County population in 2016: 7,631 (all rural); it was 7,923 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,324 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,184 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,522 Renter-occupied apartments: 763 (it was 680 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
31%
Land area: 490 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 16 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Dade County: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $677 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $819 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 18.8%
Dade County:
18.8%
Missouri:
14.0%
(18.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 57.1% for Black residents, 7.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.3% for American Indian residents, 29.4% for other race residents, 35.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 47.0 years old
(Males: 45.5 years old, Females: 49.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.9 years old, Black residents: 19.2 years old, American Indian residents: 34.8 years old, Asian residents: 7.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.8 years old, Other race residents: 40.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dade County is $375 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $493 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.
Current college students: 134 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 87 (75.2% naturalized citizens)
Dade County:
1.1%
Whole state:
4.1%
Note: State values scaled to Dade County population
232010 or later
82000 to 2009
281990 to 1999
111980 to 1989
21970 to 1979
54Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.5%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,247
One, attached: 9
Two: 12
3 or 4: 110
5 to 9: 3
10 to 19: 6
20 to 49: 10
50 or more: 20
Mobile homes: 524
Housing units in Dade County with a mortgage: 1,154 (20 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,233
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
61.9% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Dade County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,969
26
Other
664
1
Mainline Protestant
571
10
Catholic
88
1
Orthodox
3
1
None
2,588
-
Dade County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Dade County:
1.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Dade County:
8.01 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
8.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Dade County:
10.0%
Missouri:
8.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Dade County:
29.2%
State:
29.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.7%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Dade County:
Average size of farms: 332 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46,023 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $121.68 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.63% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.71% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41,132 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.82% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $54,308 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.63% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.47 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.59% Corn for grain: 6186 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 19966 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 24979 harvested acres Land in orchards: 66 acres
Earthquake activity:
Dade County-area historical earthquake activity is near Missouri state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 229.2 miles away from Dade County center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 230.5 miles away from the county center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 178.2 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 237.1 miles away from the county center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 179.9 miles away from Dade County center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 332.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4250: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4250, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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 Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 02, 2013 to August 14, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4144: September 06, 2013, FEMA Id: 4144, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
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, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1847: June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: 1847, 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
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
Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 08, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3281: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3281, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1736: December 27, 2007, FEMA Id: 1736, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Dade County (18) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 6, Winter Storms: 6, Winds: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (20%)
Germany (18%)
Honduras (14%)
Cuba (11%)
Romania (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
France (6%)
German (20%)
American (19%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
Swedish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,711 (70.3%)
Carpooled: 267 (11.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 51 (2.1%)
Bicycle: 3 (0.1%)
Walked: 97 (4.0%)
Worked at home: 321 (13.2%)
116 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Dade County, Missouri in 2010:
107 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
15 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
7 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
4 people in correctional residential facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $35,080.
6.03% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($29,091 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.03%
Missouri average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.38% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($21,262 average AGI)
1.65% relocated from other states ($7,835 average AGI)
Dade County:
1.65%
Missouri average:
2.54%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.41% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($24,040 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.41%
Missouri average:
6.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.76% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($16,206 average AGI)
1.65% relocated to other states ($7,840 average AGI)
Dade County:
1.65%
Missouri average:
2.76%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 19.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dade County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,811 (1,502 aged, 309 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 178 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Dade County, Missouri in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (137)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (108)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (60)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (55)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (49)
Pneumonia, unspecified (40)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,252 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,839 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 51
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,631
In family households: 6,191 (1,224 male householders, 886 female householders)
1,668 spouses, 1,890 children (1,720 natural, 81 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 189 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 73 other relatives, 119 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,285 (477 male householders (397 living alone)), 502 female householders (417 living alone)), 306 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 154
Size of family households: 1,228 2-persons, 367 3-persons, 295 4-persons, 113 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.
984 married couples with children.
379 single-parent households (149 men, 230 women).
96.6% of residents of Dade speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (97% speak English very well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $52,510,000 ($6,707 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,184,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,021,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,622,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,749,000 Federal grants: $12,339,000 Federal procurement contracts: $657,000 ($160,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,121,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $166,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,315,000 Federal Government insurance: $3,741,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 436
Here:
56 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 640
Here:
82 per 1000 residents
State:
49 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +9
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +114
Here:
+15 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.56 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.4
Note: State values scaled to Dade County population
242014 or later
2152010 to 2013
3112000 to 2009
4441990 to 1999
4551980 to 1989
6581970 to 1979
4031960 to 1969
2441950 to 1959
1971940 to 1949
1,0441939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Dade County, Missouri
Note: State values scaled to Dade County population
35no vehicle
5171 vehicle
9812 vehicles
5303 vehicles
2024 vehicles
1265+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Dade County population
95no vehicle
3221 vehicle
2022 vehicles
803 vehicles
104 vehicles
95+ vehicles
84.7% of Dade County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Missouri.
Dade County:
84.7%
State average:
84.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,227
Other state: 2,270
Northeast: 47
Midwest: 784
South: 684
West: 762
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Dade County
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