Moniteau County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in July 2007: 15,167 (49% urban, 51% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,084
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,175

% of renters here:	22%
State:	30%

Land area: 417 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 36 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

2008 cost of living index in Moniteau County: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (16.5%), Educational,health and social services (16.2%), Public administration (14.1%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Moniteau County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
Black (3.8%)
Hispanic (2.9%)
Other race (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 7,877	(53.1%)
Females: 6,950	(46.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,329
County population in 2003: 15,026
Jobs in 2003: 4,509

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Total labor force in 2004: 7,729
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Moniteau County:	2.6 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,126 ($37,168 in 2000)

This county	$41,126
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,018

Moniteau County	$99,018
Missouri:	$123,100

Median monthly rent in 2000: $370
Institutionalized population: 1,287
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Moniteau County in 2000: $675

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 11
Burglaries: 28
Thefts: 37
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 12
Burglaries: 20
Thefts: 45
Auto thefts: 8

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2004 Presidential Election results in Moniteau County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $538 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Moniteau County is $356 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $469 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.

Cities in this county include: California, Tipton, Jamestown, Clarksburg, Lupus.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Cole County , Cooper County , Miller County , Morgan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Moniteau County: Wingate Ford (A), North Carolina School (B), Shock Ford (C), Whist Landing (D), Cedron School (E), Scott Ford (F), Sappington School (G), Blank Ford (H), Red Brush School (I), Brant (J), Union School (K), Union Ford (L), Coal Bank Ford (M), High Prairie School (N), Pleasant Valley School (O), Pleasant Ridge School (P), Mason School (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Moniteau County include: Union Church (A), Green Grove Church (B), Community Chapel (C), Copp Chapel (D), Shiloh Church (E), Corticelli Church (F), Friendship Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Mount Moriah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gray Cemetery (1), Moreau Cemetery (2), Rohrback Cemetery (3), Snorgrass Cemetery (4), Hickam Cemetery (5), High Point Cemetery (6), Highland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Derbey Lake (A), R Elliott Lake (B), Railroad Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Moniteau Creek (A), Haldiman Branch (B), Howe Branch (C), Howard Creek (D), Little Splice Creek (E), Steinhauer Branch (F), Blythes Creek (G), Factory Creek (H), Scott Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 406
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 236 (35% naturalized citizens)

Moniteau County:	1.6%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 30 1990 to 1994: 90 1985 to 1989: 57 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 23 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 18

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.5%

Moniteau County marital status for males

Moniteau County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,429
One, attached: 58
Two: 168
3 or 4: 248
5 to 9: 57
10 to 19: 53
20 or more: 26
Mobile homes: 703

Housing units in Moniteau County with a mortgage: 1,286 (103 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,107

Agriculture in Moniteau County
Average size of farms: 227 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $74010
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $112.16
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.13%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.59%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $68180
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.02%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.40%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37200
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 25.76
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.90%
Corn for grain: 13344 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4854 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 19220 harvested acres
Vegetables: 118 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 61 acres

Moniteau County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Public administration (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Food (8%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (17%)
Health care (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Mexico (56%)
El Salvador (10%)
Philippines (9%)
Cuba (6%)
Korea (4%)
Vietnam (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Moniteau County:

German (36%)
United States or American (21%)
English (8%)
Irish (7%)
Swiss (2%)
Dutch (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Moniteau County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,920 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,172 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 33 (0%)
Walked: 163 (2%)
Other means: 35 (1%)
Worked at home: 333 (5%)

People in group quarters in Moniteau County, Missouri

1151 people in state prisons
129 people in nursing homes
59 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,377.

6.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,059 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.14% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($23,806 average AGI)
0.95% relocated from other states ($7,253 average AGI)
Moniteau County: 0.95%
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 Cole County, MO	1.64% ($31,174 average AGI)
from Morgan County, MO	0.67% ($22,686)
from Miller County, MO	0.59% ($20,710)
from Cooper County, MO	0.27% ($44,857)
from Boone County, MO	0.25% ($35,000)
from Callaway County, MO	0.25% ($22,462)

7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,749 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.56% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($22,415 average AGI)
1.18% relocated to other states ($4,336 average AGI)
Moniteau County: 1.18%
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 Cole County, MO	2.11% ($26,841 average AGI)
to Morgan County, MO	0.73% ($21,231)
to Boone County, MO	0.58% ($21,129)
to Callaway County, MO	0.39% ($26,286)
to Cooper County, MO	0.37% ($34,500)
to Miller County, MO	0.26% ($28,786)
to Pettis County, MO	0.26% ($25,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Moniteau County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Moniteau County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Moniteau County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,241 (1,966 aged, 275 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1518.160
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 994.430
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13.26

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30.16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 59.67

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 19.89

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,483

In family households: 11,734 (3,110 male householders, 622 female householders)
3,139 spouses, 4,332 children (3,959 natural, 89 adopted, 284 stepchildren), 141 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 85 other relatives, 226 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,749 (647 male householders (535 living alone)), 885 female householders (816 living alone)), 217 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,344 (1,316 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,616 2-persons, 828 3-persons, 770 4-persons, 314 5-persons, 123 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,351 1-person, 146 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

93.1% of residents of Moniteau County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 24% 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: $67,954,000 ($4518 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,718,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,828,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,612,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,096,000
Federal grants: $11,746,000
Federal procurement contracts: $828,000 ($232,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,844,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $84,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,831,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,891,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,015

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 738

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

Net international migration: +18

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

Net internal migration: -11

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Moniteau County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.09 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 199
1995 to 1998: 581
1990 to 1994: 422
1980 to 1989: 611
1970 to 1979: 929
1960 to 1969: 809
1950 to 1959: 491
1940 to 1949: 367
1939 or earlier: 1,333

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Moniteau County, Missouri:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 78 4 rooms: 495 5 rooms: 1,043 6 rooms: 994 7 rooms: 702 8 rooms: 358 9+ rooms: 374

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moniteau County, Missouri:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 75 3 rooms: 182 4 rooms: 407 5 rooms: 262 6 rooms: 121 7 rooms: 57 8 rooms: 36 9+ rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Moniteau County:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 109 2 bedrooms: 1,042 3 bedrooms: 2,177 4 bedrooms: 588 5+ bedrooms: 156

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moniteau County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 263 2 bedrooms: 582 3 bedrooms: 233 4 bedrooms: 72 5+ bedrooms: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Moniteau County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 238 1 vehicle: 907 2 vehicles: 1,816 3 vehicles: 744 4 vehicles: 269 5+ vehicles: 110

Cars and other vehicles available in Moniteau County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 186 1 vehicle: 585 2 vehicles: 317 3 vehicles: 45 4 vehicles: 17 5+ vehicles: 25

57% of Moniteau County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Missouri.

Moniteau County:	57.0%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 11607
Northeast: 379
Midwest: 1039
South: 917
West: 588

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Electricity (15%) Wood (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 322

Here:	17.9%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53

Here:	5.7%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 83

Here:	23.6%
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 (Noninst.)

Moniteau County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $100,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $839,000
Financial Administration: $241,000

Police Protection: $239,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000

Corrections - Other: $179,000

Central Staff Services: $167,000

General Public Buildings: $56,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $519,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $611,000
Total General Sales: $453,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $678,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Moniteau County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 popula