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Missouri's Meramec Region: Economic Development, Business Opportunity, Industrial Sites, Tourism, Manufacturing, Education, Environment, Relocation
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Incomes in the Meramec Region continue to be lower than the state or region. The estimated median household income, based on 2000 Census information, was $31,916. The state median income was $37,934 while the U.S. median income was $41,994.
While the majority of families in Missouri and those families in the nation make $45,000 or more a year, the majority of the families in the Meramec Region make between $15,000 and $34,999.
The region, in the past, has been plagued with high unemployment rates. Washington and Dent counties experienced mine closings while other counties lost shoe and textile manufacturers. The unemployment rate has run as high as 18 percent in Washington County. The 2004 unemployment rate for the region was 5.1 percent. The state average was 5.7 percent.
