Iron County vs. Wayne County
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Iron County (MO) Wayne County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10,177 13,122
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -4.3% -3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 10,630 13,523
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 10,630 13,521
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.9% 20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.4% 23.5%
Female persons, percent 50.2% 50.8%
White alone, percent 95.8% 96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.5% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.7% 1.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 94.3% 94.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 875 1,303
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.1% 0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 5,322 8,096
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.8% 74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $83,700 $74,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $848 $797
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $327 $290
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $571 $568
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 6.9% 3.1%
Households, 2014-2018 4,156 5,448
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.37 2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.8% 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 1.9% 1.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 76.3% 75.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 60.7% 67.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 80.8% 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 10.9% 10.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 18.0% 21.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.7% 15.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 50.1% 42.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 45.1% 41.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,741 8,898
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 34,774 18,093
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 70,838 72,270
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $6,828 $5,392
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.5 26.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $37,188 $34,391
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $20,696 $18,759
Persons in poverty, percent 19.9% 23.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 228 265
Total employment, 2017 1,888 1,716
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 62,978 39,556
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.7% 1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 513 686
All firms, 2012 881 908
Men-owned firms, 2012 504 616
Women-owned firms, 2012 195 184
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 826 824
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 73 187
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 707 688
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 19.2% 23.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 19.3 17.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 550.26 759.18
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Iron county (MO) and Wayne county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.