Buchanan County, Missouri (MO)

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• • 65,37778.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,2187.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5,3996.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,6495.6%Two or more races
  • 9501.1%Asian alone
  • 1780.2%Some other race alone
  • 1400.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $238,383

Here:	$238,383
State:	$278,068

Townhouses or other attached units: $254,037

Here:	$254,037
State:	$260,773

In 2-unit structures: $244,332

Here:	$244,332
State:	$172,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $437,265

Here:	$437,265
State:	$181,162

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $47,969

Here:	$47,969
State:	$263,082

Mobile homes: $82,466

Here:	$82,466
State:	$95,912

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 84
• Auto thefts: 37

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 38
• Thefts: 102
• Auto thefts: 64

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,260 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,188 (0.8%)

Area name: St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Buchanan County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: St. Joseph, Agency, Rushville, Easton, De Kalb, Lewis and Clark Village.

2023 air pollution in Buchanan County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 27.4 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bronx County, New York , Chariton County , Mifflin County, Pennsylvania , Pickaway County, Ohio , Nodaway County .

Current college students: 4,905
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,964 (37.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,5822010 or later
• 8042000 to 2009
• 5201990 to 1999
• 1371980 to 1989
• 851970 to 1979
• 314Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,020
• One, attached: 1,106
• Two: 878
• 3 or 4: 986
• 5 to 9: 2,437
• 10 to 19: 1,065
• 20 to 49: 1,661
• 50 or more: 767
• Mobile homes: 1,514
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 90

Housing units in Buchanan County with a mortgage: 12,507 (611 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 529 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 257

Religion statistics for Buchanan County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Buchanan County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4451, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 11, 2019 - April 16, 2019, FEMA Id: 4435, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 15, 2015 to July 27, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4238: August 07, 2015, FEMA Id: 4238, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3325: June 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 3325, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Missouri Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4012: August 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4012, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1961: March 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1961, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 12, 2010 to July 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1934: August 17, 2010, FEMA Id: 1934, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3303: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,213 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.23% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($25,231 average AGI)
2.52% relocated from other states ($19,982 average AGI)

Buchanan County:	2.52%
Missouri average:	3.04%

from Andrew County, MO	0.81% ($66,246 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MO	0.40% ($32,519)
from Platte County, MO	0.34% ($51,080)
from Clay County, MO	0.29% ($43,281)
from DeKalb County, MO	0.23% ($34,934)
from Clinton County, MO	0.20% ($48,908)
from Doniphan County, KS	0.16% ($40,769)

6.56% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,378 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.69% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($27,230 average AGI)
2.87% relocated to other states ($23,147 average AGI)

Buchanan County:	2.87%
Missouri average:	2.88%

to Andrew County, MO	0.94% ($57,497 average AGI)
to Jackson County, MO	0.44% ($44,483)
to Platte County, MO	0.43% ($48,888)
to Clay County, MO	0.38% ($69,444)
to DeKalb County, MO	0.25% ($43,169)
to Doniphan County, KS	0.21% ($34,265)
to Johnson County, KS	0.19% ($75,869)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Buchanan County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 16,751 (5,927 living alone), Female householders: 17,602 (5,204 living alone)

• 13,894 spouses (13,678 opposite-sex spouses), 3,133 unmarried partners, (2,998 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,827 children (19,307 natural, 385 adopted, 1,135 stepchildren), 1,785 grandchildren, 490 brothers or sisters, 844 parents, 142 foster children, 952 other relatives, 3,491 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,000

Size of family households: 9,289 2-persons, 5,047 3-persons, 3,556 4-persons, 2,171 5-persons, 262 6-persons, 648 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,131 1-person, 1,771 2-persons, 335 3-persons, 143 4-persons.

9,108 married couples with children.
6,754 single-parent households (1,615 men, 5,139 women).

93.4% of residents of Buchanan speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $515,246,000 ($6,074 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,498,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $225,834,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $131,871,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,083,000
Federal grants: $111,223,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,388,000 ($2,658,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,847,000 ($8,962,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $219,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,697,000
Federal Government insurance: $71,675,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.80 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Buchanan County, Missouri
• 2512020 or later
• 2,1182010 to 2019
• 3,1152000 to 2009
• 2,4221990 to 1999
• 4,0371980 to 1989
• 5,1931970 to 1979
• 5,1231960 to 1969
• 4,3571950 to 1959
• 2,5571940 to 1949
• 9,3511939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Buchanan County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buchanan County, Missouri
• 1281 room
• 1332 rooms
• 5813 rooms
• 1,4994 rooms
• 4,5345 rooms
• 5,8906 rooms
• 3,2297 rooms
• 2,4388 rooms
• 4,0349+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan County, Missouri
• 5451 room
• 4962 rooms
• 1,6583 rooms
• 3,5034 rooms
• 2,7875 rooms
• 1,9686 rooms
• 5227 rooms
• 2588 rooms
• 1509+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Buchanan County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Buchanan County, Missouri
• 128no bedroom
• 9161 bedroom
• 4,7222 bedrooms
• 11,1053 bedrooms
• 4,1094 bedrooms
• 1,4865+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan County, Missouri
• 584no bedroom
• 2,0661 bedroom
• 5,9292 bedrooms
• 2,9843 bedrooms
• 3244 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan County, Missouri in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 608no vehicle
• 6,5321 vehicle
• 9,3472 vehicles
• 4,4753 vehicles
• 1,2104 vehicles
• 2945+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,950no vehicle
• 6,2711 vehicle
• 2,8012 vehicles
• 3893 vehicles
• 4764 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

85.3% of Buchanan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Missouri.

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

• This state: 59,609
• Other state: 18,824
• Northeast: 752
• Midwest: 10,021
• South: 3,789
• West: 4,262

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,053
• Number of aged recipients: 92
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,961
• Number of recipients under 18: 360
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,406
• Number of recipients older than 64: 287
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 731
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 933

Buchanan County on our top lists:

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"