mar
School Districts Meet State-wide Standard for Excellence
34 School Districts Honored as Recipients of Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's (DESE) "Distinction in Performance" Award ....
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feb
Department of Economic Development awards Montgomery County
The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that a project in an area of the state affected by weather related disasters during 2008 ....
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oct
Tax Foundation ranks Missouri 15th...for sales taxes
The Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation said in a Friday release that Missouri had a 4.23 percent sales tax rate, a 2.95 percent average local rate and....
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oct
Missouri Stands Out in National Tax Policy Rankings
Missouri ranks 5th in the nation for best corporate tax rate and 16th for best overall tax policies, according to a recent report by The Tax Foundation....
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sep
St. Louis Ranks as #6 Best U.S. Cities To Earn A Living
To create our list of the best cities to earn a living, Forbes ranked the 40 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas...in four areas...
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aug
Missouri Moves Up in National Business Rankings
CNBC recently announced America's Top States for Business in 2009, ranking Missouri 4th in cost of business and 5th in cost of living.
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County Demographics
| People QuickFacts | Montgomery County | Missouri |
| Population, 2008 estimate | 11,804 | 5,911,605 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 | -2.7% | 5.6% |
| Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 | 12,136 | 5,596,678 |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 | 23.3% | 24.0% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 | 17.8% | 13.6% |
| Female persons, percent, 2008 | 50.3% | 51.1% |
| White persons, percent, 2008 (a) | 95.4% | 85.0% |
| Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) | 2.3% | 11.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) | 1.0% | 3.2% |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 | 94.5% | 82.1% |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 60.4% | 53.6% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 2.6% | 5.1% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 9.9% | 21.6% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 2,371 | 973,637 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 27.7 | 23.8 |
| Housing units, 2007 | 6,205 | 2,647,274 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 | 78.5% | 70.3% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 5.4% | 20.0% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $59,300 | $89,900 |
| Households, 2000 | 4,775 | 2,194,594 |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.47 | 2.48 |
| Median household income, 2007 | $40,298 | $45,012 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $15,092 | $19,936 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 | 14.8% | 13.3% |
| Business QuickFacts | Montgomery County | Missouri |
| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 | 307 | 154,5461 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2006 | 2,369 | 2,468,0351 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 | -16.9% | 2.9%1 |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2006 | 869 | 380,499 |
| Total number of firms, 2002 | 1,205 | 439,485 |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 3.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 0.7% |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 0.0% |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | 0.8% |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 17.5% | 27.4% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) | 106,416 | 92,909,173 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) | 75,625 | 95,603,561 |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 67,261 | 61,861,163 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $5,567 | $10,891 |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) | 7,656 | 8,607,025 |
| Building permits, 2008 | 34 | 13,273 |
| Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) | 86,933 | 55,564,4831 |
| Geography QuickFacts | Montgomery County | Missouri |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 537.46 | 68,885.93 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 | 22.6 | 81.2 |
| FIPS Code | 139 | 29 |
| Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | None |
