Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.7% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 20.2% | | Whole state: | 11.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 8.0% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Purdy, MO
Purdy compared to Missouri state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students 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 Purdy (2009 data):
- First State Bank of Purdy: First State Bank Of Purdy at Highway C And Kay Avenue, branch established on 1944-06-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $127.8 mil, Deposits: $111.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Purdy Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Barry County Missouri:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (67%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Purdy
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 54.4% | 11.3% | 8.9% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| Congregations | 33.0% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 5.5% | 9.9% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Inc. Fundamental Methodist Conference | Lutheran Church | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| Congregations | 11.0% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 15.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,624 | $31,488 | 2 | $156 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $350 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $4,316 | $25,896 | 1 | $862 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $102 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $588 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,210 | $26,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,708 | $20,496 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $10,858 | $26,059 | 7 | $2,058 |
Purdy government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $37,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
All Other: $3,000
- Construction - Fire Protection: $4,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $99,000
Water Utilities: $45,000
Sewerage: $37,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Financial Administration: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Fire Protection: $10,000
General - Other: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $40,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $30,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $218,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $99,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $43,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $45,000
Public Utilities: $43,000
Property: $27,000
NEC: $4,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $107,000
8.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,062 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.75% | | 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:
7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,255 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.60% | | 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 Purdy:
- KRMO (990 AM; 3 kW; CASSVILLE, MO; Owner: MONETT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KWTO (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KWTO, INC.)
- KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KSWM (940 AM; 1 kW; AURORA, MO; Owner: 940 RADIO, INC.)
- KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTHS (1480 AM; 5 kW; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)
- KOCR (1310 AM; 5 kW; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
Strongest FM radio stations in Purdy:
- KKBL (95.9 FM; MONETT, MO; Owner: MONETT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KQMO (97.7 FM; SHELL KNOB, MO; Owner: MAGIC CIRCLE RADIO, INC.)
- KMXF (101.9 FM; LOWELL, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHTO (106.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, MO; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KAMO-FM (94.3 FM; ROGERS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KIXQ (102.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSYN (92.5 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BIG MACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGMY-FM (100.5 FM; AURORA, MO; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KTTS-FM (94.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KIGL (93.3 FM; SELIGMAN, MO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOMG (92.9 FM; OZARK, MO; Owner: MW SPRINGMO, INC.)
- KTCN (100.9 FM; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KOBC (90.7 FM; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE)
- KNEO (91.7 FM; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: SKY HIGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Purdy:
- K38DD (Channel 38; MONETT, MO; Owner: PEGGY L. DAVIS AND DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- KYTV (Channel 3; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KY3, INC.)
- K05KD (Channel 5; CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- K61GJ (Channel 61; AURORA, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KOZK (Channel 21; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KCLJ-CA (Channel 46; JOPLIN/CARTHAGE, MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
- KODE-TV (Channel 12; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZJ (Channel 26; JOPLIN, MO; Owner: BD. OF GOVERNORS OF SW MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KWBS-TV (Channel 34; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
Purdy fatal accident list:
Oct 3, 1984 10:00 AM, 37, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 11, 1978 08:10 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Purdy Cell Site: 0.75 Miles N Of County Road C & 0.9 Mile E Of State Road 37, Structure height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN433
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz Grant Date: 10/31/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Kenneth R Meyers
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- Peter M Connolly, 1/4m W/O Inters. Of Fr2070 & Fr1090, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Dane Ershen, Route 2, Box 192c, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.4 m, Overall height: 106.4 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
- Hwy 37 & Rt C, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 73.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00002271
Registrant: Joplin Beepers, Purdy, MO 65734, Phone: (417) 442-3858 - Preston C Johnson, 1.1 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 68.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00008608
Registrant: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Three Bell Plaza, Room 810.A1, Dallas, TX 75202-5399, Phone: (214) 858-0824
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- Hwy 37 .36 Km S Of Jct Hwy B, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 25.9 m, Call Sign: WPRU475
Assigned Frequencies : 35.8200 MHz Grant Date: 02/01/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Bob Foreman
Registrant: L & B Electronics, Eldon, MO 65026, Phone: (573) 392-7554, Fax: (573) 392-1405 - Hwy 37 .36 Km S Of Jct Hwy B, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 25.9 m, Call Sign: WPSG413
Assigned Frequencies : 35.8200 MHz Grant Date: 04/16/2001, Expiration Date: 04/16/2011, Certifier: Signature On File
Registrant: L & B Electronics, Eldon, MO 65026, Phone: (573) 392-7554, Fax: (573) 392-1405 - Lat: 36.876917 Lon: -94.164000, Call Sign: WQAT966
Assigned Frequencies : 160.042 MHz, 159.952 MHz, 160.057 MHz, 160.087 MHz, 159.937 MHz Grant Date: 08/05/2004, Expiration Date: 08/05/2014, Certifier: Kip Cullers
Registrant: Radiophone Engineering, Inc., 534 West Walnut, Springfield, MO 65806, Phone: (417) 862-6653, Fax: (417) 862-6768
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- PURDY, Hwy 37c, Overall height: 73.2 m, Call Sign: WMR765
Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz Grant Date: 01/17/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Attorney At Law, 2154 Wisconsin Ave, Nw, Ste 250, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: (202) 223-3772, Fax: (202) 315-3587, Email:
- PURDY, 1.1 Mi S Of, Overall height: 68.3 m, Call Sign: WCU555
Assigned Frequencies : 5974.80 MHz, 5945.20 MHz Grant Date: 01/05/1999, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 03/02/1999
Registrant: Phone: (214) 858-0826
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2- Highway 37c, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Call Sign: WQZ601
Assigned Frequencies : 152.210 MHz Grant Date: 04/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009
Registrant: Attorney At Law, 2154 Wisconsin Ave, Nw, Ste 250, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: (202) 223-3772, Fax: (202) 315-3587, Email:
- Highway 37c, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Call Sign: WQZ610
Assigned Frequencies : 157.950 MHz, 72.3400 MHz, 72.1600 MHz, 152.690 MHz Grant Date: 04/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009
Registrant: Attorney At Law, 2154 Wisconsin Ave, Nw, Ste 250, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: (202) 223-3772, Fax: (202) 315-3587, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Purdy)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 734VF , Serial Number: 17269143, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 05/26/1977
Registrant (Individual): Gerald M Dwight, Rr 2 Box 78a, Purdy, MO 65734 - Aircraft: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 88HY , Serial Number: 2166, Year manufactured: 2001, Airworthiness Date: 08/08/2001
Registrant (Individual): Mark Dba Ingram, Po Box 16, Purdy, MO 65734, Other Owners: I Productions Mark
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Purdy, MO
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