Ripley County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	30%

This county:	22.0%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.8%), Educational,health and social services (24.0%), Retail trade (12.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Ripley County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 6,556	(48.5%)
Females: 6,953	(51.5%)

Ripley County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county	$25,185
Missouri:	$41,974

Ripley County	$69,554
Missouri:	$123,100

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 68
• Thefts: 134
• Auto thefts: 18

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 81
• Thefts: 103
• Auto thefts: 11

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ripley County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Doniphan, Naylor.

Neighboring counties: Clay County, Arkansas , Butler County , Carter County , Randolph County, Arkansas , Oregon County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ripley County: Pine (A), Worley Rock (B), Slayton Ford (C), Skipper Johnson Club (D), Ripley County Fairground (E), Sipes Club (F), Mo-Ark Camp (G), Bay Mill Eddy (H), Bay Nothing Boat Access (I), Sheehan (J), Cedar Creek Recreation Area (K), Cedar Lodge (L), Pinneys Camp (M), Bluff Cottage (N), Buffalo Club (O), Buffalo Creek Campground (P), Haws Club (Q), Tuckers Mill (R), Camp Roy (S), Camp Semoca (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ripley County include: Spring Hill Church (A), Church of God (B), Church of Jesus (C), Amity Church (D), Tucker Church (E), Oak Ridge Church (F), Antioch Church (G), New Home Church (H), River of Life Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Spring Hill Cemetery (1), Good Hope Cemetery (2), Plunk Cemetery (3), Murrell Cemetery (4), Gum Cemetery (5), Rosson Cemetery (6), Antioch Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Buffalo Wallow (A), Flat Pond (B), Cupola Pond (C), Blue Hole (D), McFarland Pond (E), Fourche Lake (F), West Pond (G), Emerald Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Branch (A), Mulberry Creek (B), McKinney Creek (C), North Fork Fourche Creek (D), Beaucamp Creek (E), Flat Creek (F), North Prong Beaverdam Creek (G), North Prong Little Black River (H), Beasley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ripley County include: Ripley Lake Recreation Area (1), Float Camp Recreation Area (2), Deer Leap Recreation Area (3), State Public Hunting Area (4), Compton Recreation Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Acorn Post Office (A), Ernest Post Office (B), Fernook Post Office (C), Pleasant Grove Post Office (D), Dryden Post Office (E), Doyle Post Office (F), Carie Post Office (G), Celynda Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.8%
Missouri:	5.1%

Current college students: 272
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 146 (53% naturalized citizens)

Ripley County:	1.1%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,434
• One, attached: 44
• Two: 48
• 3 or 4: 88
• 5 to 9: 38
• 10 to 19: 31
• 20 or more: 18
• Mobile homes: 1,647
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Housing units in Ripley County with a mortgage: 978 (46 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 964

Ripley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Missouri state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/30/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,708 (77%) Carpooled: 811 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Walked: 138 (3%) Other means: 51 (1%) Worked at home: 124 (3%)

6.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,368 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.92%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.93% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($13,291 average AGI)
2.99% relocated from other states ($12,078 average AGI)

Ripley County:	2.99%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Butler County, MO	1.78% ($26,118 average AGI)
from Clay County, AR	0.33% ($22,857)
from Dunklin County, MO	0.23% ($19,300)

6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,695 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.16% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($13,658 average AGI)
2.74% relocated to other states ($9,041 average AGI)

Ripley County:	2.74%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Butler County, MO	2.10% ($21,167 average AGI)
to Clay County, AR	0.23% ($22,000)
to Greene County, MO	0.23% ($17,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,027 (2,311 aged, 716 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,603 (3,156 male householders, 730 female householders)

  3,239 spouses, 3,698 children (3,161 natural, 150 adopted, 387 stepchildren), 275 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 157 other relatives, 194 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,747 (727 male householders (619 living alone)), 825 female householders (789 living alone)), 195 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 159 (153 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,818 2-persons, 936 3-persons, 683 4-persons, 269 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,408 1-person, 120 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

2,289 married couples with children.
690 single-parent households (194 men, 496 women).

97.3% of residents of Ripley County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $111,174,000 ($8033 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,691,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,356,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,543,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,418,000
Federal grants: $37,493,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,448,000 ($1,013,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,917,000 ($102,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $274,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,079,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,467,000

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

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

61% of Ripley 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.

Ripley County:	60.7%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 8522
• Northeast: 175
• Midwest: 1665
• South: 2457
• West: 511

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,400

Here:	7.0%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	6.3%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	8.1%
Missouri:	24.9%

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