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County population in 2005: 18,854 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,097
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,323
| %
of renters here: |
18% | | State: | 30% |
Land area: 706 sq. mi.
Water area: 47.0 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 27 people per square mile |
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(low). |
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
15.7% | | Whole
state: |
11.7% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
5.4% | | Whole
state: |
5.1% |
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Manufacturing (15.7%), Retail trade (13.2%), Construction (11.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 67%
- Government:
15%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 17%
- Unpaid
family work: 1%
Benton County, Missouri business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Benton County, Missouri:
- White
Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- American
Indian (1.3%)
- Two
or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic
(0.9%)
(Total
can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
| Median
resident age: |
46.3 years | | Missouri
median age: |
36.1 years |
| Males:
8,512 |
(49.5%) | | Females:
8,668 |
(50.5%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $20,108
County population in 2003: 18,106
Jobs in 2003: 3,991
Total labor force in 2004: 8,310
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.1%
Average
household size:
| Benton
County: |
2.3 people | | Missouri: | 2.5
people |
Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,484 ($26,646 in 2000)
| This
county |
$29,484 | | Missouri: | $41,974 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $93,069
| Benton
County |
$93,069 | | Missouri: | $123,100 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $364
Institutionalized population: 192
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Benton County in 2000: $604
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
1
- Robberies:
1
- Assaults:
31
- Burglaries:
127
- Thefts:
187
- Auto
thefts: 21
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
1
- Robberies:
1
- Assaults:
29
- Burglaries:
133
- Thefts:
139
- Auto
thefts: 17
2004
Presidential Election results in Benton County Missouri:
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.5%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $453 (0.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $359 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.
Cities in this county include: Warsaw
, Cole Camp
, Lincoln
, Ionia
.
Neighboring
counties: Camden County
, Henry County
, Hickory County
, Morgan County
, Pettis County
, St. Clair County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Benton County: Cedar
Hills Golf Course
(A),
City Union Mission Camp
(B),
Camp Oakledge
(C),
Old Fredonia
(D),
Cole Camp Station
(E),
Mount Hulda
(F),
Jockey City Corners
(G),
Pomme de Terre Hall
(H)
Churches in Benton County include: Spring
Grove Church
(A),
Spring Branch Church
(B),
Union Church
(C),
Evening Shade Church
(D),
Harmony Church
(E),
Turkey Creek Chapel
(F),
Mount Pleasant Church
(G),
New Home Church
(H),
Clear Creek Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Poe
Cemetery
(1),
Gregory Cemetery
(2),
Crabtree Cemetery
(3),
Mossy Cemetery
(4),
Hastain Cemetery
(5),
Monsees Cemetery
(6),
Pippens Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Harry
S Truman Reservoir
(A),
Junges Lake
(B),
Lake Placid
(C),
Lakewood Lake
(D),
Number 100 Lake
(E),
Number 135 Reservoir
(F),
B B Rekus Lake
(G),
Benson Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mossy
Creek
(A),
Negro Creek
(B),
Fristoe Branch
(C),
Horn Branch
(D),
Knobby Creek
(E),
Flemming Branch
(F),
Flat Rock Creek
(G),
Feaster Branch
(H),
Hogles Creek
(I)
Parks in Benton County include: Shawnee
Bend Public Use Area
(1),
Berry Bend Public Use Area
(2),
Big Buffalo Creek State Wildlife Area
(3),
Bledsoe Ferry Public Use Area
(4),
Brush Creek State Wildlife Management Area
(5),
Fairfield Public Use Area
(6),
Mount Hulda State Wildfile Area
(7),
Leesville State Wildlife Management Area
(8),
Long Shoal Public Use Area
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 293
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 113 (56% naturalized citizens)
| Benton
County: |
0.7% | | Whole
state: | 2.7% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 2
- 1990
to 1994: 13
- 1985
to 1989: 4
- 1980
to 1984: 10
- 1975
to 1979: 15
- 1970
to 1974: 15
- 1970
to 1974: 11
- 1965
to 1969: 43
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Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,480
- One,
attached: 67
- Two:
95
- 3
or 4: 131
- 5
to 9: 119
- 10
to 19: 27
- 20
or more: 20
- Mobile
homes: 2,772
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 980
Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 1,606 (118 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,763 Agriculture
in Benton County
Average size of farms: 309 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $37196
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $77.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.19%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.98%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $35665
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.76%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43377
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.87%
Corn for grain: 8700 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6484 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 18881 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 30 acresBenton
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/20/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(20%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Carpenters
(5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany
(41%)
- Mexico
(22%)
- Canada
(12%)
- Hungary
(8%)
- Brazil
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Ukraine
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Benton County:
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- German
(31%)
- United
States or American (21%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(11%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,728 (73%)
- Carpooled:
995 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 35 (1%)
- Motorcycle:
6 (0%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
151 (2%)
- Other
means: 40 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 533 (8%)
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People
in group quarters in Benton County, Missouri
- 179
people in nursing homes
- 34
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 13
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,073.
8.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,726 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.86% | | Missouri
average: |
7.87% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.05% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($23,152 average AGI)
2.81% relocated from other states ($10,572 average AGI)
| Benton
County: |
2.81% | | Missouri
average: | 2.98% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Jackson County, MO
|
1.24% ($38,351 average AGI) |
| from
Pettis County, MO
|
1.09% ($30,500) |
| from
Henry County, MO
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0.47% ($25,034) |
| from
Cass County, MO
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0.37% ($35,130) |
| from
Clay County, MO
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0.37% ($51,478) |
| from
Johnson County, KS
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0.32% ($35,250) |
| from
Johnson County, MO
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0.27% ($35,235) |
8.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,002 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.45% | | Missouri
average: |
7.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.22% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($18,910 average AGI)
2.22% relocated to other states ($9,092 average AGI)
| Benton
County: |
2.22% | | Missouri
average: | 2.81% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Pettis County, MO
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1.74% ($24,676 average AGI) |
| to
Jackson County, MO
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0.71% ($24,273) |
| to
Henry County, MO
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0.58% ($38,944) |
| to
Clay County, MO
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0.31% ($18,789) |
| to
Johnson County, MO
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0.29% ($26,333) |
| to
Cass County, MO
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0.26% ($25,563) |
| to
Johnson County, KS
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0.23% ($34,857) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Births
per 1000 population in Benton County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Benton County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Benton County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,929 (4,030 aged, 899 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 16,931
- In
family households: 14,367 (4,423 male householders, 786 female householders)
4,458
spouses, 4,045 children (3,556 natural, 106 adopted, 383 stepchildren), 203 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 120 other relatives, 226 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,564 (1,069 male householders (897 living alone)), 1,166 female householders (1,055 living alone)), 329 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 249 (191 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,081 2-persons, 973 3-persons, 692 4-persons, 298 5-persons, 119 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,952 1-person, 243 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
2,374 married couples with children.
765 single-parent households (231 men, 534 women).
97.3% of residents of Benton County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $132,846,000 ($7173 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,350,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $76,088,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,568,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,639,000
Federal grants: $18,151,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,821,000 ($1,159,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,578,000 ($1,684,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,839,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,727,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,367,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 826
| Here: |
44 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,299
| Here: |
69 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: +2,178
| Here: |
+116 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+5 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Benton County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 366
- 1995
to 1998: 1,275
- 1990
to 1994: 1,217
- 1980
to 1989: 2,234
- 1970
to 1979: 2,883
- 1960
to 1969: 1,979
- 1950
to 1959: 1,067
- 1940
to 1949: 432
- 1939
or earlier: 1,238
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Missouri: |
- 1
room: 25
- 2
rooms: 56
- 3
rooms: 345
- 4
rooms: 1,112
- 5
rooms: 1,904
- 6
rooms: 1,298
- 7
rooms: 726
- 8
rooms: 356
- 9
or more rooms: 275
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Missouri: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 79
- 3
rooms: 197
- 4
rooms: 357
- 5
rooms: 343
- 6
rooms: 188
- 7
rooms: 105
- 8
rooms: 28
- 9
or more rooms: 24
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton County: |
- no
bedroom: 25
- 1
bedroom: 391
- 2
bedrooms: 2,201
- 3
bedrooms: 2,731
- 4
bedrooms: 637
- 5
or more bedrooms: 112
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County: |
- no
bedroom: 2
- 1
bedroom: 279
- 2
bedrooms: 536
- 3
bedrooms: 420
- 4
bedrooms: 80
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 231
- 1
vehicle: 1,842
- 2
vehicles: 2,650
- 3
vehicles: 1,073
- 4
vehicles: 172
- 5
or more vehicles: 129
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benton County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 227
- 1
vehicle: 609
- 2
vehicles: 342
- 3
vehicles: 111
- 4
vehicles: 14
- 5
or more vehicles: 20
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56% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Missouri.
| Benton
County: |
56.3% | | State
average: |
54.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 11345
- Northeast:
331
- Midwest:
2876
- South:
1394
- West:
1074
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity
(39%)
- Wood
(14%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Electricity
(38%)
- Wood
(10%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108
| Here: |
6.3% | | Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
| Here: |
2.7% | | Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 18
| Here: |
7.2% | | Missouri: | 24.9% |
Benton
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $300,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $125,000
General Public Buildings: $54,000
Police Protection: $10,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $950,000
Police Protection: $705,000
Financial Administration: $329,000
General - Other: $230,000
Central Staff Services: $226,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $221,000
Corrections - Other: $138,000
General Public Buildings: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $56,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $107,000
All Other: $2,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $105,000
- Miscellaneous
- Property Sale Other: $137,000
Interest Earnings: $114,000
General Revenue, NEC: $102,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $355,000
Police Protection: $105,000
Judicial: $22,000
Central Staff: $15,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
General Public Building: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,200,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $490,000
All Other: $121,000
General Support: $37,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $1,380,000
Property: $465,000
NEC: $28,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,586,000
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