Buchanan County, Missouri
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State Health Department
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: 912 Wildwood, Jefferson City
( Ronald Cates: 573-751-6001 / catesr@dhss.mo.gov)
Local Health Departments
- St. Joseph-Buchanan County Health Department: 904 S. 10th St., Suite 201, St. Joseph
( Mary Sanders: 816-271-4636 / msanders@ci.st-joseph.mo.us)
Population:
- Total Population: 85,998
- Males: 42,086
- Females: 43,912
Ethnicity:
- White: 78,394
- Black/African American: 3,600
- Hispanic: 2,152
- Native American/Eskimo: 339
- Asian: 293
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 66
- Other: 44
- 2 or more: 1,110
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (78,040)
- Spanish (1,395)
- German (385)
- French (355)
- Korean (75)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 919
- Canada (180)
- Germany (173)
- Mexico (52)
- Vietnam (48)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (46)
- Korea (35)
- United Kingdom (28)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (14,373)
- Catholic Church (10,900)
- United Methodist Church, The (5,555)
- Independent, Charismatic Churches (3,400)
- Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (2,602)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 29,213
- Sensory: 3,452
- Physical: 8,365
- Mental: 4,476
- Self-care: 2,118
- Go outside home: 4,939
- Employment: 5,903
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 772
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 33,557
- Utility gas: 24,415
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,271
- Electricity: 6,373
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 99
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 276
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 80
- No fuel used: 43
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 65,541
- No vehicle: 5,888
- 1 or more vehicle: 59,653
Education Attainment:
- No School: 337
- No High School: 3,199
- Some High School: 6,766
- High School: 21,115
- Some College: 12,550
- Associate's Degree: 2,239
- College Degree: 6,355
- Master's Degree: 2,111
- Professional Degree: 602
- Doctoral Degree: 309
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 33,557
- Owners with phone: 22,386
- Owners without phone: 271
- Renters with phone: 10,217
- Renters without phone: 683
10 closest counties:
- Andrew County, Missouri
- Doniphan County, Kansas
- Platte County, Missouri
- DeKalb County, Missouri
- Clinton County, Missouri
- Atchison County, Kansas
- Leavenworth County, Kansas
- Holt County, Missouri
- Clay County, Missouri
- Gentry County, Missouri
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
64401, 64440, 64443, 64448, 64484, 64501, 64502, 64503, 64504, 64505, 64506, 64507, 64508
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KSRD (91.9 FM) ST. JOSEPH, MO
- KGNM (1270 AM) ST. JOSEPH, MO
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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