Lafayette County vs. Ray County

	Lafayette County (MO)	Ray County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	32,598	22,883
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.3%	-2.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,370	23,494
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,381	23,494
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.9%	18.5%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	50.1%
White alone, percent	94.3%	95.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.2%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.0%	93.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,237	1,651
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,826	10,106
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.5%	77.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$127,300	$129,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,149	$1,144
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$438	$450
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$703	$725
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.0%	8.8%
Building permits, 2018	60	48
Households, 2014-2018	12,959	8,785
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.7%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.7%	2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.6%	74.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	13.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.8%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.4%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	61.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	55.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,189	8,950
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	184,014	186,207
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	375,476	138,698
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,351	$6,014
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.6	30.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,661	$59,857
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,056	$27,768
Persons in poverty, percent	11.0%	9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	706	354
Total employment, 2017	6,601	2,931
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	206,348	103,322
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	-2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,104	1,357
All firms, 2012	3,019	1,770
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,493	979
Women-owned firms, 2012	785	571
Minority-owned firms, 2012	71	61
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,884	1,676
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	142	249
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,556	1,438
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%	22.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	53.1	41.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	628.43	568.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

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