Monroe County vs. Macon County

	Monroe County (MO)	Macon County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,664	15,153
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.0%	-2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,840	15,566
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,840	15,566
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.3%	22.7%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	50.5%
White alone, percent	94.2%	94.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.8%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.7%	93.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	743	1,371
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,853	7,672
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	74.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,100	$95,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$971	$1,008
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$373	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$590	$517
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.3%	8.6%
Households, 2014-2018	3,632	5,889
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.9%	91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	78.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.7%	65.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.5%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.8%	15.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.1%	12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	55.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.6%	53.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,692	18,372
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	78,654	65,651
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	80,002	146,490
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,192	$9,407
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.4	20.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,973	$40,007
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,625	$21,118
Persons in poverty, percent	13.6%	13.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	178	352
Total employment, 2017	1,493	3,578
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	41,309	111,861
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.1%	-4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	591	1,093
All firms, 2012	654	1,406
Men-owned firms, 2012	370	693
Women-owned firms, 2012	204	403
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	609	1,286
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	49	149
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	555	1,127
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%	30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.6	19.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	647.65	801.23

Source: United States Census Bureau

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