County population in 2016: 23,047 (25% urban, 75% rural); it was 23,354 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,646 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,320 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,948 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,991 (it was 1,795 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
31%
Land area: 569 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 40 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Ray County: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.1%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (15.9%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.9%), Educational, health and social services (15.5%), Manufacturing (10.3%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $55,779 ($41,886 in 1999)
This county:
$55,779
Missouri:
$51,746
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $505 (lower quartile is $368, upper quartile is $656)
This county:
$505
State:
$606
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $134,780 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
Ray:
$134,780
Missouri:
$151,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,301 - $201,646 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,122 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $415
Institutionalized population: 289
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,353 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,181 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 14.7%
Ray County:
14.7%
Missouri:
14.0%
(13.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 59.9% for Black residents, 19.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 2.3% for American Indian residents, 63.9% for other race residents, 24.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 41.7 years old
(Males: 41.1 years old, Females: 43.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.8 years old, Black residents: 26.2 years old, American Indian residents: 50.4 years old, Asian residents: 8.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.7 years old, Other race residents: 27.4 years old)
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.
Current college students: 554 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 224 (92.8% naturalized citizens)
Ray County:
1.0%
Whole state:
4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 14
2000 to 2009: 31
1990 to 1999: 59
1980 to 1989: 24
1970 to 1979: 6
Before 1970: 20
Note: State values scaled to Ray County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,584
One, attached: 62
Two: 84
3 or 4: 295
5 to 9: 239
10 to 19: 169
20 or more: 52
Mobile homes: 536
Housing units in Ray County with a mortgage: 3,788 (48 second mortgage, 250 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,881
Here:
60.0% with mortgage
State:
61.9% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Ray County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
6,690
35
Mainline Protestant
1,839
13
Catholic
291
1
Black Protestant
246
2
Other
181
2
None
14,247
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Ray County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Ray County:
1.28 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.43 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14
Ray County:
5.97 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:
4.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Ray County:
10.2%
Missouri:
8.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Ray County:
30.3%
State:
29.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
7.4%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Ray County:
Average size of farms: 237 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $28,499 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $138.31 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 39.36% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $28,436 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.67% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $58,952 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.61% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.34 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.77% Corn for grain: 32839 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 6705 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 79977 harvested acres Vegetables: 94 harvested acres Land in orchards: 19 acres
Earthquake activity:
Ray County-area historical earthquake activity is near Missouri state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 335.8 miles away from Ray 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 285.7 miles away from the county center 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) earthquake occurred 298.0 miles away from the county center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 331.4 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 325.7 miles away from Ray County center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 349.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 15, 2015 to July 27, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4238: August 07, 2015, FEMA Id: 4238, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Missouri Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3325: June 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 3325, Natural disaster type: Flood
Missouri Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4012: August 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4012, Natural disaster type: Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1961: March 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1961, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 12, 2010 to July 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1934: August 17, 2010, FEMA Id: 1934, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1847: June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: 1847, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3303: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to September 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1809: November 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1809, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1773: June 25, 2008, FEMA Id: 1773, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
18 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Ray County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 20, Storms: 17, Tornadoes: 11, Winter Storms: 4, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
Transportation occupations (10%)
Management occupations (10%)
Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
Production occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Germany (21%)
Mexico (18%)
Russia (17%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Canada (7%)
Italy (5%)
India (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ray County (%):
American (24%)
German (19%)
English (8%)
Irish (8%)
European (2%)
Italian (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,669 (77.4%)
Carpooled: 652 (13.8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 40 (0.8%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 49 (1.0%)
Walked: 62 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 258 (5.4%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Ray County, Missouri in 2000:
176 people in nursing homes
140 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Ray County, Missouri in 2010:
208 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
81 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
15 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
7 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $49,675.
6.33% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,886 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.33%
Missouri average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.16% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($24,959 average AGI)
1.17% relocated from other states ($5,926 average AGI)
Ray County:
1.17%
Missouri average:
2.54%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.06% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,977 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.06%
Missouri average:
6.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.62% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($25,125 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($6,852 average AGI)
Ray County:
1.45%
Missouri average:
2.76%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ray County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,816 (3,117 aged, 699 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 552 (9%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Ray County, Missouri in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (376)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (315)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (90)
Unspecified dementia (87)
Pneumonitis due to food and vomit (76)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.18 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,804 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 155 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24,059
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,087 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,253 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 54
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 25
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 145.8. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23,047
In family households: 19,456 (3,120 male householders, 2,883 female householders)
4,705 spouses, 6,786 children (5,901 natural, 446 adopted, 419 stepchildren), 479 grandchildren, 215 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 241 other relatives, 826 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,289 (1,384 male householders (1,044 living alone)), 1,276 female householders (1,114 living alone)), 624 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 297
Size of family households: 3,005 2-persons, 1,091 3-persons, 951 4-persons, 541 5-persons, 219 6-persons, 203 7-or-more-persons.
3,344 married couples with children.
1,461 single-parent households (467 men, 994 women).
97.9% of residents of Ray speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $103,584,000 ($4,327 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,605
Here:
67 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,135
Here:
47 per 1000 residents
State:
49 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: 0
Here:
0 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +311
Here:
+13 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Ray County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.46 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 150
2010 to 2013: 146
2000 to 2009: 1,085
1990 to 1999: 1,437
1980 to 1989: 1,065
1970 to 1979: 2,137
1960 to 1969: 1,120
1950 to 1959: 955
1940 to 1949: 432
1939 or earlier: 1,487
Note: State values scaled to Ray population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ray County, Missouri
Note: State values scaled to Ray County population
no vehicle: 157
1 vehicle: 1,137
2 vehicles: 2,570
3 vehicles: 1,840
4 vehicles: 717
5+ vehicles: 304
no vehicle: 435
1 vehicle: 572
2 vehicles: 573
3 vehicles: 180
4 vehicles: 207
5+ vehicles: 22
86% of Ray County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Missouri.
Ray County:
86.3%
State average:
84.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 17,186
Other state: 5,484
Northeast: 192
Midwest: 2,743
South: 1,397
West: 1,157
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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