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