Dent County vs. Iron County

	Dent County (MO)	Iron County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15,441	10,177
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.4%	-4.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	15,656	10,630
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	15,657	10,630
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.4%	20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.8%	21.4%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.2%
White alone, percent	95.6%	95.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.8%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.1%	94.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,283	875
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,308	5,322
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.4%	69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$110,900	$83,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$975	$848
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$314	$327
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$546	$571
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.3%	6.9%
Households, 2014-2018	6,300	4,156
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.8%	84.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.5%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.9%	76.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.0%	60.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.9%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.6%	10.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.6%	18.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.4%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.8%	50.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.4%	45.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	42,739	34,774
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	127,707	70,838
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,162	$6,828
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.7	28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,916	$37,188
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,581	$20,696
Persons in poverty, percent	20.3%	19.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	305	228
Total employment, 2017	3,581	1,888
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	125,634	62,978
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.4%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	930	513
All firms, 2012	1,470	881
Men-owned firms, 2012	883	504
Women-owned firms, 2012	264	195
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,385	826
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	279	73
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,077	707
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%	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	0.0%	19.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.8	19.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	752.79	550.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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