Jefferson County, Kansas
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State Health Department
- Kansas Department of Health & Environment: 1000 SW Jackson, Topeka
( Richard Morrissey: 785-296-1086 / rmorriss@kdhe.state.ks.us)
Local Health Departments
- Jefferson County Health Department, Home Health and Hospice: 1212 Walnut, U.S. Hwy. 59, Oskaloosa
( Eileen Filbert: 785-863-2447 / jchd@jfcountyks.com)
Population:
- Total Population: 18,426
- Males: 9,303
- Females: 9,123
Ethnicity:
- White: 17,764
- Black/African American: 55
- Hispanic: 163
- Native American/Eskimo: 197
- Asian: 10
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 18
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 219
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (16,830)
- Spanish (275)
- French (65)
- German (20)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 109
- Canada (19)
- Mexico (14)
- United Kingdom (13)
- Colombia (13)
- Vietnam (9)
- Japan (6)
- Brazil (6)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- United Methodist Church, The (2,426)
- Catholic Church (2,366)
- Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (734)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (390)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (317)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 5,173
- Sensory: 669
- Physical: 1,466
- Mental: 676
- Self-care: 425
- Go outside home: 939
- Employment: 961
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 222
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 6,830
- Utility gas: 2,769
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,823
- Electricity: 782
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 29
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 337
- Solar Energy: 7
- Other fuel: 80
- No fuel used: 3
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 13,520
- No vehicle: 436
- 1 or more vehicle: 13,084
Education Attainment:
- No School: 23
- No High School: 394
- Some High School: 932
- High School: 5,159
- Some College: 2,903
- Associate's Degree: 540
- College Degree: 1,446
- Master's Degree: 539
- Professional Degree: 132
- Doctoral Degree: 59
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 6,830
- Owners with phone: 5,721
- Owners without phone: 93
- Renters with phone: 916
- Renters without phone: 100
10 closest counties:
- Douglas County, Kansas
- Atchison County, Kansas
- Shawnee County, Kansas
- Leavenworth County, Kansas
- Jackson County, Kansas
- Brown County, Kansas
- Doniphan County, Kansas
- Franklin County, Kansas
- Platte County, Missouri
- Osage County, Kansas
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
66054, 66060, 66066, 66070, 66073, 66088, 66097, 66429, 66512
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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