Grundy County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in 2005: 10,327 (59% urban, 41% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,147
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,235

% of renters here:	28%
State:	30%

Land area: 436 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.8%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Manufacturing (20.6%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Grundy County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	41.3 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 4,952	(47.5%)
Females: 5,480	(52.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,184
County population in 2003: 10,286
Jobs in 2003: 3,824

Total labor force in 2004: 4,809
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Grundy County:	2.3 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,244 ($27,333 in 2000)

This county	$30,244
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,204

Grundy County	$60,204
Missouri:	$123,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $325
Institutionalized population: 186
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Grundy County in 2000: $562

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 38
Thefts: 19
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 24
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 0

Grundy County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $79,600
2005: 25 buildings, average cost: $79,600
2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $79,600

2004 Presidential Election results in Grundy County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $394 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grundy 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: Trenton, Spickard, Galt, Laredo, Tindall, Brimson.

Neighboring counties: Daviess County , Harrison County , Linn County , Livingston County , Mercer County , Sullivan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Grundy County: Shearwood (A), Hickory Creek (B), Coburn (C), Grundy County Home (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Grundy County include: Raccoon Church (A), South Evans Church (B), Zion Church (C), Prairie View Church (D), Willis Chapel (E), Starlight Church (F), Shelburn Church (G), Berry Church (H), Fairview Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: County Farm Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Spickard Cemetery (3), Rural Dale Cemetery (4), Speer Cemetery (5), Spears Cemetery (6), Alpha Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bill Seltzer Lake (A), Broyles Lake (B), Crowder Lake (C), Curtis Upper Lake (D), Dolan Lake (E), Watkins Lake (F), Wayne Moore Lake (G), Kilburn Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little No Creek (A), Muddy Creek (B), Beckner Branch (C), Furnace Creek (D), Old Channel Thompson River (E), Weldon River (F), East Honey Creek (G), Owl Branch (H), Middle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Grundy County: Crowder State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.2%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 450
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 146 (41% naturalized citizens)

Grundy County:	1.4%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 80
1990 to 1994: 5
1985 to 1989: 16
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 18
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 16

Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.1%

Grundy County marital status for males

Grundy County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,092
One, attached: 63
Two: 90
3 or 4: 360
5 to 9: 44
10 to 19: 36
20 or more: 36
Mobile homes: 381

Housing units in Grundy County with a mortgage: 988 (45 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,255

Agriculture in Grundy County
Average size of farms: 288 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $37201
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $158.99
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.77%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30546
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.26%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.50%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35109
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.66
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.53%
Corn for grain: 18183 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3761 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 55204 harvested acres
Vegetables: 56 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 45 acres

Grundy 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 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Food (15%)
Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Mexico (54%)
Canada (13%)
Vietnam (7%)
Germany (5%)
Philippines (3%)
Australia (3%)
Panama (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Grundy County:

United States or American (33%)
German (17%)
English (13%)
Irish (8%)
Dutch (3%)
Scottish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Grundy County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,546 (76%)
Carpooled: 630 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 139 (3%)
Other means: 39 (1%)
Worked at home: 293 (6%)

People in group quarters in Grundy County, Missouri

181 people in nursing homes
118 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in other group homes
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,914.

5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.55% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($14,269 average AGI)
2.33% relocated from other states ($10,642 average AGI)
Grundy County: 2.33%
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 Livingston County, MO	0.53% ($18,053 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, MO	0.30% ($21,636)
from Daviess County, MO	0.28% ($24,800)
from Jackson County, MO	0.28% ($25,100)
from Mercer County, MO	0.28% ($24,800)

6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,726 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.52%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.62% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($17,954 average AGI)
1.90% relocated to other states ($7,776 average AGI)
Grundy County: 1.90%
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 Livingston County, MO	0.85% ($23,839 average AGI)
to Buchanan County, MO	0.39% ($20,000)
to Clay County, MO	0.36% ($22,615)
to Daviess County, MO	0.33% ($27,917)
to Mercer County, MO	0.33% ($33,917)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Births per 1000 population in Grundy County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Grundy County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Grundy County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,339 (2,022 aged, 317 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,077

In family households: 8,391 (2,435 male householders, 475 female householders)
2,374 spouses, 2,697 children (2,380 natural, 35 adopted, 282 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 25 other relatives, 152 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,686 (610 male householders (505 living alone)), 875 female householders (843 living alone)), 201 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 355 (184 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,542 2-persons, 587 3-persons, 487 4-persons, 200 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,348 1-person, 103 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

1,689 married couples with children.
545 single-parent households (134 men, 411 women).

95.0% of residents of Grundy County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 48% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,704,000 ($7827 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $691,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,692,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,834,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,424,000
Federal grants: $17,338,000
Federal procurement contracts: $613,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,803,000 ($20,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $118,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,001,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,346,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 654

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 770

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +52

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -22

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Grundy County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.84 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 91
1995 to 1998: 200
1990 to 1994: 215
1980 to 1989: 381
1970 to 1979: 764
1960 to 1969: 775
1950 to 1959: 533
1940 to 1949: 532
1939 or earlier: 1,611

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

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 35
3 rooms: 63
4 rooms: 420
5 rooms: 777
6 rooms: 808
7 rooms: 495
8 rooms: 298
9 or more rooms: 248

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

1 room: 14
2 rooms: 71
3 rooms: 235
4 rooms: 317
5 rooms: 309
6 rooms: 167
7 rooms: 61
8 rooms: 26
9 or more rooms: 35

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

no bedroom: 21
1 bedroom: 96
2 bedrooms: 960
3 bedrooms: 1,571
4 bedrooms: 414
5 or more bedrooms: 85

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grundy County:

no bedroom: 28
1 bedroom: 331
2 bedrooms: 505
3 bedrooms: 306
4 bedrooms: 58
5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

no vehicle: 137
1 vehicle: 978
2 vehicles: 1,329
3 vehicles: 543
4 vehicles: 119
5 or more vehicles: 41

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

no vehicle: 222
1 vehicle: 657
2 vehicles: 242
3 vehicles: 106
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 1

59% of Grundy County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Missouri.

Grundy County:	59.2%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 7629
Northeast: 149
Midwest: 1625
South: 482
West: 374

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Electricity (21%)
Wood (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (41%)
Electricity (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	0.8%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	1.5%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40

Here:	10.1%
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)

Grundy County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $301,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $762,000
Health Services - Other: $698,000

General - Other: $287,000

Financial Administration: $241,000

Police Protection: $218,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $207,000

Central Staff Services: $160,000

Corrections - Other: $129,000

General Public Buildings: $48,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $170,000
Interest Earnings: $56,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $827,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $792,000
General Support: $139,000

All Other: $120,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $868,000
Property: $103,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,434,000

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