Perry County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.1%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Perry County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 9,030	(49.8%)
Females: 9,102	(50.2%)

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Perry County:	2.6 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,565
Missouri:	$45,114

Perry County:	$128,232
Missouri:	$138,600

This county:	$425
State:	$481

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 6

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 29
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perry County is $375 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.

Cities in this county include: Perryville, Altenburg, Frohna, Longtown, Biehle, Lithium.

2005 air pollution in Perry County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.097 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bollinger County , Cape Girardeau County , Jackson County, Illinois , Madison County , Randolph County, Illinois , Union County, Illinois , Ste. Genevieve County , St. Francois County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Perry County: Barks (A), Birmingham (B), Red Rock (C), McClannahan Mill (D), Allens Landing (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Perry County include: Church of Jesus Christ (A), Church of Our Lady (B), York Chapel (C), Whitewater Church (D), Lady of Victory Church (E), Cedar Grove Church (F), Pleasant Grove Church (G), Schnurbusch Church (H), Saint Rosas Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Nativity Cemetery (1), Hart Cemetery (2), Campground Cemetery (3), Baptist Shed Cemetery (4), Horn Cemetery (5), Stump Cemetery (6), Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Silver Lake (A), Circle K Ranch Lake (B), Colonial Acres Lake (C), Davis Lake (D), Gerler Lake (E), Lake Kah-Tan-Da (F), Lake Perry (G), Mallard Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Voelker Branch (A), Hunt Branch (B), Sandy Branch (C), Huber Branch (D), Goose Creek (E), Nations Creek (F), Neece Branch (G), Falls Branch (H), Blue Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.2%
Missouri:	5.1%

Current college students: 497
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 207 (67% naturalized citizens)

Perry County:	1.1%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,043
• One, attached: 91
• Two: 178
• 3 or 4: 206
• 5 to 9: 131
• 10 to 19: 14
• 20 or more: 45
• Mobile homes: 1,032
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Housing units in Perry County with a mortgage: 1,983 (119 second mortgage, 253 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,648

Here:	54.6% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Perry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 3.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/21/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,147 (80%) Carpooled: 1,196 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 56 (1%) Motorcycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 150 (2%) Other means: 52 (1%) Worked at home: 338 (4%)

5.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,485 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.29%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.41% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($19,474 average AGI)
1.88% relocated from other states ($11,011 average AGI)

Perry County:	1.88%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Cape Girardeau County, MO	1.00% ($32,250 average AGI)
from Ste. Genevieve County, MO	0.63% ($30,535)
from Randolph County, IL	0.32% ($28,318)
from Bollinger County, MO	0.25% ($26,941)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.25% ($36,941)
from Madison County, MO	0.18% ($17,167)
from Jefferson County, MO	0.15% ($38,900)

5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,367 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.65%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.84% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($20,747 average AGI)
1.81% relocated to other states ($13,620 average AGI)

Perry County:	1.81%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.98% ($33,478 average AGI)
to Ste. Genevieve County, MO	0.72% ($31,939)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.44% ($37,000)
to Jefferson County, MO	0.26% ($26,333)
to Randolph County, IL	0.20% ($41,643)
to St. Francois County, MO	0.20% ($30,071)
to Bollinger County, MO	0.18% ($28,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,926 (2,550 aged, 376 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,442 (4,186 male householders, 767 female householders)

  4,219 spouses, 5,564 children (5,163 natural, 151 adopted, 250 stepchildren), 216 grandchildren, 129 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 94 other relatives, 237 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,311 (969 male householders (801 living alone)), 1,007 female householders (896 living alone)), 335 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 379 (310 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,111 2-persons, 1,073 3-persons, 1,074 4-persons, 501 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,697 1-person, 216 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

94.6% of residents of Perry County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 38% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $93,929,000 ($5136 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,224,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,172,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,191,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,400,000
Federal grants: $19,759,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,574,000 ($517,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,832,000 ($4,086,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $600,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,120,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,606,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.29 millions of gallons per day (39% from ground, 61% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

65% of Perry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Missouri.

Perry County:	64.8%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 15201
• Northeast: 74
• Midwest: 1584
• South: 744
• West: 264

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,800

Here:	30.4%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	17.9%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	10.4%
Missouri:	24.9%