Ray County vs. Lafayette County

	Ray County (MO)	Lafayette County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,883	32,598
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.6%	-2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,494	33,370
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,494	33,381
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.5%	18.9%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	50.4%
White alone, percent	95.8%	94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.5%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.8%	92.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,651	2,237
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,106	14,826
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.4%	72.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$129,300	$127,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,144	$1,149
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$450	$438
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$725	$703
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.8%	13.0%
Building permits, 2018	48	60
Households, 2014-2018	8,785	12,959
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	2.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.2%	73.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.1%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.7%	10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	10.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.9%	61.4%
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)	8,950	24,189
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	186,207	184,014
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	138,698	375,476
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,014	$11,351
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.1	26.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,857	$54,661
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,768	$28,056
Persons in poverty, percent	9.9%	11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	354	706
Total employment, 2017	2,931	6,601
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	103,322	206,348
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.0%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,357	2,104
All firms, 2012	1,770	3,019
Men-owned firms, 2012	979	1,493
Women-owned firms, 2012	571	785
Minority-owned firms, 2012	61	71
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,676	2,884
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	249	142
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,438	2,556
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	22.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	41.3	53.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	568.81	628.43

Source: United States Census Bureau

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