Linn County vs. Chariton County

	Linn County (MO)	Chariton County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,037	7,451
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.7%	-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,761	7,830
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,761	7,831
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.5%	22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.1%	23.6%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.4%
White alone, percent	96.9%	95.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.5%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.7%	94.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	775	520
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,386	4,151
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.3%	81.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$82,700	$91,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$867	$1,006
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$387	$383
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$554	$515
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.3%	7.4%
Building permits, 2018	1	2
Households, 2014-2018	5,068	2,779
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	93.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	0.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.9%	77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.6%	70.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.0%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.4%	18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.1%	10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.4%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.0%	54.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.1%	50.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,809	2,999
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	37,931	10,776
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	51,147	222,276
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	150,002	103,704
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,016	$13,558
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.5	24.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,642	$46,992
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,150	$24,470
Persons in poverty, percent	16.7%	13.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	290	201
Total employment, 2017	3,060	1,370
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	103,470	43,465
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.9%	1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	886	629
All firms, 2012	1,141	814
Men-owned firms, 2012	727	300
Women-owned firms, 2012	223	260
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,089	758
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	128	85
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	875	698
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%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.7	10.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	615.56	751.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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