Daviess County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.3%), Manufacturing (12.1%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Daviess County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 3,860	(48.2%)
Females: 4,156	(51.8%)

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Daviess County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,695
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$303
State:	$481

Daviess County:	$105,107
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $133,268

Here:	$133,268
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,287

Here:	$110,287
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $107,547

Here:	$107,547
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $265,148

Here:	$265,148
State:	$141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $191,108

Here:	$191,108
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $40,445

Here:	$40,445
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 32
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 16

This county:	15.2%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Daviess County is $373 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gallatin, Jamesport, Pattonsburg, Winston, Altamont, Coffey, Jameson, Lock Springs.

Neighboring counties: Caldwell County , DeKalb County , Gentry County , Grundy County , Harrison County , Livingston County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Daviess County: Wabash Crossing Public Access (A), Highland Switch (B), Holmes Bend Public Access (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Daviess County include: Alta Vista Church (A), Clear Creek Church (B), New Hope Church (C), Prairie City Church (D), Wesley Chapel (E), Centenary Church (F), Best Church (G), Fairview Church (H), Grand River Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Muddy Cemetery (1), Craborchard Cemetery (2), Creekmore Cemetery (3), Mount Ayr Cemetery (4), Hill Cemetery (5), Reid Cemetery (6), Savage Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: South Lake (A), Packwood Lake (B), Osborn Lake (C), Billy Herrin Lake (D), City Lake (E), Cook Lake (F), Walton Lake (G), Jamesport Community Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grindstone Creek (A), Goose Creek (B), Koger Branch (C), Nobel Branch (D), Noll Branch (E), Honey Creek (F), Lick Fork (G), Hog Creek (H), East Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Brownsdale Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.0%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 179
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (61% naturalized citizens)

Daviess County:	0.2%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,993
• One, attached: 23
• Two: 23
• 3 or 4: 113
• 5 to 9: 42
• 10 to 19: 32
• 20 or more: 39
• Mobile homes: 582
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Daviess County with a mortgage: 611 (44 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 604

Here:	50.3% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Daviess County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/10/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Daviess County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from Daviess County center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.6 miles away from Daviess County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,378 (67%) Carpooled: 619 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 170 (5%) Other means: 68 (2%) Worked at home: 297 (8%)

7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,809 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.53%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.20% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($19,727 average AGI)
2.33% relocated from other states ($12,082 average AGI)

Daviess County:	2.33%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Clinton County, MO	0.72% ($31,095 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MO	0.55% ($38,438)
from Clay County, MO	0.41% ($39,917)
from Grundy County, MO	0.41% ($27,917)
from Caldwell County, MO	0.38% ($19,091)
from DeKalb County, MO	0.34% ($18,500)

7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,806 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.53% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($25,257 average AGI)
1.55% relocated to other states ($5,549 average AGI)

Daviess County:	1.55%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Clinton County, MO	0.76% ($49,227 average AGI)
to Clay County, MO	0.72% ($49,619)
to Buchanan County, MO	0.55% ($30,563)
to DeKalb County, MO	0.52% ($28,133)
to Caldwell County, MO	0.48% ($28,500)
to Grundy County, MO	0.34% ($24,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,501 (1,321 aged, 180 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,950 (1,960 male householders, 313 female householders)

  1,923 spouses, 2,472 children (2,250 natural, 46 adopted, 176 stepchildren), 88 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 42 other relatives, 87 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,010 (371 male householders (335 living alone)), 540 female householders (483 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 56 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,121 2-persons, 463 3-persons, 380 4-persons, 191 5-persons, 66 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 818 1-person, 89 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

92.3% of residents of Daviess County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
6.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (37% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $56,029,000 ($6861 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,657,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,204,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,744,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,907,000
Federal grants: $9,060,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,396,000 ($1,817,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,717,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,152,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,042,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,893,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.82 millions of gallons per day (85% from ground, 15% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

57% of Daviess County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Missouri.

Daviess County:	57.0%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 6039
• Northeast: 70
• Midwest: 1150
• South: 372
• West: 352

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,800

Here:	13.3%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	1.2%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	9.7%
Missouri:	24.9%

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