Washington County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	30%

This county:	20.8%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.9%), Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Washington County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 12,036	(51.6%)
Females: 11,308	(48.4%)

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Washington County:	2.6 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county	$29,999
Missouri:	$41,974

Washington County	$81,594
Missouri:	$123,100

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

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.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washington County: Shirley Picnic Area (A), Berryman Campground (B), Cruise (C), Red Rock (D), Brazil Creek Campground (E), Hazel Creek Campground (F), Bryan Gristmill (G), City of Potosi Waste Water Plant (H), C D Smiths Sawmill (I), Troutt (J), Thunderbolt C C C Camp (K), Old Hamilton Works (L), Hipointe Tower State Public Hunting Area (M), Stage Ford (N), Harmon Spring Campground (O), Davis Sawmill (P), McCormack Ford (Q), Lumkins Mill (R), John Flynns Sawmill (S), James Bakers Sawmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Washington County include: Church of God (A), Church of Jesus Christ (B), Glory Hill Church (C), Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ (D), Providence Church (E), Arnault Church (F), Souls Chapel (G), Thomas Chapel (H), Sunlight Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Goff Cemetery (1), Grassy Hollow Baptist Church Cemetery (2), Griggs Cemetery (3), Anthonie's Mill Cemetery (4), Antioch Cemetery (5), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (6), Cresswell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Elsey Lake (A), Bear Wallow (B), Woods Lake (C), Cadet Tailings Pond Number 2 (D), Dellistri Lake (E), Diablo Lake (F), Floyd Lake (G), Four Winds Way Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hughes Creek (A), Graves Branch (B), Mud Town Creek (C), Furnace Creek (D), Shibboleth Branch (E), Fourche a Renault (F), Fountain Farm Branch (G), Knox Branch (H), Hopewell Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Washington County: Washington State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Beach: Chapel Hill Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Cadet Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.0%
Missouri:	5.1%

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)

Washington County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 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

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.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,418 (75%) Carpooled: 1,660 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%) Walked: 150 (2%) Other means: 87 (1%) Worked at home: 195 (2%)

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

Here:	6.73%
Missouri average:	7.87%

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%

from Jefferson County, MO	1.68% ($30,949 average AGI)
from St. Francois County, MO	1.57% ($21,227)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.61% ($34,186)
from Franklin County, MO	0.33% ($27,304)
from St. Louis city, MO	0.24% ($27,647)
from Iron County, MO	0.23% ($21,938)
from Crawford County, MO	0.17% ($25,583)

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

Here:	6.77%
Missouri average:	7.66%

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%

to St. Francois County, MO	2.20% ($25,838 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, MO	1.03% ($29,958)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.50% ($22,943)
to Franklin County, MO	0.44% ($23,258)
to Iron County, MO	0.27% ($20,368)
to Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.14% ($44,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
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: 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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,667 (5,029 male householders, 1,217 female householders)

  4,927 spouses, 6,982 children (6,257 natural, 133 adopted, 592 stepchildren), 487 grandchildren, 125 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 196 other relatives, 627 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,515 (1,027 male householders (848 living alone)), 1,103 female householders (1,000 living alone)), 385 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,162 (1,113 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,545 2-persons, 1,538 3-persons, 1,310 4-persons, 576 5-persons, 221 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,848 1-person, 235 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 8 6-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

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.2
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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.

Washington County:	61.9%
State average:	54.3%

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

Here:	6.0%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	7.2%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	6.7%
Missouri:	24.9%