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About Vera, MO
Vera, MO is located in Pike County in the state of Missouri.
The total City Population for Vera is about 8,569 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $110,000, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Home Value of $135,153 for the state of Missouri, and roughly 49% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $49,926, which is roughly 8% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $54,319 for the state of Missouri, and roughly 23% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.57Male Population Estimate: 60.6%
Female Population Estimate: 39.4%
Median Age: 37.6
Male Median Age: 36.7
Female Median Age: 39.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:12.6%
Hispanic:1.3%
Asian:0.5%
Other:0.5%
Indian:0.4%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 22.31%
Libertarian: 1.21%
Green: 0.25%
Other: 0.04%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Vera specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Pike County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Pike County: About 116.119 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Pike County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 60% 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.
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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 63334Latitude: 39.378400
Longitude: -91.145100
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 788.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 573