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McDonald County, MO mapCounty population in 2005: 22,844 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,802
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,311
% of renters here:  28%
State:  30%
Land area: 540 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 42 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  20.7%
Whole state:  11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  8.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.7%), Retail trade (16.0%), Educational,health and social services (10.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 8%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in McDonald County, Missouri:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.6%)
  • Hispanic (9.4%)
  • American Indian (5.5%)
  • Other race (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  34.3 years
Missouri median age:  36.1 years

Males: 10,980  (50.6%)
Females: 10,701  (49.4%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,161
County population in 2003: 21,999
Jobs in 2003: 6,532

McDonald County,MO real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 12,079
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:
McDonald County:  2.6 people
Missouri:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,887 ($27,010 in 2000)
This county  $29,887
Missouri:  $41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,045
McDonald County  $79,045
Missouri:  $123,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $382
Institutionalized population: 110
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in McDonald County in 2000: $580


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

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 60
  • Burglaries: 122
  • Thefts: 261
  • Auto thefts: 59

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 46
  • Burglaries: 105
  • Thefts: 164
  • Auto thefts: 39

McDonald County races chart


McDonald County, MO map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in McDonald County Missouri:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $317 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McDonald County is $370 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $660 a month.

Cities in this county include: Anderson, Noel, Goodman, South West City, Pineville, Lanagan.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Arkansas , Barry County , Delaware County, Oklahoma , Ottawa County, Oklahoma , Newton County .


McDonald County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in McDonald County: Caverna (A), Mountain (B), Moral (C), Mount Shira Elk River Public Access Area (D), Howe (E), Lanagan Tower State Public Hunting Grounds (F), Newville (G), Cowskin (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in McDonald County include: Church of Christ (A), Union Church (B), Mount Carmel Church (C), Morrison Church (D), Antioch Church (E), Liberty Church (F), Greenwood Church (G), Kingdom Church (H), Lone Star Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cowan Cemetery (1), Mitchell Cemetery (2), Rinehart Cemetery (3), Mannings Chapel Cemetery (4), Manning Cemetery (5), Keenon Cemetery (6), Stone Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Jackman Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grannys Branch (A), North Fork Beeman Branch (B), North Fork Patterson Creek (C), Elkhorn Creek (D), Otter Creek (E), Stogdon Creek (F), Mikes Creek (G), Bear Creek (H), Deer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in McDonald County include: Elkhorn Tower State Public Hunting Grounds (1), Powell Tower Site State Public Hunting Grounds (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Powell Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.3%
Missouri:  5.1%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 382
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,215 (18% naturalized citizens)

McDonald County:  5.6%
Whole state:  2.7%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 545
  • 1990 to 1994: 230
  • 1985 to 1989: 156
  • 1980 to 1984: 83
  • 1975 to 1979: 65
  • 1970 to 1974: 43
  • 1970 to 1974: 39
  • 1965 to 1969: 54

Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.6%

McDonald County marital status for males

McDonald County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,976
  • One, attached: 136
  • Two: 197
  • 3 or 4: 141
  • 5 to 9: 172
  • 10 to 19: 84
  • 20 or more: 37
  • Mobile homes: 2,463
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 81

Housing units in McDonald County with a mortgage: 1,283 (89 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 954


Agriculture in McDonald County
Average size of farms: 194 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $107717
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $34.72
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.87%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $104026
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.12%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31522
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.71%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.01
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.58%
Land in orchards: 177 acres

McDonald County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/15/1988, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 12 people



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (17%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Food (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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



  • Mexico (83%)
  • Guatemala (2%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (2%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • Honduras (1%)
  • France (1%)
  • Canada (1%)


Most common first ancestries reported in McDonald County:



  • United States or American (28%)
  • German (11%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • English (7%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Dutch (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)

McDonald County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,474 (68%)
  • Carpooled: 2,129 (22%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 41 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 13 (0%)
  • Walked: 244 (3%)
  • Other means: 87 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 599 (6%)
 

People in group quarters in McDonald County, Missouri
  • 87 people in nursing homes
  • 30 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,226.

9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,084 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.20%
Missouri average:  7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.86% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($7,848 average AGI)
6.34% relocated from other states ($26,235 average AGI)
McDonald County:  6.34%
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 Benton County, AR  2.53% ($57,547 average AGI)
from Newton County, MO  1.51% ($26,125)
from Washington County, AR  0.42% ($30,926)
from Jasper County, MO  0.39% ($20,920)
from Delaware County, OK  0.35% ($24,136)
from Barry County, MO  0.22% ($22,714)
from Ottawa County, OK  0.17% ($27,727)


9.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,574 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.39%
Missouri average:  7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.67% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($10,279 average AGI)
5.72% relocated to other states ($15,295 average AGI)
McDonald County:  5.72%
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 Newton County, MO  2.13% ($26,860 average AGI)
to Benton County, AR  2.08% ($26,376)
to Jasper County, MO  0.67% ($21,674)
to Delaware County, OK  0.56% ($22,944)
to Washington County, AR  0.30% ($43,789)
to Barry County, MO  0.30% ($25,158)
to Ottawa County, OK  0.22% ($18,357)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.0



Births per 1000 population in McDonald County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3



Deaths per 1000 population in McDonald County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in McDonald County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,938 (2,293 aged, 645 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%


Household type by relationship


Households: 21,515
  • In family households: 18,768 (4,639 male householders, 1,255 female householders)
    4,687 spouses, 6,720 children (5,891 natural, 200 adopted, 629 stepchildren), 322 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 324 other relatives, 508 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,747 (1,176 male householders (959 living alone)), 1,063 female householders (922 living alone)), 508 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 166 (114 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,469 2-persons, 1,360 3-persons, 1,132 4-persons, 561 5-persons, 227 6-persons, 145 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,881 1-person, 290 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

4,262 married couples with children.
1,385 single-parent households (423 men, 962 women).

90.6% of residents of McDonald County speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $109,842,000 ($4912 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,480,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,115,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,878,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $354,000
Federal grants: $34,808,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,262,000 ($1,483,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,424,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,635,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,738,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,888
Here:  83 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 999
Here:  44 per 1000 residents
State:  49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +453
Here:  +20 per 1000 residents
State:  +7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -132
Here:  -6 per 1000 residents
State:  +5 per 1000 residents



Population growth in McDonald County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.54 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.4
State:  6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 272
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,031
  • 1990 to 1994: 789
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,480
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,928
  • 1960 to 1969: 946
  • 1950 to 1959: 757
  • 1940 to 1949: 737
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,347


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

  • 1 room: 47
  • 2 rooms: 126
  • 3 rooms: 241
  • 4 rooms: 905
  • 5 rooms: 1,779
  • 6 rooms: 1,340
  • 7 rooms: 634
  • 8 rooms: 377
  • 9 or more rooms: 353


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

  • 1 room: 78
  • 2 rooms: 185
  • 3 rooms: 396
  • 4 rooms: 636
  • 5 rooms: 499
  • 6 rooms: 258
  • 7 rooms: 144
  • 8 rooms: 58
  • 9 or more rooms: 57


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

  • no bedroom: 79
  • 1 bedroom: 378
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,651
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,998
  • 4 bedrooms: 559
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 137


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McDonald County:

  • no bedroom: 112
  • 1 bedroom: 459
  • 2 bedrooms: 965
  • 3 bedrooms: 635
  • 4 bedrooms: 120
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 20


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

  • no vehicle: 267
  • 1 vehicle: 1,622
  • 2 vehicles: 2,498
  • 3 vehicles: 1,025
  • 4 vehicles: 270
  • 5 or more vehicles: 120


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

  • no vehicle: 321
  • 1 vehicle: 1,130
  • 2 vehicles: 680
  • 3 vehicles: 150
  • 4 vehicles: 27
  • 5 or more vehicles: 3

50% of McDonald County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Missouri.

McDonald County:  50.5%
State average:  54.3%


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

  • This state: 7220
  • Northeast: 458
  • Midwest: 2917
  • South: 7403
  • West: 2321

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Utility gas (20%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (37%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 222
Here:  7.7%
Missouri:  13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51
Here:  4.4%
Missouri:  11.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 73
Here:  20.9%
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)

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