McDonald County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	30%

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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:

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Races in McDonald County, Missouri:

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

Males: 10,980	(50.6%)
Females: 10,701	(49.4%)

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McDonald County:	2.6 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$32,122
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$372
State:	$481

McDonald County:	$94,094
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $149,808

Here:	$149,808
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $108,013

Here:	$108,013
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $236,524

Here:	$236,524
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,323

Here:	$109,323
State:	$141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $190,891

Here:	$190,891
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $51,181

Here:	$51,181
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $36,250

Here:	$36,250
State:	$46,345

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

This county:	20.7%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

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 .

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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

Here:	7.3%
Missouri:	8.8%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

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

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

Here:	57.4% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

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

McDonald County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from McDonald County center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	5.4
State:	6.0

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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

Here:	7.7%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	4.4%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	20.9%
Missouri:	24.9%

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