Ralls County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.0. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.85. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 13.2. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 12.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.0%
(28.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Missouri: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 61.7% | | Whole state: | 67.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 7.6% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Center, MO
49 people in nursing homes
Center compared to Missouri state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Center (2011 data):
- RCSBank: Center Facility at 115 South Public, branch established on 1948/05/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $57.5 mil, Deposits: $52.0 mil, headquarters in New London, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: New London Bancshares, Inc
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Ralls County Missouri:
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Religion statistics for Center (based on Ralls County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.95%
| Here |  | 42.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 60.4% | 18.4% | 8.5% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| Congregations | 40.0% | 20.0% | 5.0% | 15.0% | 20.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | This county: | 3.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Missouri: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Ralls County: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Missouri: | 0.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | This county: | 7.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Missouri: | 4.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1 | Ralls County: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Missouri: | 7.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Ralls County: | 17.4% | | State: | 13.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $895 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $895 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,860 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $415 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $200 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $4,265 |
Center government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - Sewerage: $16,000 ($31.50)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.97)
- Construction - General: $2,000 ($3.94)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $68,000 ($133.86)
General - Other: $50,000 ($98.43)
Central Staff Services: $31,000 ($61.02)
Sewerage: $17,000 ($33.46)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($11.81)
Police Protection: $5,000 ($9.84)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($3.94)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($7.87)
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($1.97)
- Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $5,000 ($9.84)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $146,000 ($287.40)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000 ($45.28)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $43,000 ($84.65)
Property: $27,000 ($53.15)
Public Utilities: $27,000 ($53.15)
NEC: $8,000 ($15.75)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $41,000 ($80.71)
7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,726 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.07% | | Missouri average: | 7.87% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,713 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.63% | | Missouri average: | 7.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Center:
- KHMO (1070 AM; 5 kW; HANNIBAL, MO)
- WTAD (930 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGEM (1440 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KPCR (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BOWLING GREEN, MO; Owner: FOUR HIM ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Center:
- KKAC (104.3 FM; VANDALIA, MO; Owner: TWENTY-ONE SOUND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KGRC (92.9 FM; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- KJIR (91.7 FM; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: BELIEVERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KICK-FM (97.9 FM; PALMYRA, MO; Owner: BICK BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KZZK (105.9 FM; NEW LONDON, MO; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- WCOY (99.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- KWWR (95.7 FM; MEXICO, MO; Owner: KXEO RADIO, INC.)
- KWBZ (107.5 FM; MONROE CITY, MO; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPCR-FM (94.1 FM; BOWLING GREEN, MO; Owner: FOUR HIM ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.)
- WGEM-FM (105.1 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY NEWSPAPERS, INC.)
- KJFM (102.1 FM; LOUISIANA, MO; Owner: FOXFIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Center:
- W53BP (Channel 53; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W49BS (Channel 49; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KTVO (Channel 3; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Owner: KTVO LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- KHQA-TV (Channel 7; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF QUINCY, LLC)
- WTJR (Channel 16; QUINCY, IL; Owner: BELIEVER'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W61CO (Channel 61; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W36BS (Channel 36; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WGEM-TV (Channel 10; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING CO.)
- W18CJ (Channel 18; QUINCY, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W69DF (Channel 69; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - TIM PRESCOTT, Off Sr J, Near End Of Sr Ee; 5.5 Mi W Of-- (Lat: 39.515861 Lon: -91.642361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103, Phone: (314) 331-8678 - TIM PRESCOTT, Off Sr J, Near End Of Sr Ee; 5.5 Mi W Of-- (Lat: 39.515861 Lon: -91.642361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103, Phone: (314) 331-8678 - Timothy D Prescott, Off Sr J, Near End Of Sr Ee; 5.5 Mi W Of-- (Lat: 39.515861 Lon: -91.642361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103, Phone: (314) 331-8678 - Timothy D Prescott, Off Sr J, Near End Of Sr Ee; 5.5 Mi W Of-- (Lat: 39.515861 Lon: -91.642361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103, Phone: (314) 331-8678 - Chip Perkins, Nw 1/4 Sw 1/4 Section 35 (Lat: 39.503250 Lon: -91.543833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, Peter.Connolly@hklaw.Com, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - City Hall (Lat: 39.508944 Lon: -91.529056), Call Sign: KSI598, Licensee ID: L00109685
Assigned Frequencies: 155.145 MHz Grant Date: 01/25/2003, Expiration Date: 03/21/2013
Registrant: City Of Center, City Hall, Center, MO 63436 - City Hall (Lat: 39.508944 Lon: -91.529056), Call Sign: KUO515, Licensee ID: L00109685
Assigned Frequencies: 155.310 MHz, 155.370 MHz, 155.475 MHz Grant Date: 01/25/2003, Expiration Date: 03/21/2013
Registrant: City Of Center, Center, MO 63436 - 3.5 Mi Sw On Hwy 19 (Lat: 39.481722 Lon: -91.579611), Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: WNQS660
Assigned Frequencies: 48.6200 MHz Grant Date: 04/01/2004, Expiration Date: 06/14/2014, Cancellation Date: 12/06/2004
Registrant: 200 East Randolph Drive, Mc Ll3, 205 North Michigan Ave., 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601, Phone: (312) 260-3279, Fax: (312) 260-3398, Email:
- Cannon Dam Near End Of St Rt Ee 5.5 Mi W (Lat: 39.515861 Lon: -91.642389), Structure height: 107 m, Call Sign: WNYS646, Licensee ID: L00001888
Assigned Frequencies: 48.4600 MHz Grant Date: 01/22/1997, Expiration Date: 03/13/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/19/2002
Registrant: Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative, Palmyra, MO 63461, Phone: (314) 769-2107
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - CANNON DAM, Cannon Dam Near End Of St Rt Ee 5.5 Miles W Of (Lat: 39.515861 Lon: -91.642361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WHJ427
Assigned Frequencies: 6640.62 MHz Grant Date: 03/05/1998, Expiration Date: 06/03/2008, Cancellation Date: 08/09/2008
Registrant: Northeast Missouri Electric Power Coop, Business Hiway 61 North, Palmyra, MO 63461, Phone: (573) 769-2107, Fax: (573) 769-4358, Email:
- STATION, Switchyard Near Cannon Dam 5.5 Mi W Of (Lat: 39.526972 Lon: -91.643194), Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WHJ429
Assigned Frequencies: 1885.00 MHz Grant Date: 03/05/1998, Expiration Date: 06/03/2008, Cancellation Date: 03/21/2001
Registrant: Phone: (314) 769-2107
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: N0OMN
Grant Date: 07/02/1991, Expiration Date: 07/02/2001, Cancellation Date: 07/03/2003
Registrant: Charles R Jenks, Rr 2, Center, MO 63436 - Call Sign: W0RTY
Grant Date: 02/21/1995, Expiration Date: 02/21/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2004
Registrant: Edward R Morawitz, R 2 Box 2394, Center, MO 63436
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172D (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2505Y , Serial Number: 17249805, Year manufactured: 1962
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 46522 Sycamore Trl, Center, MO 63436 - Aircraft: ERCOUPE 415-C (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2989H , Serial Number: 3614, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Individual): E W Indv Norfolk, Box 176, Center, MO 63436 - Aircraft: GOLDEN CIRCLE AIR T-BIRD II (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582UL DCDI (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 779TB , Serial Number: SK001, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 01/22/2008
Registrant (Individual): Steven K Huse, 49390 Highway Cc, Center, MO 63436
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Center, MO among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 17 | 76.1 years |
| James | 16 | 71.3 years |
| John | 16 | 81.3 years |
| Mary | 16 | 80.9 years |
| George | 12 | 80.4 years |
| Anna | 8 | 82.0 years |
| Virginia | 7 | 76.8 years |
| Charles | 7 | 82.3 years |
| Robert | 6 | 70.7 years |
| Dorothy | 6 | 82.7 years |
| Most common last names in Center, MO among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jackson | 9 | 78.3 years |
| Anderson | 8 | 83.9 years |
| Evans | 8 | 73.1 years |
| Shulse | 8 | 78.0 years |
| Keithly | 7 | 85.4 years |
| Rissmiller | 7 | 83.6 years |
| Carter | 7 | 77.7 years |
| Clark | 7 | 76.4 years |
| Howald | 6 | 71.3 years |
| Palmer | 6 | 72.6 years |
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