Dent County

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US Attorneys [ St. Louis - Main Office | Satellite Office ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office | Cape Girardeau ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - St. Louis ]
District Court [ Main Office - St. Louis | Cape Girardeau ]
Pretrial Services [ Main Office - St. Louis | Cape Girardeau ]
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Dent County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 14,927
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 180 / 172 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,951.656 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2.522 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 210,000.000 acres (849.660 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 693
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 15.00%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 17.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $1,003,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 28,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 5.50%
Physicians (2004): 10
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (43)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,278
Federal Spending (2004): $124,302

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	10,088	32.95%
Rural, Farm	2,298	7.50%
Rural, Non-farm	18,234	59.55%

Dent 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.

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

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	5,544	5,146	398	7.18%	72
1991	5,735	5,214	520	9.07%	91
1992	6,016	5,484	532	8.84%	89
1993	6,225	5,677	548	8.81%	88
1994	6,386	5,920	466	7.30%	73
1995	6,357	5,953	403	6.34%	63
1996	6,565	6,159	407	6.20%	62
1997	6,800	6,433	367	5.40%	54
1998	6,826	6,431	395	5.79%	57
1999	6,498	6,120	379	5.82%	58
2000	7,086	6,762	324	4.57%	46
2001	6,914	6,454	460	6.66%	67
2002	6,692	6,285	407	6.08%	61
2003	6,512	6,103	409	6.28%	63
2004	6,478	6,055	423	6.53%	66
2005	6,514	6,109	405	6.22%	62
2006	6,624	6,238	386	5.82%	58
2007	6,635	6,191	445	6.71%	67
2008	6,569	6,042	527	8.03%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	5,422	4,979	443	8.17%	82
Feb 1990	5,537	4,978	559	10.10%	101
Mar 1990	5,600	5,167	433	7.73%	77
Apr 1990	5,570	5,171	399	7.16%	72
May 1990	5,637	5,260	377	6.69%	67
Jun 1990	5,614	5,288	326	5.81%	58
Jul 1990	5,553	5,219	334	6.01%	60
Aug 1990	5,540	5,179	361	6.52%	65
Sep 1990	5,502	5,132	370	6.72%	67
Oct 1990	5,604	5,235	369	6.58%	66
Nov 1990	5,468	5,086	382	6.99%	70
Dec 1990	5,479	5,053	426	7.78%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	5,480	4,933	547	9.98%	100
Feb 1991	5,527	5,008	519	9.39%	94
Mar 1991	5,637	5,186	451	8.00%	80
Apr 1991	5,644	5,194	450	7.97%	80
May 1991	5,710	5,227	483	8.46%	85
Jun 1991	5,885	5,329	556	9.45%	94
Jul 1991	5,862	5,398	464	7.92%	79
Aug 1991	5,824	5,338	486	8.34%	83
Sep 1991	5,765	5,228	537	9.31%	93
Oct 1991	5,932	5,312	620	10.45%	105
Nov 1991	5,818	5,257	561	9.64%	96
Dec 1991	5,730	5,161	569	9.93%	99

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	5,872	5,222	650	11.07%	111
Feb 1992	5,886	5,209	677	11.50%	115
Mar 1992	5,983	5,373	610	10.20%	102
Apr 1992	5,993	5,479	514	8.58%	86
May 1992	6,084	5,547	537	8.83%	88
Jun 1992	6,151	5,613	538	8.75%	87
Jul 1992	6,112	5,640	472	7.72%	77
Aug 1992	6,134	5,615	519	8.46%	85
Sep 1992	5,958	5,499	459	7.70%	77
Oct 1992	5,993	5,561	432	7.21%	72
Nov 1992	6,068	5,605	463	7.63%	76
Dec 1992	5,952	5,439	513	8.62%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	6,015	5,451	564	9.38%	94
Feb 1993	6,072	5,471	601	9.90%	99
Mar 1993	6,195	5,645	550	8.88%	89
Apr 1993	6,138	5,661	477	7.77%	78
May 1993	6,306	5,770	536	8.50%	85
Jun 1993	6,486	5,873	613	9.45%	95
Jul 1993	6,444	5,849	595	9.23%	92
Aug 1993	6,327	5,833	494	7.81%	78
Sep 1993	6,155	5,671	484	7.86%	79
Oct 1993	6,269	5,704	565	9.01%	90
Nov 1993	6,171	5,620	551	8.93%	89
Dec 1993	6,124	5,574	550	8.98%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	6,233	5,647	586	9.40%	94
Feb 1994	6,233	5,658	575	9.23%	92
Mar 1994	6,209	5,692	517	8.33%	83
Apr 1994	6,317	5,907	410	6.49%	65
May 1994	6,367	5,982	385	6.05%	60
Jun 1994	6,505	6,045	460	7.07%	71
Jul 1994	6,471	6,059	412	6.37%	64
Aug 1994	6,466	6,001	465	7.19%	72
Sep 1994	6,486	6,070	416	6.41%	64
Oct 1994	6,458	6,055	403	6.24%	62
Nov 1994	6,458	6,004	454	7.03%	70
Dec 1994	6,423	5,915	508	7.91%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	6,355	5,858	497	7.82%	78
Feb 1995	6,393	5,872	521	8.15%	81
Mar 1995	6,483	6,035	448	6.91%	69
Apr 1995	6,482	6,014	468	7.22%	72
May 1995	6,420	6,015	405	6.31%	63
Jun 1995	6,603	6,172	431	6.53%	65
Jul 1995	6,440	6,053	387	6.01%	60
Aug 1995	6,316	5,950	366	5.79%	58
Sep 1995	6,266	5,928	338	5.39%	54
Oct 1995	6,252	5,948	304	4.86%	49
Nov 1995	6,154	5,850	304	4.94%	49
Dec 1995	6,117	5,746	371	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	6,342	5,942	400	6.31%	63
Feb 1996	6,408	5,994	414	6.46%	65
Mar 1996	6,558	6,122	436	6.65%	66
Apr 1996	6,669	6,122	547	8.20%	82
May 1996	6,623	6,164	459	6.93%	69
Jun 1996	6,703	6,292	411	6.13%	61
Jul 1996	6,593	6,207	386	5.85%	59
Aug 1996	6,537	6,225	312	4.77%	48
Sep 1996	6,477	6,183	294	4.54%	45
Oct 1996	6,694	6,356	338	5.05%	50
Nov 1996	6,652	6,208	444	6.67%	67
Dec 1996	6,528	6,088	440	6.74%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	6,817	6,282	535	7.85%	78
Feb 1997	6,757	6,292	465	6.88%	69
Mar 1997	6,839	6,415	424	6.20%	62
Apr 1997	6,704	6,333	371	5.53%	55
May 1997	6,722	6,395	327	4.86%	49
Jun 1997	6,872	6,519	353	5.14%	51
Jul 1997	6,908	6,621	287	4.15%	42
Aug 1997	6,787	6,486	301	4.43%	44
Sep 1997	6,705	6,425	280	4.18%	42
Oct 1997	6,787	6,497	290	4.27%	43
Nov 1997	6,849	6,501	348	5.08%	51
Dec 1997	6,855	6,433	422	6.16%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	6,801	6,342	459	6.75%	67
Feb 1998	6,788	6,348	440	6.48%	65
Mar 1998	6,845	6,425	420	6.14%	61
Apr 1998	6,859	6,482	377	5.50%	55
May 1998	6,900	6,534	366	5.30%	53
Jun 1998	7,501	6,679	822	10.96%	110
Jul 1998	6,925	6,613	312	4.51%	45
Aug 1998	6,717	6,441	276	4.11%	41
Sep 1998	6,645	6,420	225	3.39%	34
Oct 1998	6,648	6,266	382	5.75%	57
Nov 1998	6,640	6,370	270	4.07%	41
Dec 1998	6,644	6,253	391	5.89%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	6,554	6,149	405	6.18%	62
Feb 1999	6,690	6,277	413	6.17%	62
Mar 1999	6,692	6,313	379	5.66%	57
Apr 1999	6,625	6,041	584	8.82%	88
May 1999	6,585	6,070	515	7.82%	78
Jun 1999	6,666	6,198	468	7.02%	70
Jul 1999	6,592	6,210	382	5.79%	58
Aug 1999	6,375	6,058	317	4.97%	50
Sep 1999	6,390	6,088	302	4.73%	47
Oct 1999	6,297	6,085	212	3.37%	34
Nov 1999	6,277	6,001	276	4.40%	44
Dec 1999	6,233	5,944	289	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	7,142	6,862	280	3.92%	39
Feb 2000	7,183	6,852	331	4.61%	46
Mar 2000	7,296	6,908	388	5.32%	53
Apr 2000	7,080	6,799	281	3.97%	40
May 2000	7,177	6,888	289	4.03%	40
Jun 2000	7,156	6,821	335	4.68%	47
Jul 2000	7,088	6,791	297	4.19%	42
Aug 2000	6,986	6,693	293	4.19%	42
Sep 2000	7,011	6,701	310	4.42%	44
Oct 2000	7,013	6,669	344	4.91%	49
Nov 2000	6,939	6,602	337	4.86%	49
Dec 2000	6,961	6,560	401	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	6,913	6,377	536	7.75%	78
Feb 2001	7,014	6,506	508	7.24%	72
Mar 2001	7,046	6,539	507	7.20%	72
Apr 2001	7,067	6,639	428	6.06%	61
May 2001	7,002	6,580	422	6.03%	60
Jun 2001	7,051	6,552	499	7.08%	71
Jul 2001	6,945	6,496	449	6.47%	65
Aug 2001	6,828	6,381	447	6.55%	65
Sep 2001	6,845	6,413	432	6.31%	63
Oct 2001	6,810	6,419	391	5.74%	57
Nov 2001	6,754	6,306	448	6.63%	66
Dec 2001	6,698	6,243	455	6.79%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	6,685	6,180	505	7.55%	76
Feb 2002	6,719	6,238	481	7.16%	72
Mar 2002	6,749	6,290	459	6.80%	68
Apr 2002	6,741	6,354	387	5.74%	57
May 2002	6,741	6,359	382	5.67%	57
Jun 2002	6,785	6,350	435	6.41%	64
Jul 2002	6,751	6,364	387	5.73%	57
Aug 2002	6,612	6,270	342	5.17%	52
Sep 2002	6,642	6,298	344	5.18%	52
Oct 2002	6,749	6,405	344	5.10%	51
Nov 2002	6,633	6,226	407	6.14%	61
Dec 2002	6,501	6,088	413	6.35%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	6,539	6,047	492	7.52%	75
Feb 2003	6,511	6,045	466	7.16%	72
Mar 2003	6,523	6,079	444	6.81%	68
Apr 2003	6,546	6,149	397	6.06%	61
May 2003	6,495	6,119	376	5.79%	58
Jun 2003	6,608	6,141	467	7.07%	71
Jul 2003	6,643	6,219	424	6.38%	64
Aug 2003	6,454	6,059	395	6.12%	61
Sep 2003	6,471	6,091	380	5.87%	59
Oct 2003	6,538	6,180	358	5.48%	55
Nov 2003	6,435	6,092	343	5.33%	53
Dec 2003	6,378	6,009	369	5.79%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	6,393	5,930	463	7.24%	72
Feb 2004	6,379	5,925	454	7.12%	71
Mar 2004	6,391	5,971	420	6.57%	66
Apr 2004	6,688	6,309	379	5.67%	57
May 2004	6,660	6,279	381	5.72%	57
Jun 2004	6,669	6,210	459	6.88%	69
Jul 2004	6,604	6,129	475	7.19%	72
Aug 2004	6,390	5,990	400	6.26%	63
Sep 2004	6,432	6,030	402	6.25%	63
Oct 2004	6,443	6,046	397	6.16%	62
Nov 2004	6,334	5,911	423	6.68%	67
Dec 2004	6,358	5,933	425	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	6,478	6,028	450	6.95%	69
Feb 2005	6,463	5,994	469	7.26%	73
Mar 2005	6,474	6,036	438	6.77%	68
Apr 2005	6,590	6,211	379	5.75%	58
May 2005	6,582	6,194	388	5.89%	59
Jun 2005	6,735	6,281	454	6.74%	67
Jul 2005	6,594	6,161	433	6.57%	66
Aug 2005	6,317	5,957	360	5.70%	57
Sep 2005	6,305	5,945	360	5.71%	57
Oct 2005	6,607	6,239	368	5.57%	56
Nov 2005	6,510	6,110	400	6.14%	61
Dec 2005	6,516	6,153	363	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	6,593	6,214	379	5.75%	57
Feb 2006	6,580	6,156	424	6.44%	64
Mar 2006	6,594	6,205	389	5.90%	59
Apr 2006	6,654	6,299	355	5.34%	53
May 2006	6,689	6,344	345	5.16%	52
Jun 2006	6,839	6,431	408	5.97%	60
Jul 2006	6,714	6,311	403	6.00%	60
Aug 2006	6,441	6,050	391	6.07%	61
Sep 2006	6,582	6,199	383	5.82%	58
Oct 2006	6,652	6,274	378	5.68%	57
Nov 2006	6,570	6,192	378	5.75%	58
Dec 2006	6,577	6,183	394	5.99%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	6,616	6,173	443	6.70%	67
Feb 2007	6,607	6,149	458	6.93%	69
Mar 2007	6,587	6,164	423	6.42%	64
Apr 2007	6,596	6,205	391	5.93%	59
May 2007	6,654	6,282	372	5.59%	56
Jun 2007	6,853	6,414	439	6.41%	64
Jul 2007	6,565	6,141	424	6.46%	65
Aug 2007	6,417	5,931	486	7.57%	76
Sep 2007	6,631	6,182	449	6.77%	68
Oct 2007	6,730	6,264	466	6.92%	69
Nov 2007	6,676	6,204	472	7.07%	71
Dec 2007	6,693	6,177	516	7.71%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	6,614	6,054	560	8.47%	85
Feb 2008	6,630	6,071	559	8.43%	84
Mar 2008	6,624	6,070	554	8.36%	84
Apr 2008	6,509	6,071	438	6.73%	67
May 2008	6,586	6,087	499	7.58%	76
Jun 2008	6,656	6,135	521	7.83%	78
Jul 2008	6,627	6,082	545	8.22%	82
Aug 2008	6,449	5,900	549	8.51%	85
Sep 2008	6,428	5,908	520	8.09%	81
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Dent County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	786	11.76%
2.	Mining	468	7.00%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	444	6.64%
4.	Wood Manufacturing	388	5.80%
5.	Repair and Maintenance	334	5.00%
6.	Truck Transportation	330	4.94%
7.	Educational Services	306	4.58%
8.	Public Administration	302	4.52%
9.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	270	4.04%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	238	3.56%
11.	Chemical Manufacturing	238	3.56%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	232	3.47%
13.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	190	2.84%
14.	Health Care	164	2.45%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	160	2.39%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	154	2.30%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	134	2.00%
18.	Food and Beverage Stores	132	1.97%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	132	1.97%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	114	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,050	18.99%
2.	Educational Services	722	13.06%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	438	7.92%
4.	Department and Other General Stores	376	6.80%
5.	Apparel Manufacturing	326	5.90%
6.	Public Administration	274	4.96%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	216	3.91%
8.	Social Assistance	182	3.29%
9.	Finance and Insurance	130	2.35%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	122	2.21%
11.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	116	2.10%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	114	2.06%
13.	Machinery Manufacturing	108	1.95%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	104	1.88%
15.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	90	1.63%
16.	Wood Manufacturing	84	1.52%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	72	1.30%
18.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	68	1.23%
19.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	64	1.16%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	56	1.01%

Dent County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	622	9.30%
2.	Vehicle Mechanics	464	6.94%
3.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	426	6.37%
4.	Other Production Occupations	404	6.04%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	362	5.41%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	334	5.00%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	312	4.67%
8.	Farmers and Farm Managers	248	3.71%
9.	Other Material Moving Workers	218	3.26%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	198	2.96%
11.	Other Construction Trades	188	2.81%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	184	2.75%
13.	Other Management Occupations	168	2.51%
14.	Carpenters	152	2.27%
15.	Construction Laborers	130	1.94%
16.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	116	1.73%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	112	1.68%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	98	1.47%
19.	Other Protective Service Workers	86	1.29%
20.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	84	1.26%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	304	5.50%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	298	5.39%
3.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	278	5.03%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	256	4.63%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	244	4.41%
6.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	238	4.31%
7.	Cashiers	204	3.69%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	200	3.62%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	182	3.29%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	182	3.29%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	176	3.18%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	164	2.97%
13.	Other Production Occupations	162	2.93%
14.	Registered Nurses	152	2.75%
15.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	140	2.53%
16.	Child Care Workers	138	2.50%
17.	Other Management Occupations	138	2.50%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	126	2.28%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	122	2.21%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	104	1.88%

Dent County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	11,632	48.50%
15-35 hours	2,497	10.41%
1-14 hours	519	2.16%
No regular hours	9,334	38.92%

Dent County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	523	4.44%
5 AM-5:29 AM	520	4.41%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	516	4.38%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,132	9.60%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,800	15.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,765	14.97%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,170	18.40%
8 AM-8:29 AM	794	6.73%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	246	2.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	486	4.12%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	160	1.36%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	44	0.37%
Noon-3:59 PM	830	7.04%
4 PM-11:59 PM	805	6.83%

Dent County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	716	6.07%
5-9	2,232	18.93%
10-14	1,840	15.61%
15-19	1,776	15.06%
20-24	1,188	10.08%
25-29	446	3.78%
30-34	1,083	9.18%
35-39	396	3.36%
40-44	269	2.28%
45-59	863	7.32%
60-89	475	4.03%
At least 90	507	4.30%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	12	0.10%	8,186	69.43%
30-44	10	0.08%	1,738	14.74%
45-59	0	0.00%	863	7.32%
At least 60	32	0.27%	950	8.06%

Dent County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	4	0.03%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,659	13.44%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,771	79.18%
Motorcycle	4	0.03%
Other	136	1.10%
Public transportation	54	0.44%
Walked	163	1.32%
Worked at home	550	4.46%

Dent 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.

Dent County Family Information Back to top
: 12,034 (29,314 people)
: 8,628 (25,002 people)
: 3,119
: 15,624
Dent County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,772	14.36%
$10,000-$14,999	1,315	10.65%
$15,000-$19,999	1,219	9.88%
$20,000-$24,999	1,340	10.86%
$25,000-$29,999	914	7.41%
$30,000-$34,999	941	7.62%
$35,000-$39,999	875	7.09%
$40,000-$44,999	842	6.82%
$45,000-$49,999	527	4.27%
$50,000-$59,999	989	8.01%
$60,000-$74,999	670	5.43%
$75,000-$99,999	581	4.71%
$100,000-$124,999	157	1.27%
$125,000-$149,999	116	0.94%
$150,000-$199,999	44	0.36%
$200,000 or more	41	0.33%

Dent County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,495	24.99%
Family, 2 people	2,115	35.36%
Nonfamily, 2 people	168	2.81%
Family, 3 people	932	15.58%
Nonfamily, 3 people	18	0.30%
Family, 4 people	777	12.99%
Nonfamily, 4 people	17	0.28%
Family, 5 people	298	4.98%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5	0.08%
Family, 6 people	102	1.71%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	54	0.90%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.02%

Dent County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	8,800	26.50%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,613	10.88%
Public Assistance	571	1.72%
Retirement	2,550	7.68%
Self Employment	2,033	6.12%
Social Security	4,522	13.62%
Supplemental Security	896	2.70%
Wage / Salary	8,370	25.20%
Other	1,856	5.59%

Dent County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,399	59.09%
With children under 18	3,046	40.91%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,073	9.13%
Married	8,034	68.37%
Never Married	2,311	19.67%
Widowed	333	2.83%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,210	9.52%
Married	7,929	62.40%
Never Married	1,747	13.75%
Widowed	1,821	14.33%

Dent 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.

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,423	14.83%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,244	18.38%
High school diploma or equivalent	8,538	36.99%
Some college, no degree	4,010	17.37%
Associate degree	685	2.97%
Bachelors degree	1,517	6.57%
Graduate or professional degree	668	2.89%

Dent County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	217	1.45%	70	0.47%	287	1.92%
Kindergarten	451	3.02%	18	0.12%	469	3.14%
Grades 1-4	1,621	10.86%	52	0.35%	1,673	11.21%
Grades 5-8	1,696	11.36%	70	0.47%	1,766	11.83%
Grades 9-12	1,611	10.79%	86	0.58%	1,697	11.37%
Undergrad college	429	2.87%	239	1.60%	668	4.48%
Graduate or professional school	132	0.88%	40	0.27%	172	1.15%
Total	6,157	41.25%	575	3.85%	6,732	45.10%

Dent 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.

Dent County Business Information Back to top
: $103,805,000
: $6,936,000
: $117,118
: 2,195
Dent 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	2	1	1	2	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	1	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	0	1
1999 - Construction	6	3	6	7	9
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	4	0	4	3	7
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	6	11	9
1999 - Information	1	0	1	1	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	2	0
1999 - Manufacturing	5	2	1	10	10
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	3	7	8	25
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	7	1	9
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	4	3	6
1999 - Retail Trade	2	7	24	16	18
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	4	2	10
1999 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	3	0	0	4	5
1999 - Total	34	23	69	72	115
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	1	4
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	1	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	1	1
2000 - Construction	6	4	8	9	7
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	3	5	2	8
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	9	8	9
2000 - Information	0	0	1	2	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	1
2000 - Manufacturing	3	3	12	3	8
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	1	13	7	21
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	2	4	10
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	4	3	3	4
2000 - Retail Trade	4	1	13	20	27
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	4	4	5	6
2000 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	4	3	2
2000 - Total	37	29	78	70	113
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	2	4
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Construction	1	5	7	8	10
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	3	3	2	9
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	7	10	11
2001 - Information	0	0	1	1	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	2	1
2001 - Manufacturing	1	1	7	9	9
2001 - Mining	1	0	1	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	5	8	15	23
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	1	6	11
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	1	4	6
2001 - Retail Trade	7	3	15	22	24
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	2	3	10
2001 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	1	4	3
2001 - Total	20	23	57	90	128
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	0	2	4
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	2	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	0	0
2002 - Construction	4	5	6	7	8
2002 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	3	2	10
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	13	1	11	7	9
2002 - Information	1	1	0	3	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	3
2002 - Manufacturing	1	2	7	8	9
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	2	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	8	15	7	15
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	5	6	2	7
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	3	3	4	5
2002 - Retail Trade	5	9	15	17	27
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	5	1	2	8
2002 - Unclassified	28	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	5	4	0
2002 - Total	67	44	74	69	107
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	2	2	3
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	0	2
2003 - Construction	3	2	9	6	8
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	1	6	7
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	7	12	19
2003 - Information	1	1	2	0	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	1	2
2003 - Manufacturing	2	3	6	11	5
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	2	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	4	10	8	20
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	2	3	7
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	4	0	3	6
2003 - Retail Trade	3	3	12	11	37
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	7	1	7
2003 - Unclassified	32	10	0	4	14
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	2	5	3
2003 - Total	60	37	63	75	144
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	0	1	6
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	1	0
2004 - Construction	6	4	7	8	7
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	2	2	11
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	5	13	5	17
2004 - Information	0	0	1	0	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	3
2004 - Manufacturing	2	1	8	5	10
2004 - Mining	0	1	1	0	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	6	9	8	21
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	2	1	11
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	3	3	6
2004 - Retail Trade	3	5	11	15	31
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	3	6	6
2004 - Unclassified	7	14	0	2	34
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	4	4
2004 - Total	40	44	64	63	172
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	1	2	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	1	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	0	0
2005 - Construction	5	2	10	8	8
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	3	8	4
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	2	12	11	13
2005 - Information	0	1	1	1	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	2	3
2005 - Manufacturing	1	3	6	10	7
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	8	8	7	20
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	4	2	2	8
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	4	3	6
2005 - Retail Trade	4	6	16	11	26
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	3	2	3	8
2005 - Unclassified	8	18	0	0	7
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	3	1	3
2005 - Total	42	54	72	69	119

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	24,979	82.96%
Below Poverty Level	5,129	17.04%

Dent 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	$198	$0	$80	$0	$0	$33	$311	$159	$41	$97
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$366	$2	$240	$0	$0	$21	$627	$302	$0	$289
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$340	$1	$446	$0	$0	$15	$801	$406	$205	$82
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$390	$1	$310	$0	$0	$9	$709	$458	$292	$129
1982	$487	$2	$383	$0	$0	$126	$996	$496	$270	$271
1983	$500	$1	$397	$0	$0	$51	$948	$546	$248	$140
1984	$525	$2	$448	$0	$0	$63	$1,036	$452	$226	$96
1985	$546	$2	$464	$0	$0	$65	$1,075	$452	$226	$96
1986	$548	$2	$465	$0	$0	$65	$1,078	$452	$226	$96
1987	$539	$1	$407	$0	$0	$76	$1,022	$470	$125	$38
1988	$566	$1	$354	$0	$0	$80	$1,000	$398	$115	$141
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	$534	$1	$349	$0	$0	$110	$993	$410	$114	$189
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	$463	$704	$733	$0	$0	$430	$1,626	$822	$0	$651
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$520	$847	$1,014	$0	$0	$64	$1,598	$1,205	$0	$922

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	$83	$5	$35	$113	$0	$298
1972	$24	$14	$0	$0	$0	$24	$298
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$137	$11	$92	$189	$0	$534
1977	$43	$9	$0	$0	$0	$53	$534
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$8	$0	$129	$45	$0	$794
1979	$29	$4	$29	$0	$0	$550	$794
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$11	$157	$0	$147	$387	$0	$1,026
1981	$113	$1	$9	$0	$0	$201	$1,026
1982	$0	$218	$19	$160	$361	$0	$972
1982	$49	$0	$6	$0	$0	$159	$972
1983	$0	$245	$21	$176	$469	$0	$1,110
1983	$108	$0	$7	$0	$0	$84	$1,110
1984	$0	$376	$38	$193	$269	$0	$1,085
1984	$119	$0	$6	$0	$0	$84	$1,085
1985	$0	$390	$39	$200	$279	$0	$1,123
1985	$123	$0	$6	$0	$0	$86	$1,123
1986	$0	$391	$39	$201	$280	$0	$1,126
1986	$123	$0	$6	$0	$0	$86	$1,126
1987	$0	$371	$44	$232	$288	$0	$1,119
1987	$125	$0	$5	$0	$0	$54	$1,119
1988	$0	$390	$46	$109	$333	$0	$1,071
1988	$131	$0	$5	$0	$0	$57	$1,071
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	$540	$64	$151	$461	$0	$1,482
1992	$182	$0	$5	$0	$0	$79	$1,482
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	$457	$81	$0	$807	$0	$1,907
1997	$201	$0	$0	$0	$0	$361	$1,907
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	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$438	$10	$308	$322	$0	$1,804
2002	$265	$0	$0	$0	$0	$461	$1,804

Dent 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.

Dent County Criminal Information Back to top
: 13

Dent 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.

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

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,959	13.12%
10-19 Years	2,149	14.40%
20-29 Years	1,512	10.13%
30-39 Years	1,922	12.88%
40-49 Years	2,118	14.19%
50-59 Years	1,801	12.07%
60-69 Years	1,585	10.62%
70-79 Years	1,122	7.52%
80-89 Years	634	4.25%
90+ Years	125	0.84%

Dent County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	7,246	48.54%
Female	7,681	51.46%

Dent County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	14,420	96.60%
Multiracial	197	1.32%
Hispanic/Latino	112	0.75%
Amerindian	105	0.70%
African-American	55	0.37%
Asian	32	0.21%
Other Race	4	0.03%
Pacific Islander	2	0.01%

Dent County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	5,505	26.23%
2.	German	4,619	22.01%
3.	Irish	3,624	17.27%
4.	English	3,206	15.27%
5.	French Non-Basque	712	3.39%
6.	Scotch Irish	506	2.41%
7.	Scottish	448	2.13%
8.	Dutch	429	2.04%
9.	Italian	386	1.84%
10.	Swedish	234	1.11%

Dent County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	28,077	97.90%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	314	1.09%
3.	German	120	0.42%
4.	French	60	0.21%
5.	Other Native North American	38	0.13%
6.	Italian	20	0.07%
7.	Polish	18	0.06%
8.	Chinese	10	0.03%
9.	Other Pacific Island	10	0.03%
10.	Other West Germanic	8	0.03%

Dent County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	30,424	99.36%
Naturalized immigrant	126	0.41%
Not a citizen	70	0.23%

Dent 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.

Dent 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.

Dent County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Boss	Lenox	Sinkin
Bunker	Linn	Spring Creek East
Current	Meramec	Spring Creek West
Franklin	Norman	Texas
Gladden	Osage	Watkins
Jadwin	Salem
Lake Spring	Short Bend

Dent County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

65440	65532	65560
65501	65541

Salem (6,826)	Short Bend (520)	Jadwin
Spring Creek East (2,012)	Gladden (417)	Lake Spring
Spring Creek West (1,732)	Sinkin (200)	Linn
Watkins (1,427)	Osage	Lenox
Texas (777)	Meramec	Boss
Current (722)	Franklin
Norman (668)	Bunker