DeKalb County vs. Buchanan County

	DeKalb County (MO)	Buchanan County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,630	88,571
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.0%	-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,892	89,190
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,892	89,201
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.2%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.6%	16.1%
Female persons, percent	37.4%	49.5%
White alone, percent	86.1%	88.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.7%	6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.8%	6.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.7%	82.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,093	6,077
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,350	38,804
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.5%	63.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$113,500	$118,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,079	$1,082
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$434	$419
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$552	$754
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.2%	20.1%
Building permits, 2018	6	78
Households, 2014-2018	3,812	33,432
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.38	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.2%	82.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	83.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.3%	74.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.1%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.3%	20.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.5%	12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.8%	62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.4%	59.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,919	180,097
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	123,550	1,369,343
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,548	$15,265
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.1	17.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,000	$50,457
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,524	$25,419
Persons in poverty, percent	16.0%	15.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	218	2,136
Total employment, 2017	2,168	43,439
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	76,278	1,893,243
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	10.8%	-1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	641	4,084
All firms, 2012	1,037	5,813
Men-owned firms, 2012	462	2,959
Women-owned firms, 2012	353	1,647
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	995	5,059
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	44	631
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	857	4,540
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%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	30.6	218.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	421.36	408.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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