Clay County vs. Butler County

	Clay County (AR)	Butler County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14,847	42,639
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.7%	-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,083	42,794
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,083	42,794
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.4%	18.8%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.4%
White alone, percent	97.1%	90.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.2%	88.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,043	3,339
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,010	19,854
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.5%	63.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$72,400	$109,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$830	$1,002
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$321	$368
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$586	$663
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.8%	12.2%
Building permits, 2018	2	10
Households, 2014-2018	6,441	16,357
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.32	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.7%	81.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.3%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.8%	82.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.6%	70.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.7%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.6%	13.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.7%	19.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.7%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.4%	55.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.1%	50.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	42,082	527,780
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	192,920	193,065
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	179,437	758,103
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,441	$17,609
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.9	17.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,935	$39,058
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,353	$21,286
Persons in poverty, percent	20.7%	20.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	287	1,161
Total employment, 2017	2,498	15,289
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	73,413	520,382
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.0%	-1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	822	2,663
All firms, 2012	1,035	3,425
Men-owned firms, 2012	531	1,834
Women-owned firms, 2012	331	1,016
Minority-owned firms, 2012	32	209
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	969	3,054
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	80	373
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	867	2,789
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.2%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.2	61.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	639.47	694.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clay county (AR) and Butler county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.