Buchanan County vs. Platte County
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Buchanan County (MO) Platte County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 88,571 102,985
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.7% 15.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 89,190 89,325
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 89,201 89,322
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.5% 23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.1% 14.5%
Female persons, percent 49.5% 50.7%
White alone, percent 88.5% 86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 6.0% 7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.6% 2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.4% 0.5%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.9% 6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 82.6% 80.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,077 7,035
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.9% 5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 38,804 42,366
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.5% 65.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $118,400 $216,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,082 $1,621
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $419 $594
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $754 $1,001
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.1% 28.1%
Building permits, 2018 78 346
Households, 2014-2018 33,432 38,613
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.54 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.8% 82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.0% 7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 83.3% 94.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 74.0% 89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.2% 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.7% 41.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 12.4% 8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.5% 6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.4% 70.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.0% 65.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 180,097 394,339
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 852,059 354,329
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,506,562 4,052,986
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,369,343 1,986,746
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,265 $21,582
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 17.0 23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $50,457 $76,912
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $25,419 $39,427
Persons in poverty, percent 15.6% 5.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,136 2,393
Total employment, 2017 43,439 41,492
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,893,243 1,818,308
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.7% 4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,084 7,846
All firms, 2012 5,813 8,478
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,959 4,178
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,647 2,857
Minority-owned firms, 2012 373 658
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,059 7,383
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 631 852
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 4,540 7,063
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 3.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.2% 29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 218.6 212.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 408.03 420.19
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Buchanan county (MO) and Platte county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.