Henry County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in July 2007: 22,398 (54% urban, 46% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,671
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,462

% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

Land area: 702 sq. mi.
Water area: 30.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

2008 cost of living index in Henry County: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Manufacturing (18.8%), Retail trade (14.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Henry County, Missouri business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Henry County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Black (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 10,744	(48.8%)
Females: 11,253	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,838
County population in 2003: 22,511
Jobs in 2003: 8,421

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Total labor force in 2004: 10,705
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.7%

Average household size:

Henry County:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,245 ($30,949 in 2000)

This county	$34,245
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,944

Henry County	$90,944
Missouri:	$123,100

Median monthly rent in 2000: $394
Institutionalized population: 265
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Henry County in 2000: $663

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 31
Burglaries: 135
Thefts: 171
Auto thefts: 10

Henry County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Henry County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $532 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Henry County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $614 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clinton, Windsor, Deepwater, Urich, Calhoun, Montrose, Blairstown, Brownington, Tightwad, La Due.

Neighboring counties: Bates County , Benton County , Cass County , Johnson County , Pettis County , St. Clair County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Henry County: Enterprise School (A), Thrush (B), Mount Hope Community Center (C), Columbia Community Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Henry County include: Golden Gate Church (A), Tebo Church (B), Teays Chapel (C), Mount Zion Baptist Church (D), Mount Gilead Church (E), Good Hope Church (F), Stones Chapel (G), White Oak Church (H), Bear Creek Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mullins Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Lewis Cemetery (3), Morgan Cemetery (4), Montrose Cemetery (5), Askins Cemetery (6), Hendricks Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Clear Lake (A), Club Lake (B), F Williams Lake (C), Frank William Lake (D), Goose Lake (E), June-Bug Lake (F), Kerns Lake (G), Whitaker Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mound Springs Creek (A), Wade Creek (B), Little Otter Creek (C), Granddaddy Creek (D), Nardeton Creek (E), Nelson Creek (F), George Branch (G), Horn Branch (H), Little Tebo Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Henry County include: Urich State Wildlife Area (1), Sparrowfoot Public Use Area (2), Windsor Crossing Public Use Area (3), Brownington State Wildlife Area (4), Poague State Wildlife Area (5), Cooper Creek Public Use Area (6), Montrose State Wildlife Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.9%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 486
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 181 (32% naturalized citizens)

Henry County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 45 1990 to 1994: 27 1985 to 1989: 21 1980 to 1984: 15 1975 to 1979: 15 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 52

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.3%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,632
One, attached: 166
Two: 386
3 or 4: 322
5 to 9: 120
10 to 19: 132
20 or more: 140
Mobile homes: 1,329
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Housing units in Henry County with a mortgage: 2,452 (173 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,964

Agriculture in Henry County
Average size of farms: 335 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $44484
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $88.75
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.83%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $45151
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 46.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49174
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.69
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.51%
Corn for grain: 21348 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 16116 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 51047 harvested acres
Vegetables: 38 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 75 acres

Henry 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 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Health care (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (34%)
United Kingdom (25%)
Canada (8%)
Germany (8%)
Poland (4%)
Spain (4%)
Japan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Henry County:

United States or American (27%)
German (24%)
English (13%)
Irish (9%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Henry County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,734 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,477 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 175 (2%)
Other means: 22 (0%)
Worked at home: 406 (4%)

People in group quarters in Henry County, Missouri

230 people in nursing homes
40 people in homes for the mentally ill
35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
18 people in other group homes
16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,118.

7.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,859 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.69%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.54% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($23,889 average AGI)
2.15% relocated from other states ($10,969 average AGI)
Henry County: 2.15%
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 Johnson County, MO	0.80% ($34,292 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MO	0.79% ($37,828)
from Cass County, MO	0.68% ($40,709)
from St. Clair County, MO	0.64% ($22,596)
from Benton County, MO	0.45% ($38,944)
from Pettis County, MO	0.31% ($24,000)
from Greene County, MO	0.17% ($27,571)

7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,933 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.37%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.50% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($22,665 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($8,268 average AGI)
Henry County: 1.87%
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 Johnson County, MO	0.96% ($29,675 average AGI)
to Jackson County, MO	0.73% ($34,593)
to Cass County, MO	0.68% ($28,436)
to St. Clair County, MO	0.43% ($21,686)
to Pettis County, MO	0.41% ($28,242)
to Benton County, MO	0.36% ($25,034)
to Greene County, MO	0.25% ($23,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Births per 1000 population in Henry County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Henry County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Henry County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,109 (4,248 aged, 861 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.41
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16602.79
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 466.940
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28549.4

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1213.620
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1324.360
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4.43

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37.68
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84.16

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13.29

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,638

In family households: 18,442 (5,158 male householders, 1,187 female householders)
5,171 spouses, 5,911 children (5,125 natural, 180 adopted, 606 stepchildren), 291 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 147 other relatives, 418 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,196 (1,323 male householders (1,135 living alone)), 1,524 female householders (1,391 living alone)), 349 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 359 (268 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,153 2-persons, 1,383 3-persons, 1,116 4-persons, 475 5-persons, 168 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,526 1-person, 293 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

97.5% of residents of Henry County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $147,716,000 ($6507 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,916,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $74,935,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,374,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,989,000
Federal grants: $23,355,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,718,000 ($423,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,345,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $600,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,630,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,368,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,437

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,570

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +41

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

Net internal migration: +699

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Henry County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.65 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 218
1995 to 1998: 720
1990 to 1994: 779
1980 to 1989: 1,239
1970 to 1979: 1,830
1960 to 1969: 1,424
1950 to 1959: 1,201
1940 to 1949: 778
1939 or earlier: 2,072

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Henry County, Missouri:
	1 room: 30 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 177 4 rooms: 871 5 rooms: 1,810 6 rooms: 1,831 7 rooms: 888 8 rooms: 494 9+ rooms: 552

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Henry County, Missouri:
	1 room: 30 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 482 4 rooms: 896 5 rooms: 544 6 rooms: 277 7 rooms: 107 8 rooms: 44 9+ rooms: 45

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Henry County:
	no bedroom: 36 1 bedroom: 209 2 bedrooms: 2,043 3 bedrooms: 3,326 4 bedrooms: 837 5+ bedrooms: 220

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Henry County:
	no bedroom: 30 1 bedroom: 609 2 bedrooms: 1,190 3 bedrooms: 507 4 bedrooms: 99 5+ bedrooms: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Henry County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 317 1 vehicle: 1,750 2 vehicles: 3,077 3 vehicles: 1,143 4 vehicles: 287 5+ vehicles: 97

Cars and other vehicles available in Henry County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 314 1 vehicle: 1,256 2 vehicles: 671 3 vehicles: 155 4 vehicles: 50 5+ vehicles: 16

53% of Henry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Missouri.

Henry County:	52.8%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 16204
Northeast: 276
Midwest: 2634
South: 1526
West: 1082

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (40%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Wood (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 156

Here:	6.0%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	2.7%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 50

Here:	12.3%
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.)

Henry County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $337,000
Regular Highways: $110,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,918,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $1,016,000
Police Protection: $967,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $765,000

Natural Resources - Other: $342,000

Housing & Community Development: $320,000

Financial Administration: $319,000

Regular Highways: $275,000

Central Staff Services: $262,000

Corrections - Other: $245,000

General Public Buildings: $124,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $8,000

Welfare - Other: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $923,000
Housing & Community Development: $320,000

All Other: $71,000

Health & Hospitals: $59,000

General Support: $36,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $796,000
Interest Earnings: $57,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,100,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $773,000
General Support: $260,000

All Other: $240,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $1,076,000
Property: $51,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,800,000

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)

Henry County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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