Ray County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.4%), Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Ray County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 11,687	(50.0%)
Females: 11,667	(50.0%)

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Ray County:	2.6 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$49,814
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$420
State:	$481

Ray County:	$137,029
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $157,168

Here:	$157,168
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $190,001

Here:	$190,001
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $40,569

Here:	$40,569
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $259,591

Here:	$259,591
State:	$141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $24,745

Here:	$24,745
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $47,421

Here:	$47,421
State:	$37,932

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 91
• Auto thefts: 28

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 138
• Auto thefts: 35

This county:	6.8%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ray County is $612 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $703 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $951 a month.

Cities in this county include: Richmond, Lawson, Orrick, Hardin, Henrietta, Crystal Lakes, Camden, Rayville, Homestead, Fleming.

Neighboring counties: Caldwell County , Carroll County , Clay County , Clinton County , Jackson County , Lafayette County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ray County: Richmond Water Works (A), Log Cabin Station (B), Oggs Mill (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ray County include: Union Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Todds Chapel (C), New Hope Church (D), Liberty Church (E), Little Union Church (F), Friendship Church (G), Wesley Chapel (H), Bethany Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gordan Cemetery (1), Gorham Cemetery (2), Allen Cemetery (3), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (4), Cox Cemetery (5), Rowland Cemetery (6), Gunnell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ralph Lake (A), Vandiver and Barchers Number A-2 Reservoir (B), Sunshine Lake (C), Swofford Lake (D), Tanner Lake (E), Lake Doniphan (F), Lawson Lake (G), Wilderness Camp Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: McDonald Branch (A), Lick Creek (B), Gold Mine Creek (C), Fishing River (D), Fire Branch (E), Kings Branch (F), Panther Creek (G), Miles Creek (H), Davis Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Lakeview Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.5%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 554
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 91 (27% naturalized citizens)

Ray County:	0.4%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,780
• One, attached: 75
• Two: 168
• 3 or 4: 418
• 5 to 9: 130
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 729
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Ray County with a mortgage: 3,071 (345 second mortgage, 215 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,571

Here:	66.2% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Ray County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Ray County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from Ray County center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from the county center
On 5/13/1999 at 14:18:22, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/23/2007 at 08:15:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from Ray County center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,603 (79%) Carpooled: 1,588 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 41 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 125 (1%) Other means: 64 (1%) Worked at home: 405 (4%)

7.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.40%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.73% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($28,404 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($7,882 average AGI)

Ray County:	1.68%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Clay County, MO	2.52% ($40,447 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MO	0.85% ($37,514)
from Lafayette County, MO	0.52% ($25,889)
from Platte County, MO	0.31% ($40,667)
from Carroll County, MO	0.28% ($28,417)
from Clinton County, MO	0.22% ($34,842)
from Caldwell County, MO	0.21% ($41,722)

7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,205 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.65%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.00% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($23,718 average AGI)
1.65% relocated to other states ($8,487 average AGI)

Ray County:	1.65%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Clay County, MO	2.90% ($30,945 average AGI)
to Jackson County, MO	0.91% ($32,241)
to Lafayette County, MO	0.28% ($24,875)
to Johnson County, KS	0.24% ($32,857)
to Platte County, MO	0.24% ($29,286)
to Clinton County, MO	0.17% ($37,800)
to Carroll County, MO	0.15% ($37,923)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,066 (2,553 aged, 513 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,506 (5,432 male householders, 1,096 female householders)

  5,555 spouses, 7,410 children (6,586 natural, 214 adopted, 610 stepchildren), 330 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 167 other relatives, 350 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,527 (1,032 male householders (855 living alone)), 1,165 female householders (1,078 living alone)), 330 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 321 (315 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,863 2-persons, 1,373 3-persons, 1,343 4-persons, 645 5-persons, 211 6-persons, 93 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,933 1-person, 226 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

97.8% of residents of Ray County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $103,584,000 ($4327 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,947,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,073,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,906,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,741,000
Federal grants: $15,664,000
Federal procurement contracts: $776,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,424,000 ($159,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $576,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,272,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,735,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.46 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

61% of Ray County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Missouri.

Ray County:	61.0%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 18095
• Northeast: 319
• Midwest: 2460
• South: 1328
• West: 936

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,300

Here:	5.0%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	2.2%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	34.0%
Missouri:	24.9%

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