Dallas County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in 2005: 16,437 (17% urban, 83% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,774
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,256

% of renters here:	21%
State:	30%

Land area: 542 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	17.9%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.5%), Manufacturing (16.4%), Retail trade (14.1%), Construction (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Dallas County, Missouri business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Dallas County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
American Indian (1.8%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 7,763	(49.6%)
Females: 7,898	(50.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,811
County population in 2003: 16,089
Jobs in 2003: 3,345

Total labor force in 2004: 7,522
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Dallas County:	2.6 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,258 ($27,346 in 2000)

This county	$30,258
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,418

Dallas County	$102,418
Missouri:	$123,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $353
Institutionalized population: 108
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Dallas County in 2000: $608

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 53
Burglaries: 94
Thefts: 105
Auto thefts: 26

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

Murders: 3
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 12
Burglaries: 48
Thefts: 59
Auto thefts: 14

Dallas County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Dallas County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $376 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dallas County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $633 a month.

Cities in this county include: Buffalo, Urbana, Louisburg.

Neighboring counties: Camden County , Greene County , Hickory County , Laclede County , Polk County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Dallas County: Berry Bluff State Hunting Area (A), Camp Aurora (B), Moon Valley Access Point (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dallas County include: A B Church (A), Sportsmen Outdoor Chapel (B), Union Church (C), Mount Pleasant Church Number 1 (D), Mount Pleasant Church Number 2 (E), Harmony Church (F), Riverview Church (G), Cloverdale Church (H), New Hope Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Graham Cemetery (1), Guthrie Cemetery (2), Harris Cemetery (3), Pisgah Cemetery (4), Cunnington Cemetery (5), Hildebrand Cemetery (6), Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Maddux Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hankens Branch (A), Greasy Creek (B), Walker Branch (C), Gower Branch (D), Goose Creek (E), Mustang Branch (F), Fourmile Creek (G), Starvey Creek (H), Staten Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Dallas County: Bennett Spring State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.3%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 446
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 80 (71% naturalized citizens)

Dallas County:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 20
1990 to 1994: 3
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 13
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 8
1970 to 1974: 3
1965 to 1969: 33

Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.8%

Dallas County marital status for males

Dallas County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,858
One, attached: 63
Two: 63
3 or 4: 155
5 to 9: 94
10 to 19: 11
20 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 1,598
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 51

Housing units in Dallas County with a mortgage: 1,083 (77 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 702

Agriculture in Dallas County
Average size of farms: 189 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29501
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $36.74
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.26%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.77%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24854
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.48%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29362
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 25.45
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.77%
Corn for grain: 103 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 440 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 124 harvested acres
Vegetables: 17 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 171 acres

Dallas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Missouri state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 69 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 47 people and caused $53 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Apparel (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (28%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (25%)
Mexico (16%)
Panama (16%)
France (11%)
India (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Dallas County:

United States or American (24%)
German (19%)
English (14%)
Irish (10%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Dutch (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Dallas County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,896 (76%)
Carpooled: 938 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 119 (2%)
Other means: 57 (1%)
Worked at home: 386 (6%)

People in group quarters in Dallas County, Missouri

93 people in nursing homes
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,498.

9.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,307 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.96%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.78% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($21,142 average AGI)
3.18% relocated from other states ($10,164 average AGI)
Dallas County: 3.18%
Missouri average: 2.98%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Greene County, MO	1.99% ($34,486 average AGI)
from Polk County, MO	0.73% ($26,744)
from Laclede County, MO	0.67% ($25,167)
from Hickory County, MO	0.39% ($22,524)
from Webster County, MO	0.37% ($23,300)
from Christian County, MO	0.28% ($24,267)
from Benton County, MO	0.19% ($15,000)

8.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,238 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.74%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.64% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($20,272 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($4,965 average AGI)
Dallas County: 2.09%
Missouri average: 2.81%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Greene County, MO	2.55% ($25,459 average AGI)
to Polk County, MO	0.77% ($26,195)
to Laclede County, MO	0.53% ($25,679)
to Webster County, MO	0.47% ($32,400)
to Christian County, MO	0.34% ($22,722)
to Hickory County, MO	0.32% ($32,235)
to Camden County, MO	0.19% ($33,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Dallas County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Dallas County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Dallas County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,765 (2,175 aged, 590 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,516

In family households: 13,628 (3,775 male householders, 675 female householders)
3,808 spouses, 4,617 children (4,185 natural, 138 adopted, 294 stepchildren), 240 grandchildren, 103 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 194 other relatives, 167 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,888 (728 male householders (609 living alone)), 885 female householders (818 living alone)), 275 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 145 (121 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,083 2-persons, 919 3-persons, 799 4-persons, 381 5-persons, 170 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,427 1-person, 149 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

3,125 married couples with children.
779 single-parent households (203 men, 576 women).

95.3% of residents of Dallas County speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $85,657,000 ($5246 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,290,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,585,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,243,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $335,000
Federal grants: $23,696,000
Federal procurement contracts: $549,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,249,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $53,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,276,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,103

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 892

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +20

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +564

Here:	+34 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Dallas County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.54 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 212
1995 to 1998: 581
1990 to 1994: 519
1980 to 1989: 1,263
1970 to 1979: 1,307
1960 to 1969: 1,009
1950 to 1959: 668
1940 to 1949: 450
1939 or earlier: 905

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dallas County, Missouri:

1 room: 25
2 rooms: 40
3 rooms: 123
4 rooms: 662
5 rooms: 1,442
6 rooms: 1,169
7 rooms: 665
8 rooms: 352
9 or more rooms: 296

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dallas County, Missouri:

1 room: 24
2 rooms: 60
3 rooms: 151
4 rooms: 481
5 rooms: 290
6 rooms: 109
7 rooms: 68
8 rooms: 46
9 or more rooms: 27

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dallas County:

no bedroom: 34
1 bedroom: 176
2 bedrooms: 1,409
3 bedrooms: 2,480
4 bedrooms: 536
5 or more bedrooms: 139

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dallas County:

no bedroom: 24
1 bedroom: 257
2 bedrooms: 681
3 bedrooms: 194
4 bedrooms: 81
5 or more bedrooms: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Dallas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 271
1 vehicle: 1,229
2 vehicles: 1,954
3 vehicles: 922
4 vehicles: 293
5 or more vehicles: 105

Cars and other vehicles available in Dallas County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 183
1 vehicle: 614
2 vehicles: 363
3 vehicles: 61
4 vehicles: 32
5 or more vehicles: 3

58% of Dallas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Missouri.

Dallas County:	58.4%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 9867
Northeast: 457
Midwest: 2268
South: 1559
West: 1359

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
Electricity (32%)
Wood (21%)
Utility gas (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
Electricity (33%)
Wood (8%)
Utility gas (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 227

Here:	10.6%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	2.9%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64

Here:	17.0%
Missouri:	24.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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