McPherson County, Kansas (KS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,162
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,283
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,114 (it was 2,922 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 900 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 33 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.9%), Manufacturing (21.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 26,78089.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,4815.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 8903.0%Two or more races
- 4961.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2100.7%Asian alone
- 170.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 40.3 years |
Kansas median age: | 37.6 years |
Males: 14,955 | (49.7%) |
Females: 15,142 | (50.3%) |
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McPherson County: | 2.0 people |
Kansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $70,410 ($41,138 in 1999)
This county: | $70,410 |
Kansas: | $68,925 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $684 (lower quartile is $549, upper quartile is $823)
This county: | $684 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $197,432 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
McPherson: | $197,432 |
Kansas: | $206,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,359Detached houses: $215,961
Here: $215,961 State: $264,181 Townhouses or other attached units: $196,066
Here: $196,066 State: $219,178 In 2-unit structures: $122,651
Here: $122,651 State: $190,919 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $314,281
Here: $314,281 State: $161,859 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,365
Here: $92,365 State: $267,030 Mobile homes: $56,375
Here: $56,375 State: $74,712
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $586
Institutionalized population: 534
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 6
- Burglaries: 15
- Thefts: 17
- Auto thefts: 6
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 11
- Burglaries: 29
- Thefts: 19
- Auto thefts: 6
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 51 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2021: 81 buildings, average cost: $188,800
- 2020: 111 buildings, average cost: $203,200
- 2019: 45 buildings, average cost: $268,900
- 2018: 56 buildings, average cost: $117,100
- 2017: 61 buildings, average cost: $174,900
- 2016: 62 buildings, average cost: $196,200
- 2015: 54 buildings, average cost: $198,300
- 2014: 46 buildings, average cost: $174,600
- 2013: 60 buildings, average cost: $190,200
- 2012: 70 buildings, average cost: $194,900
- 2011: 41 buildings, average cost: $163,500
- 2010: 52 buildings, average cost: $178,700
- 2009: 43 buildings, average cost: $169,600
- 2008: 38 buildings, average cost: $186,500
- 2007: 79 buildings, average cost: $150,100
- 2006: 98 buildings, average cost: $159,200
- 2005: 116 buildings, average cost: $163,800
- 2004: 126 buildings, average cost: $152,100
- 2003: 98 buildings, average cost: $137,500
- 2002: 91 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2001: 96 buildings, average cost: $149,100
- 2000: 103 buildings, average cost: $124,600
- 1999: 92 buildings, average cost: $106,700
- 1998: 85 buildings, average cost: $110,300
- 1997: 79 buildings, average cost: $108,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,684 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,564 (1.4%)
McPherson County: | 11.0% |
Kansas: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.3 years old
(Males: 39.0 years old, Females: 41.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.1 years old, Black residents: 21.5 years old, American Indian residents: 19.7 years old, Asian residents: 25.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.1 years old, Other race residents: 41.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McPherson County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $651 a month.
Cities in this county include: McPherson, Lindsborg, Moundridge, Inman, Canton, Galva, Marquette, Windom, Roxbury.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in McPherson County: Marion Country Club (A), Pine Edge Golf Course (B), Tampa Wastewater Plant (C), Ramona Wastewater Plant (D), Lost Springs Wastewater Plant (E), Lincolnville Wastewater Plant (F), Durham Wastewater Plant (G), Burns Wastewater Plant (H), Mud Creek (I), Marion Industrial Park (J), Goessel Wastewater Treatment Plant (K), Peabody Wastewater Plant (L), Marion Wastewater Plant (M), Lehigh Wastewater Treatment Plant (N), Team Marketing Alliance Grain Elevator Number 13 (O), Team Marketing Alliance Grain Elevator Number 7 (P), Peabody Golf Course (Q), Acorn Community Hall (R), Marion County Lake Hall (S). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in McPherson County include: Aulne United Methodist Church (A), Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church (B), Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church (C), Elm Springs Church (D), Friedenstal Church (E), Logan Church (F), Youngtown Church (G), Alexanderfeld Church of God in Christ (H), Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Friedenstal Cemetery (1), Pankratz Cemetery (2), Logan Cemetery (3), Baptist Cemetery (4), Hackler Community Cemetery (5), Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery (6), Saint Mary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Marion County Lake (A), Marion Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Doyle Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Clear Creek (C), Perry Creek (D), Cress Creek (E), French Creek (F), Silver Creek (G), South Cottonwood River (H), North Cottonwood River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in McPherson County include: French Creek Cove Public Use Area (1), Durham Cove Public Use Area (2), Marion Cove Public Use Area (3), Cottonwood Point Public Use Area (4), Hillsboro Cove Public Use Area (5), Marion County Park (6), Marion Wildlife Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Sussex County, Delaware , Edwards County , Ellsworth County , Kiowa County, Colorado , Pueblo County, Colorado , Russell County , Montgomery County, Kentucky .
Here: | 1.6% |
Kansas: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 1,897
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 920 (33.3% naturalized citizens)
McPherson County: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 7.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3572010 or later
- 3992000 to 2009
- 881990 to 1999
- 381980 to 1989
- 191970 to 1979
- 63Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,538
- One, attached: 453
- Two: 543
- 3 or 4: 454
- 5 to 9: 144
- 10 to 19: 169
- 20 to 49: 133
- 50 or more: 114
- Mobile homes: 611
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Housing units in McPherson County with a mortgage: 5,320 (398 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 312 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 118
Here: | 4.1% with mortgage |
State: | 97.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for McPherson County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 9,497 | 49 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,791 | 23 |
Catholic | 900 | 2 |
Other | 8 | 1 |
None | 10,984 | - |
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:
McPherson County: | 3.09 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
McPherson County: | 5.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.23 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
McPherson County: | 8.9% |
Kansas: | 8.1% |
McPherson County: | 28.9% |
State: | 27.9% |
Here: | 6.7% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in McPherson County:
Average size of farms: 495 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85,640
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $136.77
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $73,860
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 62.90%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.98%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $94,736
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.46%
Corn for grain: 20098 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 212318 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 31941 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 13 acres
Tornado activity:
McPherson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 1512808.9 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 73 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/13/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
McPherson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 726% 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 140.4 miles away from McPherson County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 202.5 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 76.2 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 142.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/2020 at 19:08:42, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.8 miles away from McPherson County center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 171.3 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, 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 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: June 07, 2010 to July 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1932: August 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1932, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 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 Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2007 to June 01, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1699: May 06, 2007, FEMA Id: 1699, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 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
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in McPherson County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13,881 (80.3%)
- Carpooled: 1,151 (6.7%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 154 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 96 (0.6%)
- Walked: 632 (3.7%)
- Worked at home: 1,141 (6.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Mexico (41%)
- Philippines (10%)
- Other Middle Africa (9%)
- Canada (7%)
- Nepal (5%)
- Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) (4%)
- England (3%)
- German (34%)
- American (13%)
- English (9%)
- Swedish (8%)
- Irish (4%)
- Scottish (3%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in McPherson County, Kansas in 2010:
- 534 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 360 people in college/university student housing
- 29 people in group homes intended for adults
- 2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in McPherson County, Kansas in 2000:
- 912 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 651 people in nursing homes
- 38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
5.83% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,689 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.83% |
Kansas average: | 6.64% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.82% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($29,415 average AGI)
2.01% relocated from other states ($18,274 average AGI)
McPherson County: 2.01% Kansas average: 3.37%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Reno County, KS | 0.66% ($41,351 average AGI) |
from Saline County, KS | 0.61% ($43,208) |
from Sedgwick County, KS | 0.61% ($43,375) |
from Harvey County, KS | 0.42% ($52,571) |
5.98% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,398 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.98% |
Kansas average: | 6.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.07% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($32,472 average AGI)
1.90% relocated to other states ($16,925 average AGI)
McPherson County: 1.90% Kansas average: 3.62%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Sedgwick County, KS | 0.72% ($44,647 average AGI) |
to Reno County, KS | 0.72% ($46,659) |
to Saline County, KS | 0.69% ($40,210) |
to Harvey County, KS | 0.39% ($59,457) |
to Johnson County, KS | 0.18% ($78,190) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,487 (4,976 aged, 511 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 554 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in McPherson County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (593)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (440)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (428)
- Unspecified dementia (407)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (308)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (301)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (256)
- Congestive heart failure (248)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (79)
- Unspecified fall (64)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,710
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 292
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41,386
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,297
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 996
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 45
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 107.4. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 30,097- Male householders: 6,703 (1,723 living alone), Female householders: 5,702 (1,740 living alone)
6,913 spouses (6,858 opposite-sex spouses), 616 unmarried partners, (525 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,262 children (6,848 natural, 138 adopted, 284 stepchildren), 160 grandchildren, 289 brothers or sisters, 253 parents, 3 foster children, 49 other relatives, 502 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,717
Size of family households: 4,271 2-persons, 1,550 3-persons, 1,291 4-persons, 614 5-persons, 324 6-persons, 139 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,460 1-person, 705 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 27 4-persons.
5,064 married couples with children.
1,090 single-parent households (446 men, 644 women).
94.6% of residents of McPherson speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $137,413,000 ($4,672 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,782,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,572,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $34,879,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,293,000
Federal grants: $14,179,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,446,000 ($174,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,044,000 ($348,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $63,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,176,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,662,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,808Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,790
Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +26
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -29
Here: | -1 per 1000 residents |
State: | -21 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 7.2 |
State: | 6.9 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in McPherson County, Kansas
- 172020 or later
- 1,1102010 to 2019
- 1,4072000 to 2009
- 1,5941990 to 1999
- 1,4371980 to 1989
- 2,1781970 to 1979
- 1,0191960 to 1969
- 8681950 to 1959
- 5641940 to 1949
- 2,9001939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McPherson County, Kansas
- 331 room
- 272 rooms
- 2793 rooms
- 7394 rooms
- 1,1755 rooms
- 1,5276 rooms
- 1,3027 rooms
- 1,5528 rooms
- 2,7669+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McPherson County, Kansas
- 721 room
- 992 rooms
- 6323 rooms
- 7594 rooms
- 5885 rooms
- 4416 rooms
- 2297 rooms
- 1708 rooms
- 1059+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in McPherson County, Kansas
- 30no bedroom
- 1861 bedroom
- 1,7302 bedrooms
- 3,8913 bedrooms
- 2,5844 bedrooms
- 9425+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McPherson County, Kansas
- 92no bedroom
- 5671 bedroom
- 1,4172 bedrooms
- 8063 bedrooms
- 1814 bedrooms
- 225+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in McPherson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 149no vehicle
- 1,5691 vehicle
- 4,3852 vehicles
- 2,2053 vehicles
- 5514 vehicles
- 5075+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in McPherson County in renter-occupied apartments
- 329no vehicle
- 1,4581 vehicle
- 1,0092 vehicles
- 2263 vehicles
- 374 vehicles
- 275+ vehicles
86.4% of McPherson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Kansas.
McPherson County: | 86.4% |
State average: | 85.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 20,951
- Other state: 7,684
- Northeast: 501
- Midwest: 2,978
- South: 1,935
- West: 2,314
- 65.4%Utility gas
- 17.3%Electricity
- 14.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.7%Wood
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 50.6%Utility gas
- 41.2%Electricity
- 6.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 27.0% |
Kansas: | 14.1% |
Here: | 13.4% |
Kansas: | 10.8% |
Here: | 68.0% |
Kansas: | 15.4% |
McPherson County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $537,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $745,000
Air Transportation: $100,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,259,000
Regular Highways: $7,014,000
Regular Highways: $6,088,000
Police Protection: $3,181,000
General - Other: $2,647,000
Health - Other: $1,816,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,657,000
Police Protection: $1,574,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,169,000
Corrections - Other: $1,049,000
Corrections - Other: $1,012,000
Central Staff Services: $1,007,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $999,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $819,000
General Public Buildings: $713,000
Financial Administration: $351,000
Parks and Recreation: $289,000
Parks and Recreation: $252,000
Air Transportation: $177,000
Air Transportation: $64,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,768,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $136,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,774,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $54,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $53,925,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $53,500,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,090,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,365,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,620,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,875,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $745,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $725,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $425,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $425,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,776,000
Special Assessments: $1,723,000
Special Assessments: $1,665,000
General Revenue - Other: $429,000
Interest Earnings: $305,000
Donations From Private Sources: $118,000
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000
Rents: $69,000
Rents: $54,000
Sale of Property: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,325,000
Cash and Securities: $13,060,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,877,000
Cash and Securities: $54,350,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,776,000
Highways: $1,117,000
Highways: $960,000
Health and Hospitals: $487,000
Other: $44,000
General Local Government Support: $23,000
General Local Government Support: $21,000
- Tax - Property: $14,853,000
Property: $14,767,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,384,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,264,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $368,000
Public Utilities Sales: $210,000
Public Utilities Sales: $196,000
Other License: $54,000
Amusements Sales: $12,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $9,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
McPherson County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $537,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $745,000
Air Transportation: $100,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,259,000
Regular Highways: $7,014,000
Regular Highways: $6,088,000
Police Protection: $3,181,000
General - Other: $2,647,000
Health - Other: $1,816,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,657,000
Police Protection: $1,574,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,169,000
Corrections - Other: $1,049,000
Corrections - Other: $1,012,000
Central Staff Services: $1,007,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $999,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $819,000
General Public Buildings: $713,000
Financial Administration: $351,000
Parks and Recreation: $289,000
Parks and Recreation: $252,000
Air Transportation: $177,000
Air Transportation: $64,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,768,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $136,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,774,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $54,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $53,925,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $53,500,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,090,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,365,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,620,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,875,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $745,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $725,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $425,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $425,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,776,000
Special Assessments: $1,723,000
Special Assessments: $1,665,000
General Revenue - Other: $429,000
Interest Earnings: $305,000
Donations From Private Sources: $118,000
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000
Rents: $69,000
Rents: $54,000
Sale of Property: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,325,000
Cash and Securities: $13,060,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,877,000
Cash and Securities: $54,350,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,776,000
Highways: $1,117,000
Highways: $960,000
Health and Hospitals: $487,000
Other: $44,000
General Local Government Support: $23,000
General Local Government Support: $21,000
- Tax - Property: $14,853,000
Property: $14,767,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,384,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,264,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $368,000
Public Utilities Sales: $210,000
Public Utilities Sales: $196,000
Other License: $54,000
Amusements Sales: $12,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $9,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
McPherson County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $537,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $745,000
Air Transportation: $100,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,259,000
Regular Highways: $7,014,000
Regular Highways: $6,088,000
Police Protection: $3,181,000
General - Other: $2,647,000
Health - Other: $1,816,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,657,000
Police Protection: $1,574,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,169,000
Corrections - Other: $1,049,000
Corrections - Other: $1,012,000
Central Staff Services: $1,007,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $999,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $819,000
General Public Buildings: $713,000
Financial Administration: $351,000
Parks and Recreation: $289,000
Parks and Recreation: $252,000
Air Transportation: $177,000
Air Transportation: $64,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,768,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $136,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,774,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $54,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $53,925,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $53,500,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,090,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,365,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,620,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,875,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $745,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $725,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $425,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $425,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,776,000
Special Assessments: $1,723,000
Special Assessments: $1,665,000
General Revenue - Other: $429,000
Interest Earnings: $305,000
Donations From Private Sources: $118,000
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000
Rents: $69,000
Rents: $54,000
Sale of Property: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,325,000
Cash and Securities: $13,060,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,877,000
Cash and Securities: $54,350,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,776,000
Highways: $1,117,000
Highways: $960,000
Health and Hospitals: $487,000
Other: $44,000
General Local Government Support: $23,000
General Local Government Support: $21,000
- Tax - Property: $14,853,000
Property: $14,767,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,384,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,264,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $368,000
Public Utilities Sales: $210,000
Public Utilities Sales: $196,000
Other License: $54,000
Amusements Sales: $12,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $9,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
McPherson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $537,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $745,000
Air Transportation: $100,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $7,259,000
Regular Highways: $7,014,000
Regular Highways: $6,088,000
Police Protection: $3,181,000
General - Other: $2,647,000
Health - Other: $1,816,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,657,000
Police Protection: $1,574,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,169,000
Corrections - Other: $1,049,000
Corrections - Other: $1,012,000
Central Staff Services: $1,007,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $999,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $819,000
General Public Buildings: $713,000
Financial Administration: $351,000
Parks and Recreation: $289,000
Parks and Recreation: $252,000
Air Transportation: $177,000
Air Transportation: $64,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,768,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $136,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,774,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $54,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $53,925,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $53,500,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,090,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,365,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,620,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,875,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $745,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $725,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $425,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $425,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,776,000
Special Assessments: $1,723,000
Special Assessments: $1,665,000
General Revenue - Other: $429,000
Interest Earnings: $305,000
Donations From Private Sources: $118,000
Fines and Forfeits: $86,000
Rents: $69,000
Rents: $54,000
Sale of Property: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,325,000
Cash and Securities: $13,060,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,877,000
Cash and Securities: $54,350,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,776,000
Highways: $1,117,000
Highways: $960,000
Health and Hospitals: $487,000
Other: $44,000
General Local Government Support: $23,000
General Local Government Support: $21,000
- Tax - Property: $14,853,000
Property: $14,767,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,384,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,264,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $368,000
Public Utilities Sales: $210,000
Public Utilities Sales: $196,000
Other License: $54,000
Amusements Sales: $12,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $9,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 265
- Number of aged recipients: 18
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 247
- Number of recipients under 18: 54
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 169
- Number of recipients older than 64: 42
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 108
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 104
Most common first names in McPherson County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 204 | 78.8 years |
Mary | 147 | 83.4 years |
Anna | 129 | 86.0 years |
William | 112 | 77.1 years |
Carl | 107 | 83.4 years |
Ruth | 106 | 83.5 years |
George | 103 | 81.6 years |
Robert | 102 | 75.3 years |
Charles | 99 | 77.7 years |
Helen | 94 | 82.8 years |
Most common last names in McPherson County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 233 | 81.3 years |
Koehn | 164 | 80.7 years |
Nelson | 148 | 82.7 years |
Peterson | 130 | 83.4 years |
Anderson | 125 | 81.6 years |
Unruh | 118 | 81.9 years |
Stucky | 108 | 79.4 years |
Goering | 105 | 83.1 years |
Becker | 80 | 80.3 years |
Krehbiel | 72 | 82.9 years |
Businesses in McPherson County, KS | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
Best Western | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
FedEx | 2 | Subway | 2 | |
Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | U-Haul | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Kroger | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 |