County population in 2016: 17,695 (51% urban, 49% rural); it was 20,047 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,196 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,933 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,585 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,221 (it was 3,270 in 2000)
% of renters here:
42%
State:
31%
Land area: 493 sq. mi.
Water area: 19.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 36 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Pemiscot County: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $33,045 ($21,911 in 1999)
This county:
$33,045
Missouri:
$51,746
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $367 (lower quartile is $233, upper quartile is $472)
This county:
$367
State:
$606
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $75,486 (it was $41,200 in 2000)
Pemiscot:
$75,486
Missouri:
$151,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $39,379 - $129,255 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $879 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $364
Institutionalized population: 178
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 14
Burglaries: 47
Thefts: 74
Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 3
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 14
Burglaries: 61
Thefts: 63
Auto thefts: 9
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $766 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $675 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 26.7%
Pemiscot County:
26.7%
Missouri:
14.0%
(18.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.9% for Black residents, 36.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.2% for other race residents, 28.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 37.9 years old
(Males: 36.4 years old, Females: 39.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.8 years old, Black residents: 27.2 years old, American Indian residents: 41.1 years old, Asian residents: 3.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.8 years old, Other race residents: 26.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pemiscot County is $354 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.
Current college students: 499 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 133 (21.8% naturalized citizens)
Pemiscot County:
0.8%
Whole state:
4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 19
2000 to 2009: 48
1990 to 1999: 39
1980 to 1989: 36
1970 to 1979: 18
Before 1970: 20
Note: State values scaled to Pemiscot County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,020
One, attached: 91
Two: 537
3 or 4: 533
5 to 9: 84
10 to 19: 78
20 to 49: 36
50 or more: 59
Mobile homes: 746
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Pemiscot County with a mortgage: 1,647 (45 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,041
Here:
33.3% with mortgage
State:
61.9% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Pemiscot County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
9,265
45
Mainline Protestant
945
7
Black Protestant
698
5
Catholic
263
1
Other
1
-
None
7,124
-
Pemiscot County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
Pemiscot County:
4.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
1.07 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Pemiscot County:
4.27 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
This county:
8.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Pemiscot County:
9.9%
Missouri:
8.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Pemiscot County:
31.6%
State:
29.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
19.1%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Pemiscot County:
Average size of farms: 1149 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $269,816 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $242.56 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.40% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $211,916 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 96.43% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.77% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $226,288 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 74.42% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.14 Corn for grain: 20895 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 31738 harvested acres Upland cotton: 83788 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 126963 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Pemiscot County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 25.8 miles away from Pemiscot County center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 49.6 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from the county center On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 13.0 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 187.4 miles away from Pemiscot County center On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 58.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4250: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4250, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3374: January 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 3374, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 15, 2015 to July 27, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4238: August 07, 2015, FEMA Id: 4238, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1980: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1980, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1822: February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: 1822, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3303: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2008 to May 09, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1749: March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1749, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 08, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3281: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3281, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 30, 2006 to April 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1635: April 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1635, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Pemiscot County (17) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 10, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Healthcare support occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Management occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (83%)
Panama (6%)
Oceania, n.e.c. (3%)
Cuba (2%)
Hungary (1%)
England (1%)
Norway (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pemiscot County (%):
American (24%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
German (3%)
African (1%)
European (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 5,211 (85.4%)
Carpooled: 543 (8.9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0.4%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 32 (0.5%)
Walked: 156 (2.6%)
Worked at home: 118 (1.9%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Pemiscot County, Missouri in 2000:
205 people in nursing homes
40 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Pemiscot County, Missouri in 2010:
146 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
32 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
24 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $41,287.
5.84% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($26,530 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.84%
Missouri average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.37% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($9,861 average AGI)
3.46% relocated from other states ($16,669 average AGI)
Pemiscot County:
3.46%
Missouri average:
2.54%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.50% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($24,035 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.50%
Missouri average:
6.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.35% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($12,465 average AGI)
3.14% relocated to other states ($11,570 average AGI)
Pemiscot County:
3.14%
Missouri average:
2.76%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.9
Births per 1000 population in Pemiscot County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Pemiscot County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pemiscot County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 13.8% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pemiscot County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pemiscot County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,796 (2,601 aged, 1,195 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 211 (4%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Pemiscot County, Missouri in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (807)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (291)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (131)
Congestive heart failure (108)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (74)
Cardiac arrest, unspecified (64)
Unspecified renal failure (59)
Pneumonia, unspecified (55)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.11 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,813 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 864 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 56,216
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,726 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,113 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 26
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 9 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1 Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 161.6. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 17,695
In family households: 14,322 (1,741 male householders, 2,631 female householders)
2,725 spouses, 5,326 children (4,977 natural, 89 adopted, 260 stepchildren), 700 grandchildren, 283 brothers or sisters, 181 parents, 335 other relatives, 464 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,167 (1,260 male householders (977 living alone)), 1,335 female householders (1,226 living alone)), 567 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 206
Size of family households: 1,780 2-persons, 1,211 3-persons, 754 4-persons, 345 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 134 7-or-more-persons.
1,786 married couples with children.
1,977 single-parent households (205 men, 1,772 women).
97.1% of residents of Pemiscot speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $222,215,000 ($11,354 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,426,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,370,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,625,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,869,000 Federal grants: $107,760,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,103,000 ($1,357,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,488,000 ($551,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,915,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,002,000 Federal Government insurance: $77,073,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,810
Here:
93 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,233
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
49 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +51
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -1,229
Here:
-63 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Pemiscot County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.17 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 24
2010 to 2013: 284
2000 to 2009: 800
1990 to 1999: 687
1980 to 1989: 674
1970 to 1979: 1,487
1960 to 1969: 1,353
1950 to 1959: 1,125
1940 to 1949: 855
1939 or earlier: 837
Note: State values scaled to Pemiscot population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Pemiscot County, Missouri
Note: State values scaled to Pemiscot County population
no vehicle: 172
1 vehicle: 1,130
2 vehicles: 1,236
3 vehicles: 792
4 vehicles: 193
5+ vehicles: 142
no vehicle: 653
1 vehicle: 1,660
2 vehicles: 816
3 vehicles: 103
4 vehicles: 52
5+ vehicles: 0
83% of Pemiscot County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Missouri.
Pemiscot County:
82.5%
State average:
84.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,051
Other state: 6,422
Northeast: 101
Midwest: 1,020
South: 4,963
West: 296
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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