Macon County vs. Shelby County

	Macon County (MO)	Shelby County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15,153	6,050
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.7%	-5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	15,566	6,373
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	15,566	6,373
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.7%	21.3%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.2%
White alone, percent	94.8%	96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.4%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.5%	94.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,371	430
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	0.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,672	3,202
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.2%	75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$95,600	$74,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,008	$963
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$400	$371
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$517	$549
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.6%	8.0%
Building permits, 2018	9	1
Households, 2014-2018	5,889	2,459
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.1%	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	81.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.1%	71.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.6%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.7%	17.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.1%	10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.1%	13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,372	2,277
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	40,505	5,094
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	65,651	69,723
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	146,490	58,939
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,407	$9,454
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.6	21.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,007	$44,051
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,118	$23,501
Persons in poverty, percent	13.9%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	352	168
Total employment, 2017	3,578	989
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	111,861	28,610
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.2%	5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,093	470
All firms, 2012	1,406	637
Men-owned firms, 2012	693	369
Women-owned firms, 2012	403	169
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,286	610
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	149	31
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,127	567
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	30.4%	15.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	19.4	12.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	801.23	500.86

Source: United States Census Bureau

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