Iron County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Manufacturing (17.5%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Iron County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	39.7 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 5,206	(48.7%)
Females: 5,491	(51.3%)

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Iron County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,016
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$323
State:	$481

Iron County:	$86,150
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $115,648

Here:	$115,648
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,055

Here:	$92,055
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $139,391

Here:	$139,391
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $220,493

Here:	$220,493
State:	$141,353

Mobile homes: $52,237

Here:	$52,237
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

Here:	$17,500
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 23
• Auto thefts: 7

This county:	19.0%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	7.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Iron County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ironton, Viburnum, Pilot Knob, Arcadia, Annapolis, Des Arc.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Dent County , Madison County , Reynolds County , St. Francois County , Washington County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Iron County: Arcadia Valley Bible Camp (A), Arcadia Valley Golf Club (B), Enough Boat Launch (C), Shut-Ins (D), Wild Boar Ridge Campground (E), Wild Boar Hollow Boat Launch (F), Moloc Smelter (G), Brown Row (H), Trailhead Parking Area (I), Tip Top Picnic Area (J), Tip Top (K), Mountainville Store (L), Devils Tollgate (M), Keith Springs Picnic Area (N), Iron County Farm (O), Crane Lake Picnic Area (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Iron County include: New Hope Church (A), Stouts Creek Church (B), Full Gospel Church (C), Full Gospel Chapel (D), Cedar Grove Church (E), Ottery Church (F), Pleasant Grove Church (G), Big Creek Church (H), New Peace and Harmony Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Goggins Cemetery (1), Abbott Cemetery (2), Russell Cemetery (3), Mountain View Cemetery (4), Cove Cemetery (5), Ruble Cemetery (6), Allgier Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Section House Hole (A), Blue Hole (B), Council Bluff Lake (C), Viburnum Tailings Disposal A Reservoir (D), Crane Lake (E), Walnut Hollow Lake (F), Intermediate Viburnum Tailings Pond (G), Iron Mountain Tailings Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walnut Branch (A), Goose Creek (B), Goff Branch (C), Neals Creek (D), Glade Creek (E), Knob Creek (F), First Creek (G), Kinney Branch (H), East Prong Indian Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Iron County: Elephant Rocks State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.8%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 293
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 40 (65% naturalized citizens)

Iron County:	0.4%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,570
• One, attached: 23
• Two: 65
• 3 or 4: 190
• 5 to 9: 24
• 10 to 19: 19
• 20 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 998
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Iron County with a mortgage: 944 (81 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 932

Here:	50.3% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Iron County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 61 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 52 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Iron County-area historical earthquake activity is above Missouri state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 71.3 miles away from Iron County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from Iron County center
On 7/7/1991 at 21:24:02, a magnitude 4.0 (3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/16/2003 at 05:09:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from Iron County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,111 (76%) Carpooled: 666 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%) Walked: 93 (2%) Other means: 32 (1%) Worked at home: 170 (4%)

8.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,304 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.03%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.40% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($20,004 average AGI)
1.63% relocated from other states ($6,301 average AGI)

Iron County:	1.63%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from St. Francois County, MO	1.75% ($20,817 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.73% ($34,520)
from Washington County, MO	0.55% ($20,368)
from Jefferson County, MO	0.52% ($37,778)
from Madison County, MO	0.44% ($28,333)
from Crawford County, MO	0.32% ($27,455)
from Reynolds County, MO	0.29% ($17,500)

8.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,383 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.41%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.72% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($20,303 average AGI)
1.68% relocated to other states ($5,079 average AGI)

Iron County:	1.68%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to St. Francois County, MO	2.06% ($25,507 average AGI)
to Madison County, MO	0.55% ($32,684)
to Washington County, MO	0.46% ($21,938)
to Jefferson County, MO	0.43% ($21,133)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.38% ($34,231)
to Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.29% ($23,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,265 (1,749 aged, 516 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,901 (2,457 male householders, 521 female householders)

  2,432 spouses, 3,033 children (2,724 natural, 64 adopted, 245 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 85 other relatives, 172 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,410 (540 male householders (466 living alone)), 691 female householders (619 living alone)), 179 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 386 (294 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,404 2-persons, 666 3-persons, 572 4-persons, 236 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,085 1-person, 129 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

97.9% of residents of Iron County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $78,451,000 ($7595 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,106,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,496,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,197,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,000
Federal grants: $22,956,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,214,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,571,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,269,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,649,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,297,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.46 millions of gallons per day (59% from ground, 41% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.0

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

59% of Iron County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Missouri.

Iron County:	59.0%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 8711
• Northeast: 116
• Midwest: 815
• South: 639
• West: 354

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,100

Here:	1.7%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	3.6%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	6.8%
Missouri:	24.9%

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