Benton County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Manufacturing (15.7%), Retail trade (13.2%), Construction (11.9%).

Type of workers:

Benton County, Missouri business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Benton County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	46.3 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 8,512	(49.5%)
Females: 8,668	(50.5%)

Recent posts about Benton County, Missouri on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Benton County is mentioned 17 times on our forum:

	Retail question  (21 replies)
	Moving from CA to Warsaw, MO  (17 replies)
	Hi everyone!  (8 replies)
	Current Tornado Warnings & Watches  (27 replies)
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Benton County:	2.3 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,689
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$351
State:	$481

Benton County:	$108,184
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $147,856

Here:	$147,856
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $60,492

Here:	$60,492
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $159,987

Here:	$159,987
State:	$155,066

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $151,947

Here:	$151,947
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $43,026

Here:	$43,026
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $68,833

Here:	$68,833
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 127
• Thefts: 187
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 133
• Thefts: 139
• Auto thefts: 17

This county:	15.7%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	5.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $359 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Warsaw, Cole Camp, Lincoln, Ionia.

Neighboring counties: Camden County , Henry County , Hickory County , Morgan County , Pettis County , St. Clair County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Benton County: Cedar Hills Golf Course (A), City Union Mission Camp (B), Camp Oakledge (C), Old Fredonia (D), Cole Camp Station (E), Mount Hulda (F), Jockey City Corners (G), Pomme de Terre Hall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Benton County include: Spring Grove Church (A), Spring Branch Church (B), Union Church (C), Evening Shade Church (D), Harmony Church (E), Turkey Creek Chapel (F), Mount Pleasant Church (G), New Home Church (H), Clear Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Poe Cemetery (1), Gregory Cemetery (2), Crabtree Cemetery (3), Mossy Cemetery (4), Hastain Cemetery (5), Monsees Cemetery (6), Pippens Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Harry S Truman Reservoir (A), Junges Lake (B), Lake Placid (C), Lakewood Lake (D), Number 100 Lake (E), Number 135 Reservoir (F), B B Rekus Lake (G), Benson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mossy Creek (A), Negro Creek (B), Fristoe Branch (C), Horn Branch (D), Knobby Creek (E), Flemming Branch (F), Flat Rock Creek (G), Feaster Branch (H), Hogles Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Benton County include: Shawnee Bend Public Use Area (1), Berry Bend Public Use Area (2), Big Buffalo Creek State Wildlife Area (3), Bledsoe Ferry Public Use Area (4), Brush Creek State Wildlife Management Area (5), Fairfield Public Use Area (6), Mount Hulda State Wildfile Area (7), Leesville State Wildlife Management Area (8), Long Shoal Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.8%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 293
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 113 (56% naturalized citizens)

Benton County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,480
• One, attached: 67
• Two: 95
• 3 or 4: 131
• 5 to 9: 119
• 10 to 19: 27
• 20 or more: 20
• Mobile homes: 2,772
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 980

Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 1,606 (118 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,763

Here:	47.7% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Benton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/20/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Benton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 93% 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 38.0 miles away from Benton County center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.0 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 39.8 miles away from Benton County center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 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: 4,728 (73%) Carpooled: 995 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 35 (1%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 151 (2%) Other means: 40 (1%) Worked at home: 533 (8%)

8.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,726 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.86%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.05% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($23,152 average AGI)
2.81% relocated from other states ($10,572 average AGI)

Benton County:	2.81%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Jackson County, MO	1.24% ($38,351 average AGI)
from Pettis County, MO	1.09% ($30,500)
from Henry County, MO	0.47% ($25,034)
from Cass County, MO	0.37% ($35,130)
from Clay County, MO	0.37% ($51,478)
from Johnson County, KS	0.32% ($35,250)
from Johnson County, MO	0.27% ($35,235)

8.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.45%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.22% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($18,910 average AGI)
2.22% relocated to other states ($9,092 average AGI)

Benton County:	2.22%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Pettis County, MO	1.74% ($24,676 average AGI)
to Jackson County, MO	0.71% ($24,273)
to Henry County, MO	0.58% ($38,944)
to Clay County, MO	0.31% ($18,789)
to Johnson County, MO	0.29% ($26,333)
to Cass County, MO	0.26% ($25,563)
to Johnson County, KS	0.23% ($34,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,929 (4,030 aged, 899 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,367 (4,423 male householders, 786 female householders)

  4,458 spouses, 4,045 children (3,556 natural, 106 adopted, 383 stepchildren), 203 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 120 other relatives, 226 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,564 (1,069 male householders (897 living alone)), 1,166 female householders (1,055 living alone)), 329 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 249 (191 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,081 2-persons, 973 3-persons, 692 4-persons, 298 5-persons, 119 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,952 1-person, 243 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Benton County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $132,846,000 ($7173 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,350,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $76,088,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,568,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,639,000
Federal grants: $18,151,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,821,000 ($1,159,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,578,000 ($1,684,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,839,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,727,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,367,000

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+116 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.3
State:	6.0

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

56% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Missouri.

Benton County:	56.3%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 11345
• Northeast: 331
• Midwest: 2876
• South: 1394
• West: 1074

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,200

Here:	6.3%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	2.7%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	7.2%
Missouri:	24.9%

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