Pettis County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	30%

This county:	12.8%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.5%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pettis County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 19,131	(48.6%)
Females: 20,272	(51.4%)

Pettis County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county	$35,211
Missouri:	$41,974

Pettis County	$94,060
Missouri:	$123,100

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 83
• Thefts: 177
• Auto thefts: 16

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 90
• Thefts: 210
• Auto thefts: 21

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pettis County is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sedalia, La Monte, Smithton, Green Ridge, Houstonia, Hughesville.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Cooper County , Henry County , Johnson County , Lafayette County , Morgan County , Saline County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pettis County: Backbone Ford (A), Walnut Hill Country Club (B), Valda (C), Camp Branch (D), Campbell Siding (E), Craft (F), Lookout (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pettis County include: Lake Creek Church (A), Spring Fork Church (B), Union Church (C), Providence Church (D), Prairie View Church (E), Mount Herman Church (F), County Line Church (G), Pleasant Hill Church (H), New Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lake Creek Cemetery (1), Abell Cemetery (2), Lamb Cemetery (3), Craighead Cemetery (4), South Fork Cemetery (5), Smithton Cemetery (6), High Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Fortunes Lake (A), Hermora Lake (B), Lake Alcolac (C), Lake Bubida (D), Lake Lucille (E), Tempel Lake (F), Lake Tebo (G), Marvin Howard Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: McGee Branch (A), Greer Branch (B), Muddy Creek (C), Walnut Branch (D), Walnut Creek (E), Goose Creek (F), Beaverdam Creek (G), North Flat Creek (H), Elm Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pettis County include: Windsor Fairground (1), Bradford Roadside Park (2), Howard Park (3), Covered Bridge Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.8%
Missouri:	5.1%

Current college students: 1,572
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,158 (24% naturalized citizens)

Pettis County:	2.9%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,908
• One, attached: 241
• Two: 505
• 3 or 4: 779
• 5 to 9: 339
• 10 to 19: 255
• 20 or more: 310
• Mobile homes: 1,616
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Pettis County with a mortgage: 4,742 (321 second mortgage, 242 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,491

Pettis County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 75 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/4/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,586 (80%) Carpooled: 2,446 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 74 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 23 (0%) Bicycle: 38 (0%) Walked: 310 (2%) Other means: 138 (1%) Worked at home: 657 (4%)

7.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,038 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($249 average AGI)

Pettis County:	0.07%
Missouri average:	0.11%

4.50% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($16,632 average AGI)
2.55% relocated from other states ($11,157 average AGI)

Pettis County:	2.55%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Benton County, MO	0.74% ($24,676 average AGI)
from Johnson County, MO	0.61% ($28,517)
from Saline County, MO	0.50% ($25,863)
from Jackson County, MO	0.32% ($25,170)
from Morgan County, MO	0.27% ($20,538)
from Cooper County, MO	0.27% ($26,974)
from Henry County, MO	0.23% ($28,242)

6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($307 average AGI)

Pettis County:	0.08%
Missouri average:	0.05%

4.51% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($20,260 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($10,796 average AGI)

Pettis County:	2.18%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Johnson County, MO	0.82% ($29,050 average AGI)
to Benton County, MO	0.47% ($30,500)
to Jackson County, MO	0.45% ($36,815)
to Saline County, MO	0.35% ($21,860)
to Boone County, MO	0.30% ($28,227)
to Morgan County, MO	0.18% ($25,269)
to Henry County, MO	0.17% ($24,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,927 (5,792 aged, 1,135 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: 32,892 (8,410 male householders, 2,303 female householders)

  8,454 spouses, 11,589 children (10,457 natural, 255 adopted, 877 stepchildren), 583 grandchildren, 268 brothers or sisters, 229 parents, 286 other relatives, 770 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,821 (2,167 male householders (1,740 living alone)), 2,736 female householders (2,432 living alone)), 918 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 690 (487 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,696 2-persons, 2,444 3-persons, 2,119 4-persons, 906 5-persons, 351 6-persons, 197 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,172 1-person, 605 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

6,947 married couples with children.
2,408 single-parent households (575 men, 1,833 women).

94.1% of residents of Pettis County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $237,326,000 ($5970 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,188,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $108,789,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,553,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,660,000
Federal grants: $50,647,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,425,000 ($650,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,253,000 ($1,973,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,315,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,898,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,620,000

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.39 millions of gallons per day (50% from ground, 50% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

54% of Pettis County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Missouri.

Pettis County:	53.6%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 28275
• Northeast: 599
• Midwest: 4397
• South: 2788
• West: 1965

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,600

Here:	11.3%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	8.7%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	9.5%
Missouri:	24.9%

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