Lafayette County vs. Johnson County

	Lafayette County (MO)	Johnson County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	32,598	53,652
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.3%	2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,370	52,595
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,381	52,595
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.9%	12.7%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	48.6%
White alone, percent	94.3%	89.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.2%	5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.0%	85.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,237	5,725
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,826	22,388
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.5%	59.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$127,300	$151,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,149	$1,204
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$438	$428
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$703	$791
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.0%	20.7%
Building permits, 2018	60	45
Households, 2014-2018	12,959	19,939
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.7%	72.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.7%	3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	92.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.6%	85.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	28.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.8%	8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.4%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	59.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	60.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,189	66,284
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	184,014	45,633
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	375,476	508,177
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,351	$9,342
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.6	21.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,661	$53,056
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,056	$24,146
Persons in poverty, percent	11.0%	14.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	706	923
Total employment, 2017	6,601	10,457
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	206,348	324,465
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,104	3,057
All firms, 2012	3,019	3,451
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,493	1,786
Women-owned firms, 2012	785	1,040
Minority-owned firms, 2012	71	176
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,884	3,116
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	142	463
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,556	2,780
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	0.0%	28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	53.1	63.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	628.43	829.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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