Scott County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Retail trade (14.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Scott County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 19,320	(47.8%)
Females: 21,102	(52.2%)

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Scott County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,286
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$359
State:	$481

Scott County:	$100,549
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $129,365

Here:	$129,365
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $259,439

Here:	$259,439
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $217,020

Here:	$217,020
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $58,413

Here:	$58,413
State:	$141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,772

Here:	$76,772
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $27,848

Here:	$27,848
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $11,000

Here:	$11,000
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 76
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 65
• Auto thefts: 13

This county:	16.1%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Scott County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sikeston, Scott City, Chaffee, Oran, Miner, Morley, Benton, Kelso, Blodgett, Haywood City.

Neighboring counties: Alexander County, Illinois , Cape Girardeau County , Mississippi County , New Madrid County , Stoddard County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Scott County: Austin Switch (A), Beaverdam (B), Wasatsh (C), Butler (D), Quarry (E), Johnsons Mills (F), Melon (G), Elkins Landing (H), Froemsdorf (I), Lemly (J), Kaechels (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Scott County include: New Home Church (A), Silent Hill Church (B), Macedonia Church (C), Savannah Church (D), Unity Church (E), Saint Lawrence Church (F), Hooe Church (G), Fellowship Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Spradlin Cemetery (1), Grays Point Cemetery (2), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (3), Buggs Cemetery (4), Guarden Angel Cemetery (5), Ancell Cemetery (6), Lambert Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ross Lake (A), Burnett Lake (B), Davis Lake (C), Diebold Orchards Lake Section 13 (D), Diebold Orchards Section 14 Lake (E), Draper Lake (F), Eftink Lake (G), Lake Tywappity (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Old Channel Hubble Creek (A), Holden Creek (B), Hobbs Creek (C), Dorrity Creek (D), Doolan Chute (E), Hindman Creek (F), Cue Creek (G), Whitewater River (H), Cape LaCroix Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.2%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 1,166
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 230 (42% naturalized citizens)

Scott County:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,589
• One, attached: 311
• Two: 612
• 3 or 4: 436
• 5 to 9: 406
• 10 to 19: 120
• 20 or more: 137
• Mobile homes: 2,317
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Scott County with a mortgage: 5,177 (464 second mortgage, 488 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,339

Here:	60.8% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Scott 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 5 fatalities and 66 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/15/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 26 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Scott County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 44% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 8.9 miles away from Scott 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 35.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 26.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from Scott County center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from Scott County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,864 (83%) Carpooled: 2,152 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 34 (0%) Taxi: 60 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 178 (1%) Other means: 119 (1%) Worked at home: 505 (3%)

6.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,405 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.60%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.63% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($18,050 average AGI)
1.97% relocated from other states ($8,355 average AGI)

Scott County:	1.97%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Cape Girardeau County, MO	1.88% ($27,220 average AGI)
from New Madrid County, MO	0.63% ($26,551)
from Mississippi County, MO	0.56% ($24,114)
from Stoddard County, MO	0.48% ($26,731)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.16% ($34,136)
from Dunklin County, MO	0.12% ($18,765)
from St. Louis city, MO	0.10% ($20,857)

7.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,480 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.01%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.01% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($20,414 average AGI)
2.00% relocated to other states ($7,066 average AGI)

Scott County:	2.00%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Cape Girardeau County, MO	2.02% ($30,045 average AGI)
to New Madrid County, MO	0.52% ($21,000)
to Mississippi County, MO	0.50% ($24,620)
to Stoddard County, MO	0.45% ($22,063)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.23% ($33,030)
to Bollinger County, MO	0.13% ($28,211)
to Greene County, MO	0.11% ($29,533)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,431 (5,794 aged, 1,637 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 34,952 (8,684 male householders, 2,678 female householders)

  8,537 spouses, 12,702 children (11,441 natural, 274 adopted, 987 stepchildren), 668 grandchildren, 253 brothers or sisters, 165 parents, 374 other relatives, 891 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,901 (1,584 male householders (1,330 living alone)), 2,743 female householders (2,578 living alone)), 574 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 569 (466 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,809 2-persons, 2,792 3-persons, 2,361 4-persons, 958 5-persons, 253 6-persons, 189 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,908 1-person, 341 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

98.1% of residents of Scott County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $257,625,000 ($6300 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,175,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $113,488,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,814,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,982,000
Federal grants: $75,527,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,217,000 ($566,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,596,000 ($51,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,213,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,299,000
Federal Government insurance: $100,033,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

56% of Scott County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Missouri.

Scott County:	56.2%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 30699
• Northeast: 218
• Midwest: 3051
• South: 5239
• West: 834

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,400

Here:	11.1%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	4.2%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	7.0%
Missouri:	24.9%

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