Butler County, Missouri (MO)

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• • 36,31785.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,4075.7%Two or more races
  • 2,0664.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0652.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4581.1%Some other race alone
  • 1420.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 860.2%Asian alone
  • 260.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 56
• Burglaries: 96
• Thefts: 302
• Auto thefts: 107

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 48
• Burglaries: 133
• Thefts: 356
• Auto thefts: 119

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $924 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $852 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butler County is $385 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $643 a month.

Cities in this county include: Poplar Bluff, Neelyville, Qulin, Fisk, Harviell.

Neighboring counties: New Madrid County , Washington County, Virginia , Whitley County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 1,257
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 378 (65.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 842010 or later
• 1312000 to 2009
• 321990 to 1999
• 1561980 to 1989
• 611970 to 1979
• 85Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,406
• One, attached: 193
• Two: 825
• 3 or 4: 701
• 5 to 9: 688
• 10 to 19: 93
• 20 to 49: 173
• 50 or more: 182
• Mobile homes: 2,109
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 5,517 (296 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 287 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 173

Religion statistics for Butler County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Butler County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 3, 2020 - May 4, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4552-MO: July 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4552, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 11, 2017, FEMA Id: 4317, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3374: January 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 3374, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1980: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1980, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1822: February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: 1822, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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
• Missouri Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to September 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1809: November 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1809, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2008 to May 09, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1749: March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1749, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.82% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,388 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.27% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($21,733 average AGI)
2.55% relocated from other states ($16,656 average AGI)

Butler County:	2.55%
Missouri average:	3.04%

from Ripley County, MO	0.67% ($31,970 average AGI)
from Stoddard County, MO	0.54% ($30,951)
from Wayne County, MO	0.51% ($33,579)
from Dunklin County, MO	0.35% ($27,519)
from Carter County, MO	0.30% ($27,909)
from Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.24% ($30,194)
from Greene County, MO	0.19% ($25,483)

6.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,933 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.25% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($23,012 average AGI)
2.00% relocated to other states ($12,921 average AGI)

Butler County:	2.00%
Missouri average:	2.88%

to Ripley County, MO	0.64% ($38,277 average AGI)
to Wayne County, MO	0.54% ($29,662)
to Stoddard County, MO	0.54% ($31,475)
to Dunklin County, MO	0.32% ($23,298)
to Carter County, MO	0.32% ($32,468)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.18% ($78,852)
to Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.16% ($40,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Butler County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,416 (2,175 living alone), Female householders: 9,290 (3,293 living alone)

• 7,061 spouses (6,986 opposite-sex spouses), 1,728 unmarried partners, (1,686 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,711 children (9,773 natural, 207 adopted, 737 stepchildren), 1,203 grandchildren, 823 brothers or sisters, 662 parents, 200 foster children, 1,149 other relatives, 1,340 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 907

Size of family households: 4,640 2-persons, 2,537 3-persons, 1,662 4-persons, 694 5-persons, 538 6-persons, 175 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,475 1-person, 880 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

4,492 married couples with children.
3,346 single-parent households (1,121 men, 2,225 women).

98.1% of residents of Butler speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $356,746,000 ($8,703 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,265,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $132,335,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $67,083,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,020,000
Federal grants: $101,281,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,578,000 ($1,303,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $29,449,000 ($2,615,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,163,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,871,000
Federal Government insurance: $64,708,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.21 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)

• Year house built in Butler County, Missouri
• 762020 or later
• 1,6172010 to 2019
• 2,7722000 to 2009
• 2,4051990 to 1999
• 3,2101980 to 1989
• 3,7141970 to 1979
• 2,1291960 to 1969
• 1,4021950 to 1959
• 6191940 to 1949
• 1,3711939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Butler County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Missouri
• 801 room
• 02 rooms
• 2733 rooms
• 1,0394 rooms
• 2,3615 rooms
• 2,7716 rooms
• 1,6737 rooms
• 1,2118 rooms
• 1,5179+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Missouri
• 1331 room
• 2382 rooms
• 5363 rooms
• 1,8914 rooms
• 1,5505 rooms
• 7926 rooms
• 2887 rooms
• 1408 rooms
• 1789+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Butler County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Missouri
• 80no bedroom
• 1811 bedroom
• 1,9072 bedrooms
• 6,1013 bedrooms
• 2,2114 bedrooms
• 4075+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Missouri
• 132no bedroom
• 9571 bedroom
• 2,5412 bedrooms
• 1,8403 bedrooms
• 2154 bedrooms
• 855+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 348no vehicle
• 3,0211 vehicle
• 4,5732 vehicles
• 2,1553 vehicles
• 5594 vehicles
• 2595+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,161no vehicle
• 2,6871 vehicle
• 1,4952 vehicles
• 3293 vehicles
• 474 vehicles
• 625+ vehicles

83.9% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Missouri.

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

• This state: 30,629
• Other state: 11,099
• Northeast: 327
• Midwest: 3,647
• South: 5,162
• West: 1,953

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,304
• Number of aged recipients: 163
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,141
• Number of recipients under 18: 283
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,573
• Number of recipients older than 64: 448
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 975
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 975

Businesses in Butler County, MO

• MasterBrand Cabinets: 1
• Penske: 1