Sherman County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 4,85381.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 78313.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2714.6%Two or more races
  • 250.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 80.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 10.02%Asian alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $149,811

Here:	$149,811
State:	$264,181

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,989

Here:	$135,989
State:	$219,178

Mobile homes: $103,340

Here:	$103,340
State:	$74,712

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

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

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,062 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,331 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sherman County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Goodland, Kanorado.

2023 air pollution in Sherman County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 16.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caroline County, Maryland , Cumberland County, New Jersey , Cheyenne County , Ellis County , Park County, Colorado , Smith County .

Current college students: 484
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 139 (16.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 132010 or later
• 202000 to 2009
• 231990 to 1999
• 311980 to 1989
• 181970 to 1979
• 2Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,378
• One, attached: 54
• Two: 63
• 3 or 4: 110
• 5 to 9: 78
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 42
• Mobile homes: 183

Housing units in Sherman County with a mortgage: 815 (38 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Sherman County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sherman County:

Tornado activity:

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, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 3, 2017, FEMA Id: 4319, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2011 to June 04, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4010: July 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 4010, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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

6.23% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,073 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.68% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($18,131 average AGI)
3.55% relocated from other states ($27,942 average AGI)

Sherman County:	3.55%
Kansas average:	3.37%

7.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,667 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.60% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($21,912 average AGI)
3.56% relocated to other states ($20,755 average AGI)

Sherman County:	3.56%
Kansas average:	3.62%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sherman County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 987 (369 living alone), Female householders: 1,389 (476 living alone)

• 1,090 spouses (1,090 opposite-sex spouses), 102 unmarried partners, (102 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,822 children (1,633 natural, 87 adopted, 98 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 0 foster children, 54 other relatives, 20 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 352

Size of family households: 849 2-persons, 325 3-persons, 153 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 847 1-person, 77 2-persons.

844 married couples with children.
508 single-parent households (156 men, 352 women).

90.2% of residents of Sherman speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% 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: $70,706,000 ($11,371 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $751,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,018,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,462,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $31,577,000
Federal grants: $5,861,000
Federal procurement contracts: $372,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,417,000 ($241,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $596,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,140,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,770,000

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

Here:	-107 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Sherman County, Kansas
• 02020 or later
• 1162010 to 2019
• 822000 to 2009
• 781990 to 1999
• 4391980 to 1989
• 6201970 to 1979
• 4011960 to 1969
• 2301950 to 1959
• 2071940 to 1949
• 7651939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sherman County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sherman County, Kansas
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 03 rooms
• 164 rooms
• 3315 rooms
• 2236 rooms
• 2907 rooms
• 2478 rooms
• 4529+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County, Kansas
• 161 room
• 292 rooms
• 1173 rooms
• 1894 rooms
• 2045 rooms
• 1216 rooms
• 527 rooms
• 328 rooms
• 429+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sherman County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sherman County, Kansas
• 0no bedroom
• 341 bedroom
• 4302 bedrooms
• 3213 bedrooms
• 5084 bedrooms
• 2695+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County, Kansas
• 17no bedroom
• 1181 bedroom
• 3972 bedrooms
• 2413 bedrooms
• 124 bedrooms
• 205+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 37no vehicle
• 3381 vehicle
• 4682 vehicles
• 3233 vehicles
• 2734 vehicles
• 1205+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in renter-occupied apartments
• 47no vehicle
• 3751 vehicle
• 2802 vehicles
• 893 vehicles
• 114 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

85.6% of Sherman County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Kansas.

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

• This state: 3,489
• Other state: 2,308
• Northeast: 15
• Midwest: 465
• South: 530
• West: 1,343

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 113
• Number of aged recipients: 6
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 107
• Number of recipients under 18: 11
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 83
• Number of recipients older than 64: 19
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 54
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 44

Sherman County on our top lists:

• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"