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County population in 2005: 41,338 (47% urban, 53% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 11,525
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,193
| %
of renters here: |
31% | | State: |
30% |
Land area: 698 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 59 people per square mile |
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(average). |
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
18.6% | | Whole
state: |
11.7% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
6.5% | | Whole
state: |
5.1% |
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.8%), Manufacturing (18.4%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 74%
- Government:
17%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid
family work: 0%
Butler County, Missouri business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Butler County, Missouri:
- White
Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
- Black
(5.2%)
- Two
or more races (1.4%)
- American
Indian (1.3%)
- Hispanic
(1.0%)
(Total
can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
| Median
resident age: |
38.7 years | | Missouri
median age: |
36.1 years |
| Males:
19,578 |
(47.9%) | | Females:
21,289 |
(52.1%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $26,001
County population in 2003: 40,833
Jobs in 2003: 19,596
Total labor force in 2004: 21,110
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%
Average
household size:
| Butler
County: |
2.4 people | | Missouri: | 2.5
people |
Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,128 ($27,228 in 2000)
| This
county |
$30,128 | | Missouri: | $41,974 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,144
| Butler
County |
$84,144 | | Missouri: | $123,100 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $354
Institutionalized population: 698
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Butler County in 2000: $596
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
3
- Rapes:
0
- Robberies:
9
- Assaults:
49
- Burglaries:
147
- Thefts:
303
- Auto
thefts: 68
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
1
- Rapes:
0
- Robberies:
5
- Assaults:
47
- Burglaries:
127
- Thefts:
284
- Auto
thefts: 27
Single-family
new house construction building permits:
- 2000:
22 buildings, average cost: $84,500
- 2001:
27 buildings, average cost: $72,800
- 2004:
43 buildings, average cost: $105,800
2004
Presidential Election results in Butler County Missouri:
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.4%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $381 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butler County is $385 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $643 a month.
Cities in this county include: Poplar Bluff
, Neelyville
, Qulin
, Fisk
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Neighboring
counties: Clay County, Arkansas
, Carter County
, Dunklin County
, Ripley County
, Stoddard County
, Wayne County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Butler County: Shipman
Ford
(A),
Wilhelmina Fagus Ferry
(B),
Celtis
(C),
Sears Youth Center
(D),
Pine Grove Camp
(E),
Magill Ferry
(F),
Walsh
(G),
University Of Missouri Forestry Camp
(H),
SEMO Camp
(I),
Rushville Camp
(J),
Lakeview Country Club
(K),
Paragon
(L),
Gaines Switch
(M),
Collins Store
(N),
Hodges Ferry
(O),
Powers
(P),
Ferguson Switch
(Q),
Mendosa
(R),
Green Hill Farm
(S),
Poplin Ferry
(T)
Churches in Butler County include: Little
Dump Church
(A),
Church of God
(B),
Agee Church
(C),
Morning Star Church
(D),
Little Brown Church
(E),
Green Forest Church
(F),
Garrettville Church
(G),
New Harmony Church
(H),
Twin Springs Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Podesva
Cemetery
(1),
Green Hill Cemetery
(2),
Sparkman Cemetery
(3),
Crab Cemetery
(4),
Morocco Cemetery
(5),
Harris Ridge Cemetery
(6),
Harwell Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Allred
Lake
(A),
Carpenter Lake
(B),
Blue Spring Pond
(C),
Big Lake
(D),
Carlton Lake
(E),
Chamberlain Lake
(F),
Crum Lake
(G),
Elston Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beehole
Branch
(A),
Goose Creek
(B),
Gaines Slough
(C),
Franklin Creek
(D),
Fox Branch
(E),
Beaverdam Creek
(F),
Fletcher Branch
(G),
Menorkenut Slough Number 16
(H),
Menorkenut Slough Number 19
(I)
Parks in Butler County include: Redman
Creek Recreation Area
(1),
Rockwood Point Recreation Area
(2),
State Public Hunting Area
(3)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,257
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 579 (46% naturalized citizens)
| Butler
County: |
1.4% | | Whole
state: | 2.7% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 157
- 1990
to 1994: 120
- 1985
to 1989: 112
- 1980
to 1984: 44
- 1975
to 1979: 13
- 1970
to 1974: 48
- 1970
to 1974: 18
- 1965
to 1969: 67
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Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 13,568
- One,
attached: 292
- Two:
610
- 3
or 4: 703
- 5
to 9: 343
- 10
to 19: 216
- 20
or more: 318
- Mobile
homes: 2,616
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 41
Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 4,252 (253 second mortgage, 238 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,544 Agriculture
in Butler County
Average size of farms: 368 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $64248
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $205.11
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.91%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $60376
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $81193
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.46%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.13
Corn for grain: 13140 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 15186 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 107470 harvested acres
Vegetables: 250 harvested acresButler
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 82 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/22/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Furniture
and related products (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
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- Health
care (25%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Furniture
and related products (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (3%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (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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- Mexico
(25%)
- Philippines
(16%)
- Germany
(8%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Other
South Central Asia (7%)
- Thailand
(6%)
- Canada
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Butler County:
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- United
States or American (32%)
- German
(14%)
- Irish
(12%)
- English
(10%)
- Dutch
(2%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 13,516 (81%)
- Carpooled:
2,047 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 43 (0%)
- Taxi:
135 (1%)
- Motorcycle:
6 (0%)
- Bicycle:
32 (0%)
- Walked:
314 (2%)
- Other
means: 126 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 399 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Butler County, Missouri
- 521
people in nursing homes
- 147
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 93
people in halfway houses
- 70
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 38
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 15
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 14
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 8
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,062.
6.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,830 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.83% | | Missouri
average: | 7.87% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.84% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($14,603 average AGI)
2.98% relocated from other states ($14,227 average AGI)
| Butler
County: |
2.98% | | Missouri
average: |
2.98% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Ripley County, MO
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0.63% ($21,167 average AGI) |
| from
Wayne County, MO
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0.52% ($19,608) |
| from
Stoddard County, MO
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0.46% ($21,662) |
| from
Dunklin County, MO
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0.41% ($26,017) |
| from
Carter County, MO
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0.25% ($23,306) |
| from
Clay County, AR
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0.21% ($22,367) |
| from
St. Louis County, MO
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0.21% ($43,033) |
6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,894 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.35% | | Missouri
average: | 7.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.07% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($17,381 average AGI)
2.29% relocated to other states ($12,513 average AGI)
| Butler
County: |
2.29% | | Missouri
average: | 2.81% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Ripley County, MO
|
0.54% ($26,118 average AGI) |
| to
Stoddard County, MO
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0.52% ($24,507) |
| to
Wayne County, MO
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0.36% ($25,412) |
| to
Dunklin County, MO
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0.28% ($19,650) |
| to
Cape Girardeau County, MO
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0.26% ($48,703) |
| to
St. Louis County, MO
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0.24% ($33,441) |
| to
Carter County, MO
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0.23% ($28,156) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6
Births
per 1000 population in Butler County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Butler County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Butler County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,372 (6,323 aged, 2,049 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 39,933
- In
family households: 33,792 (8,763 male householders, 2,632 female householders)
8,986
spouses, 11,291 children (9,991 natural, 263 adopted, 1,037 stepchildren), 723 grandchildren, 170 brothers or sisters, 171 parents, 434 other relatives, 622 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 6,141 (2,174 male householders (1,775 living alone)), 3,168 female householders (2,899 living alone)), 799 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 934 (706 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,358 2-persons, 2,665 3-persons, 2,118 4-persons, 836 5-persons, 273 6-persons, 145 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,674 1-person, 565 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 8 5-persons.
6,208 married couples with children.
2,567 single-parent households (534 men, 2,033 women).
96.9% of residents of Butler County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $356,746,000 ($8703 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,265,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $132,335,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $67,083,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,020,000
Federal grants: $101,281,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,578,000 ($1,303,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $29,449,000 ($2,615,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,163,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,871,000
Federal Government insurance: $64,708,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,895
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: |
69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,864
| Here: |
69 per 1000 residents | | State: |
49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +113
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +7
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +400
| Here: |
+10 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+5 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Butler County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.21 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 329
- 1995
to 1998: 1,376
- 1990
to 1994: 1,484
- 1980
to 1989: 2,987
- 1970
to 1979: 4,053
- 1960
to 1969: 3,131
- 1950
to 1959: 2,145
- 1940
to 1949: 1,380
- 1939
or earlier: 1,822
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Missouri: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 61
- 3
rooms: 305
- 4
rooms: 1,694
- 5
rooms: 3,297
- 6
rooms: 2,762
- 7
rooms: 1,542
- 8
rooms: 876
- 9
or more rooms: 981
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Missouri: |
- 1
room: 36
- 2
rooms: 278
- 3
rooms: 832
- 4
rooms: 1,621
- 5
rooms: 1,344
- 6
rooms: 677
- 7
rooms: 218
- 8
rooms: 105
- 9
or more rooms: 82
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Butler County:
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- no
bedroom: 25
- 1
bedroom: 365
- 2
bedrooms: 3,151
- 3
bedrooms: 6,270
- 4
bedrooms: 1,365
- 5
or more bedrooms: 349
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County:
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- no
bedroom: 97
- 1
bedroom: 966
- 2
bedrooms: 2,340
- 3
bedrooms: 1,569
- 4
bedrooms: 195
- 5
or more bedrooms: 26
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Butler County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 592
- 1
vehicle: 3,607
- 2
vehicles: 4,896
- 3
vehicles: 1,858
- 4
vehicles: 428
- 5
or more vehicles: 144
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Butler County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 1,199
- 1
vehicle: 2,634
- 2
vehicles: 1,090
- 3
vehicles: 231
- 4
vehicles: 12
- 5
or more vehicles: 27
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56% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Missouri.
| Butler
County: |
56.2% | | State
average: |
54.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 28924
- Northeast:
386
- Midwest:
3892
- South:
5483
- West:
1384
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(38%)
- Utility
gas (31%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Wood
(6%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (41%)
- Electricity
(37%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood
(4%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 260
| Here: |
5.8% | | Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137
| Here: |
5.9% | | Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 138
| Here: |
13.4% | | Missouri: | 24.9% |
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