Platte County vs. Buchanan County

Platte County (MO)Buchanan County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)102,98588,571
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.3%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)89,32589,190
Population, Census, April 1, 201089,32289,201
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.8%22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.5%16.1%
Female persons, percent50.7%49.5%
White alone, percent86.0%88.5%
Black or African American alone, percent7.4%6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Asian alone, percent2.9%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.2%6.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.7%82.6%
Veterans, 2014-20187,0356,077
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)42,36638,804
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.8%63.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$216,600$118,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,621$1,082
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$594$419
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,001$754
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201328.1%20.1%
Building permits, 201834678
Households, 2014-201838,61333,432
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.6%82.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.1%6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.7%83.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.3%74.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.4%88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.8%20.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.5%12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.6%11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.2%62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.6%59.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)394,339180,097
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)354,329852,059
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,052,9861,506,562
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,986,7461,369,343
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,582$15,265
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.317.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$76,912$50,457
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,427$25,419
Persons in poverty, percent5.8%15.6%
Total employer establishments, 20172,3932,136
Total employment, 201741,49243,439
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,818,3081,893,243
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%-1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,8464,084
All firms, 20128,4785,813
Men-owned firms, 20124,1782,959
Women-owned firms, 20122,8571,647
Minority-owned firms, 2012658373
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,3835,059
Veteran-owned firms, 2012852631
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,0634,540
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.4%23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010212.6218.6
Land area in square miles, 2010420.19408.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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