Clay County vs. Platte County

Clay County (MO)Platte County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)246,365102,985
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.0%15.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)221,94389,325
Population, Census, April 1, 2010221,93989,322
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.1%23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.1%14.5%
Female persons, percent50.9%50.7%
White alone, percent86.7%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.5%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.0%6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.7%80.7%
Veterans, 2014-201815,7847,035
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)98,92642,366
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.1%65.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$167,700$216,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,417$1,621
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$537$594
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$919$1,001
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.0%28.1%
Building permits, 2018466346
Households, 2014-201890,28538,613
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.8%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.2%94.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.4%89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.2%95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.7%41.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.7%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.9%70.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%65.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)756,416394,339
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,393,096354,329
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,645,3541,869,988
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,129,6064,052,986
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,862,1011,986,746
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,971$21,582
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.123.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$68,367$76,912
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,342$39,427
Persons in poverty, percent7.0%5.8%
Total employer establishments, 20175,1422,393
Total employment, 2017104,82241,492
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,507,2101,818,308
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,8147,846
All firms, 201217,8348,478
Men-owned firms, 20129,1324,178
Women-owned firms, 20126,2482,857
Minority-owned firms, 20122,043658
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,9837,383
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,852852
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201214,6397,063
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%3.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%3.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.5%29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010558.6212.6
Land area in square miles, 2010397.30420.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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