Jackson County vs. Wyandotte County

Jackson County (MO)Wyandotte County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)700,307165,324
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.9%5.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)674,134157,525
Population, Census, April 1, 2010674,158157,505
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%27.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.9%12.3%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.4%
White alone, percent70.1%66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent23.8%23.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.4%
Asian alone, percent1.9%5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.1%29.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent62.3%40.5%
Veterans, 2014-201841,5628,348
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.8%16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)326,01968,297
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.5%57.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$139,000$95,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,314$1,202
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$480$496
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$881$858
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.3%19.9%
Building permits, 20183,564232
Households, 2014-2018282,65359,983
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.3%27.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.7%71.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.3%79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.9%17.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.6%15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.5%65.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,648,957284,597
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)6,169,9311,568,583
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)10,193,45111,105,920
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,325,8425,611,137
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,164,9091,769,413
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,530$11,119
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.521.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,805$44,873
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,237$21,298
Persons in poverty, percent13.0%18.4%
Total employer establishments, 201717,9703,038
Total employment, 2017342,86970,217
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)17,680,9693,347,000
Total nonemployer establishments, 201746,2357,910
All firms, 201256,6619,481
Men-owned firms, 201229,2474,624
Women-owned firms, 201219,9353,680
Minority-owned firms, 201211,7273,475
Nonminority-owned firms, 201242,4995,356
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,200859
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201247,8727,902
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.1%14.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%2.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%27.1%
Population per square mile, 20101,115.31,039.0
Land area in square miles, 2010604.46151.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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