Ray County, Missouri (MO)

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• • 21,44493.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5852.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4261.9%Two or more races
  • 3021.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1080.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 460.2%Asian alone
  • 300.1%Some other race alone

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

Health of residents in Ray County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,450 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,156 (0.9%)

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, Woods Heights, Wood Heights, Hardin, Henrietta, Crystal Lakes, Camden, Rayville.

Neighboring counties: Atlantic County, New Jersey , Caldwell County , Fayette County, Indiana , Clay County , Placer County, California , Hamilton County, Ohio , Ripley County, Indiana , Pike County .

Current college students: 554
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 178 (64.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 322010 or later
• 292000 to 2009
• 311990 to 1999
• 241980 to 1989
• 61970 to 1979
• 20Before 1970

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: 8,571
• One, attached: 69
• Two: 172
• 3 or 4: 494
• 5 to 9: 65
• 10 to 19: 146
• 20 to 49: 50
• 50 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 549
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Ray County with a mortgage: 3,770 (23 second mortgage, 373 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,387

Religion statistics for Ray County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ray County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4451, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 11, 2019 - April 16, 2019, FEMA Id: 4435, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• 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
• 21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.03% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,974 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.93% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($36,707 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($13,266 average AGI)

Ray County:	1.10%
Missouri average:	2.68%

from Clay County, MO	2.78% ($47,338 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MO	0.84% ($46,699)
from Lafayette County, MO	0.31% ($28,519)
from Clinton County, MO	0.29% ($49,480)
from Platte County, MO	0.28% ($78,625)
from Caldwell County, MO	0.24% ($36,762)

6.98% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,434 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.87% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($32,731 average AGI)
1.11% relocated to other states ($7,701 average AGI)

Ray County:	1.11%
Missouri average:	2.80%

to Clay County, MO	2.66% ($42,413 average AGI)
to Jackson County, MO	0.87% ($35,173)
to Lafayette County, MO	0.35% ($31,800)
to Caldwell County, MO	0.28% ($46,208)
to Platte County, MO	0.24% ($50,429)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ray County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,738 (850 living alone), Female householders: 4,290 (1,359 living alone)

• 5,076 spouses (5,044 opposite-sex spouses), 772 unmarried partners, (769 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,325 children (5,737 natural, 126 adopted, 461 stepchildren), 667 grandchildren, 136 brothers or sisters, 135 parents, 47 foster children, 187 other relatives, 401 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 278

Size of family households: 3,101 2-persons, 1,165 3-persons, 1,004 4-persons, 749 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 95 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,190 1-person, 499 2-persons, 7 4-persons.

3,312 married couples with children.
1,165 single-parent households (357 men, 808 women).

97.3% of residents of Ray speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English 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:

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

• Year house built in Ray County, Missouri
• 1492014 or later
• 322010 to 2013
• 1,0152000 to 2009
• 1,2711990 to 1999
• 1,3641980 to 1989
• 2,0371970 to 1979
• 1,2751960 to 1969
• 1,0601950 to 1959
• 5601940 to 1949
• 1,3411939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Ray County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ray County, Missouri
• 201 room
• 1272 rooms
• 483 rooms
• 3784 rooms
• 1,5395 rooms
• 1,7886 rooms
• 1,2067 rooms
• 9438 rooms
• 1,0699+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ray County, Missouri
• 581 room
• 862 rooms
• 3473 rooms
• 3304 rooms
• 6135 rooms
• 2686 rooms
• 927 rooms
• 658 rooms
• 399+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ray County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ray County, Missouri
• 20no bedroom
• 1991 bedroom
• 1,2922 bedrooms
• 3,9923 bedrooms
• 1,2684 bedrooms
• 3405+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ray County, Missouri
• 59no bedroom
• 4561 bedroom
• 7042 bedrooms
• 5803 bedrooms
• 1014 bedrooms
• 95+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Ray County, Missouri in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ray County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 166no vehicle
• 1,0041 vehicle
• 2,7502 vehicles
• 1,9513 vehicles
• 7704 vehicles
• 4915+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ray County in renter-occupied apartments
• 404no vehicle
• 8151 vehicle
• 4782 vehicles
• 873 vehicles
• 554 vehicles
• 785+ vehicles

89.0% of Ray County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Missouri.

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

• This state: 17,287
• Other state: 5,272
• Northeast: 226
• Midwest: 2,624
• South: 1,251
• West: 1,160

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 298
• Number of aged recipients: 12
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 286
• Number of recipients under 18: 56
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 210
• Number of recipients older than 64: 32
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 117
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 135

Ray County on our top lists:

• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"