DeKalb County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in July 2007: 12,234 (33% urban, 67% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,591
Renter-occupied apartments: 937

% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

Land area: 424 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 29 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in DeKalb County: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Manufacturing (12.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in DeKalb County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (88.4%)
Black (8.9%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 7,001	(60.4%)
Females: 4,596	(39.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,191
County population in 2003: 13,083
Jobs in 2003: 3,166

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,376
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

DeKalb County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,645 ($31,654 in 1999)

This county:	$37,645
Missouri:	$45,114

2007 median house/condo value: $112,283 ($64,800 in 2000)

DeKalb County:	$112,283
Missouri:	$138,600

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $305 (lower quartile is $183, upper quartile is $434)

This county:	$305
State:	$481

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,600 (it was $70,400 in 2000)

DeKalb County:	$113,600
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,037 - $147,081

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $156,916
Here: $156,916
State: $182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $107,898
Here: $107,898
State: $185,799

In 2-unit structures: $215,550
Here: $215,550
State: $155,066

Mobile homes: $40,893
Here: $40,893
State: $37,932

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,013
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $261

Institutionalized population: 2,759

DeKalb County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $504 (0.7%)

DeKalb County household income distribution in 2007

DeKalb County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.8%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in DeKalb 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: Maysville, Stewartsville, Union Star, Clarksdale, Weatherby, Amity.

Neighboring counties: Andrew County , Buchanan County , Caldwell County , Clinton County , Daviess County , Gentry County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Far West Stake Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in DeKalb County include: Ridgeville Church (A), Faith Chapel (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Way of Life Chapel (E), Mount Moriah Church (F), Maple Grove Church (G), Marvin Chapel (H), Hopewell Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Greenridge Cemetery (1), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (2), Amity Cemetery (3), Butler Cemetery (4), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (5), Smith Cemetery (6), Silvers Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: C-75 Lake (A), Cameron Number 1 Reservoir (B), Cameron Reservoir Number 2 (C), Cameron Reservoir Number 3 (D), Cameron Reservoirs (E), DeKalb A-33 Lake (F), Duce Lake (G), Gene Carte Farm Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Creek (A), Wamsley Creek (B), Lazy Creek (C), Elm Grove Branch (D), Eastmans Branch (E), Owens Creek (F), Owl Creek (G), Peach Creek (H), Sandy Hook Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in DeKalb County: Pony Express State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.7%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 280
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 119 (33% naturalized citizens)

DeKalb County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 30 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 36 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 13 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.7%

DeKalb County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,777
One, attached: 56
Two: 118
3 or 4: 256
5 to 9: 47
10 to 19: 21
20 or more: 47
Mobile homes: 517

Housing units in DeKalb County with a mortgage: 774 (69 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 625

Here:	55.3% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Agriculture in DeKalb County
Average size of farms: 271 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $33062
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $114.91
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 60.89%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32373
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.60%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41800
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.91%
Corn for grain: 22927 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1514 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 39695 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4 acres

DeKalb County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/29/2004, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 6 people and caused $300,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

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

Germany (29%)
India (18%)
Cuba (17%)
Korea (15%)
Mexico (8%)
Italy (4%)
Canada (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in DeKalb County:

German (26%)
United States or American (18%)
English (11%)
Irish (8%)
Dutch (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Italian (2%)

DeKalb County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,026 (76%)
Carpooled: 526 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Walked: 86 (2%)
Other means: 47 (1%)
Worked at home: 282 (7%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in DeKalb County, Missouri

2626 people in state prisons
130 people in nursing homes
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,679.

8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,279 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.49% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($22,880 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($8,402 average AGI)
DeKalb County: 1.84%
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 Buchanan County, MO	2.35% ($31,718 average AGI)
from Clinton County, MO	0.72% ($31,917)
from Andrew County, MO	0.63% ($32,095)
from Clay County, MO	0.54% ($24,778)
from Daviess County, MO	0.45% ($28,133)
from Caldwell County, MO	0.36% ($19,333)

8.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.71%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.09% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($26,797 average AGI)
1.62% relocated to other states ($5,679 average AGI)
DeKalb County: 1.62%
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 Buchanan County, MO	2.73% ($29,956 average AGI)
to Clinton County, MO	0.84% ($51,286)
to Clay County, MO	0.48% ($50,313)
to Jackson County, MO	0.42% ($25,857)
to Andrew County, MO	0.30% ($27,000)
to Daviess County, MO	0.30% ($18,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Births per 1000 population in DeKalb County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population in DeKalb County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in DeKalb County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,428 (1,269 aged, 159 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 931.780
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1037.110

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 8.99
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 32.41

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8.1

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,782

In family households: 7,562 (2,109 male householders, 377 female householders)
2,131 spouses, 2,680 children (2,434 natural, 39 adopted, 207 stepchildren), 73 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 55 other relatives, 92 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,220 (441 male householders (366 living alone)), 626 female householders (582 living alone)), 153 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,815 (2,809 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,117 2-persons, 503 3-persons, 501 4-persons, 237 5-persons, 105 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 948 1-person, 87 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

96.1% of residents of DeKalb County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $44,529,000 ($3566 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $918,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,714,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,383,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,131,000
Federal grants: $4,935,000
Federal procurement contracts: $431,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,934,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $722,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,070,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,883,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 571

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 577

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +26

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -739

Here:	-60 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in DeKalb County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.03 millions of gallons per day (67% from ground, 33% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 150
1995 to 1998: 404
1990 to 1994: 210
1980 to 1989: 391
1970 to 1979: 784
1960 to 1969: 425
1950 to 1959: 289
1940 to 1949: 194
1939 or earlier: 992

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in DeKalb County, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 48 4 rooms: 319 5 rooms: 676 6 rooms: 694 7 rooms: 366 8 rooms: 270 9+ rooms: 202

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County, Missouri:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 201 4 rooms: 249 5 rooms: 202 6 rooms: 121 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 23 9+ rooms: 17

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in DeKalb County:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 65 2 bedrooms: 706 3 bedrooms: 1,377 4 bedrooms: 353 5+ bedrooms: 87

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 325 2 bedrooms: 330 3 bedrooms: 220 4 bedrooms: 48 5+ bedrooms: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 99 1 vehicle: 587 2 vehicles: 1,197 3 vehicles: 487 4 vehicles: 154 5+ vehicles: 67

Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 171 1 vehicle: 474 2 vehicles: 215 3 vehicles: 66 4 vehicles: 11 5+ vehicles: 0

52% of DeKalb County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Missouri.

DeKalb County:	52.5%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 8560
Northeast: 131
Midwest: 1556
South: 735
West: 435

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54.8%) Utility gas (19.8%) Electricity (18.5%) Wood (5.4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (44.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34.9%) Utility gas (16.4%) Wood (2.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.0%) Other fuel (0.5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68

Here:	5.7%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 91

Here:	11.3%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33

Here:	12.8%
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 (Noninst.)

DeKalb County government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $283,000
Regular Highways: $232,000

Financial Administration: $142,000

Central Staff Services: $137,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $232,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $500,000
Property: $40,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $120,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

DeKalb County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)