Harvest of Change:Meatpacking, Immigration,and Garden City, Kansas
Donald D. StullProfessor of AnthropologyThe University of Kansas
1980 1990 2000 2010Population Finney
County23,825 33,070 40,253 36,776
Garden City 18,256 24,097 28,451 26,658
% Foreign Born
Finney County
3.2 9.9 22.7 20.4
Garden City 3.3 9.8 22.8 21.3
Table 1Population Changes, Finney County and Garden City, Kansas
Source: US. Census
School Year Enrollment % White % Black % Hispanic % Other*2000‐01 7,864 38.0 1.5 57.0 3.52001‐02 7,801 36.0 1.5 59.0 3.52004‐05 7,572 31.0 1.0 60.0 8.02008‐09 7,286 26.0 1.0 62.5 10.52010‐11 7,557 25.0 1.0 67.0 7.0
Table 2Ethnic Composition of Garden City Public Schools (USD457), Selected Years
*Other Category Includes: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian and Multiethnic
Source: Kansas Department of Education
1990 2000
In 2000, IBP’s workforce numbered 3,000 employees (300 management, 2,700 workers),ConAgra's workforce totaled 2,295 employees (230 management, 2,065 workers).
Caucasian Hispanic Asian
80
90
0
100
706050
40302010
Percent
37%
7%
58%
77%
4%
15%
IBP
Caucasian Hispanic Asian
100
80
0
70
6050
4030
20
10
Percent
40%
7%
56%
88%
1.5% 3%
90 ConAgra
Changing Ethnicity of Garden City Beefpacking Workers, 1990 and 2000
Table 3Finney County’s Changing Economic Profile, Selected Years
*Excludes self‐employed, agricultural employees and most government employees.
Source: The University of Kansas Institute for Policy and Social Research n.d. Kansas County Profiles: Finney County. Lawrence, KS
Year Total Employment # of Establishments*
Total Annual Payroll ($000)*
1980 13,117 744 90,6101990 19,938 914 218,3532000 24,592 1,020 384,0112002 22,162 1,024 352,3312005 21,311 971 389,1392008 22,690 986 446,6482009 22,776 988 429,584
Table 4Finney County Average Wage per Job
Source: The University of Kansas Institute for Policy and Social Research n.d. Kansas County Profiles: Finney County. Lawrence, KS
Year Wage $ % of KansasAverage Wage
% of Non‐Metro Kansas Average Wage
1980 11,756 92 1051990 17,324 87 1052000 24,664 84 1072008 33,214 84 1072009 32,738 84 105
Table 5Finney County Per Capita Income
Source: The University of Kansas Institute for Policy and Social Research n.d. Kansas County Profiles: Finney County. Lawrence, KS
Year Income $ % of KansasPer Capita Income
% of Non‐Metro Kansas Per Capita Income
1980 9,340 100 1001990 15,431 86 962000 21,215 75 902008 27,423 68 782009 26,529 68 77
School YearNumber of Students with Free or Reduced
Lunches
% of Students with Free or Reduced Lunches
2000‐2001 3,917 502002‐2003 4,087 532004‐2005 4,378 582006‐2007 4,479 602008‐2009 4,714 652010‐2011 5,317 70
Table 6USD 457 Income Data 2000 ‐ 2010, Selected Years
Source: Kansas Department of Education
Year Number2000 1,2632001 1,5842002 2,2172003 2,6492004 3,0372005 3,0822006 3,3002007 3,1882008 3,0572009 3,1552010 4,120
Table 7Number of Food Stamp Beneficiaries in Finney County 2000‐2009
Source: The University of Kansas Institute for Policy and Social Research n.d. Kansas County Profiles: Finney County. Lawrence, KS
YearFood Boxes Distributed
Total Meals Provided
2000 10,818 114,3392001 21,184 384,5372002 14,058 241,6512009 14,304 327,1292010 14,402 435,536
Table 8Emmaus House Services, Selected Years
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