Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,788 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,613 (1.1%)
Area name: Lawrence, KS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Douglas County is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $934 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lawrence
, Eudora
, Baldwin City
, Lecompton
.
2005 air pollution in Douglas County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.099 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Franklin County
, Jefferson County
, Johnson County
, Leavenworth County
, Miami County
, Osage County
, Shawnee County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Douglas County: Alfred
(A),
Wakarusa Crossing
(B),
Blue Jacket Crossing
(C),
Lake View
(D),
Lake View Station
(E)
Churches in Douglas County include: Coal
Creek Church
(A),
Washington Creek Church
(B),
Union Church
(C),
Twin Mounds Church
(D),
Stony Point Church
(E),
Saint Johns Church
(F),
Saint Francis Church
(G),
Bethel Chapel
(H),
Brethren Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Baldwin
City Cemetery
(1),
Clinton Cemetery
(2),
Bethel Cemetery
(3),
Flory Cemetery
(4),
Big Springs Cemetery
(5),
Worden Cemetery
(6),
Old Black Jack Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake
View Lake
(A),
Lone Star Lake
(B),
Clinton Lake
(C),
Baldwin City Lake
(D),
Douglas Lake
(E)
Rivers and creeks: Elk
Creek
(A),
Coleman Creek
(B),
Wymore Creek
(C),
Yankee Tank Creek
(D),
Coal Creek
(E),
Dry Creek
(F),
Chicken Creek
(G),
Wakarusa River
(H),
Deer Creek
(I)
Parks in Douglas County include: Clinton
Wildlife Area
(1),
Spring Creek Park
(2),
Douglas State Fishing Lake
(3)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 25,640
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,168 (28% naturalized citizens)
| Douglas
County: |
5.2% | | Whole
state: |
5.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 2,433
- 1990
to 1994: 761
- 1985
to 1989: 587
- 1980
to 1984: 560
- 1975
to 1979: 295
- 1970
to 1974: 86
- 1970
to 1974: 79
- 1965
to 1969: 367
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Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 21,816
- One,
attached: 2,760
- Two:
2,140
- 3
or 4: 3,147
- 5
to 9: 2,550
- 10
to 19: 2,659
- 20
or more: 3,023
- Mobile
homes: 2,125
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 30
Housing units in Douglas County with a mortgage: 12,079 (1,290 second mortgage, 1,230 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,682 Agriculture
in Douglas County
Average size of farms: 230 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27446
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $130.05
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.29%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.66%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32873
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.86%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49084
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.79%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.10
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.58%
Corn for grain: 23246 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5136 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 37078 harvested acres
Vegetables: 245 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 143 acresDouglas
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 6.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 51 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/19/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 33 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Educational
services (16%)
- Construction
(11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (23%)
- Health
care (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Public
administration (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Postsecondary
teachers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Computer
specialists (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Postsecondary
teachers (4%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
- Korea
(8%)
- India
(6%)
- Japan
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Mexico
(5%)
- Canada
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Douglas County:
|
- German
(25%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(10%)
- United
States or American (8%)
- Italian
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 41,924 (77%)
- Carpooled:
5,590 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 466 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 10 (0%)
- Railroad:
6 (0%)
- Taxi:
52 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
17 (0%)
- Bicycle:
572 (1%)
- Walked:
3,659 (7%)
- Other
means: 194 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 2,006 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Douglas County, Kansas
- 7872
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 489
people in nursing homes
- 129
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 94
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 62
people in other group homes
- 62
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,528.
11.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,614 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
11.01% | | Kansas
average: |
7.39% |
0.62% of residents moved from foreign countries ($371 average AGI)
| Douglas
County: |
0.62% | | Kansas
average: |
0.18% |
6.03% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($16,490 average AGI)
4.37% relocated from other states ($16,754 average AGI)
| Douglas
County: |
4.37% | | Kansas
average: |
3.56% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Johnson County, KS
|
1.54% ($32,424 average AGI) |
| from
Shawnee County, KS
|
0.85% ($36,188) |
| from
Sedgwick County, KS
|
0.42% ($28,954) |
| from
Jackson County, MO
|
0.33% ($36,118) |
| from
Leavenworth County, KS
|
0.32% ($30,557) |
| from
Jefferson County, KS
|
0.30% ($30,257) |
| from
Franklin County, KS
|
0.26% ($30,674) |
10.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,908 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.97% | | Kansas
average: |
7.67% |
0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($318 average AGI)
| Douglas
County: |
0.14% | | Kansas
average: |
0.08% |
5.48% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($17,459 average AGI)
5.34% relocated to other states ($17,132 average AGI)
| Douglas
County: |
5.34% | | Kansas
average: |
3.95% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Johnson County, KS
|
2.33% ($39,039 average AGI) |
| to
Shawnee County, KS
|
0.70% ($34,745) |
| to
Jackson County, MO
|
0.48% ($30,115) |
| to
Sedgwick County, KS
|
0.35% ($25,873) |
| to
Jefferson County, KS
|
0.32% ($36,310) |
| to
Leavenworth County, KS
|
0.29% ($36,000) |
| to
Wyandotte County, KS
|
0.23% ($31,131) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9
Births
per 1000 population in Douglas County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Douglas County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Douglas County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,567 (8,170 aged, 1,397 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 91,252
- In
family households: 64,950 (16,210 male householders, 5,158 female householders)
17,143
spouses, 22,791 children (20,649 natural, 804 adopted, 1,338 stepchildren), 656 grandchildren, 629 brothers or sisters, 233 parents, 677 other relatives, 1,453 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 26,302 (8,446 male householders (5,014 living alone)), 8,712 female householders (5,963 living alone)), 9,144 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 8,710 (529 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,557 2-persons, 4,998 3-persons, 4,311 4-persons, 1,698 5-persons, 534 6-persons, 270 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,977 1-person, 4,173 2-persons, 1,267 3-persons, 613 4-persons, 81 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
14,494 married couples with children.
4,672 single-parent households (1,117 men, 3,555 women).
91.5% of residents of Douglas County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $422,480,000 ($4110 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $38,962,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $159,420,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,493,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,454,000
Federal grants: $127,194,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,882,000 ($18,725,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $36,037,000 ($6,319,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $73,111,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $36,418,000
Federal Government insurance: $74,078,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,271
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,830
| Here: |
27 per 1000 residents | | State: | 47
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,154
| Here: |
+21 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,507
| Here: |
-24 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-21 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Douglas County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.11 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,381
- 1995
to 1998: 5,298
- 1990
to 1994: 4,197
- 1980
to 1989: 6,661
- 1970
to 1979: 8,101
- 1960
to 1969: 4,936
- 1950
to 1959: 3,405
- 1940
to 1949: 1,251
- 1939
or earlier: 5,020
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Douglas County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 19
- 2
rooms: 57
- 3
rooms: 483
- 4
rooms: 1,320
- 5
rooms: 3,978
- 6
rooms: 3,998
- 7
rooms: 3,439
- 8
rooms: 3,109
- 9
or more rooms: 3,569
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County, Kansas: |
- 1
room: 855
- 2
rooms: 2,231
- 3
rooms: 3,786
- 4
rooms: 4,925
- 5
rooms: 3,325
- 6
rooms: 2,002
- 7
rooms: 767
- 8
rooms: 296
- 9
or more rooms: 327
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Douglas County: |
- no
bedroom: 19
- 1
bedroom: 426
- 2
bedrooms: 3,297
- 3
bedrooms: 10,155
- 4
bedrooms: 4,881
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,194
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Douglas County: |
- no
bedroom: 1,072
- 1
bedroom: 4,973
- 2
bedrooms: 7,529
- 3
bedrooms: 3,774
- 4
bedrooms: 971
- 5
or more bedrooms: 195
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Douglas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 375
- 1
vehicle: 4,646
- 2
vehicles: 9,580
- 3
vehicles: 3,931
- 4
vehicles: 993
- 5
or more vehicles: 447
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Douglas County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,783
- 1
vehicle: 8,724
- 2
vehicles: 5,697
- 3
vehicles: 1,647
- 4
vehicles: 527
- 5
or more vehicles: 136
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38% of Douglas 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, 57% lived in Kansas.
| Douglas
County: |
38.2% | | State
average: | 53.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 52992
- Northeast:
3059
- Midwest:
20932
- South:
9505
- West:
7271
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $115,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (79%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Electricity
(8%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (68%)
- Electricity
(29%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 858
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 177
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,517
Douglas
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,540,000
- Charges
- All Other: $1,600,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $9,673,000
Corrections - Other: $5,907,000
Regular Highways: $3,091,000
Police Protection: $2,706,000
Central Staff Services: $2,178,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,985,000
Financial Administration: $1,039,000
General Public Buildings: $753,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $344,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $154,000
Parks & Recreation: $130,000
Health Services - Other: $19,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,200,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $8,343,000
Health: $2,238,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $133,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $28,280,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $9,500,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $28,590,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,190,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $466,000
General Revenue, NEC: $300,000
Special Assessments: $228,000
Rents: $80,000
Property Sale Other: $38,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $1,549,000
Corrections - Other: $427,000
Police Protection: $306,000
Regular Highways: $231,000
Financial Administration: $226,000
General - Other: $193,000
Health - Other: $138,000
Judicial: $44,000
Central Staff: $28,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $11,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $14,440,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,775,000
End of Fiscal Year: $400,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $909,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,325,000
All Other: $1,008,000
General Support: $46,000
- Tax
- Property: $25,625,000
Total General Sales: $12,675,000
Motor Vehicle License: $444,000
NEC: $384,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $15,093,000
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