Lafayette County, Missouri (MO)

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• • 29,59190.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1493.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0613.2%Two or more races
  • 6552.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2370.7%Asian alone
  • 1030.3%Some other race alone
  • 780.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 140.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $215,172

Here:	$215,172
State:	$278,068

Townhouses or other attached units: $113,536

Here:	$113,536
State:	$260,773

In 2-unit structures: $311,300

Here:	$311,300
State:	$172,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $194,160

Here:	$194,160
State:	$181,162

Mobile homes: $179,124

Here:	$179,124
State:	$95,912

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 2
• Thefts: 13
• Auto thefts: 6

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 43
• Auto thefts: 11

Health of residents in Lafayette County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,487 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,430 (0.7%)

Area name: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lafayette County is $612 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $703 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $951 a month.

Cities in this county include: Odessa, Higginsville, Lexington, Concordia, Waverly, Wellington, Corder, Alma, Lake Lafayette, Mayview.

Neighboring counties: Harford County, Maryland , Campbell County, Kentucky , Howard County , Sutter County, California .

Current college students: 947
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 663 (70.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1982010 or later
• 1432000 to 2009
• 1801990 to 1999
• 491980 to 1989
• 421970 to 1979
• 50Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,588
• One, attached: 184
• Two: 400
• 3 or 4: 469
• 5 to 9: 183
• 10 to 19: 49
• 20 to 49: 281
• 50 or more: 95
• Mobile homes: 959
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Lafayette County with a mortgage: 4,948 (202 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 163 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 93

Religion statistics for Lafayette County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lafayette 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, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4451, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 15, 2015 to July 27, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4238: August 07, 2015, FEMA Id: 4238, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3325: June 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 3325, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Missouri Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4012: August 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4012, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1961: March 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1961, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• 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, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 12, 2010 to July 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1934: August 17, 2010, FEMA Id: 1934, 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 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
• 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,544 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.12% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($39,508 average AGI)
1.50% relocated from other states ($11,035 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	1.50%
Missouri average:	3.04%

from Jackson County, MO	3.29% ($57,410 average AGI)
from Johnson County, MO	0.53% ($44,373)
from Clay County, MO	0.29% ($47,189)
from Saline County, MO	0.28% ($35,314)
from Ray County, MO	0.26% ($29,424)
from Cass County, MO	0.20% ($46,680)
from Johnson County, KS	0.17% ($48,318)

6.81% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,483 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.69% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($36,282 average AGI)
1.13% relocated to other states ($8,201 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	1.13%
Missouri average:	2.88%

to Jackson County, MO	2.53% ($44,203 average AGI)
to Johnson County, MO	0.85% ($44,009)
to Saline County, MO	0.27% ($40,441)
to Clay County, MO	0.26% ($41,000)
to Ray County, MO	0.19% ($38,417)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lafayette County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,220 (1,492 living alone), Female householders: 6,252 (1,454 living alone)

• 6,500 spouses (6,494 opposite-sex spouses), 1,226 unmarried partners, (1,201 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,432 children (8,601 natural, 217 adopted, 616 stepchildren), 615 grandchildren, 397 brothers or sisters, 435 parents, 25 foster children, 714 other relatives, 532 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 639

Size of family households: 4,436 2-persons, 1,498 3-persons, 1,628 4-persons, 675 5-persons, 307 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,944 1-person, 831 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

4,892 married couples with children.
1,759 single-parent households (705 men, 1,054 women).

96.5% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $185,987,000 ($5,613 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,728,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,486,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,462,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,085,000
Federal grants: $28,586,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,107,000 ($3,829,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,261,000 ($2,290,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $876,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,098,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,351,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.91 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

• Year house built in Lafayette County, Missouri
• 1042020 or later
• 5632010 to 2019
• 1,8622000 to 2009
• 1,9921990 to 1999
• 1,5901980 to 1989
• 2,2041970 to 1979
• 1,2411960 to 1969
• 1,4931950 to 1959
• 7211940 to 1949
• 2,2141939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lafayette County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette County, Missouri
• 01 room
• 212 rooms
• 1263 rooms
• 6834 rooms
• 1,5565 rooms
• 2,3516 rooms
• 1,5287 rooms
• 1,1788 rooms
• 1,9749+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette County, Missouri
• 471 room
• 812 rooms
• 3243 rooms
• 1,0014 rooms
• 6495 rooms
• 4166 rooms
• 1157 rooms
• 2358 rooms
• 1969+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lafayette County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette County, Missouri
• 10no bedroom
• 1421 bedroom
• 1,5722 bedrooms
• 5,2463 bedrooms
• 1,8804 bedrooms
• 5515+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette County, Missouri
• 47no bedroom
• 5911 bedroom
• 1,3972 bedrooms
• 7373 bedrooms
• 2194 bedrooms
• 555+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 153no vehicle
• 1,6621 vehicle
• 3,7832 vehicles
• 2,4053 vehicles
• 8914 vehicles
• 5295+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette County in renter-occupied apartments
• 289no vehicle
• 1,2701 vehicle
• 1,1232 vehicles
• 2773 vehicles
• 674 vehicles
• 135+ vehicles

84.1% of Lafayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Missouri.

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

• This state: 25,832
• Other state: 6,349
• Northeast: 325
• Midwest: 3,032
• South: 1,803
• West: 1,189

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 462
• Number of aged recipients: 25
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 437
• Number of recipients under 18: 63
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 343
• Number of recipients older than 64: 56
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 192
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 192