Races in Pemiscot County, Missouri:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $26,124 ($21,911 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $269 (lower quartile is $176, upper quartile is $379)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $59,515 (it was $41,200 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,204 - $97,159

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $101,626

Here:	$101,626
State:	$180,542

Townhouses or other attached units: $209,731

Here:	$209,731
State:	$174,118

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $39,237

Here:	$39,237
State:	$190,835

Mobile homes: $56,166

Here:	$56,166
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $20,868

Here:	$20,868
State:	$46,345

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,088
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $244

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

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $529 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $430 (0.9%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 31.6%
(19.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 62.5% for Black residents, 60.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 61.2% for American Indian residents, 54.5% for other race residents, 47.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 37 years old
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 27 years old, American Indian residents: 43 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

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.

Cities in this county include: Caruthersville, Hayti, Steele, Hayti Heights, Cooter, Wardell, Holland, Bragg City, Homestown, North Wardell.

Pemiscot County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Click to draw/clear Pemiscot County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pemiscot County: Midway (A), Brent (B), Canady Switch (C), Mitchells (D), Mounds (E), Henchley (F), Strother (G), Duland (H), Ewells (I), James (J), Ogden (K), Grassy Bayou (L), Bells Point Landing (M), Cottonwood Point Landing (N), Community Center Building (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pemiscot County include: Oak Grove Church (A), Oak Ridge Church (B), Oreena Church (C), Glass Memorial Church (D), Pleasant Grove Church (E), Ingram Ridge Church (F), Mapleview Church (G), Mount Carmel Church (H), Stanley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Number 8 Cemetery (1), Lester Cemetery (2), Stancil Cemetery (3), Hopkins Cemetery (4), Huffman Cemetery (5), Hatley Cemetery (6), Jones Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Robinson Lake (A), Big Bayou (B), Williams Chute (C), Pemiscot Bayou Lake (D), Half-Moon Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clay Root Bayou (A), Wolf Bayou (B), Mud Bayou (C), Robinson Bayou (D), Half Moon Bayou (E), Old Channel Little River (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Dyer County, Tennessee , Dunklin County , Mississippi County, Arkansas , Lake County, Tennessee , New Madrid County .

Current college students: 499
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 185 (36% naturalized citizens)

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: 6,269
• One, attached: 314
• Two: 360
• 3 or 4: 366
• 5 to 9: 104
• 10 to 19: 101
• 20 or more: 184
• Mobile homes: 1,086
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Pemiscot County with a mortgage: 1,857 (133 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,816

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.69%

Here		61.7%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 12,367
Total congregations: 55

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	The Wesleyan Church
Adherents	8,654 (70.0%)	935 (7.6%)	588 (4.8%)	367 (3.0%)	350 (2.8%)
Congregations	19 (34.5%)	7 (12.7%)	9 (16.4%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	Other
Adherents	277 (2.2%)	264 (2.1%)	248 (2.0%)	235 (1.9%)	449 (3.6%)
Congregations	3 (5.5%)	3 (5.5%)	4 (7.3%)	1 (1.8%)	7 (12.7%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Pemiscot County - Caruthersville, Hayti, Steele, Hayti Heights, Cooter

Food Environment Statistics:

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

Tornado activity:

Pemiscot County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 20 fatalities and 107 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 17 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Pemiscot County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 127% greater 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 the 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 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
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 56.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 5, 2011, Emergency Declared (EM-3317): February 3, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3317, 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: FEMA-EM-3303, 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: FEMA-DR-1822, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2008 to May 9, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1749): March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1749, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3281): December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3281, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 30, 2006 to April 3, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1635): April 5, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1635, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3232): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3232, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Missouri Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 24, 2002 to June 10, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1412): May 6, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1412, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Missouri Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Hail, Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 1995 to June 23, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1054): June 2, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1054, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Storm, Flooding, Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 9, 1994 to May 5, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1023): April 21, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1023, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Pemiscot County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,953.

5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,984 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.31% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($8,246 average AGI)
3.23% relocated from other states ($12,738 average AGI)

Pemiscot County:	3.23%
Missouri average:	2.98%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,782 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.86% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($8,792 average AGI)
3.85% relocated to other states ($16,990 average AGI)

Pemiscot County:	3.85%
Missouri average:	2.81%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,721 (2,749 aged, 972 disabled)
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: 14812.73
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 863.520
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 56215.83

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1725.740
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1112.710
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 25.76

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 9.3
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46.36

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5.15

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: 18,094

• In family households: 15,162 (2,779 male householders, 2,033 female householders)

  2,897 spouses, 5,511 children (5,058 natural, 121 adopted, 332 stepchildren), 761 grandchildren, 175 brothers or sisters, 139 parents, 254 other relatives, 528 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,932 (1,176 male householders (995 living alone)), 1,362 female householders (1,221 living alone)), 394 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 202 (178 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,035 2-persons, 1,167 3-persons, 902 4-persons, 438 5-persons, 176 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,216 1-person, 274 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

97.6% of residents of Pemiscot County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $222,215,000 ($11354 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

Deaths: 1,233

Net international migration: +51

Net internal migration: -1,229

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:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

55% of Pemiscot County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Missouri.

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

• This state: 12768
• Northeast: 101
• Midwest: 887
• South: 5796
• West: 270

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,689
• Number of aged recipients: 147
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,542
• Number of recipients under 18: 264
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,064
• Number of recipients older than 64: 361
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 688
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 751

Most common first names in Pemiscot County, MO among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	317	72.4 years
Mary	245	77.3 years
John	206	75.4 years
William	204	75.3 years
Willie	142	73.7 years
Robert	141	70.9 years
Charles	103	68.2 years
George	96	75.7 years
Henry	75	76.1 years
Joe	66	71.5 years

Most common last names in Pemiscot County, MO among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	153	73.4 years
Smith	138	74.0 years
Jones	123	73.3 years
Williams	89	73.7 years
Brown	76	74.2 years
Davis	73	75.7 years
Taylor	69	74.7 years
Wilson	59	76.6 years
Jackson	59	74.3 years
Robinson	57	73.2 years

Businesses in Pemiscot County, MO
Name	Count		Name	Count
Arby's	1		Pizza Hut	1
AutoZone	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
Comfort Inn	1		Subway	2
FedEx	2		Taco Bell	1
H&R Block	1		U-Haul	1
KFC	1		UPS	2
McDonald's	1		Walmart	1

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