Sumner County, Kansas (KS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,892
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,584
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,320 (it was 2,304 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 1182 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.2%), Manufacturing (19.0%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 74%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 19,52587.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3686.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 9384.2%Two or more races
- 2100.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1660.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1280.6%Asian alone
- 1170.5%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 42.6 years |
| Kansas median age: | 37.6 years |
| Males: 11,364 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 11,162 |  (49.5%) |
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| Sumner County: | 2.0 people |
| Kansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $58,696 ($39,415 in 1999)
| This county: | $58,696 |
| Kansas: | $68,925 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $554 (lower quartile is $356, upper quartile is $722)
| This county: | $554 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $127,038 (it was $63,800 in 2000)
| Sumner: | $127,038 |
| Kansas: | $206,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,365Detached houses: $174,844
Here: $174,844 State: $264,181 Townhouses or other attached units: $231,992
Here: $231,992 State: $219,178 In 2-unit structures: $94,669
Here: $94,669 State: $190,919 Mobile homes: $90,179
Here: $90,179 State: $74,712
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $584
Institutionalized population: 386
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 19
- Burglaries: 55
- Thefts: 81
- Auto thefts: 21
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 6
- Assaults: 14
- Burglaries: 85
- Thefts: 89
- Auto thefts: 14
Health of residents in Sumner County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.70.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
44.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
49.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
70.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 205 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 170 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 28 buildings, average cost: $154,700
- 2021: 39 buildings, average cost: $146,400
- 2020: 29 buildings, average cost: $124,400
- 2019: 37 buildings, average cost: $99,100
- 2018: 21 buildings, average cost: $100,100
- 2017: 28 buildings, average cost: $148,600
- 2016: 13 buildings, average cost: $118,500
- 2015: 19 buildings, average cost: $103,600
- 2014: 22 buildings, average cost: $78,800
- 2013: 23 buildings, average cost: $108,300
- 2012: 16 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2011: 20 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 2010: 19 buildings, average cost: $177,800
- 2009: 23 buildings, average cost: $163,600
- 2008: 31 buildings, average cost: $183,900
- 2007: 45 buildings, average cost: $145,200
- 2006: 38 buildings, average cost: $144,400
- 2005: 45 buildings, average cost: $131,000
- 2004: 55 buildings, average cost: $113,100
- 2003: 29 buildings, average cost: $108,800
- 2002: 41 buildings, average cost: $109,300
- 2001: 56 buildings, average cost: $103,900
- 2000: 64 buildings, average cost: $115,100
- 1999: 80 buildings, average cost: $80,100
- 1998: 70 buildings, average cost: $78,600
- 1997: 47 buildings, average cost: $68,100
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,239 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,609 (1.6%)
| Sumner County: | 12.0% |
| Kansas: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 42.6 years old
(Males: 40.6 years old, Females: 43.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.8 years old, Black residents: 51.6 years old, American Indian residents: 20.9 years old, Asian residents: 52.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.6 years old, Other race residents: 63.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sumner 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 $669 a month.
Cities in this county include: Wellington, Mulvane, Belle Plaine, Conway Springs, Caldwell, Oxford, Argonia, South Haven, Geuda Springs, Milton.
2023 air pollution in Sumner County:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.7 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: co.sumner.ks.us
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sumner County: Arkansas City Country Club (A), Dexter Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Cambridge Wastewater Plant (C), Atlanta Wastewater Treatment Plant (D), Winfield Water Treatment Plant (E), Strother Field Airport Industrial Park (F), Goff Industrial Park (G), Burden Wastewater Plant (H), Udall Wastewater Plant (I), Winfield Junction (J), Erie (K), Camp Ko-Ha-Me (L), Camp Quaker Haven (M), Grouse Creek Club (N), Prairie View Christian Camp (O), Boone Ranch (P), Fulsom Ranch (Q), Mills Ranch (R), Ramsey Ranch (S), Otto (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sumner County include: Grandview Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B), Pleasant Valley Church (C), Hicks Chapel (D), Prairie View Church (E), Timber Creek Friends Church (F), Walnut Valley Church (G), Countryview Baptist Church (H), Crossroads Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Silverdale Cemetery (1), Spring side Cemetery (2), Hope Cemetery (3), Maple City Cemetery (4), Parker Cemetery (5), Rock Creek Cemetery (6), Cedar Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Louise (A), Lake Wynds (B), Cowley County State Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Otter Creek (A), Donahue Creek (B), Panther Creek (C), Silver Creek (D), Shellrock Creek (E), Wildcat Creek (F), Bear Creek (G), Dog Run (H), Whartenby Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sumner County include: Cowley County State Park (1), Greens Farm Park (2), Cowley State Fishing Lake (3), Kaw Wildlife Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Bedford County, Virginia 
, Edwards County 
, Dickenson County, Virginia , Ford County 
, Osage County, Oklahoma 
, Washington County, Oklahoma , Wright County, Missouri .
| Here: | 2.1% |
| Kansas: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 997
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 305 (43.7% naturalized citizens)
| Sumner County: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 322010 or later
- 272000 to 2009
- 1201990 to 1999
- 181980 to 1989
- 631970 to 1979
- 87Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,516
- One, attached: 150
- Two: 152
- 3 or 4: 382
- 5 to 9: 116
- 10 to 19: 89
- 20 to 49: 24
- 50 or more: 172
- Mobile homes: 833
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Sumner County with a mortgage: 3,369 (219 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 158 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
| Here: | 11.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Sumner County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 6,073 | 28 |
| Catholic | 4,500 | 4 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,731 | 28 |
| Other | 350 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 187 | 1 |
| None | 9,291 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Sumner County: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| Sumner County: | 4.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
| This county: | 6.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Sumner County: | 9.2% |
| Kansas: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sumner County: | 28.8% |
| State: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 8.5% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Sumner County:
Average size of farms: 683 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72,634
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $107.66
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 25.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $58,895
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.36%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.41%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $102,270
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.67%
Corn for grain: 7259 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 382872 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 5100 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 27496 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 162 acres
Tornado activity:
Sumner County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 4190624.0 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/26/1991, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sumner County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 888% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from Sumner County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 125.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 10.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from Sumner County center
On 11/30/2015 at 09:49:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 49.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4449, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 4, 2018 - October 15, 2018, FEMA Id: 4417, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 02, 2016 to September 12, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4287: October 20, 2016, FEMA Id: 4287, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4230: July 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4230, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2012 to April 16, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4063: May 24, 2012, FEMA Id: 4063, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 25, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1849: June 25, 2009, FEMA Id: 1849, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to March 29, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1848: June 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1848, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to September 17, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1808: October 31, 2008, FEMA Id: 1808, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Sumner County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 14, Tornadoes: 9, Winds: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,606 (75.2%)
- Carpooled: 606 (8.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 52 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 9 (0.1%)
- Walked: 285 (3.8%)
- Worked at home: 891 (11.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (5%)
- Mexico (22%)
- Australia (17%)
- Philippines (13%)
- Cuba (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Hungary (5%)
- India (5%)
- German (25%)
- American (13%)
- English (11%)
- Irish (6%)
- Scottish (5%)
- European (3%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
People in group quarters in Sumner County, Kansas in 2010:
- 269 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 108 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 20 people in group homes intended for adults
- 9 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Sumner County, Kansas in 2000:
- 303 people in nursing homes
- 36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 35 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 19 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 16 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
6.99% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,721 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.99% |
| Kansas average: | 6.64% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.30% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($41,035 average AGI)
1.69% relocated from other states ($11,686 average AGI)
Sumner County: 1.69% Kansas average: 3.37%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Sedgwick County, KS |  3.56% ($60,331 average AGI) |
| from Cowley County, KS | 0.57% ($44,143) |
| from Butler County, KS | 0.25% ($56,048) |
7.17% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,398 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.17% |
| Kansas average: | 6.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.40% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($35,514 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($11,885 average AGI)
Sumner County: 1.77% Kansas average: 3.62%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Sedgwick County, KS | 3.44% ($47,376 average AGI) |
| to Cowley County, KS | 0.62% ($40,509) |
| to Butler County, KS | 0.34% ($79,793) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,249 (3,616 aged, 633 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 495 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Sumner County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (420)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (330)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (328)
- Unspecified dementia (253)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (230)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (160)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (72)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (59)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (46)
- Congestive heart failure (46)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,679
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 340
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,807
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,024
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,049
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 148.4. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 22,526- Male householders: 4,341 (1,374 living alone), Female householders: 4,851 (1,632 living alone)
4,657 spouses (4,607 opposite-sex spouses), 602 unmarried partners, (580 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,336 children (5,607 natural, 254 adopted, 463 stepchildren), 502 grandchildren, 210 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 17 foster children, 163 other relatives, 390 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 399
Size of family households: 2,642 2-persons, 1,250 3-persons, 829 4-persons, 525 5-persons, 288 6-persons, 154 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,009 1-person, 454 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 19 5-persons.
3,971 married couples with children.
864 single-parent households (300 men, 564 women).
98.5% of residents of Sumner speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 47% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (15% speak English very well, 85% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $153,067,000 ($6,057 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,772,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $74,310,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,833,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,735,000
Federal grants: $22,557,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,067,000 ($742,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,565,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $288,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,423,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,189,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,643| Here: | 66 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,417
| Here: | 57 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +18
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,344
| Here: |  -54 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -21 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.68 millions of gallons per day (65% from ground, 35% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.2 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Sumner County, Kansas
- 102020 or later
- 4452010 to 2019
- 9732000 to 2009
- 9411990 to 1999
- 1,2091980 to 1989
- 1,3771970 to 1979
- 7661960 to 1969
- 1,2611950 to 1959
- 4791940 to 1949
- 2,8791939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumner County, Kansas
- 1121 room
- 262 rooms
- 1123 rooms
- 4154 rooms
- 1,1755 rooms
- 1,3906 rooms
- 1,3667 rooms
- 7668 rooms
- 1,5789+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumner County, Kansas
- 1271 room
- 552 rooms
- 2743 rooms
- 4044 rooms
- 3905 rooms
- 4596 rooms
- 3637 rooms
- 1698 rooms
- 449+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumner County, Kansas
- 101no bedroom
- 2481 bedroom
- 1,3232 bedrooms
- 3,2463 bedrooms
- 1,4254 bedrooms
- 6035+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumner County, Kansas
- 129no bedroom
- 4721 bedroom
- 8462 bedrooms
- 6593 bedrooms
- 1744 bedrooms
- 145+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sumner County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 208no vehicle
- 1,0221 vehicle
- 2,5722 vehicles
- 1,8433 vehicles
- 8124 vehicles
- 4395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sumner County in renter-occupied apartments
- 268no vehicle
- 1,2101 vehicle
- 4942 vehicles
- 2383 vehicles
- 514 vehicles
- 245+ vehicles
90.7% of Sumner County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Kansas.
| Sumner County: | 90.7% |
| State average: | 85.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16,698
- Other state: 5,420
- Northeast: 319
- Midwest: 1,390
- South: 2,149
- West: 1,604
- 55.0%Utility gas
- 20.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.1%Electricity
- 4.6%Wood
- 2.1%Other fuel
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 60.6%Utility gas
- 29.4%Electricity
- 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.5%Wood
- 0.8%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 233
| Here: | 9.8% |
| Kansas: | 14.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 76
| Here: | 5.7% |
| Kansas: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 72
| Here: | 11.9% |
| Kansas: | 15.4% |
Sumner County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $191,000
- Charges - Parks and Recreation: $1,860,000
Other: $1,159,000
Other: $476,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Natural Resources - Other: $53,000
Regular Highways: $24,000
Sewerage: $20,000
Sewerage: $17,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $15,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $8,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $988,000
Police Protection: $256,000
General - Other: $254,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
Financial Administration: $59,000
Health - Other: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
General Public Buildings: $2,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,897,000
General - Other: $5,339,000
Regular Highways: $3,956,000
Health - Other: $3,614,000
Regular Highways: $3,554,000
Police Protection: $3,278,000
Health - Other: $2,545,000
Police Protection: $1,676,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,560,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,453,000
Financial Administration: $1,229,000
General Public Buildings: $965,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $855,000
Central Staff Services: $572,000
Financial Administration: $542,000
Central Staff Services: $532,000
Corrections - Other: $495,000
Natural Resources - Other: $481,000
Correctional Institutions: $373,000
Natural Resources - Other: $190,000
General Public Buildings: $188,000
Corrections - Other: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $39,000
Transit Utilities: $20,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $13,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $3,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $337,000
Interest on Debt: $52,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $70,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,277,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,502,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $946,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $639,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $307,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,607,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,014,000
Interest Earnings: $521,000
General Revenue - Other: $454,000
Interest Earnings: $342,000
Rents: $205,000
Rents: $82,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
Sale of Property: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $146,000
Police Protection: $145,000
Regular Highways: $125,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Financial Administration: $28,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
General Public Building: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,165,000
Cash and Securities: $7,773,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $916,000
Cash and Securities: $28,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,328,000
Other: $1,170,000
Highways: $1,042,000
Highways: $850,000
Other: $125,000
General Local Government Support: $71,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $14,505,000
Property: $13,326,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,190,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,631,000
Motor Vehicle License: $268,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $216,000
Motor Vehicle License: $205,000
Public Utilities Sales: $168,000
Other License: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,875,000
Sumner County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $191,000
- Charges - Parks and Recreation: $1,860,000
Other: $1,159,000
Other: $476,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Natural Resources - Other: $53,000
Regular Highways: $24,000
Sewerage: $20,000
Sewerage: $17,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $15,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $8,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $988,000
Police Protection: $256,000
General - Other: $254,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
Financial Administration: $59,000
Health - Other: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
General Public Buildings: $2,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,897,000
General - Other: $5,339,000
Regular Highways: $3,956,000
Health - Other: $3,614,000
Regular Highways: $3,554,000
Police Protection: $3,278,000
Health - Other: $2,545,000
Police Protection: $1,676,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,560,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,453,000
Financial Administration: $1,229,000
General Public Buildings: $965,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $855,000
Central Staff Services: $572,000
Financial Administration: $542,000
Central Staff Services: $532,000
Corrections - Other: $495,000
Natural Resources - Other: $481,000
Correctional Institutions: $373,000
Natural Resources - Other: $190,000
General Public Buildings: $188,000
Corrections - Other: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $39,000
Transit Utilities: $20,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $13,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $3,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $337,000
Interest on Debt: $52,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $70,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,277,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,502,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $946,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $639,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $307,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,607,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,014,000
Interest Earnings: $521,000
General Revenue - Other: $454,000
Interest Earnings: $342,000
Rents: $205,000
Rents: $82,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
Sale of Property: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $146,000
Police Protection: $145,000
Regular Highways: $125,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Financial Administration: $28,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
General Public Building: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,165,000
Cash and Securities: $7,773,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $916,000
Cash and Securities: $28,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,328,000
Other: $1,170,000
Highways: $1,042,000
Highways: $850,000
Other: $125,000
General Local Government Support: $71,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $14,505,000
Property: $13,326,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,190,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,631,000
Motor Vehicle License: $268,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $216,000
Motor Vehicle License: $205,000
Public Utilities Sales: $168,000
Other License: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,875,000
Sumner County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $191,000
- Charges - Parks and Recreation: $1,860,000
Other: $1,159,000
Other: $476,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Natural Resources - Other: $53,000
Regular Highways: $24,000
Sewerage: $20,000
Sewerage: $17,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $15,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $8,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $988,000
Police Protection: $256,000
General - Other: $254,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
Financial Administration: $59,000
Health - Other: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
General Public Buildings: $2,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,897,000
General - Other: $5,339,000
Regular Highways: $3,956,000
Health - Other: $3,614,000
Regular Highways: $3,554,000
Police Protection: $3,278,000
Health - Other: $2,545,000
Police Protection: $1,676,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,560,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,453,000
Financial Administration: $1,229,000
General Public Buildings: $965,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $855,000
Central Staff Services: $572,000
Financial Administration: $542,000
Central Staff Services: $532,000
Corrections - Other: $495,000
Natural Resources - Other: $481,000
Correctional Institutions: $373,000
Natural Resources - Other: $190,000
General Public Buildings: $188,000
Corrections - Other: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $39,000
Transit Utilities: $20,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $13,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $3,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $337,000
Interest on Debt: $52,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $70,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,277,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,502,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $946,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $639,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $307,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,607,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,014,000
Interest Earnings: $521,000
General Revenue - Other: $454,000
Interest Earnings: $342,000
Rents: $205,000
Rents: $82,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
Sale of Property: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $146,000
Police Protection: $145,000
Regular Highways: $125,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Financial Administration: $28,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
General Public Building: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,165,000
Cash and Securities: $7,773,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $916,000
Cash and Securities: $28,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,328,000
Other: $1,170,000
Highways: $1,042,000
Highways: $850,000
Other: $125,000
General Local Government Support: $71,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $14,505,000
Property: $13,326,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,190,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,631,000
Motor Vehicle License: $268,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $216,000
Motor Vehicle License: $205,000
Public Utilities Sales: $168,000
Other License: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,875,000
Sumner County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $191,000
- Charges - Parks and Recreation: $1,860,000
Other: $1,159,000
Other: $476,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Natural Resources - Other: $53,000
Regular Highways: $24,000
Sewerage: $20,000
Sewerage: $17,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $15,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $8,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $988,000
Police Protection: $256,000
General - Other: $254,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000
Financial Administration: $59,000
Health - Other: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
General Public Buildings: $2,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,897,000
General - Other: $5,339,000
Regular Highways: $3,956,000
Health - Other: $3,614,000
Regular Highways: $3,554,000
Police Protection: $3,278,000
Health - Other: $2,545,000
Police Protection: $1,676,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,560,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,453,000
Financial Administration: $1,229,000
General Public Buildings: $965,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $855,000
Central Staff Services: $572,000
Financial Administration: $542,000
Central Staff Services: $532,000
Corrections - Other: $495,000
Natural Resources - Other: $481,000
Correctional Institutions: $373,000
Natural Resources - Other: $190,000
General Public Buildings: $188,000
Corrections - Other: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $39,000
Transit Utilities: $20,000
Transit Utilities: $16,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $13,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $3,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $337,000
Interest on Debt: $52,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $70,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,277,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,502,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $946,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $639,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $307,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,607,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,014,000
Interest Earnings: $521,000
General Revenue - Other: $454,000
Interest Earnings: $342,000
Rents: $205,000
Rents: $82,000
Special Assessments: $13,000
Sale of Property: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $146,000
Police Protection: $145,000
Regular Highways: $125,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Financial Administration: $28,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
General Public Building: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,165,000
Cash and Securities: $7,773,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $916,000
Cash and Securities: $28,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,328,000
Other: $1,170,000
Highways: $1,042,000
Highways: $850,000
Other: $125,000
General Local Government Support: $71,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $14,505,000
Property: $13,326,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,190,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,631,000
Motor Vehicle License: $268,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $216,000
Motor Vehicle License: $205,000
Public Utilities Sales: $168,000
Other License: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,875,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 349
- Number of aged recipients: 19
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 330
- Number of recipients under 18: 69
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 241
- Number of recipients older than 64: 39
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 117
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 164
| Most common first names in Sumner County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 222 | 81.6 years |
| William | 188 | 78.8 years |
| John | 173 | 78.4 years |
| Charles | 155 | 74.8 years |
| James | 152 | 75.6 years |
| Robert | 152 | 73.1 years |
| George | 119 | 79.7 years |
| Ruth | 86 | 80.3 years |
| Clarence | 78 | 77.6 years |
| Helen | 75 | 79.4 years |
| Most common last names in Sumner County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 107 | 75.3 years |
| Miller | 75 | 76.6 years |
| Johnson | 75 | 79.4 years |
| Brown | 70 | 77.8 years |
| Davis | 55 | 76.7 years |
| Jones | 55 | 76.8 years |
| White | 53 | 79.0 years |
| Williams | 42 | 74.9 years |
| Baker | 41 | 76.5 years |
| Moore | 38 | 79.2 years |
| Businesses in Sumner County, KS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
| FedEx | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| Kroger | 2 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
| McDonald's | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Motel 6 | 1 | |||
Sumner County on our top lists:
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"