Franklin County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	30%

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Races in Franklin County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 46,549	(49.6%)
Females: 47,258	(50.4%)

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Franklin County:	2.7 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$50,503
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$439
State:	$481

Franklin County:	$143,700
Missouri:	$138,600

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 152
• Thefts: 560
• Auto thefts: 50

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 56
• Burglaries: 196
• Thefts: 740
• Auto thefts: 70

Franklin County:	9.5%
Missouri:	13.0%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $842 a month.

Cities in this county include: Washington, Union, Sullivan, Pacific, St. Clair, Gray Summit, Villa Ridge, New Haven, Gerald, Oak Grove.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Gasconade County , Jefferson County , St. Charles County , St. Louis County , Warren County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Franklin County: Casco (A), Becker School (B), New Beach (C), Reedville School (D), Pinoak Ford (E), Waits Sawmill (F), Camp Mo-Val (G), Camp Tambo (H), Ming School (I), Franklin County Country Club (J), Dina (K), Labadie Powerplant Water Tanks (L), Fiddle Creek Camp (M), Caldwell Franklin County Museum (N), Franklin County Jail (O), Franklin County Sheriff Department (P), Washington Fire Department - Station #5 (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Franklin County include: First United Methodist Church (A), Church of the Holy Martyrs of Japan (B), Anaconda Church (C), Trinity Presbyterian Church (D), Antioch Church (E), Tri-County Baptist Church (F), Moselle Missionary Baptist Church (G), Prospect Church (H), Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Nauser Cemetery (1), Good Cemetery (2), Alder Cemetery (3), Cove Cemetery (4), Sparks Cemetery (5), Gregory Cemetery (6), Mount Calvary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Hellings Lakes (A), Camp Mo-Val and Camp Tambo Lake (B), Carved Lake (C), Carvers Lake (D), Cedar Lake (E), Chester Mayer Lake (F), Von Der Rosa Number 2 Reservoir (G), Struebbes Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Voss Creek (A), Labadie Creek (B), Mud Creek (C), Kriete Creek (D), Girard Branch (E), Frolke Branch (F), Becker Creek (G), Fox Creek (H), Fork Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Franklin County include: Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum (1), Meramec State Park (2), International Friendship Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.8%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 3,167
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 750 (68% naturalized citizens)

Franklin County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,051
• One, attached: 427
• Two: 985
• 3 or 4: 1,232
• 5 to 9: 941
• 10 to 19: 716
• 20 or more: 221
• Mobile homes: 5,531
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 191

Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 12,106 (1,062 second mortgage, 1,296 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,257

Here:	65.9% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Franklin 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 36 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/24/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 36 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Franklin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.5 miles away from Franklin County center
On 8/26/1992 at 05:41:38, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/2/1991 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from Franklin County center
On 12/29/2003 at 09:02:08, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.2 miles away from the county center
On 12/27/1992 at 10:12:58, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from Franklin County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 37,029 (82%) Carpooled: 5,845 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 131 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Taxi: 17 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Walked: 525 (1%) Other means: 283 (1%) Worked at home: 1,509 (3%)

5.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,150 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.92%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($121 average AGI)

Franklin County:	0.03%
Missouri average:	0.11%

4.54% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($30,342 average AGI)
1.35% relocated from other states ($9,687 average AGI)

Franklin County:	1.35%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from St. Louis County, MO	1.42% ($54,807 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, MO	0.67% ($34,510)
from Crawford County, MO	0.37% ($32,390)
from Gasconade County, MO	0.34% ($23,484)
from St. Charles County, MO	0.33% ($41,089)
from St. Louis city, MO	0.27% ($39,396)
from Warren County, MO	0.22% ($34,265)

5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($310 average AGI)

Franklin County:	0.03%
Missouri average:	0.05%

4.28% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($25,696 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($9,735 average AGI)

Franklin County:	1.40%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to St. Louis County, MO	1.18% ($37,502 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, MO	0.54% ($34,535)
to Crawford County, MO	0.37% ($29,043)
to Gasconade County, MO	0.32% ($32,451)
to St. Louis city, MO	0.28% ($34,783)
to St. Charles County, MO	0.24% ($48,067)
to Warren County, MO	0.22% ($37,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,074 (12,536 aged, 2,538 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 81,827 (21,588 male householders, 4,339 female householders)

  21,385 spouses, 29,795 children (27,015 natural, 698 adopted, 2,082 stepchildren), 1,376 grandchildren, 391 brothers or sisters, 392 parents, 715 other relatives, 1,846 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 10,971 (4,454 male householders (3,488 living alone)), 4,700 female householders (4,226 living alone)), 1,817 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,009 (894 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,528 2-persons, 5,830 3-persons, 5,650 4-persons, 2,651 5-persons, 997 6-persons, 271 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,714 1-person, 1,197 2-persons, 160 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

97.4% of residents of Franklin County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $446,126,000 ($4541 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,386,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $229,338,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $98,147,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,918,000
Federal grants: $92,424,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,082,000 ($544,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,216,000 ($5,345,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,503,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $39,335,000
Federal Government insurance: $51,046,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+33 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.99 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

58% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Missouri.

Franklin County:	57.6%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 77188
• Northeast: 1092
• Midwest: 7575
• South: 4670
• West: 2190

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,400

Here:	15.2%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	12.3%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	16.2%
Missouri:	24.9%

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