
General Public Buildings: $69,000
Corrections - Other: $59,000
Sewerage: $2,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $83,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Higher Education: $76,000
Parks & Recreation: $28,000
Natural Resources: $27,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $0
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,828,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,619,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $0
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $209,000
Water Utilities: $0
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $362,000
General Revenue, NEC: $164,000
Special Assessments: $15,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $273,000
Judicial: $230,000
Health - Other: $142,000
Police Protection: $79,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Central Staff: $2,000
Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,554,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $773,000
General Support: $354,000
All Other: $13,000
- Tax
- Property: $4,760,000
Total General Sales: $837,000
NEC: $174,000
Motor Vehicle License: $57,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,683,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
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