Races in Washington County, Missouri:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $32,325 ($27,112 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $366 (lower quartile is $256, upper quartile is $440)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $86,832 (it was $49,900 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,127 - $154,133

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $123,851

Here:	$123,851
State:	$180,542

Mobile homes: $54,633

Here:	$54,633
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,008

Here:	$5,008
State:	$46,345

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $993
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $253

Institutionalized population: 1,090

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 48
• Burglaries: 86
• Thefts: 161
• Auto thefts: 24

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $535 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $374 (0.5%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.7%
(20.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.7% for Black residents, 18.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.5% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 58.2% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 39 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 37 years old, American Indian residents: 48 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 14 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $413 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $611 a month.

Cities in this county include: Potosi, Irondale, Mineral Point, Caledonia.

Washington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Click to draw/clear Washington County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washington County: City of Potosi Waste Water Plant (A), Old Hamilton Works (B), Shirley Picnic Area (C), Harmon Spring Campground (D), Edward Beecher Recreation Area (E), Brazil Creek Campground (F), Berryman Campground (G), Hipointe Tower State Public Hunting Area (H), Thunderbolt C C C Camp (I), Troutt (J), Cruise (K), Maryden (L), James Bakers Sawmill (M), Edmonds and Wilcox Furnace and Mill (N), John Flynns Sawmill (O), Lumkins Mill (P), Stage Ford (Q), Davis Sawmill (R), C D Smiths Sawmill (S), Bryan Gristmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Washington County include: Providence Church (A), Arnault Church (B), Full Gospel Tabernacle (C), Pentecostal Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Brazil Church (F), Bunker Hill Church (G), Pleasant Valley Chapel (H), Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Bates Creek Cemetery (2), Redbud Memorial Gardens (3), McGready Family Cemetery (4), Hickory Grove Cemetery (5), Joseph Chapel Cemetery (6), Palmer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Elsey Lake (A), Woods Lake (B), Number 7 Washer Reservoir (C), Sayersbrook Lake (D), Lake Sacajawea (E), Russell Elsey Lake (F), Hornsey Brothers Lake (G), Howell Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ebo Creek (A), Flagg Branch (B), Flat Creek (C), Fountain Farm Branch (D), Fourche a Renault (E), Furnace Creek (F), Harris Branch (G), Shibboleth Branch (H), Hazel Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Washington County: Washington State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Franklin County , Iron County , Jefferson County , St. Francois County .

Current college students: 634
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 157 (56% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,692
• One, attached: 81
• Two: 139
• 3 or 4: 159
• 5 to 9: 80
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 61
• Mobile homes: 3,459
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 194

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 1,397 (69 second mortgage, 117 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,494

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.53%

Here		43.5%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 10,162
Total congregations: 53

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	United Methodist Church
Adherents	3,732 (36.7%)	2,209 (21.7%)	1,713 (16.9%)	628 (6.2%)	576 (5.7%)
Congregations	4 (7.5%)	8 (15.1%)	11 (20.8%)	4 (7.5%)	7 (13.2%)

Name	Assemblies of God	General Conference Churches of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	371 (3.7%)	218 (2.1%)	212 (2.1%)	171 (1.7%)	332 (3.3%)
Congregations	4 (7.5%)	4 (7.5%)	2 (3.8%)	1 (1.9%)	8 (15.1%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Washington County - Potosi, Irondale, Mineral Point, Caledonia

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Washington County:

Average size of farms: 230 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,268
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $45.88
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.07%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,228
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.74%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26,243
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.52
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.17%
Land in orchards: 11 acres

Tornado activity:

Washington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 fatalities and 150 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.

Earthquake activity:

Washington County-area historical earthquake activity is near Missouri state average. It is 80% 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 89.6 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.1 miles away from the 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 89.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/12/2002 at 08:30:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.1 miles away from Washington County center
On 4/30/1992 at 00:01:30, a magnitude 3.6 (2.9 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/26/1992 at 05:41:38, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 5, 2011, Emergency Declared (EM-3317): February 3, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 8, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1847): June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1847, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared (EM-3303): January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2008 to May 9, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1749): March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1749, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3281): December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3281, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 2, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1673): December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1673, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Incident Period: July 19, 2006 to July 21, 2006, Emergency Declared (EM-3267): July 21, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3267, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 8, 2006 to March 13, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1631): March 16, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1631, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3232): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3232, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 4, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1463): May 6, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1463, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Washington County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Heavy Rain: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,372.

6.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,104 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.76% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($22,941 average AGI)
0.97% relocated from other states ($3,163 average AGI)

Washington County:	0.97%
Missouri average:	2.98%

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

6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,131 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.88% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($22,124 average AGI)
0.90% relocated to other states ($3,006 average AGI)

Washington County:	0.90%
Missouri average:	2.81%

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

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,355 (2,409 aged, 946 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.17
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1982.880
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 104.360
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 88445

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1285.790
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1160.950
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.32

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 8.71
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 37.45

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.16

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 24,104

• In family households: 20,810 (4,823 male householders, 1,866 female householders)

  5,048 spouses, 7,026 children (6,265 natural, 204 adopted, 557 stepchildren), 704 grandchildren, 125 brothers or sisters, 153 parents, 198 other relatives, 727 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,294 (1,389 male householders (1,087 living alone)), 1,277 female householders (1,102 living alone)), 628 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,091 (1,090 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,971 2-persons, 1,519 3-persons, 1,250 4-persons, 606 5-persons, 210 6-persons, 133 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,189 1-person, 395 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

97.9% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $121,950,000 ($5091 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,432,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,093,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,940,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $209,000
Federal grants: $36,914,000
Federal procurement contracts: $751,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,042,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,227,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,628,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,884,000

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

Births: 1,691

Deaths: 1,214

Net international migration: +25

Net internal migration: +214

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

62% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Missouri.

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

• This state: 19641
• Northeast: 173
• Midwest: 1224
• South: 1372
• West: 738

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 179

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 105

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,085
• Number of aged recipients: 33
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,052
• Number of recipients under 18: 145
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 797
• Number of recipients older than 64: 143
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 345
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 503

Most common first names in Washington County, MO among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	110	75.2 years
John	106	72.6 years
Mary	84	77.4 years
James	75	70.2 years
Charles	72	68.3 years
Robert	63	66.8 years
George	50	73.3 years
Joseph	50	74.5 years
Helen	42	79.6 years
Dorothy	36	75.5 years

Most common last names in Washington County, MO among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	70	75.0 years
Boyer	52	69.6 years
Coleman	48	74.0 years
Eye	38	73.0 years
Gibson	38	74.1 years
Declue	36	71.8 years
Politte	33	67.3 years
Portell	32	73.4 years
Allen	31	72.9 years
Skaggs	31	74.0 years

Businesses in Washington County, MO
Name	Count		Name	Count
AutoZone	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
Dairy Queen	1		Subway	1
Domino's Pizza	1		Super 8	1
FedEx	1		Taco Bell	1
H&R Block	1		True Value	1
Hardee's	1		U-Haul	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	4		UPS	1
McDonald's	1		Walmart	1
RadioShack	1		YMCA	1

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• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004"

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