Races in Wayne County, Missouri:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $28,623 ($24,007 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $311 (lower quartile is $237, upper quartile is $375)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $72,187 (it was $41,200 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,204 - $122,551

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $129,153

Here:	$129,153
State:	$180,542

Townhouses or other attached units: $273,819

Here:	$273,819
State:	$174,118

Mobile homes: $58,154

Here:	$58,154
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,521

Here:	$12,521
State:	$46,345

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $817
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $207

Institutionalized population: 133

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 35
• Thefts: 62
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 69
• Thefts: 105
• Auto thefts: 14

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $417 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $353 (0.5%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.2%
(21.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 7.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.3% for American Indian residents, 13.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 45 years old
(Males: 45 years old, Females: 46 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 21 years old, American Indian residents: 50 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 20 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 Wayne County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Piedmont, Greenville, Williamsville, Mill Spring.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wayne County: McGee Gate Hunters Entrance (A), Neelys Mill (B), Hunters Tourist Camp (C), Camp Number 30 (D), Taylor Mill (E), Camp Number 32 (F), Camp Number 31 (G), Camp Number 26 (H), Chaonia Landing Launching Ramp (I), Bunkers Knob Picnic Area (J), Upalika Pond (K), Kyles (L), Pisos Point Recreation Area (M), Peoples Creek Recreation Area (N), Paradise Point Recreation Area (O), Chaonia Landing Recreation Area (P), Cave Resort (Q), Camp Lewallen (R), Camp Lee (S), Camp Latonka (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wayne County include: Pioneer Church (A), Beulah Church (B), Big Lake Church (C), Carson Hill Church (D), Community Church (E), Cool Springs Church (F), Crossroads Church (G), Dees Chapel (H), Lodi Nazarene Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cowan Cemetery (1), Hunter Cemetery (2), Ivy Cemetery (3), Linville-Barrett Cemetery (4), Paullus Cemetery (5), Antioch Cemetery (6), Lewis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Slab Pond (A), Markham Spring Pond (B), McCormick Lake (C), Butter Shell Lake (D), Spaugh Pond (E), Carter Lake (F), May Pond (G), Williams Lake Section 20 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Eads Creek (A), Frazier Creek (B), Gizzard Creek (C), Goose Creek (D), Greenwood Branch (E), Greasy Creek (F), Patterson Branch (G), Hickory Flat Creek (H), Holliday Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Wayne County include: Sam A Baker State Park (1), Lake Wappapello State Park (2), Walnut Cove Recreation Area (3), Old Greenville Recreation Area (4), Spillway Recreation Area (5), Eagle Point Recreation Area (6), Silva State Wildlife Management Area (7), Hiram State Wildlife Management Area (8), Markham Spring Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Bollinger County , Butler County , Carter County , Iron County , Madison County , Reynolds County , Stoddard County .

Current college students: 222
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 46 (28% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,763
• One, attached: 74
• Two: 52
• 3 or 4: 98
• 5 to 9: 35
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 8
• Mobile homes: 2,383
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 887 (56 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,198

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.55%

Here		35.5%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 4,713
Total congregations: 42

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	2,958 (62.8%)	475 (10.1%)	333 (7.1%)	269 (5.7%)	236 (5.0%)
Congregations	16 (38.1%)	8 (19.0%)	2 (4.8%)	5 (11.9%)	2 (4.8%)

Name	Pentecostal Church of God	LDS (Mormon) Church	Lutheran Church	American Baptist Association	Other
Adherents	85 (1.8%)	68 (1.4%)	66 (1.4%)	60 (1.3%)	163 (3.5%)
Congregations	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	2 (4.8%)	1 (2.4%)	4 (9.5%)

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

Religions in Wayne County - Piedmont, Greenville, Williamsville, Mill Spring

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wayne County:

Average size of farms: 256 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10,460
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $51.73
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.98%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,776
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.84%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40,866
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.26%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.65
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.14%
Corn for grain: 1109 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 584 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2440 harvested acres
Vegetables: 7 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2 acres

Tornado activity:

Wayne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Missouri state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 34 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/25/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 26 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Wayne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 27% 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 52.9 miles away from the 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 53.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from Wayne County center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 88.4 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 74.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1822): February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1822, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to September 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1809): November 13, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1809, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: February 10, 2008 to February 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1748): March 12, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1748, Natural disaster type: Winter 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 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 and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 24, 2002 to June 10, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1412): May 6, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1412, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Winter Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 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 $30,074.

7.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,066 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.75% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($20,715 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($6,351 average AGI)

Wayne County:	1.87%
Missouri average:	2.98%

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

8.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($21,107 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.21% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($16,649 average AGI)
1.81% relocated to other states ($4,455 average AGI)

Wayne County:	1.81%
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: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,701 (2,820 aged, 881 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1076.580
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1557.610
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7.64

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 15.32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 61.08

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.64

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,388

• In family households: 11,187 (2,867 male householders, 983 female householders)

  3,013 spouses, 3,240 children (2,882 natural, 119 adopted, 239 stepchildren), 367 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 146 other relatives, 331 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,201 (953 male householders (768 living alone)), 914 female householders (813 living alone)), 334 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 133 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,019 2-persons, 816 3-persons, 599 4-persons, 275 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,581 1-person, 254 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

98.3% of residents of Wayne County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $118,092,000 ($9006 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,434,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,136,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,242,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $204,000
Federal grants: $28,664,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,624,000 ($7,077,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,223,000 ($1,149,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $474,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $807,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,472,000

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

Births: 833

Deaths: 1,019

Net international migration: +8

Net internal migration: +59

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.06 millions of gallons per day (58% from ground, 42% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

62% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Missouri.

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

• This state: 10217
• Northeast: 141
• Midwest: 1207
• South: 1258
• West: 337

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 711
• Number of aged recipients: 64
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 647
• Number of recipients under 18: 70
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 475
• Number of recipients older than 64: 166
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 339
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 299

Most common first names in Wayne County, MO among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	114	74.3 years
William	101	72.5 years
John	96	75.9 years
Mary	77	78.6 years
Charles	71	73.8 years
Robert	57	71.1 years
George	51	73.9 years
Thomas	34	71.2 years
Joseph	34	74.4 years
Roy	32	74.0 years

Most common last names in Wayne County, MO among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
White	48	74.6 years
Smith	43	74.4 years
Allen	42	74.0 years
Henson	33	72.5 years
Wilson	27	76.7 years
Davis	26	74.2 years
Miller	26	73.2 years
Lewis	25	73.6 years
Brown	24	77.8 years
Eaton	24	77.3 years

Businesses in Wayne County, MO
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
H&R Block	1		Subway	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	1		U-Haul	2
McDonald's	1		UPS	1
Nike	1		Walmart	1
RadioShack	1

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