Saline County vs. Chariton County

	Saline County (MO)	Chariton County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,895	7,451
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.0%	-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,370	7,830
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,370	7,831
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.4%	22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.3%	23.6%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	50.4%
White alone, percent	89.0%	95.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.4%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.2%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.4%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.0%	94.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,492	520
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.2%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,189	4,151
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.9%	81.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$102,000	$91,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$982	$1,006
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$419	$383
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$626	$515
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.9%	7.4%
Building permits, 2018	3	2
Households, 2014-2018	8,562	2,779
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.0%	93.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.8%	0.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.4%	77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.5%	70.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.1%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.0%	18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.5%	54.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.2%	50.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,513	2,999
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	110,763	10,776
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	382,464	222,276
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	253,042	103,704
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,842	$13,558
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.8	24.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,201	$46,992
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,802	$24,470
Persons in poverty, percent	14.8%	13.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	500	201
Total employment, 2017	7,065	1,370
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	230,924	43,465
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-9.1%	1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,236	629
All firms, 2012	1,524	814
Men-owned firms, 2012	856	300
Women-owned firms, 2012	417	260
Minority-owned firms, 2012	92	26
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,332	758
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	259	85
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,082	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	17.1%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	30.9	10.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	755.50	751.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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