Clay County vs. Ray County

	Clay County (MO)	Ray County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	246,365	22,883
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.0%	-2.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	221,943	23,494
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	221,939	23,494
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.1%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.1%	18.5%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.1%
White alone, percent	86.7%	95.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.0%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.0%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.7%	93.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,784	1,651
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.8%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	98,926	10,106
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.1%	77.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$167,700	$129,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,417	$1,144
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$537	$450
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$919	$725
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.0%	8.8%
Building permits, 2018	466	48
Households, 2014-2018	90,285	8,785
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.9%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.8%	2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.2%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.4%	74.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.2%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.7%	13.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.7%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.9%	61.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.3%	55.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	756,416	8,950
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,129,606	186,207
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,862,101	138,698
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,971	$6,014
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.1	30.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,367	$59,857
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,342	$27,768
Persons in poverty, percent	7.0%	9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,142	354
Total employment, 2017	104,822	2,931
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,507,210	103,322
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	-2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	15,814	1,357
All firms, 2012	17,834	1,770
Men-owned firms, 2012	9,132	979
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,248	571
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,043	61
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,983	1,676
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,852	249
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	14,639	1,438
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	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	28.5%	22.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	558.6	41.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	397.30	568.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

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