Buchanan County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	30%

Buchanan County:	13.5%
Missouri:	13.3%

This county:	12.2%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Buchanan County, Missouri:

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

Males: 42,275	(49.2%)
Females: 43,723	(50.8%)

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Buchanan County:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county	$38,400
Missouri:	$41,974

Buchanan County	$102,985
Missouri:	$123,100

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 155
• Auto thefts: 14

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 207
• Auto thefts: 21

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.

2005 air pollution in Buchanan County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 32 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 66 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 35 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Andrew County , Atchison County, Kansas , Doniphan County, Kansas , Clinton County , DeKalb County , Platte County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Buchanan County: Bee Creek (A), Platte River (B), Camp Marvin Hillyard (C), Halls Station (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Buchanan County include: Halleck Church (A), Sparta Church (B), New Home Church (C), Sugar Creek Church (D), Ebenezer Church (E), Freeman Chapel (F), Seven Dolors Church (G), Lewis and Clark Church (H), Mount Moriah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gore Cemetery (1), Moxley Cemetery (2), Courtney Cemetery (3), Allen Cemetery (4), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (5), Antioch Cemetery (6), Armstrong Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Browning Lake (B), Lewis and Clark Lake (C), New Mud Lake (D), Contrary, Lake (E), Muskrat Lake (F), Millers Lake (G), Benner Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Creek (A), Goose Creek (B), Becks Branch (C), Horseshoe Slough (D), Little Sugar Creek (E), Frazier Branch (F), One Hundred and Two River (G), DeMoss Branch (H), Pigeon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Buchanan County: Pigeon Hill State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.4%
Missouri:	5.1%

Current college students: 4,905
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 919 (62% naturalized citizens)

Buchanan County:	1.1%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 26,149
• One, attached: 984
• Two: 2,154
• 3 or 4: 1,575
• 5 to 9: 1,446
• 10 to 19: 1,053
• 20 or more: 1,245
• Mobile homes: 1,959
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Buchanan County with a mortgage: 11,358 (1,279 second mortgage, 800 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,766

Buchanan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/16/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 31,973 (83%) Carpooled: 4,485 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 255 (1%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Taxi: 43 (0%) Motorcycle: 33 (0%) Bicycle: 50 (0%) Walked: 686 (2%) Other means: 243 (1%) Worked at home: 931 (2%)

6.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,554 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.20%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($112 average AGI)

Buchanan County:	0.03%
Missouri average:	0.11%

3.63% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($16,374 average AGI)
2.54% relocated from other states ($14,068 average AGI)

Buchanan County:	2.54%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Andrew County, MO	1.05% ($30,502 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MO	0.31% ($19,787)
from DeKalb County, MO	0.30% ($29,956)
from Platte County, MO	0.28% ($33,786)
from Clay County, MO	0.26% ($33,063)
from Doniphan County, KS	0.21% ($22,200)
from Clinton County, MO	0.20% ($26,733)

6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,016 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($105 average AGI)

Buchanan County:	0.03%
Missouri average:	0.05%

4.04% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($19,411 average AGI)
2.43% relocated to other states ($12,500 average AGI)

Buchanan County:	2.43%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Andrew County, MO	1.20% ($32,627 average AGI)
to Clay County, MO	0.48% ($34,425)
to Platte County, MO	0.48% ($37,973)
to Jackson County, MO	0.39% ($25,824)
to DeKalb County, MO	0.25% ($31,718)
to Doniphan County, KS	0.23% ($24,113)
to Johnson County, KS	0.20% ($31,541)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,091 (12,731 aged, 2,360 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 67,426 (16,585 male householders, 5,507 female householders)

  17,308 spouses, 23,725 children (21,378 natural, 549 adopted, 1,798 stepchildren), 1,232 grandchildren, 416 brothers or sisters, 254 parents, 767 other relatives, 1,632 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 13,936 (4,993 male householders (3,840 living alone)), 6,507 female householders (5,857 living alone)), 2,436 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,636 (3,157 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,762 2-persons, 5,115 3-persons, 4,363 4-persons, 1,892 5-persons, 703 6-persons, 257 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,697 1-person, 1,479 2-persons, 209 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

13,289 married couples with children.
5,546 single-parent households (1,272 men, 4,274 women).

96.8% of residents of Buchanan County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $515,246,000 ($6074 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

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 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: 15.80 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

55% of Buchanan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Missouri.

Buchanan County:	55.5%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 65143
• Northeast: 975
• Midwest: 11316
• South: 3904
• West: 3408

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,200

Here:	11.9%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	7.8%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	7.3%
Missouri:	24.9%

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