Jackson County vs. Clay County

	Jackson County (MO)	Clay County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	700,307	246,365
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.9%	11.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	674,134	221,943
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	674,158	221,939
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.9%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	50.9%
White alone, percent	70.1%	86.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.8%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.1%	7.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.3%	80.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,562	15,784
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	326,019	98,926
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.5%	69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$139,000	$167,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,314	$1,417
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$480	$537
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$881	$919
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.3%	20.0%
Building permits, 2018	3,564	466
Households, 2014-2018	282,653	90,285
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	83.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.3%	6.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.3%	93.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.7%	86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.3%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.9%	32.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.6%	8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	69.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	65.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,648,957	756,416
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,169,931	1,393,096
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	10,193,451	8,645,354
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,325,842	4,129,606
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,164,909	3,862,101
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,530	$16,971
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.5	23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,805	$68,367
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,237	$33,342
Persons in poverty, percent	13.0%	7.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	17,970	5,142
Total employment, 2017	342,869	104,822
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,680,969	5,507,210
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	46,235	15,814
All firms, 2012	56,661	17,834
Men-owned firms, 2012	29,247	9,132
Women-owned firms, 2012	19,935	6,248
Minority-owned firms, 2012	11,727	2,043
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	42,499	14,983
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,200	1,852
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	47,872	14,639
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.1%	2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.9%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.6%	28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,115.3	558.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	604.46	397.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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