Ford County, Kansas (KS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,678
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,034
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,997 (it was 3,818 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 35% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 1098 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 31 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.2%), Educational, health and social services (17.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 19,93757.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 12,83536.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8902.6%Two or more races
- 5831.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3691.1%Asian alone
- 1390.4%Some other race alone
- 540.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 220.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 33.0 years |
Kansas median age: | 37.6 years |
Males: 17,694 | (51.7%) |
Females: 16,532 | (48.3%) |
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Ford County: | 2.0 people |
Kansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $67,195 ($37,860 in 1999)
This county: | $67,195 |
Kansas: | $68,925 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $725 (lower quartile is $575, upper quartile is $933)
This county: | $725 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $132,604 (it was $64,600 in 2000)
Ford: | $132,604 |
Kansas: | $206,600 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,275
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $531
Institutionalized population: 448
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 5
- Burglaries: 36
- Thefts: 20
- Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 10
- Burglaries: 10
- Thefts: 37
- Auto thefts: 7
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 75 buildings, average cost: $176,600
- 2021: 62 buildings, average cost: $214,400
- 2020: 81 buildings, average cost: $189,200
- 2019: 48 buildings, average cost: $185,300
- 2018: 36 buildings, average cost: $178,000
- 2017: 43 buildings, average cost: $177,500
- 2016: 22 buildings, average cost: $183,900
- 2015: 32 buildings, average cost: $178,300
- 2014: 41 buildings, average cost: $174,300
- 2013: 38 buildings, average cost: $167,400
- 2012: 53 buildings, average cost: $140,200
- 2011: 29 buildings, average cost: $148,700
- 2010: 46 buildings, average cost: $145,900
- 2009: 27 buildings, average cost: $166,300
- 2008: 18 buildings, average cost: $147,600
- 2007: 30 buildings, average cost: $117,300
- 2006: 38 buildings, average cost: $150,700
- 2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $121,400
- 2004: 62 buildings, average cost: $120,000
- 2003: 82 buildings, average cost: $92,800
- 2002: 64 buildings, average cost: $95,000
- 2001: 61 buildings, average cost: $103,100
- 2000: 60 buildings, average cost: $104,900
- 1999: 81 buildings, average cost: $86,300
- 1998: 76 buildings, average cost: $68,200
- 1997: 49 buildings, average cost: $113,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,435 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,639 (1.5%)
Ford County: | 12.3% |
Kansas: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 33.0 years old
(Males: 32.1 years old, Females: 33.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.6 years old, Black residents: 41.3 years old, American Indian residents: 18.4 years old, Asian residents: 50.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.4 years old, Other race residents: 26.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ford County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Cities in this county include: Dodge City, Spearville, Bucklin, Wilroads Gardens, Ford, Fort Dodge, Wright.
2023 air pollution in Ford County:
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 23.3 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ford County: Wichita Four Mile Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Kansas International Dragway (B), Camp Hyde (C), Lake Afton Boys Ranch (D), Clearwater Business Park (E), Garvey Industrial Park (F), Sedwick County Zoo (G), Schulte Industrial Park (H), Tanganyika Wildlife Park (I), Peck Substation (J), Hoover Road Industrial Park (K), Schulte Industrial Park (L), Air Capitol Industrial Park (M), Pine Bay Golf Course (N), Farber Substation (O), Chelsea Industrial Park (P), Hidden Lake Golf Course (Q), Boeing Hi - Tech Office Park (R), Boeing Industrial Park (S), Garden Plain Wastewater Treatment Plant (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ford County include: Church of the Magdalen (A), Foursquare Gospel Church (B), New Creation Christian Church (C), Northwest Church of God (D), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (E), Oatville Community Methodist Church (F), Oaklawn Place Baptist Church (G), Christ Lutheran Church (H), Bethany Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Noel Cemetery (1), Harrington Cemetery (2), Chikaskia Cemetery (3), Cheney Pioneer Cemetery (4), Saint Anthony Cemetery (5), Calvary Cemetery (6), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Wilson Lake (A), Horseshoe Lake (B), Meadow Lake (C), Lake Waltanna (D), Sunnebuhl Lake (E), Lake Forty-eight (F), Cadillac Lake (G), Lake Afton (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Afton Creek (A), Polecat Creek (B), Clear Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Nester Creek (E), West Fork Chisholm Creek (F), Little Slough (G), Jester Creek (H), Gar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ford County: Lake Afton County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Edwards County , Harvey County , Neosho County , Montgomery County, Kentucky , Sumner County , Wright County, Missouri .
Here: | 1.6% |
Kansas: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 1,285
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,796 (31.2% naturalized citizens)
Ford County: | 22.8% |
Whole state: | 7.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,9332010 or later
- 2,0052000 to 2009
- 2,0431990 to 1999
- 1,8431980 to 1989
- 6961970 to 1979
- 99Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,920
- One, attached: 452
- Two: 659
- 3 or 4: 631
- 5 to 9: 185
- 10 to 19: 298
- 20 to 49: 120
- 50 or more: 155
- Mobile homes: 1,246
Housing units in Ford County with a mortgage: 3,543 (212 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 156 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 101
Here: | 2.9% with mortgage |
State: | 97.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Ford County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 12,570 | 3 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,564 | 30 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,384 | 8 |
Other | 918 | 4 |
None | 11,412 | - |
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:
Ford County: | 1.51 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Ford County: | 4.53 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Ford County: | 7.7% |
Kansas: | 8.1% |
Ford County: | 29.0% |
State: | 27.9% |
Here: | 18.9% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Ford County:
Average size of farms: 926 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $306,217
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $151.11
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 82.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $305,845
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116,112
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.61
Corn for grain: 39111 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 115219 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 9723 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 15 acres
Tornado activity:
Ford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 1533380.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 218 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/3/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 150 people and caused $141 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Ford County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 722% 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 187.4 miles away from Ford County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 231.1 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 107.9 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 129.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/7/2016 at 04:27:57, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 107.1 miles away from Ford County center
On 11/19/2015 at 07:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 108.6 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 13, 2017 - January 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4304, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1741: February 01, 2008, FEMA Id: 1741, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 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 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, Incident Period: May 02, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-378: May 02, 1973, FEMA Id: 378, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Kansas FLOODING, Incident Period: June 23, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-201: June 23, 1965, FEMA Id: 201, Natural disaster type: Flood
The number of natural disasters in Ford County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13,679 (78.2%)
- Carpooled: 2,579 (14.7%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 208 (1.2%)
- Bicycle: 35 (0.2%)
- Walked: 142 (0.8%)
- Worked at home: 453 (2.6%)
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care and social assistance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Manufacturing (21%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care and social assistance (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Production occupations (18%)
- Material moving occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Mexico (66%)
- Guatemala (14%)
- Venezuela (4%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Cuba (3%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Colombia (1%)
- German (11%)
- American (5%)
- English (4%)
- Irish (1%)
- Scottish (0%)
- European (0%)
- African (0%)
People in group quarters in Ford County, Kansas in 2010:
- 292 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 185 people in college/university student housing
- 101 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 55 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 28 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 27 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 19 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Ford County, Kansas in 2000:
- 430 people in nursing homes
- 111 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 90 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 61 people in other group homes
- 18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
5.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,230 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.12% |
Kansas average: | 6.64% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.41% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($19,568 average AGI)
2.71% relocated from other states ($18,662 average AGI)
Ford County: 2.71% Kansas average: 3.37%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Finney County, KS | 0.43% ($38,481 average AGI) |
from Sedgwick County, KS | 0.31% ($31,789) |
from Miami-Dade County, FL | 0.25% ($27,400) |
from Gray County, KS | 0.23% ($64,643) |
6.19% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,604 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.19% |
Kansas average: | 6.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.07% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($22,644 average AGI)
3.12% relocated to other states ($21,961 average AGI)
Ford County: 3.12% Kansas average: 3.62%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Sedgwick County, KS | 0.66% ($44,667 average AGI) |
to Finney County, KS | 0.33% ($35,488) |
to Gray County, KS | 0.28% ($63,029) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,643 (3,163 aged, 480 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,601 (15%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Ford County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (409)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (310)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (219)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (163)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (63)
- Unspecified dementia (55)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (44)
- Congestive heart failure (27)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (23)
- Sudden cardiac death, so described (20)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,254
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 297
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,104
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,958
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 794
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 50
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 34,226- Male householders: 6,183 (1,771 living alone), Female householders: 5,756 (1,282 living alone)
5,693 spouses (5,691 opposite-sex spouses), 979 unmarried partners, (923 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,960 children (10,349 natural, 227 adopted, 396 stepchildren), 557 grandchildren, 678 brothers or sisters, 561 parents, 81 foster children, 733 other relatives, 1,160 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 685
Size of family households: 2,790 2-persons, 1,857 3-persons, 1,759 4-persons, 942 5-persons, 649 6-persons, 229 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,040 1-person, 535 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 42 5-persons.
6,540 married couples with children.
2,241 single-parent households (306 men, 1,935 women).
52.3% of residents of Ford speak English at home.
45.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (19% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 62% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $144,468,000 ($4,341 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,959,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,259,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,183,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,415,000
Federal grants: $32,593,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,479,000 ($25,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,538,000 ($656,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $813,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,599,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,579,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,514Here: | 104 per 1000 residents |
State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,403
Here: | 42 per 1000 residents |
State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,294
Here: | +68 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,079
Here: | -91 per 1000 residents |
State: | -21 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.2 |
State: | 6.9 |
Here: | 4.9 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Ford County, Kansas
- 522020 or later
- 6082010 to 2019
- 9492000 to 2009
- 8181990 to 1999
- 1,6331980 to 1989
- 2,5471970 to 1979
- 1,6901960 to 1969
- 1,6131950 to 1959
- 8271940 to 1949
- 1,8011939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ford County, Kansas
- 171 room
- 572 rooms
- 2113 rooms
- 8994 rooms
- 1,8375 rooms
- 1,3196 rooms
- 1,2467 rooms
- 7518 rooms
- 1,4789+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ford County, Kansas
- 1211 room
- 1562 rooms
- 3963 rooms
- 9534 rooms
- 1,0635 rooms
- 5396 rooms
- 6347 rooms
- 848 rooms
- 1489+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ford County, Kansas
- 15no bedroom
- 1171 bedroom
- 1,5732 bedrooms
- 3,8473 bedrooms
- 1,3704 bedrooms
- 8445+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ford County, Kansas
- 188no bedroom
- 4381 bedroom
- 1,4492 bedrooms
- 1,6493 bedrooms
- 3224 bedrooms
- 945+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ford County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 183no vehicle
- 1,4281 vehicle
- 3,3642 vehicles
- 1,8653 vehicles
- 6654 vehicles
- 2715+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ford County in renter-occupied apartments
- 414no vehicle
- 1,7871 vehicle
- 1,5572 vehicles
- 1723 vehicles
- 1644 vehicles
- 575+ vehicles
83.7% of Ford County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Kansas.
Ford County: | 83.7% |
State average: | 85.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 19,528
- Other state: 6,566
- Northeast: 200
- Midwest: 1,511
- South: 2,506
- West: 2,417
- 79.7%Utility gas
- 11.2%Electricity
- 6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 1.1%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 63.9%Utility gas
- 27.3%Electricity
- 7.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 2.9% |
Kansas: | 14.1% |
Here: | 0.3% |
Kansas: | 10.8% |
Here: | 14.9% |
Kansas: | 15.4% |
Ford County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,800,000
Cash and Securities: $1,669,000
- Charges - Other: $5,063,000
Other: $4,700,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,385,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,214,000
Regular Highways: $92,000
Regular Highways: $85,000
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $467,000
Solid Waste Management: $450,000
Health - Other: $396,000
Health - Other: $382,000
Police Protection: $276,000
Police Protection: $266,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,036,000
General - Other: $6,882,000
Health - Other: $3,819,000
Health - Other: $3,735,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,413,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,338,000
Regular Highways: $3,196,000
Regular Highways: $3,126,000
Central Staff Services: $2,896,000
Central Staff Services: $2,833,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,285,000
Police Protection: $2,235,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,235,000
Police Protection: $2,186,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,718,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,681,000
Financial Administration: $1,285,000
Financial Administration: $1,257,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,102,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,078,000
Solid Waste Management: $789,000
Solid Waste Management: $771,000
Natural Resources - Other: $266,000
Natural Resources - Other: $260,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $408,000
Interest on Debt: $387,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,056,000
Other - General - Other: $4,056,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,240,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,850,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,460,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,070,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,390,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,390,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,806,000
Rents: $1,523,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,419,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,196,000
Interest Earnings: $298,000
Interest Earnings: $252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $83,000
Fines and Forfeits: $70,000
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,023,000
Police Protection: $956,000
General - Other: $664,000
Police Protection: $621,000
Regular Highways: $309,000
Regular Highways: $200,000
Parks and Recreation: $133,000
Parks and Recreation: $86,000
Health - Other: $84,000
Health - Other: $55,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,614,000
Cash and Securities: $25,603,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $137,000
Cash and Securities: $127,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,942,000
Other: $1,627,000
Highways: $1,287,000
Highways: $1,078,000
Health and Hospitals: $546,000
Health and Hospitals: $457,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $16,938,000
Property: $16,538,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,900,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,713,000
Other License: $673,000
Other License: $657,000
Motor Vehicle License: $282,000
Motor Vehicle License: $275,000
Public Utilities Sales: $184,000
Public Utilities Sales: $179,000
Ford County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,800,000
Cash and Securities: $1,669,000
- Charges - Other: $5,063,000
Other: $4,700,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,385,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,214,000
Regular Highways: $92,000
Regular Highways: $85,000
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $467,000
Solid Waste Management: $450,000
Health - Other: $396,000
Health - Other: $382,000
Police Protection: $276,000
Police Protection: $266,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,036,000
General - Other: $6,882,000
Health - Other: $3,819,000
Health - Other: $3,735,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,413,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,338,000
Regular Highways: $3,196,000
Regular Highways: $3,126,000
Central Staff Services: $2,896,000
Central Staff Services: $2,833,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,285,000
Police Protection: $2,235,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,235,000
Police Protection: $2,186,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,718,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,681,000
Financial Administration: $1,285,000
Financial Administration: $1,257,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,102,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,078,000
Solid Waste Management: $789,000
Solid Waste Management: $771,000
Natural Resources - Other: $266,000
Natural Resources - Other: $260,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $408,000
Interest on Debt: $387,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,056,000
Other - General - Other: $4,056,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,240,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,850,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,460,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,070,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,390,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,390,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,806,000
Rents: $1,523,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,419,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,196,000
Interest Earnings: $298,000
Interest Earnings: $252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $83,000
Fines and Forfeits: $70,000
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,023,000
Police Protection: $956,000
General - Other: $664,000
Police Protection: $621,000
Regular Highways: $309,000
Regular Highways: $200,000
Parks and Recreation: $133,000
Parks and Recreation: $86,000
Health - Other: $84,000
Health - Other: $55,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,614,000
Cash and Securities: $25,603,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $137,000
Cash and Securities: $127,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,942,000
Other: $1,627,000
Highways: $1,287,000
Highways: $1,078,000
Health and Hospitals: $546,000
Health and Hospitals: $457,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $16,938,000
Property: $16,538,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,900,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,713,000
Other License: $673,000
Other License: $657,000
Motor Vehicle License: $282,000
Motor Vehicle License: $275,000
Public Utilities Sales: $184,000
Public Utilities Sales: $179,000
Ford County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,800,000
Cash and Securities: $1,669,000
- Charges - Other: $5,063,000
Other: $4,700,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,385,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,214,000
Regular Highways: $92,000
Regular Highways: $85,000
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $467,000
Solid Waste Management: $450,000
Health - Other: $396,000
Health - Other: $382,000
Police Protection: $276,000
Police Protection: $266,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,036,000
General - Other: $6,882,000
Health - Other: $3,819,000
Health - Other: $3,735,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,413,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,338,000
Regular Highways: $3,196,000
Regular Highways: $3,126,000
Central Staff Services: $2,896,000
Central Staff Services: $2,833,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,285,000
Police Protection: $2,235,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,235,000
Police Protection: $2,186,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,718,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,681,000
Financial Administration: $1,285,000
Financial Administration: $1,257,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,102,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,078,000
Solid Waste Management: $789,000
Solid Waste Management: $771,000
Natural Resources - Other: $266,000
Natural Resources - Other: $260,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $408,000
Interest on Debt: $387,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,056,000
Other - General - Other: $4,056,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,240,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,850,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,460,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,070,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,390,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,390,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,806,000
Rents: $1,523,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,419,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,196,000
Interest Earnings: $298,000
Interest Earnings: $252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $83,000
Fines and Forfeits: $70,000
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,023,000
Police Protection: $956,000
General - Other: $664,000
Police Protection: $621,000
Regular Highways: $309,000
Regular Highways: $200,000
Parks and Recreation: $133,000
Parks and Recreation: $86,000
Health - Other: $84,000
Health - Other: $55,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,614,000
Cash and Securities: $25,603,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $137,000
Cash and Securities: $127,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,942,000
Other: $1,627,000
Highways: $1,287,000
Highways: $1,078,000
Health and Hospitals: $546,000
Health and Hospitals: $457,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $16,938,000
Property: $16,538,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,900,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,713,000
Other License: $673,000
Other License: $657,000
Motor Vehicle License: $282,000
Motor Vehicle License: $275,000
Public Utilities Sales: $184,000
Public Utilities Sales: $179,000
Ford County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,800,000
Cash and Securities: $1,669,000
- Charges - Other: $5,063,000
Other: $4,700,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,385,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,214,000
Regular Highways: $92,000
Regular Highways: $85,000
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $467,000
Solid Waste Management: $450,000
Health - Other: $396,000
Health - Other: $382,000
Police Protection: $276,000
Police Protection: $266,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,036,000
General - Other: $6,882,000
Health - Other: $3,819,000
Health - Other: $3,735,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,413,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,338,000
Regular Highways: $3,196,000
Regular Highways: $3,126,000
Central Staff Services: $2,896,000
Central Staff Services: $2,833,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,285,000
Police Protection: $2,235,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,235,000
Police Protection: $2,186,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,718,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,681,000
Financial Administration: $1,285,000
Financial Administration: $1,257,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,102,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,078,000
Solid Waste Management: $789,000
Solid Waste Management: $771,000
Natural Resources - Other: $266,000
Natural Resources - Other: $260,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $408,000
Interest on Debt: $387,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,056,000
Other - General - Other: $4,056,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,240,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,850,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,460,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,070,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,390,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,390,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,806,000
Rents: $1,523,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,419,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,196,000
Interest Earnings: $298,000
Interest Earnings: $252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $83,000
Fines and Forfeits: $70,000
Donations From Private Sources: $7,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,023,000
Police Protection: $956,000
General - Other: $664,000
Police Protection: $621,000
Regular Highways: $309,000
Regular Highways: $200,000
Parks and Recreation: $133,000
Parks and Recreation: $86,000
Health - Other: $84,000
Health - Other: $55,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,614,000
Cash and Securities: $25,603,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $137,000
Cash and Securities: $127,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,942,000
Other: $1,627,000
Highways: $1,287,000
Highways: $1,078,000
Health and Hospitals: $546,000
Health and Hospitals: $457,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $16,938,000
Property: $16,538,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,900,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,713,000
Other License: $673,000
Other License: $657,000
Motor Vehicle License: $282,000
Motor Vehicle License: $275,000
Public Utilities Sales: $184,000
Public Utilities Sales: $179,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 381
- Number of aged recipients: 50
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 331
- Number of recipients under 18: 83
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 219
- Number of recipients older than 64: 79
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 148
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 175
Most common first names in Ford County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 158 | 77.0 years |
Mary | 155 | 79.6 years |
William | 138 | 75.3 years |
James | 100 | 75.4 years |
Charles | 91 | 77.7 years |
George | 88 | 76.6 years |
Robert | 81 | 73.1 years |
Ruth | 62 | 80.3 years |
Helen | 58 | 79.3 years |
Margaret | 57 | 79.7 years |
Most common last names in Ford County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 71 | 77.9 years |
Johnson | 45 | 76.6 years |
Brown | 42 | 78.9 years |
Miller | 40 | 77.8 years |
Davis | 37 | 76.9 years |
Williams | 28 | 73.3 years |
Jones | 28 | 80.6 years |
Moore | 27 | 71.2 years |
Wilson | 23 | 77.9 years |
Martin | 21 | 62.4 years |
Businesses in Ford County, KS | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Nike | 5 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
FedEx | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
Kroger | 3 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
La Quinta | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |