Knox County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Knox County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 2,100	(48.2%)
Females: 2,261	(51.8%)

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Knox County:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$32,257
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$237
State:	$481

Knox County:	$81,624
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $118,382

Here:	$118,382
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $406,254

Here:	$406,254
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $135,989

Here:	$135,989
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $155,010

Here:	$155,010
State:	$141,353

Mobile homes: $58,818

Here:	$58,818
State:	$37,932

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: 17
• Thefts: 75
• 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: 4
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 99
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	18.0%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Knox County is $352 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.

Cities in this county include: Edina, Hurdland, Knox City, Baring, Novelty, Newark.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Clark County , Lewis County , Macon County , Scotland County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Knox County: Woodland School (A), Banner School (B), Buttermilk (C), Muddy Fork (D), Hurdland Station (E), Edina Golf Club (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Knox County include: Mount Carmel Church (A), Harmony Grove Church (B), Twin Church (C), Harmony Church (D), Locust Hill Church (E), Bee Ridge Church (F), Pleasant Ridge Church (G), Eucebia Church (H), Mount Taber Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Glover Cemetery (1), Mount Taber Cemetery (2), Greensburg Cemetery (3), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (4), Anderson Cemetery (5), Hickman Cemetery (6), Cunningham Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Steffen Lake (A), Colonial Knoll Lake (B), Douglas Lake (C), Edina Reservoir (D), Edina Reservoir Section 7 (E), Wamsley Lake (F), Gelbach Farms Lake (G), Greenly Farm Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Fork (A), Myers Branch (B), Meadow Brook (C), Nick Branch (D), North Fork South Fabius River (E), Norwegian Creek (F), Owl Creek (G), Democrat Creek (H), Pleasant Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Knox County: Coon Creek Roadside Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.3%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 90
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (82% naturalized citizens)

Knox County:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,890
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 30
• 3 or 4: 80
• 5 to 9: 48
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 231
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 263 (16 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 456

Here:	36.6% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Knox County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,369 (73%) Carpooled: 254 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Walked: 67 (4%) Other means: 5 (0%) Worked at home: 188 (10%)

6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.89% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($10,794 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($9,196 average AGI)

Knox County:	2.40%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Adair County, MO

0.78% ($14,417 average AGI)

7.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.72%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.06% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($30,298 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($3,521 average AGI)

Knox County:	1.66%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Adair County, MO	1.60% ($26,440 average AGI)
to Shelby County, MO	0.77% ($26,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 932 (823 aged, 109 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 3,634 (1,032 male householders, 189 female householders)

  995 spouses, 1,282 children (1,200 natural, 10 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 24 other relatives, 39 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 637 (222 male householders (188 living alone)), 351 female householders (338 living alone)), 64 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 90 (62 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 638 2-persons, 244 3-persons, 199 4-persons, 99 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 526 1-person, 43 2-persons, 4 5-persons.

97.1% of residents of Knox County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,635,000 ($8725 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $332,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,286,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,604,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,062,000
Federal grants: $6,063,000
Federal procurement contracts: $514,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,106,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $137,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,297,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,507,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

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

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.14 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

62% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Missouri.

Knox County:	61.5%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 3201
• Northeast: 86
• Midwest: 837
• South: 130
• West: 80

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,800

Here:	14.2%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	2.7%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	27.8%
Missouri:	24.9%

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