Sperry's Livability
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About Sperry, MO
Sperry, MO is located in Adair County in the state of Missouri.
The total City Population for Sperry is about 21,532 with about 3 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $125,600, which is roughly 4% higher than the Average Home Value of $120,304 for the state of Missouri, and roughly 33% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $38,152, which is roughly 22% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $48,798 for the state of Missouri, and roughly 34% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.25Male Population Estimate: 47.1%
Female Population Estimate: 52.9%
Median Age: 26
Male Median Age: 26.1
Female Median Age: 26.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:2.6%
Asian:2.6%
Hispanic:2.4%
Indian:0.9%
Other:0.9%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Josh Hawley](/assets/images/politicians/senators/josh_hawley.jpg)
![Eric Schmitt](/assets/images/politicians/senators/eric_schmitt.jpg)
![Mike Parson](/assets/images/politicians/governors/mike_parson.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 35.89%
Libertarian: 1.52%
Green: 0.42%
Other: 0.13%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Sperry specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Adair County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Adair County: About 247.607 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Adair County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 14% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Missouri is ranked #31 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 38.26 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 43.58The average living wage for the state of Missouri is $31.55/hr, while the states minimum wage is $10.30/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Missouri a minimum wage score of 56.09 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.15/hr, which gives Missouri a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.55 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Missouri is $214.24, resulting in a UI benefit score of 47.41 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Missouri does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Missouri does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Missouri does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Missouri does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Missouri does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Missouri does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Missouri does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Missouri does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Missouri does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Missouri does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Missouri does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Missouri does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Missouri does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Missouri does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Missouri does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Missouri does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Missouri does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Missouri does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Queen City, MO ( 10.04 mi. )
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- Novinger, MO ( 11.92 mi. )
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- Millard, MO ( 12.28 mi. )
- Spring Lake, MO ( 12.46 mi. )
- Youngstown, MO ( 12.52 mi. )
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- Hurdland, MO ( 13.29 mi. )
- Low Ground, MO ( 13.55 mi. )
- Midland, MO ( 13.55 mi. )
- Pure Air, MO ( 13.55 mi. )
- Worthington, MO ( 13.80 mi. )
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- Yarrow, MO ( 16.35 mi. )
- Lancaster, MO ( 17.00 mi. )
- Martinstown, MO ( 17.37 mi. )
- Glenwood, MO ( 17.51 mi. )
- La Plata, MO ( 17.65 mi. )
- Sidney, MO ( 18.15 mi. )
- Edina, MO ( 18.33 mi. )
- Livonia, MO ( 18.41 mi. )
- Graysville, MO ( 19.11 mi. )
- Sand Hill, MO ( 19.11 mi. )
- South Gifford, MO ( 20.32 mi. )
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- Memphis, MO ( 20.91 mi. )
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- Green Castle, MO ( 21.46 mi. )
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- Goodland, MO ( 22.93 mi. )
- Novelty, MO ( 23.68 mi. )
- Elmer, MO ( 23.84 mi. )
- Plainview, MO ( 24.56 mi. )
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 63501Latitude: 40.279800
Longitude: -92.488500
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 750.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 660