Jasper County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	30%

Jasper County:	16.3%
Missouri:	13.3%

This county:	14.5%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Jasper County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 50,764	(48.5%)
Females: 53,922	(51.5%)

Jasper County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county	$34,659
Missouri:	$41,974

Jasper County	$95,902
Missouri:	$123,100

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 76
• Burglaries: 210
• Thefts: 619
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: -1
• Burglaries: 163
• Thefts: 390
• Auto thefts: 84

Area name: Joplin, MO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jasper County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $643 a month.

Cities in this county include: Joplin, Carthage, Webb City, Carl Junction, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Oronogo.

2005 air pollution in Jasper County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 34 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 130 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barton County , Cherokee County, Kansas , Crawford County, Kansas , Dade County , Lawrence County , Newton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jasper County: Cyokamo Camp (A), Georgia City (B), Mansur (C), Camp Putnam (D), Midway (E), Johnston (F), Melugin (G), Knells Park (H), Edwin (I), Pleasant View Community Center (J), Cottonwood Springs (K), Moss Springs Picnic Area (L), Jackson (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jasper County include: Christs Church (A), Church of God (B), Lakeside Church (C), Union Chapel (D), Trinity Church (E), Tower of Light Church (F), Zion Church (G), Atlas Church (H), New Hope Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant View Cemetery (1), Ruddick Cemetery (2), Gresham Cemetery (3), Grey Cemetery (4), Laxton Cemetery (5), Hackney Cemetery (6), Motley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Webbs Lake (A), Blackberry Hay Farm Lake (B), Browning West Lake (C), Doran Lake (D), Elliot Lake (E), Herr Lake (F), Maple Lane Farms Lake (G), Raymond Smith Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Motley Branch (A), Little North Fork (B), Grove Creek (C), Murphy Creek (D), Fox Branch (E), North Fork Spring River (F), Fidelity Branch (G), Opossum Creek (H), Duval Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Jasper County: Wah-Sha-She Prairie State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.7%
Missouri:	5.1%

Current college students: 5,495
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,747 (31% naturalized citizens)

Jasper County:	2.6%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 34,505
• One, attached: 954
• Two: 1,634
• 3 or 4: 1,726
• 5 to 9: 1,328
• 10 to 19: 723
• 20 or more: 867
• Mobile homes: 3,759
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Housing units in Jasper County with a mortgage: 13,497 (1,007 second mortgage, 1,080 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,721

Jasper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 87 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 60 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 39,783 (83%) Carpooled: 5,467 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 58 (0%) Subway or elevated: 1 (0%) Taxi: 43 (0%) Motorcycle: 59 (0%) Bicycle: 141 (0%) Walked: 1,077 (2%) Other means: 237 (0%) Worked at home: 1,310 (3%)

7.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,137 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.85%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($195 average AGI)

Jasper County:	0.07%
Missouri average:	0.11%

3.59% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($13,964 average AGI)
4.19% relocated from other states ($17,978 average AGI)

Jasper County:	4.19%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Newton County, MO	1.63% ($29,555 average AGI)
from Cherokee County, KS	0.35% ($24,281)
from Greene County, MO	0.27% ($33,087)
from Lawrence County, MO	0.23% ($25,140)
from Ottawa County, OK	0.22% ($46,976)
from Barton County, MO	0.19% ($23,465)
from Crawford County, KS	0.17% ($26,531)

6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,570 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($66 average AGI)

Jasper County:	0.03%
Missouri average:	0.05%

3.34% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($13,676 average AGI)
3.51% relocated to other states ($16,829 average AGI)

Jasper County:	3.51%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Newton County, MO	1.46% ($28,066 average AGI)
to Greene County, MO	0.38% ($27,417)
to Cherokee County, KS	0.33% ($23,280)
to Barton County, MO	0.15% ($31,375)
to Ottawa County, OK	0.15% ($24,273)
to Benton County, AR	0.14% ($52,250)
to Lawrence County, MO	0.14% ($27,192)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 19,963 (16,270 aged, 3,693 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 86,034 (21,797 male householders, 6,300 female householders)

  22,093 spouses, 30,120 children (26,523 natural, 996 adopted, 2,601 stepchildren), 1,562 grandchildren, 511 brothers or sisters, 335 parents, 1,060 other relatives, 2,256 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 16,024 (5,780 male householders (4,540 living alone)), 7,594 female householders (6,728 living alone)), 2,650 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,628 (836 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 12,535 2-persons, 6,514 3-persons, 5,438 4-persons, 2,370 5-persons, 855 6-persons, 385 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,268 1-person, 1,777 2-persons, 209 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 25 6-persons.

17,573 married couples with children.
6,609 single-parent households (1,495 men, 5,114 women).

94.8% of residents of Jasper County speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $630,887,000 ($5764 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $30,948,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $290,990,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $149,428,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,337,000
Federal grants: $132,736,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,242,000 ($9,488,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,154,000 ($10,548,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $30,637,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $59,849,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,124,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 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: 18.15 millions of gallons per day (39% from ground, 61% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

49% of Jasper County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Missouri.

Jasper County:	48.8%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 64348
• Northeast: 1861
• Midwest: 14659
• South: 12870
• West: 7669

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,300

Here:	6.0%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	9.1%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	21.7%
Missouri:	24.9%

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