Jackson County vs. Lafayette County
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Jackson County (MO) Lafayette County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 700,307 32,598
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.9% -2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 674,134 33,370
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 674,158 33,381
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.6% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.6% 22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.9% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 50.4%
White alone, percent 70.1% 94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 23.8% 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 1.9% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.2% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.1% 2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 62.3% 92.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 41,562 2,237
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.8% 1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 326,019 14,826
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 58.5% 72.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $139,000 $127,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,314 $1,149
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $480 $438
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $881 $703
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 25.3% 13.0%
Building permits, 2018 3,564 60
Households, 2014-2018 282,653 12,959
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.41 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.1% 85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.3% 2.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.3% 85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.7% 73.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.3% 90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.9% 20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.6% 10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.6% 10.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.5% 61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.4% 55.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,648,957 24,189
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 10,325,842 184,014
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,164,909 375,476
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,530 $11,351
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.5 26.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,805 $54,661
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,237 $28,056
Persons in poverty, percent 13.0% 11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 17,970 706
Total employment, 2017 342,869 6,601
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 17,680,969 206,348
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.3% 3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 46,235 2,104
All firms, 2012 56,661 3,019
Men-owned firms, 2012 29,247 1,493
Women-owned firms, 2012 19,935 785
Minority-owned firms, 2012 11,727 71
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 42,499 2,884
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 5,200 142
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 47,872 2,556
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.1% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.0%
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% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,115.3 53.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 604.46 628.43
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jackson county (MO) and Lafayette county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.