For population 15 years and over in Fidelity town:
Never married: 22.9%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 18.6%
3 residents are foreign born
This town:
1.2%
Missouri:
2.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $500 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $625 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, MO (57.1 miles , pop. 151,580).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (111.5 miles , pop. 393,049).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (327.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Fidelity-area historical tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 184% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1956, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Fidelity town center injured 59 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/24/1975, a category F4 tornado 14.8 miles away from the town center killed 3 peopleand injured 22 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Fidelity-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from the city center On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from Fidelity center On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jasper County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fidelity:
MCCUNE - BROOKS HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; CARTHAGE, MO)
FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; JOPLIN, MO)
ST JOHN'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; JOPLIN, MO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fidelity:
Missouri Southern State University (about 9 miles; Joplin, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,115)
Crowder College (about 19 miles; Neosho, MO; FT enrollment: 2,111)
Pittsburg State University (about 31 miles; Pittsburg, KS; FT enrollment: 6,143)
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (about 51 miles; Bentonville, AR; FT enrollment: 3,034)
Drury University (about 58 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,600)
Ozarks Technical Community College (about 58 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 6,501)
Missouri State University (about 58 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 14,879)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 24.8. This is better than average.
City:
24.8
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 21.7. This is about average.Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
21.7
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 13.3. This is about average.Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
13.3
U.S.:
11.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.9%
(10.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Fidelity (based on Jasper County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.41%
Here
58.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents
33.4%
15.5%
11.5%
9.0%
6.9%
Congregations
20.7%
15.6%
12.8%
2.2%
1.1%
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Assemblies of God
Lutheran Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
2.7%
2.6%
2.3%
2.3%
13.9%
Congregations
3.9%
7.8%
1.7%
2.2%
31.8%
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: 9
Jasper County:
0.78 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Jasper County:
0.43 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 64
Jasper County:
5.56 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 88
Here:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
8.5%
Missouri:
8.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Jasper County:
30.7%
State:
29.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Jasper County:
14.5%
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
Other Government Administration
0
$0
3
$200
Totals for Government
0
$0
3
$200
7.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,137 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.85%
Missouri average:
7.87%
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($195 average AGI)
Jasper County:
0.07%
Missouri average:
0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
1.6mi E Junction Jones Cr & Center Cr. (Lat: 37.106444 Lon: -94.280778), Structure height: 66 m, Call Sign: KPF224 Assigned Frequencies: 450.980 MHz Grant Date: 08/17/1984, Expiration Date: 02/01/1997, Cancellation Date: 09/24/2000 Registrant: Don & Gail Stubblefield, 831 W Daugherty St., Webb City, MO 64870
