Newton County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.4%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Retail trade (12.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Newton County, Missouri:

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

Males: 25,720	(48.9%)
Females: 26,916	(51.1%)

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Newton County:	2.6 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,673
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$400
State:	$481

Newton County:	$118,039
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $160,359

Here:	$160,359
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,090

Here:	$160,090
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $268,075

Here:	$268,075
State:	$155,066

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $189,393

Here:	$189,393
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $40,568

Here:	$40,568
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $24,643

Here:	$24,643
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 79
• Burglaries: 276
• Thefts: 763
• Auto thefts: 140

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 86
• Burglaries: 242
• Thefts: 672
• Auto thefts: 118

This county:	11.6%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Joplin, MO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newton County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $643 a month.

Cities in this county include: Neosho, Seneca, Granby, Leawood, Diamond, Silver Creek, Loma Linda, Fairview, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw.

Neighboring counties: Barry County , Cherokee County, Kansas , Jasper County , Lawrence County , Ottawa County, Oklahoma , McDonald County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Newton County: Liberty Community Hall (A), Birthplace Site (B), Wall (C), Browns (D), Sagmount Bible Camp (E), Fontella (F), Grand Falls (G), Fair Banks (H), Log (I), Alcora (J), Freedom Community Center (K), Kent (L), Eighteen Eighty-One Moses Carver House (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Newton County include: Church Of God (A), Clear Creek Church (B), Swars Prairie Church of Christ (C), Swars Prairie Baptist Church (D), Liberty Church (E), New Hope Church (F), Greenwood Church (G), Wildwood Church (H), Oakwood Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Graves Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3), Sparling Cemetery (4), Burson Cemetery (5), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (6), Moser Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Williams Pond (A), Bleuins Lake (B), Structure E-1 Reservoir (C), Structure F-1 Reservoir (D), Structure F-2 Reservoir (E), Structure F-3 Reservoir (F), Austin Harrison Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Humphreys Branch (A), Beef Branch (B), Huffman Branch (C), Newtonia Branch (D), Stedman Branch (E), North Indian Creek (F), Weatherspoon Branch (G), Elm Spring Branch (H), Middle Indian Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Newton County include: George Washington Carver National Monument (1), Neosho Memorial Park (2), Carver Bust (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.0%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 1,910
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 748 (37% naturalized citizens)

Newton County:	1.4%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,995
• One, attached: 173
• Two: 503
• 3 or 4: 367
• 5 to 9: 193
• 10 to 19: 277
• 20 or more: 282
• Mobile homes: 4,047
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 60

Housing units in Newton County with a mortgage: 5,945 (375 second mortgage, 500 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,601

Here:	62.3% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Newton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 fatalities and 91 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 7 people and injured 48 people and caused $48 million in damages.

Newton 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 85.3 miles away from Newton County center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,464 (80%) Carpooled: 3,362 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 41 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 72 (0%) Walked: 393 (2%) Other means: 263 (1%) Worked at home: 868 (4%)

8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,860 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.57%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.90% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($16,338 average AGI)
3.67% relocated from other states ($16,522 average AGI)

Newton County:	3.67%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Jasper County, MO	2.90% ($28,066 average AGI)
from McDonald County, MO	0.72% ($26,860)
from Barry County, MO	0.27% ($26,745)
from Ottawa County, OK	0.25% ($54,298)
from Benton County, AR	0.18% ($67,471)
from Greene County, MO	0.16% ($23,767)
from Lawrence County, MO	0.15% ($35,034)

8.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,847 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.37%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.42% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($19,039 average AGI)
2.95% relocated to other states ($11,808 average AGI)

Newton County:	2.95%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Jasper County, MO	3.28% ($29,555 average AGI)
to McDonald County, MO	0.51% ($26,125)
to Greene County, MO	0.30% ($25,737)
to Barry County, MO	0.29% ($23,944)
to Ottawa County, OK	0.23% ($18,682)
to Benton County, AR	0.16% ($56,645)
to Lawrence County, MO	0.13% ($33,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,434 (5,374 aged, 1,060 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 45,237 (12,279 male householders, 2,500 female householders)

  12,505 spouses, 15,264 children (13,178 natural, 414 adopted, 1,672 stepchildren), 808 grandchildren, 255 brothers or sisters, 263 parents, 499 other relatives, 864 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,436 (2,442 male householders (1,912 living alone)), 2,942 female householders (2,654 living alone)), 1,052 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 963 (652 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,710 2-persons, 3,205 3-persons, 2,873 4-persons, 1,281 5-persons, 509 6-persons, 201 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,566 1-person, 657 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

96.4% of residents of Newton County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 8% 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: $213,553,000 ($3899 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,114,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,988,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,579,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $782,000
Federal grants: $43,120,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,709,000 ($381,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,374,000 ($6,829,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $174,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $36,074,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,735,000

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

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+34 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.45 millions of gallons per day (57% from ground, 43% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

52% of Newton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Missouri.

Newton County:	52.0%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 30367
• Northeast: 806
• Midwest: 7452
• South: 8622
• West: 4335

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,900

Here:	12.3%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	8.7%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	16.0%
Missouri:	24.9%

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