Lafayette County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Manufacturing (15.3%), Retail trade (12.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Lafayette County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 16,131	(48.9%)
Females: 16,829	(51.1%)

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Lafayette County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,471
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$380
State:	$481

Lafayette County:	$126,215
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $160,260

Here:	$160,260
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $188,496

Here:	$188,496
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $128,060

Here:	$128,060
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,892

Here:	$195,892
State:	$141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,730

Here:	$158,730
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $38,556

Here:	$38,556
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500

Here:	$22,500
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 103
• Thefts: 111
• Auto thefts: 18

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 92
• Thefts: 84
• Auto thefts: 13

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lafayette County is $612 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $703 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $951 a month.

Cities in this county include: Odessa, Higginsville, Lexington, Concordia, Waverly, Wellington, Corder, Alma, Lake Lafayette, Mayview.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Jackson County , Johnson County , Pettis County , Ray County , Saline County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lafayette County: Sni-A-Bar (A), Winton (B), Wentworth Country Club (C), Borland (D), Halls (E), Northrup (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lafayette County include: Zion Hill Church (A), Three Groves Church (B), Concord Church (C), Long Branch Church (D), Wallace Chapel (E), Greenton Church (F), Saint Matthews Church (G), McKendree Church (H), Mount Tabor Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Prairie Cemetery (1), Anderson Cemetery (2), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (3), Mitchell Cemetery (4), Calvary Cemetery (5), Campbell Cemetery (6), Slusher Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Hicklin Lake (A), Stewart Lake (B), Dickmeyer Lake (C), Edwin A Pape Lake (D), Higginsville Lake (E), Higginsville Old City Lake (F), Higginsville Reservoir (G), Holiday Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mulkey Creek (A), Gliddens Branch (B), Garrison Creek (C), North Blackjack Creek (D), Fire Prairie Creek (E), Lick Fork (F), Edwards Branch (G), East Fork Elm Branch (H), Owl Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Tabo Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.3%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 947
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 238 (51% naturalized citizens)

Lafayette County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,366
• One, attached: 122
• Two: 417
• 3 or 4: 670
• 5 to 9: 234
• 10 to 19: 46
• 20 or more: 125
• Mobile homes: 1,694
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Housing units in Lafayette County with a mortgage: 3,762 (339 second mortgage, 270 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,386

Here:	61.2% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Lafayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lafayette County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 42.8 miles away from Lafayette County center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from Lafayette County center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.9 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 95.8 miles away from Lafayette County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,381 (78%) Carpooled: 2,309 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 341 (2%) Other means: 95 (1%) Worked at home: 635 (4%)

7.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,782 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.73% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($35,889 average AGI)
1.40% relocated from other states ($5,893 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	1.40%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Jackson County, MO	2.97% ($42,153 average AGI)
from Johnson County, MO	0.64% ($109,935)
from Saline County, MO	0.31% ($25,568)
from Clay County, MO	0.23% ($43,643)
from Ray County, MO	0.20% ($24,875)
from Cass County, MO	0.17% ($30,810)
from Pettis County, MO	0.12% ($24,533)

7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,434 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.13% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($24,204 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($6,230 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	1.61%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Jackson County, MO	2.96% ($30,499 average AGI)
to Johnson County, MO	0.53% ($22,953)
to Ray County, MO	0.37% ($25,889)
to Saline County, MO	0.34% ($25,405)
to Clay County, MO	0.28% ($33,088)
to Cass County, MO	0.16% ($40,350)
to Johnson County, KS	0.15% ($32,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,807 (4,938 aged, 869 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,019 (7,313 male householders, 1,800 female householders)

  7,557 spouses, 9,990 children (8,927 natural, 196 adopted, 867 stepchildren), 411 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 98 parents, 197 other relatives, 538 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,002 (1,579 male householders (1,233 living alone)), 1,892 female householders (1,786 living alone)), 531 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 939 (927 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,086 2-persons, 2,009 3-persons, 1,795 4-persons, 856 5-persons, 274 6-persons, 93 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,019 1-person, 384 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.5% of residents of Lafayette County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $185,987,000 ($5613 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,728,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,486,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,462,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,085,000
Federal grants: $28,586,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,107,000 ($3,829,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,261,000 ($2,290,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $876,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,098,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,351,000

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

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.91 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

57% of Lafayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Missouri.

Lafayette County:	56.9%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 26004
• Northeast: 323
• Midwest: 3457
• South: 1559
• West: 1248

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,100

Here:	9.2%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	8.2%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	13.6%
Missouri:	24.9%

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