Gentry County vs. Daviess County

	Gentry County (MO)	Daviess County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,628	8,313
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.7%	-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,740	8,433
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,738	8,433
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	25.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.9%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	49.6%
White alone, percent	97.0%	97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.7%	95.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	476	626
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,211	4,195
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.0%	78.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$87,200	$107,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,024	$996
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$388	$431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$566	$560
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.2%	4.8%
Building permits, 2018	4	1
Households, 2014-2018	2,601	2,991
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.3%	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.5%	10.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.5%	79.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.9%	72.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.2%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.0%	18.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.1%	16.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.4%	56.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	51.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,179	2,773
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	38,014	6,028
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	53,267	31,081
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	78,123	70,924
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,528	$8,608
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.6	27.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,689	$50,380
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,059	$24,081
Persons in poverty, percent	15.5%	14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	197	149
Total employment, 2017	1,884	955
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	50,773	26,506
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.6%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	532	804
All firms, 2012	696	1,037
Men-owned firms, 2012	342	627
Women-owned firms, 2012	163	151
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	654	1,009
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	58	44
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	603	917
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%	19.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.7	15.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	491.42	563.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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