Lafayette County vs. Jackson County

	Lafayette County (MO)	Jackson County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	32,598	700,307
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.3%	3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,370	674,134
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,381	674,158
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.9%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	51.6%
White alone, percent	94.3%	70.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.2%	23.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	9.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.0%	62.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,237	41,562
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,826	326,019
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.5%	58.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$127,300	$139,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,149	$1,314
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$438	$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$703	$881
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.0%	25.3%
Building permits, 2018	60	3,564
Households, 2014-2018	12,959	282,653
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.7%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.7%	9.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.6%	78.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	30.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.8%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.4%	12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,189	1,648,957
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	184,014	10,325,842
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	375,476	9,164,909
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,351	$13,530
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.6	23.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,661	$52,805
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,056	$30,237
Persons in poverty, percent	11.0%	13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	706	17,970
Total employment, 2017	6,601	342,869
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	206,348	17,680,969
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,104	46,235
All firms, 2012	3,019	56,661
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,493	29,247
Women-owned firms, 2012	785	19,935
Minority-owned firms, 2012	71	11,727
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,884	42,499
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	142	5,200
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,556	47,872
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	10.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	53.1	1,115.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	628.43	604.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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