Jefferson County vs. Washington County

Jefferson County (MO)Washington County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)224,34724,943
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.6%-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)218,70825,199
Population, Census, April 1, 2010218,73325,195
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.0%16.7%
Female persons, percent50.4%48.5%
White alone, percent96.1%95.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.0%1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.3%94.0%
Veterans, 2014-201815,9771,923
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.8%0.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)91,62711,051
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.7%80.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$158,100$93,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,307$951
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$441$310
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$848$562
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.1%5.2%
Building permits, 20186771
Households, 2014-201884,3939,114
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.7%90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.7%1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.0%62.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.8%76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.2%9.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%20.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.0%12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.3%49.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%48.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)478,71066,265
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,420,483290,144
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)797,96615,178
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,952,583122,281
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,867$4,873
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201831.332.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,030$39,621
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,844$18,915
Persons in poverty, percent8.7%21.7%
Total employer establishments, 20173,973363
Total employment, 201741,1503,232
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,451,60193,789
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%-3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,3121,073
All firms, 201216,1961,126
Men-owned firms, 20129,132638
Women-owned firms, 20124,886336
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,3121,069
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,556103
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,858926
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.6%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010333.133.2
Land area in square miles, 2010656.63759.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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