Morgan County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in 2005: 20,436 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,506
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,344

% of renters here:	17%
State:	30%

Land area: 597 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 34 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.2%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (17.5%), Educational,health and social services (16.4%), Retail trade (12.7%), Construction (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Morgan County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Black (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	42.6 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 9,519	(49.3%)
Females: 9,790	(50.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,071
County population in 2003: 19,980
Jobs in 2003: 4,872

Morgan County,MO real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 9,269
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.4%

Average household size:

Morgan County:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,924 ($30,659 in 2000)

This county	$33,924
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,617

Morgan County	$112,617
Missouri:	$123,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $367
Institutionalized population: 158
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Morgan County in 2000: $630

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 77
Burglaries: 171
Thefts: 239
Auto thefts: 12

Morgan County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2005: 0 buildings
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000

2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 64.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $531 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morgan County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.

Cities in this county include: Versailles, Stover, Laurie, Gravois Mills, Barnett, Syracuse.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Camden County , Cooper County , Miller County , Moniteau County , Pettis County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Morgan County: Gravois Camp (A), Rolling Hills Country Club (B), Rocky Point School (C), Camp Santa Fe (D), Camp Sharon (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Morgan County include: Union Church (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Evansview Church of Christ (C), Trinity Chapel (D), Prairie View Church (E), Community Chapel (F), Richie Church (G), Locust Church (H), West Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Aikinsville Cemetery (1), Allison Cemetery (2), Antioch Cemetery (3), Ard-Menteer Cemetery (4), Hinken Cemetery (5), Holst Cemetery (6), Cape Galena Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Crystal Lake (A), Mononame 107 Lake (B), Number 841 Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gravois Creek (A), Gracey Creek (B), McKinley Creek (C), Houston Branch (D), McNeal Branch (E), Gabriel Creek (F), Flat Creek (G), Holt Creek (H), Messer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Morgan County include: Carpenter Memorial State Wildlife Area (1), Proctor Towersite State Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.6%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 385
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 197 (28% naturalized citizens)

Morgan County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 42
1990 to 1994: 64
1985 to 1989: 20
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 8
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 9
1965 to 1969: 54

Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.1%

Morgan County marital status for males

Morgan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,261
One, attached: 46
Two: 118
3 or 4: 230
5 to 9: 123
10 to 19: 27
20 or more: 33
Mobile homes: 2,964
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 96

Housing units in Morgan County with a mortgage: 1,800 (94 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,693

Agriculture in Morgan County
Average size of farms: 239 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $87626
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $80.47
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 92.50%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70750
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.19%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44054
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.16
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.62%
Corn for grain: 9422 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3176 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 12754 harvested acres
Vegetables: 133 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 56 acres

Morgan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/28/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

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

Ukraine (38%)
Germany (17%)
South Africa (14%)
Canada (9%)
India (8%)
Netherlands (5%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Morgan County:

German (29%)
United States or American (21%)
English (12%)
Irish (9%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Dutch (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Morgan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,648 (70%)
Carpooled: 1,401 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 22 (0%)
Walked: 235 (3%)
Other means: 51 (1%)
Worked at home: 694 (9%)

People in group quarters in Morgan County, Missouri

140 people in nursing homes
123 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,666.

9.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,353 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.61%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.73% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($19,939 average AGI)
2.87% relocated from other states ($11,414 average AGI)
Morgan County: 2.87%
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 Miller County, MO	1.15% ($24,538 average AGI)
from Camden County, MO	1.06% ($26,108)
from Moniteau County, MO	0.56% ($21,231)
from Cole County, MO	0.49% ($33,647)
from Jackson County, MO	0.45% ($38,000)
from Pettis County, MO	0.37% ($25,269)
from Johnson County, KS	0.27% ($64,421)

8.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,009 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.37% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($19,183 average AGI)
1.82% relocated to other states ($6,826 average AGI)
Morgan County: 1.82%
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 Miller County, MO	1.11% ($21,671 average AGI)
to Camden County, MO	1.06% ($27,918)
to Pettis County, MO	0.57% ($20,538)
to Moniteau County, MO	0.51% ($22,686)
to Jackson County, MO	0.36% ($28,960)
to Cole County, MO	0.35% ($29,583)
to Boone County, MO	0.29% ($24,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Births per 1000 population in Morgan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Morgan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Morgan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,555 (3,785 aged, 770 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,021

In family households: 16,386 (4,683 male householders, 889 female householders)
4,833 spouses, 5,173 children (4,731 natural, 107 adopted, 335 stepchildren), 223 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 105 other relatives, 341 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,635 (1,091 male householders (872 living alone)), 1,184 female householders (1,096 living alone)), 360 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 288 (158 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,066 2-persons, 994 3-persons, 801 4-persons, 444 5-persons, 147 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,968 1-person, 268 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

3,390 married couples with children.
826 single-parent households (263 men, 563 women).

93.1% of residents of Morgan County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,686,000 ($5857 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,159,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,590,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,930,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,266,000
Federal grants: $16,673,000
Federal procurement contracts: $720,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,508,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,326,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,476,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,810,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,228

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,377

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +33

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

Net internal migration: +1,270

Here:	+62 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Morgan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.60 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 496
1995 to 1998: 1,307
1990 to 1994: 1,404
1980 to 1989: 2,757
1970 to 1979: 3,205
1960 to 1969: 2,137
1950 to 1959: 986
1940 to 1949: 505
1939 or earlier: 1,101

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

1 room: 23
2 rooms: 60
3 rooms: 217
4 rooms: 950
5 rooms: 1,809
6 rooms: 1,608
7 rooms: 907
8 rooms: 480
9 or more rooms: 452

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 57
3 rooms: 205
4 rooms: 405
5 rooms: 355
6 rooms: 150
7 rooms: 89
8 rooms: 36
9 or more rooms: 42

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

no bedroom: 33
1 bedroom: 240
2 bedrooms: 1,992
3 bedrooms: 3,241
4 bedrooms: 761
5 or more bedrooms: 239

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morgan County:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 275
2 bedrooms: 596
3 bedrooms: 371
4 bedrooms: 73
5 or more bedrooms: 24

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

no vehicle: 312
1 vehicle: 1,762
2 vehicles: 2,902
3 vehicles: 1,149
4 vehicles: 272
5 or more vehicles: 109

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

no vehicle: 279
1 vehicle: 586
2 vehicles: 392
3 vehicles: 67
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 8

56% of Morgan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Missouri.

Morgan County:	56.3%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 12635
Northeast: 876
Midwest: 3393
South: 1149
West: 962

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
Electricity (35%)
Wood (13%)
Utility gas (13%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Utility gas (22%)
Wood (9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 373

Here:	17.5%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	1.6%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 74

Here:	22.6%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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