Hickory County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Manufacturing (13.7%), Retail trade (13.0%), Construction (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Hickory County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	49.7 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 4,378	(49.0%)
Females: 4,562	(51.0%)

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Hickory County:	2.3 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$30,143
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$305
State:	$481

Hickory County:	$99,439
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $152,225

Here:	$152,225
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $127,351

Here:	$127,351
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $199,984

Here:	$199,984
State:	$155,066

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $523,419

Here:	$523,419
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $49,702

Here:	$49,702
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $59,018

Here:	$59,018
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 55
• Thefts: 83
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 44
• Thefts: 62
• Auto thefts: 10

This county:	19.7%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	7.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hickory County is $359 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Weaubleau, Hermitage, Wheatland, Cross Timbers, Preston.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Camden County , Dallas County , Polk County , St. Clair County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hickory County: Parks Mill (A), Oak Grove Communtiy Hall (B), Pleasant Hill Community Hall (C), Pittsburg Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hickory County include: Church of Jesus Christ (A), Twin Cedars Chapel (B), The House of the Lord (C), Little Niangua Baptist Church (D), Pomme de Terre Southern Baptist Church (E), Pleasant Ridge Church (F), Olive Point Church (G), Bethel Southers Baptist Church (H), Fairview Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Poe Cemetery (1), Saap Cemetery (2), Mount Zion Cemetery (3), Rountree Cemetery (4), Guier Cemetery (5), South New Home Cemetery (6), Antioch Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Glenwood in Hidden Valley (A), Number 15 Dam (B), Pomme de Terre Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Huffmans Creek (A), Green Branch (B), Stacey Branch (C), Gover Branch (D), Gooseneck Branch (E), Starks Creek (F), Lindley Creek (G), Stick Branch (H), Short Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hickory County include: Wheatland Public Use Area (1), Outlet Public Use Area (2), Nemo Landing Public Use Area (3), Dam Site Public Use Area (4), Lightfoot Public Use Area (5), Pittsburg Landing Public Use Area (6), Pittsburg Public Use Area (7), Cross Timbers Public Use Area (8), Pomme de Terre State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.8%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 107
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 88 (59% naturalized citizens)

Hickory County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,483
• One, attached: 22
• Two: 17
• 3 or 4: 71
• 5 to 9: 3
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 2,390
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 184

Housing units in Hickory County with a mortgage: 635 (16 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 680

Here:	48.3% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Hickory County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 1.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/18/2002, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $540,000 in damages.

Hickory County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 1.2 miles away from Hickory County center
On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.0 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 64.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.7 miles away from Hickory County center
On 7/2/1991 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,094 (73%) Carpooled: 454 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Walked: 48 (2%) Other means: 29 (1%) Worked at home: 235 (8%)

8.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,489 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.98%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.31% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($22,136 average AGI)
2.68% relocated from other states ($9,353 average AGI)

Hickory County:	2.68%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Polk County, MO	1.02% ($33,032 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MO	0.92% ($42,536)
from Dallas County, MO	0.56% ($32,235)
from Greene County, MO	0.50% ($27,467)
from Camden County, MO	0.40% ($18,500)
from Benton County, MO	0.36% ($39,000)

8.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,477 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.56%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.74% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($18,074 average AGI)
1.82% relocated to other states ($4,403 average AGI)

Hickory County:	1.82%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Polk County, MO	1.56% ($21,723 average AGI)
to Greene County, MO	1.26% ($21,289)
to Dallas County, MO	0.70% ($22,524)
to St. Clair County, MO	0.43% ($15,000)
to Jackson County, MO	0.36% ($21,273)
to Camden County, MO	0.33% ($29,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,422 (2,049 aged, 373 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 7,452 (2,389 male householders, 371 female householders)

  2,398 spouses, 1,965 children (1,728 natural, 42 adopted, 195 stepchildren), 135 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 34 other relatives, 85 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,380 (540 male householders (453 living alone)), 647 female householders (587 living alone)), 193 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 108 (99 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,722 2-persons, 450 3-persons, 338 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,040 1-person, 120 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

97.8% of residents of Hickory County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $65,179,000 ($7110 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,600,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,004,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,057,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $350,000
Federal grants: $9,041,000
Federal procurement contracts: $740,000 ($326,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,988,000 ($345,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,000,000
Federal Government insurance: $193,000

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+71 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.16 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.3
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

59% of Hickory County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Missouri.

Hickory County:	58.9%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 5499
• Northeast: 202
• Midwest: 1572
• South: 712
• West: 842

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,400

Here:	3.2%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	2.6%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	14.8%
Missouri:	24.9%

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