Marion County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in 2005: 28,375 (75% urban, 25% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,790
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,276

% of renters here:	30%
State:	30%

Land area: 438 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 65 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.5%), Educational,health and social services (20.2%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Marion County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
Black (4.6%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 13,355	(47.2%)
Females: 14,934	(52.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,426
County population in 2003: 28,329
Jobs in 2003: 14,567

Total labor force in 2004: 14,242
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Marion County:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,158 ($31,774 in 2000)

This county	$35,158
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,344

Marion County	$94,344
Missouri:	$123,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $358
Institutionalized population: 680
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Marion County in 2000: $621

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 24
Thefts: 67
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 24
Thefts: 95
Auto thefts: 1

Marion County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $495 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $355 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $609 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hannibal, Palmyra, Monroe City.

Neighboring counties: Adams County, Illinois , Lewis County , Monroe County , Pike County, Illinois , Ralls County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Marion County: Bay Mill (A), Camp Inlow (B), Port Scipio (C), Four Corners (D), Keyes' Ferry (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Marion County include: Mount Sinai Church (A), Andrew Chapel (B), Providence Church (C), Mount Vernon Church (D), Ebenezer Church (E), Little Union Church (F), Olivet Church (G), Sharpsburg Baptist Church (H), Pleasant Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gottman Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Rush Cemetery (3), Crane Cemetery (4), Andrew Chapel Cemetery (5), Bush Cemetery (6), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Heather Bay (A), O'Conner Pond (B), Shanty Bend Pond (C), Horseshoe Pond (D), Sylvan Lake (E), C B Keller Lake (F), Doctor J W Well Lake (G), Doctor Wells Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walkers Slough (A), Grassy Creek (B), Sherry Branch (C), Nelsons Branch (D), Newmarket Branch (E), North River (F), Lazy Branch (G), Fall Creek (H), Fabius River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Marion County: Emden Garage Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.5%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,080
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 220 (42% naturalized citizens)

Marion County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 50
1990 to 1994: 18
1985 to 1989: 22
1980 to 1984: 12
1975 to 1979: 37
1970 to 1974: 6
1970 to 1974: 21
1965 to 1969: 54

Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.8%

Marion County marital status for males

Marion County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,963
One, attached: 266
Two: 869
3 or 4: 649
5 to 9: 410
10 to 19: 206
20 or more: 325
Mobile homes: 744
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 3,578 (164 second mortgage, 148 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,535

Agriculture in Marion County
Average size of farms: 309 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $53717
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $176.99
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 42.12%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48767
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 56.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62400
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.70
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.01%
Corn for grain: 48443 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7332 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 59285 harvested acres
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 67 acres

Marion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/2003, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused $5 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Chemicals (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (36%)
Germany (17%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Canada (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Nicaragua (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Marion County:

German (28%)
United States or American (26%)
Irish (11%)
English (10%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Dutch (1%)

Marion County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,416 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,484 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
Taxi: 37 (0%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 296 (2%)
Other means: 70 (1%)
Worked at home: 326 (3%)

People in group quarters in Marion County, Missouri

557 people in nursing homes
350 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
52 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
49 people in homes for the mentally ill
47 people in homes for the mentally retarded
41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
38 people in other types of correctional institutions
37 people in other group homes
37 people in religious group quarters
17 people in halfway houses
16 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,330.

6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,527 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.66% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($15,442 average AGI)
2.77% relocated from other states ($14,084 average AGI)
Marion County: 2.77%
Missouri average: 2.98%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Ralls County, MO	1.17% ($30,463 average AGI)
from Adams County, IL	0.63% ($29,197)
from Lewis County, MO	0.30% ($28,452)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.26% ($22,963)
from Pike County, MO	0.25% ($20,231)
from Monroe County, MO	0.22% ($33,304)
from Boone County, MO	0.20% ($32,381)

6.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,175 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.62% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($17,290 average AGI)
2.44% relocated to other states ($12,885 average AGI)
Marion County: 2.44%
Missouri average: 2.81%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Ralls County, MO	0.97% ($31,228 average AGI)
to Adams County, IL	0.51% ($33,208)
to Boone County, MO	0.40% ($22,429)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.32% ($29,303)
to Lewis County, MO	0.28% ($22,241)
to St. Charles County, MO	0.24% ($36,440)
to Monroe County, MO	0.20% ($37,000)

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

Births per 1000 population in Marion County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Marion County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marion County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,432 (4,414 aged, 1,018 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,023

In family households: 23,027 (5,989 male householders, 1,587 female householders)
6,030 spouses, 8,329 children (7,384 natural, 142 adopted, 803 stepchildren), 434 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 161 other relatives, 342 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,996 (1,360 male householders (1,126 living alone)), 2,128 female householders (1,976 living alone)), 508 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,266 (679 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,469 2-persons, 1,750 3-persons, 1,442 4-persons, 628 5-persons, 205 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,102 1-person, 320 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

4,913 married couples with children.
1,779 single-parent households (349 men, 1,430 women).

97.7% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $176,273,000 ($6205 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,071,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,940,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,831,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,623,000
Federal grants: $45,101,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,218,000 ($5,038,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,559,000 ($605,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $298,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,819,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,976,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,068

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,826

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +54

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -176

Here:	-6 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Marion County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.30 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 220
1995 to 1998: 819
1990 to 1994: 774
1980 to 1989: 1,387
1970 to 1979: 1,692
1960 to 1969: 1,261
1950 to 1959: 1,202
1940 to 1949: 887
1939 or earlier: 4,201

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion County, Missouri:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 50
3 rooms: 99
4 rooms: 889
5 rooms: 1,994
6 rooms: 1,769
7 rooms: 1,525
8 rooms: 786
9 or more rooms: 676

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County, Missouri:

1 room: 48
2 rooms: 174
3 rooms: 595
4 rooms: 949
5 rooms: 794
6 rooms: 447
7 rooms: 143
8 rooms: 87
9 or more rooms: 39

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marion County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 298
2 bedrooms: 2,308
3 bedrooms: 3,658
4 bedrooms: 1,285
5 or more bedrooms: 239

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County:

no bedroom: 66
1 bedroom: 898
2 bedrooms: 1,476
3 bedrooms: 684
4 bedrooms: 136
5 or more bedrooms: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 389
1 vehicle: 2,091
2 vehicles: 3,604
3 vehicles: 1,276
4 vehicles: 294
5 or more vehicles: 136

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 599
1 vehicle: 1,701
2 vehicles: 763
3 vehicles: 158
4 vehicles: 50
5 or more vehicles: 5

55% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Missouri.

Marion County:	54.6%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 19144
Northeast: 240
Midwest: 6405
South: 1207
West: 942

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Electricity (12%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (56%)
Electricity (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 351

Here:	10.2%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 187

Here:	11.0%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 544

Here:	58.7%
Missouri:	24.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Marion County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $361,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $605,000
Regular Highways: $568,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,045,000
Health Services - Other: $965,000

Police Protection: $680,000

Corrections - Other: $672,000

Central Staff Services: $512,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $493,000

Financial Administration: $445,000

Welfare - Other: $410,000

General Public Buildings: $143,000

General - Other: $132,000

Libraries: $3,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $89,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $140,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,485,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,485,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,485,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,485,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $569,000
Interest Earnings: $64,000

Rents: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $375,000
General - Other: $92,000

Police Protection: $68,000

Central Staff: $28,000

Judicial: $9,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,191,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $965,000
Highways: $384,000

General Support: $285,000

All Other: $195,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $3,755,000
Property: $816,000

NEC: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,136,000

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