Sullivan County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in 2005: 6,907 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,097
Renter-occupied apartments: 828

% of renters here:	28%
State:	30%

Land area: 651 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.5%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.3%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 9%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Sullivan County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
Hispanic (8.8%)
Other race (3.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 3,611	(50.0%)
Females: 3,608	(50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,494
County population in 2003: 7,053
Jobs in 2003: 2,437

Total labor force in 2004: 3,176
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.7%

Average household size:

Sullivan County:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,887 ($26,107 in 2000)

This county	$28,887
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,405

Sullivan County	$53,405
Missouri:	$123,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $328
Institutionalized population: 113
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Sullivan County in 2000: $538

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 13
Burglaries: 19
Thefts: 21
Auto thefts: 7

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 10
Thefts: 7
Auto thefts: 5

Sullivan County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $107,100
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $110,600
2004: 1 building, cost: $129,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Sullivan County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $285 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sullivan County is $352 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.

Cities in this county include: Milan, Green City, Newtown, Humphreys, Pollock, Harris, Osgood.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Grundy County , Linn County , Mercer County , Putnam County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Sullivan County include: Union Baker Church (A), Thomas Union Church (B), Asbury Church (C), Yellow Creek Church (D), Sullivan Church (E), Bairdstown Church (F), Prairie Chapel (G), White Oak Church (H), Locust Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasantville Cemetery (1), Green Castle Cemetery (2), Green City Cemetery (3), Greencastle Cemetery (4), Bunch Cemetery (5), Mount Olive Cemetery (6), Lindley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Booth Lake (A), Stevens Lake (B), City of Milan Lake (C), Strong and Stewart Lake (D), Detwiller Lake (E), Jones Lake (F), Mononame 43 Lake (G), New Milan Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Spring Creek (A), Hooton Creek (B), Elmwood Branch (C), East Locust Creek (D), Dry Branch (E), Paw Paw Creek (F), Bookout Branch (G), Rooks Branch (H), Barber Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Sorrell Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.3%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 107
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: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 421 (23% naturalized citizens)

Sullivan County:	5.8%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 179
1990 to 1994: 99
1985 to 1989: 69
1980 to 1984: 44
1975 to 1979: 18
1970 to 1974: 8
1970 to 1974: 4
1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.3%

Sullivan County marital status for males

Sullivan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,459
One, attached: 51
Two: 30
3 or 4: 218
5 to 9: 40
10 to 19: 39
Mobile homes: 511
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Sullivan County with a mortgage: 464 (10 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 661

Agriculture in Sullivan County
Average size of farms: 429 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $86863
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $95740
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.08%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51449
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.29%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.33
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.44%
Corn for grain: 10017 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1140 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 31201 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 5 acres

Sullivan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Food (32%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
Construction (11%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Educational services (3%)
Public administration (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (19%)
Health care (19%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Food processing workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Food processing workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (89%)
Honduras (4%)
Argentina (3%)
Germany (1%)
Japan (1%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (1%)
Colombia (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sullivan County:

United States or American (35%)
German (16%)
Irish (9%)
English (8%)
Dutch (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (1%)

Sullivan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,318 (72%)
Carpooled: 481 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 136 (4%)
Other means: 50 (2%)
Worked at home: 220 (7%)

People in group quarters in Sullivan County, Missouri

107 people in nursing homes
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other group homes
9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $31,315.

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,045 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.77% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($12,865 average AGI)
3.37% relocated from other states ($11,180 average AGI)
Sullivan County: 3.37%
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 Adair County, MO	0.68% ($29,412 average AGI)
from Putnam County, MO	0.56% ($21,929)

8.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,526 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.42%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.49% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($25,746 average AGI)
2.92% relocated to other states ($7,779 average AGI)
Sullivan County: 2.92%
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 Adair County, MO	0.91% ($98,087 average AGI)
to Buchanan County, MO	0.51% ($32,615)
to Grundy County, MO	0.43% ($21,636)
to Putnam County, MO	0.43% ($11,818)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Births per 1000 population in Sullivan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Sullivan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sullivan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,388 (1,187 aged, 201 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,070

In family households: 5,992 (1,599 male householders, 371 female householders)
1,575 spouses, 2,057 children (1,856 natural, 30 adopted, 171 stepchildren), 76 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 91 other relatives, 133 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,078 (435 male householders (362 living alone)), 516 female householders (497 living alone)), 127 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 149 (108 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 957 2-persons, 414 3-persons, 330 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 859 1-person, 76 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

1,261 married couples with children.
397 single-parent households (118 men, 279 women).

91.3% of residents of Sullivan County speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $55,826,000 ($8046 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $859,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,215,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,163,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,630,000
Federal grants: $15,348,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,500,000 ($117,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,970,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $248,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,217,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,710,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 499

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 464

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +121

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -454

Here:	-66 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Sullivan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.01 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 101
1995 to 1998: 175
1990 to 1994: 184
1980 to 1989: 258
1970 to 1979: 604
1960 to 1969: 296
1950 to 1959: 219
1940 to 1949: 214
1939 or earlier: 1,313

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sullivan County, Missouri:

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 39
3 rooms: 35
4 rooms: 276
5 rooms: 544
6 rooms: 506
7 rooms: 323
8 rooms: 212
9 or more rooms: 158

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sullivan County, Missouri:

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 59
3 rooms: 187
4 rooms: 189
5 rooms: 153
6 rooms: 111
7 rooms: 39
8 rooms: 51
9 or more rooms: 26

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sullivan County:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 95
2 bedrooms: 634
3 bedrooms: 975
4 bedrooms: 319
5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sullivan County:

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 235
2 bedrooms: 306
3 bedrooms: 188
4 bedrooms: 64
5 or more bedrooms: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Sullivan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 114
1 vehicle: 513
2 vehicles: 860
3 vehicles: 414
4 vehicles: 129
5 or more vehicles: 67

Cars and other vehicles available in Sullivan County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 170
1 vehicle: 383
2 vehicles: 183
3 vehicles: 72
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 3

60% of Sullivan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Missouri.

Sullivan County:	59.8%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 5272
Northeast: 67
Midwest: 933
South: 237
West: 270

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
Utility gas (26%)
Electricity (10%)
Wood (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
Utility gas (29%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	1.2%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	2.7%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 12

Here:	15.0%
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)

Sullivan County government finances in 2002:

Construction - Regular Highways: $572,000
General Public Buildings: $60,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $319,000
Regular Highways: $294,000

Central Staff Services: $241,000

Financial Administration: $219,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $146,000

General Public Buildings: $62,000

Corrections - Other: $48,000

Housing & Community Development: $10,000

Welfare - Other: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $466,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $201,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $42,000
Highways: $32,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $365,000
Interest Earnings: $35,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $650,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $518,000
All Other: $45,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $415,000
Property: $128,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $71,000

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