Buchanan County vs. Platte County

Buchanan County (MO)Platte County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)88,571102,985
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.7%15.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)89,19089,325
Population, Census, April 1, 201089,20189,322
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.1%14.5%
Female persons, percent49.5%50.7%
White alone, percent88.5%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent6.0%7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.6%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.9%6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.6%80.7%
Veterans, 2014-20186,0777,035
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)38,80442,366
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.5%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, 2009-201320.1%28.1%
Building permits, 201878346
Households, 2014-201833,43238,613
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.8%82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.0%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.3%94.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.0%89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.7%41.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.4%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.5%6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%70.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.0%65.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)180,097394,339
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)852,059354,329
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,506,5624,052,986
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,369,3431,986,746
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,265$21,582
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.023.3
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, percent15.6%5.8%
Total employer establishments, 20172,1362,393
Total employment, 201743,43941,492
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,893,2431,818,308
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.7%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,0847,846
All firms, 20125,8138,478
Men-owned firms, 20122,9594,178
Women-owned firms, 20121,6472,857
Minority-owned firms, 2012373658
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,0597,383
Veteran-owned firms, 2012631852
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,5407,063
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%3.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.2%29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010218.6212.6
Land area in square miles, 2010408.03420.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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