Lawrence County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.7%), Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lawrence County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 17,330	(49.2%)
Females: 17,874	(50.8%)

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Lawrence County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,151
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$387
State:	$481

Lawrence County:	$109,938
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $146,321

Here:	$146,321
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,726

Here:	$124,726
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $100,540

Here:	$100,540
State:	$155,066

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $224,964

Here:	$224,964
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $39,673

Here:	$39,673
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,800

Here:	$38,800
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 92
• Thefts: 101
• Auto thefts: 23

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 87
• Thefts: 98
• Auto thefts: 8

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: Aurora, Mount Vernon, Marionville, Pierce City, Miller, Verona, Stotts City, Halltown, Freistatt, Hoberg.

Neighboring counties: Barry County , Christian County , Dade County , Greene County , Jasper County , Newton County , Stone County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lawrence County: Aurora Country Club (A), Skinners Spur (B), Browns School (C), University of Missouri Experimental Farm (D), Roper (E), Methodist Conference Grounds (F), Stotts City (G), Hopewell School (H), Lick Prairie Community Hall (I), Eureka School (J), Lone Star School (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lawrence County include: Union Grove Church (A), North Sycamore Church (B), Union Church (C), Morningside Church (D), Liberty Church (E), New Home Church (F), East View Church (G), Zion Church (H), Talmage Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Goss Cemetery (1), Grammer Cemetery (2), Buck Prairie Cemetery (3), Grays Point Cemetery (4), Ruckman Cemetery (5), Cox Cemetery (6), Spanish Fort Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Faucett Lake (A), Number 71 Lake (B), Poirot Farms Lake (C), Southwest Research Center Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Billies Creek (A), Stahl Creek (B), Goose Creek (C), Honey Creek (D), Elm Branch (E), Eddington Branch (F), Dry Fork (G), Douger Branch (H), Hillhouse Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Hall Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.6%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 852
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 819 (30% naturalized citizens)

Lawrence County:	2.3%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,272
• One, attached: 127
• Two: 262
• 3 or 4: 584
• 5 to 9: 158
• 10 to 19: 102
• 20 or more: 77
• Mobile homes: 2,166
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 3,734 (275 second mortgage, 307 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,243

Here:	62.5% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Lawrence County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 29 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/17/2002, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $500,000 in damages.

Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 99% 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 97.5 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.5 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 90.5 miles away from Lawrence County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,429 (79%) Carpooled: 1,986 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 301 (2%) Other means: 107 (1%) Worked at home: 801 (5%)

8.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,371 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.01%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.17% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($17,448 average AGI)
2.84% relocated from other states ($10,924 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	2.84%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Greene County, MO	1.55% ($26,467 average AGI)
from Barry County, MO	1.25% ($24,855)
from Christian County, MO	0.42% ($27,321)
from Jasper County, MO	0.41% ($27,192)
from Stone County, MO	0.22% ($28,679)
from Newton County, MO	0.19% ($33,833)
from Dade County, MO	0.12% ($34,467)

7.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.79%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.75% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($20,445 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($7,449 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	2.04%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Greene County, MO	1.87% ($28,208 average AGI)
to Barry County, MO	1.11% ($28,312)
to Jasper County, MO	0.68% ($25,140)
to Christian County, MO	0.47% ($35,867)
to Newton County, MO	0.23% ($35,034)
to Stone County, MO	0.21% ($20,923)
to Dade County, MO	0.19% ($4,625)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,017 (4,943 aged, 1,074 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,457 (8,024 male householders, 1,890 female householders)

  8,281 spouses, 10,585 children (9,467 natural, 301 adopted, 817 stepchildren), 653 grandchildren, 168 brothers or sisters, 134 parents, 216 other relatives, 506 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,113 (1,684 male householders (1,433 living alone)), 2,014 female householders (1,891 living alone)), 415 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 634 (617 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,465 2-persons, 2,181 3-persons, 1,895 4-persons, 892 5-persons, 334 6-persons, 147 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,324 1-person, 347 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

95.3% of residents of Lawrence County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (39% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $174,544,000 ($4755 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,478,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,282,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,716,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,046,000
Federal grants: $35,378,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,239,000 ($30,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,882,000 ($773,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $531,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,750,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,901,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+34 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.92 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

55% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Missouri.

Lawrence County:	55.3%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 22669
• Northeast: 524
• Midwest: 4245
• South: 4006
• West: 2783

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,700

Here:	10.1%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	5.6%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	10.5%
Missouri:	24.9%

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