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| Population |
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| Year |
Anderson
Co. |
Garnett |
Greeley |
Colony |
Kincaid |
Westphalia |
Balance
of County |
| 2007 |
8,051 |
3,280 |
326 |
382 |
177 |
164 |
3,722 |
Labor
Force (Anderson County Annual Average)
| Year |
Employed |
Civilian
Labor Force |
Unemployment |
Unemployment
Rate |
| 2006 |
3,866 |
4,074 |
208 |
5.1% |
Selected
Occupational Wages
| Classification |
*
mean wage |
median
wage |
| Structural
Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
$13.83 |
$14.58 |
| Assemblers
and Fabricators, All Other |
$
9.39 |
$
8.64 |
| Cutting,
Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
$12.87 |
$12.81 |
| Metal
Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
$10.08 |
$
8.66 |
| Production
Workers, All Other |
$
9.21 |
$
8.65 |
| Packing
and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
$10.54 |
$10.42 |
| Welder,
Cutters, Solderers and Brazers |
$13.89 |
$13.86 |
| Electrical
and Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
$
9.65 |
$
8.23 |
| First-Line
Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating
Workers |
$19.36 |
$19.07 |
| Bookkeeping,
Accounting and Auditing Clerks |
$10.62 |
$10.06 |
| Customer
Service Representatives |
$12.10 |
$12.75 |
| Secretaries,
except Legal, Medical and Executive |
$
9.65 |
$
9.51 |
| Shipping,
Receiving and Traffic Clerks |
$11.67 |
$11.14 |
*
Mean and median wages are averages. Actual wages are both
higher and
lower depending on the establishment and benefit package.
Location: Anderson
County is located in eastern Kansas. Area
Maps
Distance
in miles from:
- Kansas
City-70 miles
- Tulsa-169
miles
- Wichita-142
miles
Location: Area
Maps
Highways
serving the community:
- US
HWY 59
- US
HWY 169
- K-31
- K-57
Motor
Carriers: Number
of carriers 6
Package Delivery Services:
- Exhibitors
Film Deliver
- Federal
Express
- United
Parcel Service (UPS)
- United
States Postal Service
Railroad
serving Anderson County: Union
Pacific Railroad
Airport: Garnett
Municipal Airport (K-68)
Aviation
business opportunities exist at the Garnett Municipal Airport.
Space is currently available for new hangar construction.
Land leased for pennies per square foot. A federal application
has been filed for a master plan to lengthen the runway.
- Runway
Length: 2,437 ft.
- Runway
Surface: Asphalt
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