Ness County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 2,16080.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 37814.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1274.7%Two or more races
  • 70.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 30.1%Asian alone
  • 20.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 10.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $116,055

Here:	$116,055
State:	$264,181

Townhouses or other attached units: $284,515

Here:	$284,515
State:	$219,178

Mobile homes: $44,940

Here:	$44,940
State:	$74,712

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 12
• Auto thefts: 1

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,959 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,390 (1.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ness 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: Ness City, Ransom, Bazine, Utica, Brownell.

Neighboring counties: Napa County, California , Henry County, Kentucky , Jefferson County, Kentucky , Scioto County, Ohio , St. Clair County, Illinois , Rowan County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 92
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 179 (8.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 562010 or later
• 922000 to 2009
• 71990 to 1999
• 51980 to 1989
• 41970 to 1979
• 7Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,376
• One, attached: 3
• Two: 5
• 3 or 4: 20
• 5 to 9: 23
• 20 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 54
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Ness County with a mortgage: 297 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Religion statistics for Ness County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ness County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 13, 2017 - January 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4304, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 20, 2013 to February 23, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4112: April 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4112, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1675: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to November 28, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1626: January 26, 2006, FEMA Id: 1626, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 12, 2004 to July 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1535: August 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1535, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

2.18% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,833 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.18% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($43,833 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

5.11% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,034 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.11% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($39,034 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 16.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ness County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 675 (180 living alone), Female householders: 492 (138 living alone)

• 744 spouses (744 opposite-sex spouses), 96 unmarried partners, (96 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 584 children (549 natural, 13 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 50

Size of family households: 506 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 318 1-person, 68 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

443 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (27 men, 50 women).

87.4% of residents of Ness speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $36,634,000 ($11,894 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $174,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,217,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,168,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,473,000
Federal grants: $3,733,000
Federal procurement contracts: $348,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,695,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $783,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $667,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,112,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-117 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Ness County, Kansas
• 02020 or later
• 52010 to 2019
• 632000 to 2009
• 411990 to 1999
• 1171980 to 1989
• 2691970 to 1979
• 1961960 to 1969
• 2561950 to 1959
• 1241940 to 1949
• 4111939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Ness County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ness County, Kansas
• 61 room
• 32 rooms
• 13 rooms
• 1094 rooms
• 1505 rooms
• 2206 rooms
• 1347 rooms
• 978 rooms
• 2429+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ness County, Kansas
• 51 room
• 02 rooms
• 343 rooms
• 164 rooms
• 315 rooms
• 346 rooms
• 677 rooms
• 188 rooms
• 129+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ness County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ness County, Kansas
• 5no bedroom
• 311 bedroom
• 2452 bedrooms
• 4053 bedrooms
• 2224 bedrooms
• 525+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ness County, Kansas
• 5no bedroom
• 341 bedroom
• 362 bedrooms
• 703 bedrooms
• 514 bedrooms
• 175+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Ness County, Kansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ness County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 23no vehicle
• 1691 vehicle
• 3292 vehicles
• 1853 vehicles
• 1474 vehicles
• 1065+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ness County in renter-occupied apartments
• 7no vehicle
• 871 vehicle
• 732 vehicles
• 253 vehicles
• 64 vehicles
• 175+ vehicles

92.7% of Ness County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 2,045
• Other state: 440
• Northeast: 20
• Midwest: 90
• South: 135
• West: 201

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 25
• Number of aged recipients: 5
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 20
• Number of recipients under 18: 4
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 15
• Number of recipients older than 64: 6
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 10
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 23

Businesses in Ness County, KS

• Jimmy John's: 1
• MasterBrand Cabinets: 1

Ness County on our top lists:

• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"