St. Francois County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in 2005: 61,661 (59% urban, 41% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 15,219
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,574

% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

Land area: 449 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 137 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.7%), Manufacturing (16.8%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in St. Francois County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
Black (2.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 28,276	(50.8%)
Females: 27,365	(49.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,481
County population in 2003: 58,003
Jobs in 2003: 22,079

Total labor force in 2004: 27,601
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.9%

Average household size:

St. Francois County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,522 ($31,199 in 2000)

This county	$34,522
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,610

St. Francois County	$96,610
Missouri:	$123,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $402
Institutionalized population: 3,711
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in St. Francois County in 2000: $654

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 47
Burglaries: 161
Thefts: 308
Auto thefts: 57

St. Francois County races chart

St. Francois County, MO map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in St. Francois County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 52.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $425 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Francois County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.

Cities in this county include: Farmington, Park Hills, Desloge, Bonne Terre, Bismarck, Leadwood, Iron Mountain Lake, Leadington.

Neighboring counties: Iron County , Jefferson County , Madison County , Perry County , Ste. Genevieve County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in St. Francois County: Jaydee (A), Saint Francois Country Club (B), S-F Scout Ranch (C), Coles Landing (D), Knob Lick Lookout (E), Terre Du Lac Police Station (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in St. Francois County include: Libertyville Christian Church (A), Providence Church (B), Texas Baptist Church (C), Primrose Temperance Missionary Baptist Church (D), Assembly of God Church (E), Aulsbury Chapel (F), Stono Union Church (G), Happy Grove Church of God (H), Silver Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Glenda Cemetery (1), Murrill Cemetery (2), Murphy Cemetery (3), Adams Cemetery (4), Grieder Cemetery (5), Aly Cemetery (6), Rouggly Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bonne Aqua Lake (A), Bourbon, Lac (B), Calista, Lac (C), Capri, Lac (D), Carmel, Lac (E), Catalina, Lac (F), Cedar Lake (G), Vineyards Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bee Run (A), Walker Branch (B), Little Rock Creek (C), Flat River (D), Flanery Branch (E), Number Seven Creek (F), O'Bannon Creek (G), Eaton Branch (H), Owl Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in St. Francois County include: Cherokee Trail Roadside Park (1), Saint Francois State Park (2), Labruyere Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.1%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,941
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 493 (50% naturalized citizens)

St. Francois County:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 144
1990 to 1994: 68
1985 to 1989: 20
1980 to 1984: 26
1975 to 1979: 53
1970 to 1974: 22
1970 to 1974: 50
1965 to 1969: 110

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.1%

St. Francois County marital status for males

St. Francois County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 16,859
One, attached: 278
Two: 516
3 or 4: 975
5 to 9: 577
10 to 19: 535
20 or more: 391
Mobile homes: 3,596
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 722

Housing units in St. Francois County with a mortgage: 6,755 (471 second mortgage, 478 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,178

Agriculture in St. Francois County
Average size of farms: 175 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20792
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $202.06
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 53.62%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15783
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37471
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.79%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.38%
Corn for grain: 1075 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 373 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1187 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 47 acres

St. Francois County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 4.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 fatalities and 70 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/21/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 8 people and injured 50 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Public administration (7%)
Health care (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (16%)
Pakistan (13%)
Philippines (10%)
Vietnam (6%)
Japan (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Canada (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in St. Francois County:

United States or American (27%)
German (19%)
Irish (12%)
English (9%)
French (except Basque) (9%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (2%)

St. Francois County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,562 (80%)
Carpooled: 3,158 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 87 (0%)
Railroad: 15 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 38 (0%)
Walked: 283 (1%)
Other means: 114 (1%)
Worked at home: 614 (3%)

People in group quarters in St. Francois County, Missouri

2593 people in state prisons
877 people in nursing homes
119 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
116 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
83 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
44 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
43 people in other group homes
40 people in homes for the mentally ill
39 people in homes for the mentally retarded
19 people in other nonhousehold living situations
6 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,126.

7.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,580 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($101 average AGI)
St. Francois County: 0.05%
Missouri average: 0.11%

5.42% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($22,567 average AGI)
1.55% relocated from other states ($7,912 average AGI)
St. Francois County: 1.55%
Missouri average: 2.98%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson County, MO	1.24% ($30,964 average AGI)
from Washington County, MO	0.76% ($25,838)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.67% ($36,551)
from Iron County, MO	0.35% ($25,507)
from Ste. Genevieve County, MO	0.33% ($29,552)
from Madison County, MO	0.31% ($29,143)
from St. Louis city, MO	0.27% ($32,673)

6.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,511 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.17%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.63% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($19,195 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($7,316 average AGI)
St. Francois County: 1.54%
Missouri average: 2.81%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jefferson County, MO	0.90% ($25,906 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.56% ($32,204)
to Washington County, MO	0.55% ($21,227)
to Madison County, MO	0.36% ($25,630)
to Ste. Genevieve County, MO	0.32% ($25,328)
to Iron County, MO	0.30% ($20,817)
to St. Louis city, MO	0.19% ($20,684)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Births per 1000 population in St. Francois County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population in St. Francois County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in St. Francois County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,932 (8,429 aged, 2,503 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 51,673

In family households: 44,741 (11,655 male householders, 3,167 female householders)
11,677 spouses, 15,298 children (13,417 natural, 361 adopted, 1,520 stepchildren), 892 grandchildren, 278 brothers or sisters, 328 parents, 301 other relatives, 1,145 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,932 (2,510 male householders (2,023 living alone)), 3,456 female householders (3,145 living alone)), 966 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,968 (3,535 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,679 2-persons, 3,520 3-persons, 2,987 4-persons, 1,146 5-persons, 358 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,168 1-person, 722 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

8,624 married couples with children.
3,361 single-parent households (878 men, 2,483 women).

97.1% of residents of St. Francois County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $342,655,000 ($5643 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,794,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $166,076,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $87,310,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $195,000
Federal grants: $74,389,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,468,000 ($158,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,217,000 ($3,937,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,644,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,200,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,565,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,796

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,636

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +107

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

Net internal migration: +5,848

Here:	+95 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in St. Francois County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.44 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 801
1995 to 1998: 1,985
1990 to 1994: 2,212
1980 to 1989: 4,172
1970 to 1979: 4,692
1960 to 1969: 2,802
1950 to 1959: 2,368
1940 to 1949: 2,016
1939 or earlier: 3,401

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Francois County, Missouri:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 71
3 rooms: 213
4 rooms: 1,930
5 rooms: 4,799
6 rooms: 3,903
7 rooms: 2,160
8 rooms: 1,174
9 or more rooms: 967

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Francois County, Missouri:

1 room: 88
2 rooms: 236
3 rooms: 1,266
4 rooms: 1,911
5 rooms: 1,241
6 rooms: 469
7 rooms: 182
8 rooms: 146
9 or more rooms: 35

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Francois County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 418
2 bedrooms: 4,490
3 bedrooms: 7,956
4 bedrooms: 1,959
5 or more bedrooms: 394

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Francois County:

no bedroom: 110
1 bedroom: 1,604
2 bedrooms: 2,565
3 bedrooms: 1,065
4 bedrooms: 217
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Francois County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 580
1 vehicle: 4,261
2 vehicles: 6,859
3 vehicles: 2,574
4 vehicles: 744
5 or more vehicles: 201

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Francois County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 867
1 vehicle: 3,066
2 vehicles: 1,364
3 vehicles: 219
4 vehicles: 58
5 or more vehicles: 0

53% of St. Francois 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, 75% lived in Missouri.

St. Francois County:	53.2%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 45917
Northeast: 493
Midwest: 3647
South: 3386
West: 1556

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (46%)
Utility gas (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Wood (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (57%)
Utility gas (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 462

Here:	7.5%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 146

Here:	4.4%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 186

Here:	10.7%
Missouri:	24.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

St. Francois County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $2,186,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,032,000
Regular Highways: $3,613,000

Central Staff Services: $1,451,000

Financial Administration: $1,183,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $800,000

General - Other: $423,000

General Public Buildings: $252,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $149,000
Interest Earnings: $128,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $242,000
General - Other: $98,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,471,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $9,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,906,000
Highways: $370,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $6,579,000
Property: $1,294,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,101,000

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