Blue Rapids, Kansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,081
Male Share of the Population	49.9%
Female Share of the Population	50.1%
Senior Citizens	21.3%
Employed Population 16+	447
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	54.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14%
Median Earnings25+	$29,917
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,429

Wealth

Median Family Income	$64,609
% Above Poverty Level	88.1%
% Below Poverty Level	11.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	16 minutes
% Working from Home	2.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	22.8%
Median Gross Rent	$572
Median House Value	$67,200

Ancestry

German	25%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	23.4%
Irish	11.3%
Swedish	11.2%
English	7.4%
Italian	7.2%
Czech	7.1%
Scottish	1.7%
French Except Basque	1.5%
Danishn	0.5%
Norwegian	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Russian	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
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Blue Rapids Almanac

Category	Value
County	Marshall County
Standard Zip Codes	66411
Phone Area Codes	785
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	39.67
Approximate Longitude	-96.65

Blue Rapids Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MARYSVILLE
Distance	10.6 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 35 F
Apr Temp	40 to 65 F
Jul Temp	66 to 90 F
Oct Temp	41 to 68 F
Annual Precip	32.7 inches

Station	CENTRALIA
Distance	29 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 36 F
Apr Temp	41 to 65 F
Jul Temp	65 to 89 F
Oct Temp	43 to 68 F
Annual Precip	35.2 inches

Station	TUTTLE CREEK LAKE
Distance	30 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 37 F
Apr Temp	41 to 65 F
Jul Temp	66 to 90 F
Oct Temp	41 to 69 F
Annual Precip	32 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Barnes	165	$45,625
Frankfort	698	$57,679
Greenleaf	438	$51,250
Marysville	3,289	$60,750
Olsburg	217	$53,750
Waterville	743	$59,844

Blue Rapids Public Libraries

Blue Rapids Public Library
14 PUBLIC SQUARE
Blue Rapids, Kansas
(785) 363-7709

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Blue Rapids Public Schools

Valley Heights Elem
508 Chestnut
ZIP: 66411
(785) 363-7693
Primary
Total Enrollment 134

Valley Heights Jr/sr High
2274 6th Road
ZIP: 66411
(785) 363-2508
High
Total Enrollment 161

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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