Barton County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.3%), Educational,health and social services (15.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Barton County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 6,143	(49.0%)
Females: 6,398	(51.0%)

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Barton County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,816
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$330
State:	$481

Barton County:	$94,115
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $119,543

Here:	$119,543
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $64,414

Here:	$64,414
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $248,633

Here:	$248,633
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $87,470

Here:	$87,470
State:	$141,353

Mobile homes: $31,294

Here:	$31,294
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$46,345

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 38
• Thefts: 90
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 28
• Thefts: 63
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	13.0%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barton County is $380 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lamar, Golden City, Liberal, Mindenmines, Lamar Heights, Burgess, Milford.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County, Kansas , Cedar County , Dade County , Jasper County , Vernon County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Barton County: Blue Community Hall (A), Duval (B), Last Chance (C), Fairbanks (D), Lamar Country Club (E), Le Roy (F), Esrom (G), Wise (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Barton County include: Morehead Church (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Harmony Church (C), Apostolic Christian Church (D), Bethany Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Central Chapel (G), Verdella Church (H), Bluff Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Round Prairie Cemetery (1), Liberal Cemetery (2), Harlow-Wright Cemetery (3), Bakers Grove Cemetery (4), Howell Cemetery (5), Barton City Cemetery (6), Iantha Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Blanchards Lake (A), Cass Lake (B), Emberry Lake (C), Suiters Lake (D), Finley Lake (E), Gardner Farms Lake (F), John Gardner Lake (G), Lawless Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lacey Branch (A), Kyle Creek (B), Glendale Fork (C), Fleck Creek (D), Elm Branch (E), East Fork Dry Wood Creek (F), East Drywood Creek (G), Painter Branch (H), Patton Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Barton County: Hunkah Prairie State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Esrom Post Office (A), Le Roy Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.3%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 289
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 89 (36% naturalized citizens)

Barton County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,295
• One, attached: 34
• Two: 64
• 3 or 4: 233
• 5 to 9: 44
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 or more: 21
• Mobile homes: 699
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Barton County with a mortgage: 1,205 (55 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,019

Here:	54.2% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Barton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 60 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 47 people and caused $53 million in damages.

Barton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 99% 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 69.4 miles away from Barton County center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,364 (75%) Carpooled: 876 (15%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 118 (2%) Other means: 45 (1%) Worked at home: 408 (7%)

6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,614 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.95% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($17,121 average AGI)
2.48% relocated from other states ($9,490 average AGI)

Barton County:	2.48%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Jasper County, MO	1.24% ($31,375 average AGI)
from Vernon County, MO	0.64% ($25,552)
from Crawford County, KS	0.58% ($24,115)
from Dade County, MO	0.35% ($24,188)
from Greene County, MO	0.29% ($15,385)

7.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.27%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.44% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($15,172 average AGI)
2.83% relocated to other states ($11,257 average AGI)

Barton County:	2.83%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Jasper County, MO	1.56% ($23,465 average AGI)
to Crawford County, KS	0.75% ($23,706)
to Greene County, MO	0.53% ($22,500)
to Dade County, MO	0.46% ($20,286)
to Vernon County, MO	0.42% ($22,368)
to Cedar County, MO	0.24% ($19,000)
to Newton County, MO	0.22% ($23,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,187 (1,915 aged, 272 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,717 (2,824 male householders, 642 female householders)

  2,842 spouses, 3,851 children (3,293 natural, 153 adopted, 405 stepchildren), 122 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 84 other relatives, 242 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,649 (602 male householders (497 living alone)), 840 female householders (799 living alone)), 207 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 175 (152 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,566 2-persons, 763 3-persons, 652 4-persons, 306 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,296 1-person, 124 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

97.2% of residents of Barton County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (14% speak English very well, 62% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (26% speak English very well, 74% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $66,122,000 ($5059 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,551,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,994,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,471,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,356,000
Federal grants: $11,113,000
Federal procurement contracts: $513,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,674,000 ($348,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $324,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,972,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,566,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.78 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

58% of Barton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Missouri.

Barton County:	57.8%
State average:	54.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8382
• Northeast: 125
• Midwest: 2251
• South: 876
• West: 772

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,500

Here:	5.9%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	3.1%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	5.5%
Missouri:	24.9%

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