St. Francois County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in St. Francois County, Missouri:

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

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

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St. Francois County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,104
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$402
State:	$481

St. Francois County:	$107,820
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $145,199

Here:	$145,199
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,130

Here:	$135,130
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $168,153

Here:	$168,153
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $174,257

Here:	$174,257
State:	$141,353

Mobile homes: $35,503

Here:	$35,503
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$46,345

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

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

Here:	10.2%
Missouri:	8.8%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

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

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

Here:	61.8% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

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.

St. Francois County-area historical earthquake activity is above Missouri state average. It is 69% smaller 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 70.7 miles away from St. Francois 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 95.9 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 99.5 miles away from the 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 79.6 miles away from St. Francois County center
On 8/16/2003 at 05:09:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/21/1999 at 08:18:00, a magnitude 3.9 (3.3 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 12.0 mi) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from St. Francois County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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

Here:	7.5%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	4.4%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	10.7%
Missouri:	24.9%

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