Webster County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.6%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Webster County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 15,630	(50.3%)
Females: 15,415	(49.7%)

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Webster County:	2.7 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,972
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$394
State:	$481

Webster County:	$132,005
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $169,836

Here:	$169,836
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $197,272

Here:	$197,272
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $643,262

Here:	$643,262
State:	$155,066

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $405,530

Here:	$405,530
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $46,915

Here:	$46,915
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: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 36
• Burglaries: 97
• Thefts: 181
• Auto thefts: 12

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 67
• Burglaries: 119
• Thefts: 198
• Auto thefts: 22

This county:	14.8%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Webster County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $524 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $747 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marshfield, Seymour, Rogersville, Fordland, Niangua, Diggins.

Neighboring counties: Christian County , Dallas County , Douglas County , Greene County , Laclede County , Wright County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Webster County: Youth Camp (A), Bennington (B), Otley (C), Saint Luke (D), Camp Arrowhead (E), Tandy (F), Mountain View School (G), Fordland Honor Camp (H), Lone Star School (I), Mathal (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Marshfield Village Shopping Center (1), Marshfield Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Webster County include: Mount Sinai Church (A), Harmony Church (B), Amity Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Timber Ridge Church (E), Prospect Church (F), Happy Home Church (G), Cass Chapel (H), Green Hill Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Goss Cemetery (1), Mountain Dale Cemetery (2), Rush Cemetery (3), Alcorn Cemetery (4), Mount Sinai Cemetery (5), Bumgarner Cemetery (6), Mount Olive Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Cedar Gap Lake (A), Jones Lake (B), Lake Osage (C), Totten Lake (D), Osage Lake (E), A J Shrubar Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hannah Branch (A), Lacey Branch (B), Hagan Branch (C), Grier Branch (D), Greer Creek (E), Greasy Creek (F), Myers Branch (G), Givins Branch (H), North Carolina Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Webster County: Seymour State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Hiatt Post Office (A), All Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.0%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 825
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 263 (63% naturalized citizens)

Webster County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,131
• One, attached: 107
• Two: 315
• 3 or 4: 315
• 5 to 9: 77
• 10 to 19: 71
• 20 or more: 120
• Mobile homes: 1,896
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Webster County with a mortgage: 2,926 (206 second mortgage, 196 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,498

Here:	66.1% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Webster County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/20/1990, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 9 people

Webster County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/7/1991 at 21:24:02, a magnitude 4.0 (3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from Webster 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 77.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/2/1991 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from Webster County center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.0 miles away from Webster County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,444 (77%) Carpooled: 1,988 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 60 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 250 (2%) Other means: 124 (1%) Worked at home: 634 (5%)

9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,972 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.80%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.65% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($22,416 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($12,555 average AGI)

Webster County:	3.15%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Greene County, MO	3.07% ($34,121 average AGI)
from Christian County, MO	0.79% ($35,809)
from Wright County, MO	0.58% ($30,697)
from Laclede County, MO	0.30% ($33,765)
from Dallas County, MO	0.22% ($32,400)
from Douglas County, MO	0.14% ($30,625)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.11% ($41,250)

8.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,084 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.68%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.01% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($23,439 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($5,644 average AGI)

Webster County:	1.67%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Greene County, MO	4.04% ($26,834 average AGI)
to Christian County, MO	0.63% ($36,329)
to Laclede County, MO	0.33% ($27,865)
to Wright County, MO	0.27% ($21,100)
to Polk County, MO	0.21% ($33,217)
to Dallas County, MO	0.18% ($23,300)
to Douglas County, MO	0.09% ($28,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,565 (4,494 aged, 1,071 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: 27,036 (7,190 male householders, 1,275 female householders)

  7,384 spouses, 9,996 children (8,836 natural, 207 adopted, 953 stepchildren), 297 grandchildren, 68 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 307 other relatives, 437 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,051 (1,224 male householders (991 living alone)), 1,391 female householders (1,279 living alone)), 436 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 958 (923 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,563 2-persons, 1,960 3-persons, 1,722 4-persons, 706 5-persons, 301 6-persons, 213 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,270 1-person, 278 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

94.4% of residents of Webster County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $157,939,000 ($4627 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,961,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $81,081,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,812,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $564,000
Federal grants: $38,280,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,144,000 ($885,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,059,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $746,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,228,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,011,000

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

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+75 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

52% of Webster 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, 68% lived in Missouri.

Webster County:	52.0%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 20380
• Northeast: 507
• Midwest: 4326
• South: 2864
• West: 2563

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,700

Here:	10.6%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	3.7%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	27.6%
Missouri:	24.9%

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