Worth County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in 2005: 2,174 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 775
Renter-occupied apartments: 234

% of renters here:	23%
State:	30%

Land area: 267 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	11.7%

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

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.1%), Manufacturing (13.0%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 60%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 21%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Worth County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 1,167	(49.0%)
Females: 1,215	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,657
County population in 2003: 2,301
Jobs in 2003: 537

Total labor force in 2004: 1,183
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.4%

Average household size:

Worth County:	2.3 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,397 ($27,471 in 2000)

This county	$30,397
Missouri:	$41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $38,531

Worth County	$38,531
Missouri:	$123,100

Median montly rent in 2000: $258
Institutionalized population: 38
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Worth County in 2000: $500

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 18
Thefts: 11
Auto thefts: 2

Worth County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Worth County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $329 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Worth County is $373 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grant City, Sheridan, Worth, Allendale, Denver, Irena.

Neighboring counties: Gentry County , Harrison County , Nodaway County , Ringgold County, Iowa , Taylor County, Iowa .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Worth County Community Lake State Recreation Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Worth County include: Mount Vernon Church (A), New Hope Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Lotts Grove Church (D), Jackson Church (E), Fletchall Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Adkins Cemetery (1), Crim Cemetery (2), Smithton Cemetery (3), Miller Cemetery (4), Hoblett Cemetery (5), Honey Grove Cemetery (6), Barnes Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bonnies Lake (A), Hoover Lake (B), John Andrews Dam Lake (C), Marie Lake (D), Mononame 29 Lake (E), Number 30 Dam (F), Sanders Lake (G), Worth 8-B Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fletchall Creek (A), Big Rock Creek (B), Wharton Branch (C), X Branch (D), Lotts Creek (E), Joes Branch (F), Jay Creek (G), Marlowe Creek (H), Adams Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Worth County: Emmett and Leah Seat Memorial Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.9%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 42
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (100% naturalized citizens)

Worth County:	0.2%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.4%

Worth County marital status for males

Worth County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,016
One, attached: 16
Two: 10
3 or 4: 49
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 20
Mobile homes: 120
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Worth County with a mortgage: 128 (1 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 310

Agriculture in Worth County
Average size of farms: 381 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29730
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $109.76
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $26803
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49839
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.90
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.55%
Corn for grain: 9943 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 340 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 17498 harvested acres

Worth County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/8/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Construction (16%)
Public administration (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (19%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

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

Japan (60%)
Germany (40%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Worth County:

German (27%)
United States or American (22%)
English (14%)
Irish (10%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Swedish (3%)

Worth County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 802 (75%)
Carpooled: 142 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 31 (3%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 68 (6%)

38 people in nursing homes
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,029.

5.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.91%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.57% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($13,604 average AGI)
2.34% relocated from other states ($13,063 average AGI)
Worth County: 2.34%
Missouri average: 2.98%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($18,754 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.94%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.14% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($11,088 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($7,667 average AGI)
Worth County: 2.80%
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 Nodaway County, MO

1.58% ($23,846 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Births per 1000 population in Worth County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Worth County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 17.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Worth County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 569 (505 aged, 64 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,334

In family households: 1,974 (568 male householders, 110 female householders)
589 spouses, 650 children (599 natural, 12 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 3 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 360 (146 male householders (133 living alone)), 183 female householders (170 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 48 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 362 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 117 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 303 1-person, 24 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

442 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (31 men, 78 women).

98.0% of residents of Worth County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $19,539,000 ($8517 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $300,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,864,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,380,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,514,000
Federal grants: $3,978,000
Federal procurement contracts: $414,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,390,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $177,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $57,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,711,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 97

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 177

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -112

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Worth County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 33
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 56
1970 to 1979: 188
1960 to 1969: 97
1950 to 1959: 115
1940 to 1949: 128
1939 or earlier: 581

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 93
5 rooms: 194
6 rooms: 211
7 rooms: 135
8 rooms: 78
9 or more rooms: 52

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 43
4 rooms: 56
5 rooms: 37
6 rooms: 40
7 rooms: 33
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 6

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 37
2 bedrooms: 234
3 bedrooms: 357
4 bedrooms: 123
5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Worth County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 58
2 bedrooms: 92
3 bedrooms: 44
4 bedrooms: 32
5 or more bedrooms: 8

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

no vehicle: 38
1 vehicle: 186
2 vehicles: 284
3 vehicles: 196
4 vehicles: 32
5 or more vehicles: 39

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

no vehicle: 25
1 vehicle: 117
2 vehicles: 54
3 vehicles: 30
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 2

64% of Worth County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Missouri.

Worth County:	64.2%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 1626
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 564
South: 88
West: 86

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
Utility gas (26%)
Electricity (16%)
Wood (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Utility gas (25%)
Wood (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	0.8%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.1%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 4

Here:	10.8%
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)

Worth County government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $619,000
Financial Administration: $307,000

Central Staff Services: $60,000

Police Protection: $59,000

General Public Buildings: $16,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $233,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $4,000
End of Fiscal Year: $4,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $500,000
General Support: $30,000
Tax - Property: $285,000
Total General Sales: $57,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $263,000

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