Bates County vs. Henry County

	Bates County (MO)	Henry County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,320	21,792
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.3%	-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,049	22,270
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,049	22,272
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.3%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	21.7%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	50.9%
White alone, percent	95.8%	95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.1%	93.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,129	2,342
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,842	10,970
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.7%	73.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$114,500	$102,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,099	$985
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$400	$380
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$673	$663
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.0%	9.2%
Households, 2014-2018	6,706	9,199
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.8%	85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.8%	83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.1%	73.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.7%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	15.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	15.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.6%	53.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	49.3%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	90,270	129,050
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	171,685	275,032
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,275	$12,415
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.7	24.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,186	$43,911
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,035	$25,244
Persons in poverty, percent	14.2%	16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	351	561
Total employment, 2017	2,891	6,692
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	86,102	232,297
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.3%	-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,187	1,468
All firms, 2012	1,209	2,213
Men-owned firms, 2012	573	1,200
Women-owned firms, 2012	297	635
Minority-owned firms, 2012	38	73
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,098	2,025
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	158	149
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	844	1,811
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.4	32.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	836.69	696.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

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