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Bates County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 16,653
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 235 / 191 / 0
Land Area (2000): 2,197.518 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 7.512 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 468,000.000 acres (1,893.528 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,293
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 19.00%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 17.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $9,737,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 3,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 10.30%
Physicians (2004): 8
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (60)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,248
Federal Spending (2004): $111,484

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	7,500	21.38%
Rural, Farm	5,337	15.21%
Rural, Non-farm	22,248	63.41%

Bates County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bates County Employment Information Back to top
Bates County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,548	6,101	447	6.82%	68
1991	7,050	6,552	498	7.06%	71
1992	7,353	6,854	499	6.79%	68
1993	7,390	6,818	572	7.74%	77
1994	7,312	6,849	463	6.33%	63
1995	7,420	7,014	406	5.47%	55
1996	7,650	7,162	488	6.38%	64
1997	7,748	7,291	457	5.89%	59
1998	7,477	7,070	407	5.44%	54
1999	7,515	7,217	298	3.97%	40
2000	8,173	7,885	289	3.53%	35
2001	8,150	7,766	384	4.71%	47
2002	8,075	7,612	464	5.74%	57
2003	7,973	7,485	488	6.12%	61
2004	7,966	7,404	562	7.06%	71
2005	7,897	7,399	498	6.31%	63
2006	7,897	7,453	444	5.62%	56
2007	8,025	7,548	476	5.94%	59
2008	7,999	7,449	551	6.88%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	6,592	6,080	512	7.77%	78
Feb 1990	6,625	6,103	522	7.88%	79
Mar 1990	6,620	6,133	487	7.36%	74
Apr 1990	6,541	6,104	437	6.68%	67
May 1990	6,603	6,209	394	5.97%	60
Jun 1990	6,545	6,088	457	6.98%	70
Jul 1990	6,318	5,939	379	6.00%	60
Aug 1990	6,271	5,816	455	7.26%	73
Sep 1990	6,437	6,014	423	6.57%	66
Oct 1990	6,562	6,187	375	5.71%	57
Nov 1990	6,684	6,263	421	6.30%	63
Dec 1990	6,777	6,278	499	7.36%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	6,804	6,202	602	8.85%	88
Feb 1991	6,847	6,195	652	9.52%	95
Mar 1991	6,738	6,178	560	8.31%	83
Apr 1991	6,892	6,444	448	6.50%	65
May 1991	6,902	6,447	455	6.59%	66
Jun 1991	6,891	6,382	509	7.39%	74
Jul 1991	6,940	6,469	471	6.79%	68
Aug 1991	6,880	6,412	468	6.80%	68
Sep 1991	7,269	6,838	431	5.93%	59
Oct 1991	7,443	7,048	395	5.31%	53
Nov 1991	7,467	7,029	438	5.87%	59
Dec 1991	7,521	6,975	546	7.26%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	7,425	6,813	612	8.24%	82
Feb 1992	7,422	6,804	618	8.33%	83
Mar 1992	7,495	6,950	545	7.27%	73
Apr 1992	7,464	6,940	524	7.02%	70
May 1992	7,436	6,852	584	7.85%	79
Jun 1992	7,460	6,893	567	7.60%	76
Jul 1992	7,215	6,721	494	6.85%	68
Aug 1992	7,207	6,736	471	6.54%	65
Sep 1992	7,369	6,975	394	5.35%	53
Oct 1992	7,309	6,939	370	5.06%	51
Nov 1992	7,182	6,807	375	5.22%	52
Dec 1992	7,256	6,821	435	6.00%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	7,449	6,799	650	8.73%	87
Feb 1993	7,510	6,880	630	8.39%	84
Mar 1993	7,551	6,971	580	7.68%	77
Apr 1993	7,321	6,736	585	7.99%	80
May 1993	7,450	6,863	587	7.88%	79
Jun 1993	7,466	6,844	622	8.33%	83
Jul 1993	7,224	6,682	542	7.50%	75
Aug 1993	7,110	6,577	533	7.50%	75
Sep 1993	7,374	6,853	521	7.07%	71
Oct 1993	7,541	6,981	560	7.43%	74
Nov 1993	7,415	6,871	544	7.34%	73
Dec 1993	7,269	6,759	510	7.02%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	7,424	6,773	651	8.77%	88
Feb 1994	7,406	6,791	615	8.30%	83
Mar 1994	7,353	6,804	549	7.47%	75
Apr 1994	7,164	6,725	439	6.13%	61
May 1994	7,277	6,865	412	5.66%	57
Jun 1994	7,301	6,864	437	5.99%	60
Jul 1994	6,978	6,551	427	6.12%	61
Aug 1994	6,908	6,464	444	6.43%	64
Sep 1994	7,228	6,835	393	5.44%	54
Oct 1994	7,515	7,124	391	5.20%	52
Nov 1994	7,582	7,191	391	5.16%	52
Dec 1994	7,612	7,206	406	5.33%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	7,629	7,148	481	6.30%	63
Feb 1995	7,612	7,146	466	6.12%	61
Mar 1995	7,683	7,239	444	5.78%	58
Apr 1995	7,586	7,199	387	5.10%	51
May 1995	7,567	7,145	422	5.58%	56
Jun 1995	7,687	7,224	463	6.02%	60
Jul 1995	7,260	6,818	442	6.09%	61
Aug 1995	7,210	6,794	416	5.77%	58
Sep 1995	7,307	6,949	358	4.90%	49
Oct 1995	7,260	6,936	324	4.46%	45
Nov 1995	7,111	6,798	313	4.40%	44
Dec 1995	7,126	6,773	353	4.95%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	7,633	7,149	484	6.34%	63
Feb 1996	7,701	7,153	548	7.12%	71
Mar 1996	7,874	7,328	546	6.93%	69
Apr 1996	7,895	7,402	493	6.24%	62
May 1996	7,832	7,364	468	5.98%	60
Jun 1996	7,928	7,409	519	6.55%	65
Jul 1996	7,519	6,993	526	7.00%	70
Aug 1996	7,313	6,836	477	6.52%	65
Sep 1996	7,482	7,055	427	5.71%	57
Oct 1996	7,655	7,231	424	5.54%	55
Nov 1996	7,579	7,122	457	6.03%	60
Dec 1996	7,387	6,897	490	6.63%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	7,819	7,171	648	8.29%	83
Feb 1997	7,753	7,173	580	7.48%	75
Mar 1997	7,741	7,262	479	6.19%	62
Apr 1997	7,888	7,484	404	5.12%	51
May 1997	7,869	7,472	397	5.05%	50
Jun 1997	7,975	7,468	507	6.36%	64
Jul 1997	7,512	7,153	359	4.78%	48
Aug 1997	7,567	7,155	412	5.44%	54
Sep 1997	7,670	7,240	430	5.61%	56
Oct 1997	7,797	7,416	381	4.89%	49
Nov 1997	7,623	7,233	390	5.12%	51
Dec 1997	7,763	7,270	493	6.35%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	7,703	7,156	547	7.10%	71
Feb 1998	7,604	7,085	519	6.83%	68
Mar 1998	7,676	7,041	635	8.27%	83
Apr 1998	7,556	7,113	443	5.86%	59
May 1998	7,708	7,244	464	6.02%	60
Jun 1998	7,654	7,190	464	6.06%	61
Jul 1998	7,175	6,774	401	5.59%	56
Aug 1998	7,001	6,668	333	4.76%	48
Sep 1998	7,439	7,174	265	3.56%	36
Oct 1998	7,415	7,171	244	3.29%	33
Nov 1998	7,376	7,106	270	3.66%	37
Dec 1998	7,414	7,119	295	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	7,543	7,197	346	4.59%	46
Feb 1999	7,528	7,162	366	4.86%	49
Mar 1999	7,581	7,221	360	4.75%	47
Apr 1999	7,730	7,434	296	3.83%	38
May 1999	7,698	7,386	312	4.05%	41
Jun 1999	7,931	7,562	369	4.65%	47
Jul 1999	7,204	6,899	305	4.23%	42
Aug 1999	7,116	6,825	291	4.09%	41
Sep 1999	7,508	7,258	250	3.33%	33
Oct 1999	7,508	7,313	195	2.60%	26
Nov 1999	7,450	7,230	220	2.95%	30
Dec 1999	7,384	7,117	267	3.62%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	8,108	7,846	262	3.23%	32
Feb 2000	8,173	7,875	298	3.65%	36
Mar 2000	8,209	7,898	311	3.79%	38
Apr 2000	8,169	7,937	232	2.84%	28
May 2000	8,128	7,864	264	3.25%	32
Jun 2000	8,280	7,989	291	3.51%	35
Jul 2000	8,171	7,889	282	3.45%	35
Aug 2000	8,160	7,883	277	3.39%	34
Sep 2000	8,064	7,799	265	3.29%	33
Oct 2000	8,161	7,874	287	3.52%	35
Nov 2000	8,172	7,847	325	3.98%	40
Dec 2000	8,283	7,914	369	4.45%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	8,274	7,821	453	5.47%	55
Feb 2001	8,224	7,778	446	5.42%	54
Mar 2001	8,253	7,817	436	5.28%	53
Apr 2001	8,134	7,810	324	3.98%	40
May 2001	8,102	7,773	329	4.06%	41
Jun 2001	8,315	7,901	414	4.98%	50
Jul 2001	8,207	7,839	368	4.48%	45
Aug 2001	8,070	7,731	339	4.20%	42
Sep 2001	8,054	7,702	352	4.37%	44
Oct 2001	8,061	7,689	372	4.61%	46
Nov 2001	8,055	7,663	392	4.87%	49
Dec 2001	8,050	7,668	382	4.75%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	8,027	7,559	468	5.83%	58
Feb 2002	8,100	7,608	492	6.07%	61
Mar 2002	8,179	7,653	526	6.43%	64
Apr 2002	8,136	7,707	429	5.27%	53
May 2002	8,145	7,712	433	5.32%	53
Jun 2002	8,300	7,756	544	6.55%	66
Jul 2002	8,079	7,608	471	5.83%	58
Aug 2002	8,013	7,578	435	5.43%	54
Sep 2002	7,979	7,529	450	5.64%	56
Oct 2002	7,945	7,545	400	5.03%	50
Nov 2002	7,976	7,538	438	5.49%	55
Dec 2002	8,024	7,547	477	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	8,005	7,455	550	6.87%	69
Feb 2003	7,955	7,463	492	6.18%	62
Mar 2003	7,962	7,474	488	6.13%	61
Apr 2003	7,953	7,523	430	5.41%	54
May 2003	7,901	7,486	415	5.25%	53
Jun 2003	8,108	7,560	548	6.76%	68
Jul 2003	8,034	7,525	509	6.34%	63
Aug 2003	7,967	7,468	499	6.26%	63
Sep 2003	7,915	7,421	494	6.24%	62
Oct 2003	7,906	7,447	459	5.81%	58
Nov 2003	7,964	7,499	465	5.84%	58
Dec 2003	8,002	7,497	505	6.31%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	7,938	7,344	594	7.48%	75
Feb 2004	8,039	7,347	692	8.61%	86
Mar 2004	7,976	7,366	610	7.65%	76
Apr 2004	7,898	7,411	487	6.17%	62
May 2004	7,893	7,401	492	6.23%	62
Jun 2004	8,054	7,486	568	7.05%	71
Jul 2004	8,063	7,526	537	6.66%	67
Aug 2004	8,000	7,437	563	7.04%	70
Sep 2004	7,867	7,334	533	6.78%	68
Oct 2004	7,918	7,381	537	6.78%	68
Nov 2004	7,977	7,408	569	7.13%	71
Dec 2004	7,967	7,401	566	7.10%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	7,984	7,302	682	8.54%	85
Feb 2005	8,006	7,308	698	8.72%	87
Mar 2005	7,902	7,358	544	6.88%	69
Apr 2005	7,860	7,382	478	6.08%	61
May 2005	7,821	7,391	430	5.50%	55
Jun 2005	7,984	7,491	493	6.17%	62
Jul 2005	7,920	7,488	432	5.45%	55
Aug 2005	7,816	7,431	385	4.93%	49
Sep 2005	7,848	7,379	469	5.98%	60
Oct 2005	7,836	7,423	413	5.27%	53
Nov 2005	7,881	7,416	465	5.90%	59
Dec 2005	7,909	7,421	488	6.17%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	7,815	7,314	501	6.41%	64
Feb 2006	7,872	7,354	518	6.58%	66
Mar 2006	7,844	7,391	453	5.78%	58
Apr 2006	7,841	7,432	409	5.22%	52
May 2006	7,806	7,432	374	4.79%	48
Jun 2006	7,953	7,518	435	5.47%	55
Jul 2006	7,968	7,520	448	5.62%	56
Aug 2006	7,952	7,488	464	5.84%	58
Sep 2006	7,850	7,438	412	5.25%	52
Oct 2006	7,904	7,500	404	5.11%	51
Nov 2006	7,936	7,522	414	5.22%	52
Dec 2006	8,021	7,528	493	6.15%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	7,975	7,451	524	6.57%	66
Feb 2007	8,087	7,473	614	7.59%	76
Mar 2007	7,998	7,522	476	5.95%	60
Apr 2007	7,955	7,544	411	5.17%	52
May 2007	7,920	7,523	397	5.01%	50
Jun 2007	8,089	7,623	466	5.76%	58
Jul 2007	8,172	7,724	448	5.48%	55
Aug 2007	8,041	7,596	445	5.53%	55
Sep 2007	7,955	7,515	440	5.53%	55
Oct 2007	7,948	7,532	416	5.23%	52
Nov 2007	8,024	7,568	456	5.68%	57
Dec 2007	8,131	7,508	623	7.66%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	8,033	7,435	598	7.44%	74
Feb 2008	7,985	7,407	578	7.24%	72
Mar 2008	8,046	7,442	604	7.51%	75
Apr 2008	7,948	7,474	474	5.96%	60
May 2008	7,967	7,464	503	6.31%	63
Jun 2008	8,091	7,549	542	6.70%	67
Jul 2008	8,096	7,538	558	6.89%	69
Aug 2008	7,930	7,396	534	6.73%	67
Sep 2008	7,899	7,334	565	7.15%	72
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Bates County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,842	22.97%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,026	12.79%
3.	Truck Transportation	480	5.99%
4.	Repair and Maintenance	302	3.77%
5.	Educational Services	276	3.44%
6.	Utilities	266	3.32%
7.	Health Care	260	3.24%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	246	3.07%
9.	Mining	216	2.69%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	202	2.52%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	198	2.47%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	190	2.37%
13.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	148	1.85%
14.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	148	1.85%
15.	Food Manufacturing	142	1.77%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	136	1.70%
17.	Public Administration	122	1.52%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	102	1.27%
19.	Finance and Insurance	90	1.12%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	86	1.07%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,450	21.48%
2.	Educational Services	762	11.29%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	536	7.94%
4.	Finance and Insurance	424	6.28%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	330	4.89%
6.	Social Assistance	284	4.21%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	268	3.97%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	266	3.94%
9.	Public Administration	222	3.29%
10.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	200	2.96%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	124	1.84%
12.	Construction	122	1.81%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	120	1.78%
14.	Truck Transportation	110	1.63%
15.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	98	1.45%
16.	Food Manufacturing	90	1.33%
17.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	82	1.21%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	82	1.21%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	78	1.16%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	62	0.92%

Bates County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	818	10.20%
2.	Farmers and Farm Managers	694	8.65%
3.	Carpenters	446	5.56%
4.	Other Construction Trades	412	5.14%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	404	5.04%
6.	Other Production Occupations	354	4.41%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	306	3.82%
8.	Construction Laborers	292	3.64%
9.	Agricultural Workers	290	3.62%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	266	3.32%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	244	3.04%
12.	Other Management Occupations	238	2.97%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	214	2.67%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	206	2.57%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	200	2.49%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	190	2.37%
17.	Other Material Moving Workers	146	1.82%
18.	Electricians	142	1.77%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	132	1.65%
20.	Other Construction Workers	122	1.52%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	402	5.95%
2.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	382	5.66%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	358	5.30%
4.	Cashiers	324	4.80%
5.	Health Technologists and Technicians	310	4.59%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	300	4.44%
7.	Waiters and Waitresses	272	4.03%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	242	3.58%
9.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	236	3.50%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	216	3.20%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	212	3.14%
12.	Other Production Occupations	186	2.75%
13.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	172	2.55%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	168	2.49%
15.	Registered Nurses	168	2.49%
16.	Other Healthcare Support	154	2.28%
17.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	148	2.19%
18.	Other Management Occupations	132	1.95%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	124	1.84%
20.	Child Care Workers	114	1.69%

Bates County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	13,609	50.30%
15-35 hours	3,128	11.56%
1-14 hours	813	3.00%
No regular hours	9,506	35.13%

Bates County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	867	6.04%
5 AM-5:29 AM	803	5.60%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	924	6.44%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,589	11.07%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,357	9.46%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,915	13.34%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,341	16.31%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,486	10.35%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	495	3.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	392	2.73%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	180	1.25%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	187	1.30%
Noon-3:59 PM	950	6.62%
4 PM-11:59 PM	866	6.03%

Bates County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,239	8.63%
5-9	2,082	14.51%
10-14	1,630	11.36%
15-19	1,552	10.81%
20-24	1,238	8.63%
25-29	503	3.50%
30-34	1,244	8.67%
35-39	240	1.67%
40-44	314	2.19%
45-59	1,541	10.74%
60-89	1,745	12.16%
At least 90	1,024	7.13%

Bates County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	44	0.31%	8,200	57.13%
30-44	20	0.14%	1,778	12.39%
45-59	2	0.01%	1,539	10.72%
At least 60	14	0.10%	2,755	19.20%

Bates County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	33	0.21%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,202	14.22%
Car / truck / van, solo	11,407	73.68%
Motorcycle	6	0.04%
Other	186	1.20%
Public transportation	80	0.52%
Walked	438	2.83%
Worked at home	1,129	7.29%

Bates County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bates County Family Information Back to top
: 13,042 (32,744 people)
: 9,208 (27,724 people)
: 3,924
: 19,240
Bates County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,665	12.13%
$10,000-$14,999	1,116	8.13%
$15,000-$19,999	1,318	9.60%
$20,000-$24,999	1,257	9.16%
$25,000-$29,999	1,205	8.78%
$30,000-$34,999	1,179	8.59%
$35,000-$39,999	956	6.96%
$40,000-$44,999	866	6.31%
$45,000-$49,999	690	5.03%
$50,000-$59,999	1,140	8.30%
$60,000-$74,999	1,093	7.96%
$75,000-$99,999	678	4.94%
$100,000-$124,999	294	2.14%
$125,000-$149,999	130	0.95%
$150,000-$199,999	62	0.45%
$200,000 or more	80	0.58%

Bates County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,697	26.06%
Family, 2 people	2,080	31.95%
Nonfamily, 2 people	208	3.19%
Family, 3 people	935	14.36%
Nonfamily, 3 people	29	0.45%
Family, 4 people	928	14.25%
Nonfamily, 4 people	13	0.20%
Family, 5 people	401	6.16%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.05%
Family, 6 people	140	2.15%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	72	1.11%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.02%

Bates County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	10,278	27.58%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,484	12.03%
Public Assistance	338	0.91%
Retirement	2,539	6.81%
Self Employment	2,771	7.43%
Social Security	4,866	13.06%
Supplemental Security	570	1.53%
Wage / Salary	9,489	25.46%
Other	1,937	5.20%

Bates County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,851	57.98%
With children under 18	3,516	42.02%

Bates County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,340	10.05%
Married	8,862	66.49%
Never Married	2,686	20.15%
Widowed	440	3.30%

Bates County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,331	9.29%
Married	9,114	63.62%
Never Married	1,989	13.88%
Widowed	1,891	13.20%

Bates County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bates County Education Information Back to top
Bates County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,081	8.05%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,926	15.18%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,780	45.55%
Some college, no degree	4,708	18.21%
Associate degree	872	3.37%
Bachelors degree	1,673	6.47%
Graduate or professional degree	821	3.17%

Bates County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	235	1.41%	134	0.80%	369	2.22%
Kindergarten	557	3.34%	17	0.10%	574	3.45%
Grades 1-4	1,878	11.28%	175	1.05%	2,053	12.33%
Grades 5-8	2,022	12.14%	218	1.31%	2,240	13.45%
Grades 9-12	2,007	12.05%	162	0.97%	2,169	13.02%
Undergrad college	489	2.94%	82	0.49%	571	3.43%
Graduate or professional school	99	0.59%	12	0.07%	111	0.67%
Total	7,287	43.76%	800	4.80%	8,087	48.56%

Bates County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bates County Business Information Back to top
: $81,618,000
: $87,368,000
: $9,002,000
: 2,360
Bates County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	1	6
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	2	0	0
1999 - Construction	5	3	9	14	15
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	6	2	17
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	8	5	11
1999 - Information	0	0	3	1	4
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	3	4	8	5	5
1999 - Mining	0	2	0	1	4
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	3	8	10	27
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	4	4	8
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	2	0
1999 - Retail Trade	3	2	21	19	31
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	9	2	14
1999 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	6	6	11
1999 - Total	25	23	89	72	154
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	2	2	3
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	3
2000 - Construction	4	5	12	10	15
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	6	3	15
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	10	3	10
2000 - Information	0	0	3	1	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	4	3	7	7
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	1	4
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	6	12	4	28
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	6	2	11
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	1	1
2000 - Retail Trade	5	2	17	21	34
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	4	6	6	11
2000 - Unclassified	3	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	5	10	8
2000 - Total	23	28	85	73	154
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	3	5
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	1	1
2001 - Construction	5	5	13	10	12
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	5	5	15
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	4	11	8
2001 - Information	1	1	4	0	3
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	0	1	3	7	6
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	2	3
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	8	10	27
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	2	3	14
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	0	1	1
2001 - Retail Trade	2	5	21	22	29
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	6	8	10
2001 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	1	0	1	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	3	4	4	13
2001 - Total	23	24	74	87	150
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	3	2	3
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	1	0
2002 - Construction	9	8	11	10	10
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	7	8	15
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	13	5	5
2002 - Information	1	1	1	3	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	2	6	5	3
2002 - Mining	1	0	0	2	3
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	5	13	8	22
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	3	3	13
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	2	1
2002 - Retail Trade	0	7	24	16	27
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	3	7	7	9
2002 - Unclassified	6	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	3
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	9	1	10
2002 - Total	32	35	101	74	127
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	3	0	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	2	0
2003 - Construction	5	6	15	7	13
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	7	3	19
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	8	7	11
2003 - Information	1	1	1	4	3
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	2	2	6	7
2003 - Mining	0	0	3	0	2
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	3	7	10	25
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	4	5	10
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	3	0	2
2003 - Retail Trade	8	5	14	18	30
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	4	3	9	13
2003 - Unclassified	9	1	0	1	2
2003 - Utilities	0	1	1	1	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	6	3	8
2003 - Total	44	31	78	77	147
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	0	1	3
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	1	1
2004 - Construction	9	5	8	8	18
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	8	3	16
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	3	4	13	9
2004 - Information	0	0	1	2	6
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	5	8	4
2004 - Mining	1	1	3	0	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	1	10	8	25
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	8	3	10
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	1	3
2004 - Retail Trade	3	7	18	20	28
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	9	8	4	10
2004 - Unclassified	9	3	1	1	7
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	5	5	6
2004 - Total	39	34	82	81	147
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	1	1	4
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	0	3	1
2005 - Construction	5	9	8	13	13
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	7	7	12
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	2	15	5	10
2005 - Information	0	0	2	3	4
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	8	3
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	2	2
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	5	8	13	19
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	3	4	6	9
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	1	4
2005 - Retail Trade	5	10	11	19	31
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	6	8	11
2005 - Unclassified	7	9	1	0	7
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	3	3	5	5
2005 - Total	34	46	73	96	135

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bates County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Bates County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	29,470	85.68%
Below Poverty Level	4,927	14.32%

Bates County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$252	$1	$70	$0	$0	$1,689	$2,011	$1,116	$911	$401
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$286	$1	$166	$0	$0	$1,671	$2,123	$1,049	$822	$160
1975	$300	$1	$175	$0	$0	$1,755	$2,230	$1,102	$822	$160
1976	$303	$1	$177	$0	$0	$2,342	$2,822	$1,396	$720	$192
1977	$322	$1	$221	$0	$0	$42	$585	$200	$673	$326
1978	$373	$1	$204	$0	$0	$35	$612	$216	$620	$262
1979	$367	$2	$206	$0	$0	$3,187	$3,760	$1,903	$565	$271
1980	$384	$2	$207	$0	$0	$3,557	$4,148	$2,132	$515	$203
1981	$378	$2	$508	$0	$0	$3,918	$4,804	$2,399	$450	$231
1982	$381	$2	$285	$0	$0	$4,335	$5,001	$2,423	$400	$186
1983	$310	$3	$334	$0	$0	$5,280	$5,924	$2,665	$350	$410
1984	$329	$2	$591	$0	$0	$5,264	$6,184	$2,920	$300	$410
1985	$330	$3	$535	$0	$0	$5,548	$6,413	$3,052	$250	$438
1986	$331	$3	$536	$0	$0	$5,574	$6,441	$3,052	$250	$438
1987	$263	$3	$533	$0	$0	$4,453	$5,249	$2,575	$150	$169
1988	$251	$2	$763	$0	$0	$186	$1,200	$322	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$237	$2	$753	$0	$0	$276	$1,266	$332	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$296	$444	$1,246	$0	$0	$270	$1,812	$737	$0	$715
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$361	$1,686	$804	$0	$0	$796	$1,961	$954	$0	$1,077
2001	$373	$1,742	$807	$0	$0	$857	$2,037	$998	$0	$1,099
2002	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$705	$1,140	$1,498	$0	$0	$558	$2,761	$1,660	$4,660	$1,950
2005	$777	$1,202	$2,402	$0	$0	$678	$3,857	$1,947	$4,530	$2,028

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$98	$16	$1,506	$74	$0	$1,804
1972	$37	$13	$39	$0	$0	$21	$1,804
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$78	$67	$1,607	$75	$0	$1,981
1974	$67	$18	$35	$0	$0	$34	$1,981
1975	$0	$81	$71	$1,687	$79	$0	$2,080
1975	$70	$19	$37	$0	$0	$36	$2,080
1976	$0	$92	$20	$2,299	$119	$0	$2,699
1976	$78	$22	$31	$0	$0	$38	$2,699
1977	$0	$130	$0	$39	$140	$0	$467
1977	$57	$9	$36	$0	$0	$56	$467
1978	$0	$137	$16	$45	$225	$0	$611
1978	$67	$13	$27	$0	$0	$81	$611
1979	$0	$153	$24	$3,211	$24	$0	$3,574
1979	$73	$4	$25	$0	$0	$60	$3,574
1980	$0	$167	$20	$3,557	$31	$0	$3,942
1980	$87	$0	$23	$0	$0	$57	$3,942
1981	$0	$177	$25	$3,894	$252	$0	$4,519
1981	$93	$4	$21	$0	$0	$53	$4,519
1982	$0	$199	$32	$4,283	$285	$0	$5,000
1982	$120	$4	$18	$0	$0	$59	$5,000
1983	$0	$287	$46	$5,150	$250	$0	$5,949
1983	$131	$4	$16	$0	$0	$65	$5,949
1984	$0	$359	$81	$5,122	$233	$0	$5,980
1984	$133	$4	$14	$0	$0	$34	$5,980
1985	$0	$389	$76	$5,378	$276	$0	$6,316
1985	$148	$5	$12	$0	$0	$32	$6,316
1986	$0	$389	$76	$5,404	$277	$0	$6,343
1986	$148	$5	$12	$0	$0	$32	$6,343
1987	$0	$427	$84	$4,270	$183	$0	$5,171
1987	$158	$6	$8	$0	$0	$35	$5,171
1988	$0	$430	$85	$0	$484	$0	$1,205
1988	$159	$7	$6	$0	$0	$34	$1,205
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$596	$118	$0	$555	$0	$1,552
1992	$220	$10	$6	$0	$0	$47	$1,552
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$419	$113	$0	$1,035	$0	$2,205
1997	$314	$2	$0	$0	$0	$322	$2,205
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$259	$275	$67	$0	$1,433	$0	$3,069
2000	$529	$6	$0	$0	$0	$500	$3,069
2001	$282	$300	$73	$0	$1,535	$0	$3,307
2001	$574	$7	$0	$0	$0	$536	$3,307
2002	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$666	$87	$367	$974	$0	$3,657
2004	$367	$223	$221	$0	$0	$752	$3,657
2005	$0	$650	$397	$407	$1,250	$0	$5,075
2005	$412	$234	$202	$0	$0	$1,523	$5,075

Bates County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bates County Criminal Information Back to top
: 14

Bates County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bates County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Bates County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,220	13.33%
10-19 Years	2,628	15.78%
20-29 Years	1,689	10.14%
30-39 Years	2,235	13.42%
40-49 Years	2,381	14.30%
50-59 Years	1,815	10.90%
60-69 Years	1,520	9.13%
70-79 Years	1,268	7.61%
80-89 Years	755	4.53%
90+ Years	142	0.85%

Bates County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	8,121	48.77%
Female	8,532	51.23%

Bates County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	16,114	96.76%
Hispanic/Latino	179	1.07%
Multiracial	141	0.85%
African-American	101	0.61%
Amerindian	89	0.53%
Asian	22	0.13%
Other Race	5	0.03%
Pacific Islander	2	0.01%

Bates County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	6,348	25.39%
2.	United States Or American	6,070	24.28%
3.	Irish	3,609	14.44%
4.	English	3,286	13.15%
5.	Dutch	1,316	5.26%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,034	4.14%
7.	Scotch Irish	526	2.10%
8.	Scottish	524	2.10%
9.	Swedish	312	1.25%
10.	European	304	1.22%

Bates County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	32,146	97.54%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	349	1.06%
3.	Other West Germanic	148	0.45%
4.	German	141	0.43%
5.	French	38	0.12%
6.	Korean	28	0.08%
7.	Other Indic	20	0.06%
8.	Italian	16	0.05%
9.	Laotian	16	0.05%
10.	Other Asian	16	0.05%

Bates County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	34,774	99.11%
Naturalized immigrant	166	0.47%
Not a citizen	145	0.41%

Bates County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bates County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bates County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adrian	Homer	Pleasant Gap
Amoret	Howard	Prairie
Amsterdam	Hudson	Rich Hill
Butler	Hume	Rockville
Charlotte	Lone Oak	Shawnee
Deepwater	Merwin	Spruce
Deer Creek	Mingo	Summit
Drexel	Mound	Walnut
East Boone	Mount Pleasant	West Boone
Elkhart	New Home	West Point
Foster	Osage
Grand River	Passaic

Bates County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

64720	64730	64752
64722	64742	64779
64723	64745	64780

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