Phelps County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (32.8%), Retail trade (12.5%), Manufacturing (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Phelps County, Missouri business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Phelps County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 20,225	(50.8%)
Females: 19,600	(49.2%)

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Phelps County:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,938
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$393
State:	$481

Phelps County:	$116,507
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $154,230

Here:	$154,230
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,328

Here:	$118,328
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $178,307

Here:	$178,307
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $94,847

Here:	$94,847
State:	$141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $182,088

Here:	$182,088
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $38,879

Here:	$38,879
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $8,409

Here:	$8,409
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 146
• Burglaries: 155
• Thefts: 351
• Auto thefts: 37

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 69
• Burglaries: 146
• Thefts: 283
• Auto thefts: 40

This county:	16.4%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Phelps County is $370 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $642 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rolla, St. James, Doolittle, Newburg, Edgar Springs.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Dent County , Gasconade County , Maries County , Pulaski County , Texas County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Phelps County: Lane Spring Campground (A), Wo He Lo Woods Camp (B), Whitehouse Ford Boat Access (C), Whitehouse Ford (D), Western Star School (E), Oak Meadow Country Club (F), Blooming Rose Camp (G), Boulware Ford (H), Vilean (I), Vessie (J), Missouri Department of Conservation Headquarters (K), Thox Rock (L), Mill Creek Recreation Area (M), Mill Creek Picnic Area (N), Old Iron Furnace (O), Hinkle (P), Stony Dell (Q), Hunt Siding (R), Spring Creek School (S), Hurricane Point (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Phelps County include: Church of God (A), Spring Creek Church (B), Oak Grove Church (C), Roach Union Church (D), New Home Church (E), Smith Church (F), Baptist Temple (G), Lady of Perpetual Help Church (H), Rhea Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Black Cemetery (1), Goggins Cemetery (2), Goodall Cemetery (3), Adams Cemetery (4), Line Cemetery (5), Spencer Cemetery (6), Cox Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Blues Lake (A), Blues Pond (B), Boyd Lake (C), Bray Lake (D), Brays Lake (E), Cardetti Lake (F), Dennis Lake (G), Ed Whalen Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hale Branch (A), Wagner Branch (B), Little Piney Creek (C), Gourd Creek (D), Mungy Branch (E), Sherrill Creek (F), Franz Branch (G), Norman Creek (H), Beaver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Phelps County include: Regional Fairground (1), Asher State Wildlife Management Area (2), Dry Fork State Wildlife Area (3), Little Prairie Community Lake (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Yancy Mills Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.5%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 4,814
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,586 (31% naturalized citizens)

Phelps County:	4.0%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,538
• One, attached: 235
• Two: 719
• 3 or 4: 985
• 5 to 9: 508
• 10 to 19: 264
• 20 or more: 536
• Mobile homes: 2,680
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Phelps County with a mortgage: 3,719 (256 second mortgage, 188 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,356

Here:	61.2% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Phelps County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/12/1978, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Phelps County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/7/1991 at 21:24:02, a magnitude 4.0 (3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.7 miles away from Phelps County center
On 8/16/2003 at 05:09:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/2/1991 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 30.1 miles away from the county center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.5 miles away from Phelps County center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 77.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from Phelps County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,219 (76%) Carpooled: 2,275 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 48 (0%) Taxi: 39 (0%) Motorcycle: 27 (0%) Bicycle: 93 (1%) Walked: 942 (5%) Other means: 112 (1%) Worked at home: 683 (4%)

9.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,649 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.15%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.92% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,113 average AGI)

Phelps County:	0.92%
Missouri average:	0.11%

5.10% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($16,672 average AGI)
3.13% relocated from other states ($11,864 average AGI)

Phelps County:	3.13%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Pulaski County, MO	0.65% ($45,958 average AGI)
from Dent County, MO	0.60% ($26,034)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.52% ($31,316)
from Crawford County, MO	0.37% ($26,582)
from Texas County, MO	0.23% ($28,676)
from Greene County, MO	0.20% ($26,367)
from Maries County, MO	0.19% ($34,107)

9.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,978 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.12%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($375 average AGI)

Phelps County:	0.14%
Missouri average:	0.05%

5.02% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($15,367 average AGI)
3.96% relocated to other states ($15,237 average AGI)

Phelps County:	3.96%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Pulaski County, MO	0.48% ($24,414 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.47% ($29,870)
to Greene County, MO	0.39% ($22,724)
to Dent County, MO	0.36% ($25,717)
to Crawford County, MO	0.35% ($28,235)
to Boone County, MO	0.29% ($23,881)
to St. Charles County, MO	0.24% ($36,306)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,882 (5,537 aged, 1,345 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,721 (8,167 male householders, 2,127 female householders)

  8,559 spouses, 10,284 children (9,182 natural, 359 adopted, 743 stepchildren), 467 grandchildren, 153 brothers or sisters, 140 parents, 196 other relatives, 628 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,650 (2,698 male householders (2,021 living alone)), 2,685 female householders (2,456 living alone)), 1,267 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,454 (620 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,865 2-persons, 2,387 3-persons, 1,904 4-persons, 773 5-persons, 257 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,477 1-person, 664 2-persons, 183 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

94.3% of residents of Phelps County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $290,135,000 ($6953 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $32,177,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $124,603,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,850,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $425,000
Federal grants: $61,996,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,984,000 ($11,089,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $36,277,000 ($7,155,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $28,501,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,744,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,757,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.69 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

48% of Phelps County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Missouri.

Phelps County:	47.6%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 25783
• Northeast: 1082
• Midwest: 5348
• South: 3716
• West: 1938

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,900

Here:	11.3%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	5.4%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	4.9%
Missouri:	24.9%

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