Dent County, Missouri (MO)

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• • 13,29691.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7435.1%Two or more races
  • 3052.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1391.0%Asian alone
  • 580.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 200.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 120.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $180,737

Here:	$180,737
State:	$278,068

Townhouses or other attached units: $107,919

Here:	$107,919
State:	$260,773

Mobile homes: $79,967

Here:	$79,967
State:	$95,912

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 41
• Auto thefts: 20

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 7

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $810 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $716 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dent County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Salem.

Neighboring counties: Coffey County, Kansas , Mercer County, West Virginia , Dallas County , Gasconade County , Montezuma County, Colorado .

Current college students: 402
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 269 (61.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 272010 or later
• 1042000 to 2009
• 111990 to 1999
• 101980 to 1989
• 261970 to 1979
• 46Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,827
• One, attached: 75
• Two: 349
• 3 or 4: 299
• 5 to 9: 18
• 10 to 19: 33
• 20 or more: 35
• Mobile homes: 1,192
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Dent County with a mortgage: 2,184 (180 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 179 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Religion statistics for Dent County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Dent County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 11, 2017, FEMA Id: 4317, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3374: January 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 3374, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1847: June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: 1847, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3303: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to September 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1809: November 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1809, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2008 to May 09, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1749: March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1749, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 08, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3281: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3281, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Incident Period: July 19, 2006 to July 21, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3267: July 21, 2006, FEMA Id: 3267, Natural disaster type: Storm
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,535 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.19% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($31,484 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($19,051 average AGI)

Dent County:	2.94%
Missouri average:	3.04%

from Phelps County, MO	1.51% ($40,753 average AGI)
from Texas County, MO	0.53% ($27,815)

6.38% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($33,928 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.95% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($23,844 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($10,084 average AGI)

Dent County:	1.44%
Missouri average:	2.88%

to Phelps County, MO	1.56% ($33,821 average AGI)
to Texas County, MO	0.44% ($28,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dent County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,865 (794 living alone), Female householders: 3,110 (1,232 living alone)

• 2,829 spouses (2,824 opposite-sex spouses), 280 unmarried partners, (280 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,258 children (3,832 natural, 196 adopted, 222 stepchildren), 298 grandchildren, 158 brothers or sisters, 219 parents, 21 foster children, 171 other relatives, 161 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 184

Size of family households: 1,952 2-persons, 696 3-persons, 638 4-persons, 295 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 139 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,030 1-person, 105 2-persons.

1,944 married couples with children.
965 single-parent households (216 men, 749 women).

98.7% of residents of Dent speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $120,829,000 ($8,019 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,409,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,363,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,695,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $111,000
Federal grants: $30,102,000
Federal procurement contracts: $18,648,000 ($17,883,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,910,000 ($35,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $265,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,236,000
Federal Government insurance: $552,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Dent County, Missouri
• 182020 or later
• 7482010 to 2019
• 8552000 to 2009
• 9711990 to 1999
• 6961980 to 1989
• 1,1491970 to 1979
• 1,0791960 to 1969
• 4591950 to 1959
• 3051940 to 1949
• 5751939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Dent County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dent County, Missouri
• 491 room
• 192 rooms
• 733 rooms
• 4464 rooms
• 1,0955 rooms
• 1,1746 rooms
• 4497 rooms
• 5678 rooms
• 6109+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dent County, Missouri
• 651 room
• 362 rooms
• 3283 rooms
• 2724 rooms
• 3695 rooms
• 2466 rooms
• 1357 rooms
• 208 rooms
• 139+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dent County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dent County, Missouri
• 49no bedroom
• 1211 bedroom
• 1,0152 bedrooms
• 2,3813 bedrooms
• 7404 bedrooms
• 1605+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dent County, Missouri
• 64no bedroom
• 3631 bedroom
• 5022 bedrooms
• 4883 bedrooms
• 804 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Dent County, Missouri in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dent County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 123no vehicle
• 1,0051 vehicle
• 1,8302 vehicles
• 1,0193 vehicles
• 3114 vehicles
• 1845+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dent County in renter-occupied apartments
• 223no vehicle
• 7161 vehicle
• 4202 vehicles
• 1113 vehicles
• 314 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.8% of Dent County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Missouri.

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

• This state: 10,139
• Other state: 4,004
• Northeast: 201
• Midwest: 1,604
• South: 1,255
• West: 951

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 549
• Number of aged recipients: 39
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 510
• Number of recipients under 18: 51
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 412
• Number of recipients older than 64: 86
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 222
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 225