Bates County vs. Cass County

	Bates County (MO)	Cass County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,320	104,954
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.3%	5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,049	99,505
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,049	99,478
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.3%	24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	51.3%
White alone, percent	95.8%	91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.1%	87.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,129	8,466
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,842	42,427
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.7%	76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$114,500	$171,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,099	$1,386
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$400	$502
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$673	$948
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.0%	10.8%
Households, 2014-2018	6,706	39,444
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.8%	86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.8%	91.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.1%	82.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.7%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	26.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	8.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.6%	66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	60.2%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	90,270	333,467
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	171,685	984,693
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,275	$9,810
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.7	28.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,186	$67,659
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,035	$31,675
Persons in poverty, percent	14.2%	8.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	351	1,983
Total employment, 2017	2,891	21,781
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	86,102	705,125
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.3%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,187	7,188
All firms, 2012	1,209	7,025
Men-owned firms, 2012	573	3,662
Women-owned firms, 2012	297	2,162
Minority-owned firms, 2012	38	443
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,098	6,321
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	158	651
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	844	6,012
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
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%	1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.4	142.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	836.69	696.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

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