Wright County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.1%), Manufacturing (19.3%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Wright County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 8,715	(48.5%)
Females: 9,240	(51.5%)

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Wright County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$29,364
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$278
State:	$481

Wright County:	$105,592
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $152,417

Here:	$152,417
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $66,208

Here:	$66,208
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $257,260

Here:	$257,260
State:	$155,066

Mobile homes: $41,233

Here:	$41,233
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $34,250

Here:	$34,250
State:	$46,345

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 41
• Auto thefts: 17

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 15

This county:	21.7%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wright County is $356 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mountain Grove, Mansfield, Hartville, Norwood.

Neighboring counties: Douglas County , Laclede County , Texas County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wright County: Mount Olive School (A), Oetting School (B), School Number 5 (C), Buzzard Bluff State Access (D), Sunny Side (E), Oak Grove School (F), Oak Ridge School (G), Kindrick School (H), Pleasant Ridge School (I), Jarres Ford (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wright County include: Church of Christ (A), Church of God (B), Morning Sun Church (C), Union Chapel (D), Claxton Church (E), Antioch Church (F), Tombleson Church (G), New Home Church (H), Glad Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Absher Cemetery (1), Ryan Cemetery (2), Rutherford Cemetery (3), Mountain Valley Cemetery (4), Mount Zion Cemetery (5), Spillman Cemetery (6), Cox Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Casador Lake (A), Casebeer Lake (B), Doril Leascher Lake (C), Lawson Lake (D), Porter Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fry Creek (A), Beaver Creek (B), Flannery Branch (C), Evening Shade Branch (D), Webb Creek (E), Elk Creek (F), Edwards Branch (G), Lick Fork Gasconade River (H), Hodges Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Wright County: Wilber Allen Memorial State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Sunnyside Post Office (A), Duggan Post Office (B), Talmage Post Office (C), Hawley Post Office (D), Umpire Post Office (E), Rembert Post Office (F), Antrim Post Office (G), Antler Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.8%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 549
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 160 (48% naturalized citizens)

Wright County:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,752
• One, attached: 88
• Two: 278
• 3 or 4: 241
• 5 to 9: 8
• 10 to 19: 30
• 20 or more: 62
• Mobile homes: 1,482
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Wright County with a mortgage: 1,180 (81 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,034

Here:	53.3% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Wright County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/13/1974, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Wright County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 90% 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 60.3 miles away from Wright 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 55.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/22/2000 at 20:12:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/21/1999 at 08:18:00, a magnitude 3.9 (3.3 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 12.0 mi) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from Wright County center
On 6/27/2000 at 01:28:45, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 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 45.5 miles away from Wright County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,288 (73%) Carpooled: 1,101 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 126 (2%) Other means: 57 (1%) Worked at home: 687 (9%)

7.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,535 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.31%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.26% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($13,739 average AGI)
3.05% relocated from other states ($14,798 average AGI)

Wright County:	3.05%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Greene County, MO	0.86% ($24,180 average AGI)
from Texas County, MO	0.53% ($24,452)
from Webster County, MO	0.51% ($21,100)
from Douglas County, MO	0.50% ($20,069)
from Laclede County, MO	0.43% ($24,240)
from Howell County, MO	0.36% ($30,714)

8.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,269 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.08%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.31% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($20,617 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($5,653 average AGI)

Wright County:	1.77%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Greene County, MO	1.70% ($25,140 average AGI)
to Webster County, MO	1.12% ($30,697)
to Laclede County, MO	0.66% ($27,692)
to Texas County, MO	0.66% ($22,436)
to Douglas County, MO	0.61% ($26,194)
to Christian County, MO	0.22% ($36,154)
to Howell County, MO	0.20% ($24,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,138 (3,277 aged, 861 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,475 (4,239 male householders, 829 female householders)

  4,203 spouses, 5,273 children (4,681 natural, 136 adopted, 456 stepchildren), 204 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 164 other relatives, 365 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,259 (814 male householders (707 living alone)), 1,212 female householders (1,137 living alone)), 233 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 221 (196 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,353 2-persons, 1,039 3-persons, 1,002 4-persons, 430 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,844 1-person, 159 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Wright County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $133,091,000 ($7322 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,710,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,975,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,724,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,100,000
Federal grants: $42,965,000
Federal procurement contracts: $885,000 ($41,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,442,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $419,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,051,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,148,000

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

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.0

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

53% of Wright County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Missouri.

Wright County:	53.3%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 11827
• Northeast: 432
• Midwest: 2066
• South: 1831
• West: 1544

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,600

Here:	6.5%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	2.1%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	15.1%
Missouri:	24.9%

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