Shelby County vs. Monroe County

	Shelby County (MO)	Monroe County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,050	8,664
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.1%	-2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,373	8,840
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,373	8,840
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.1%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.3%	23.3%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	49.4%
White alone, percent	96.7%	94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.8%	92.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	430	743
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.3%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,202	4,853
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.2%	74.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$74,700	$101,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$963	$971
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$371	$373
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$549	$590
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.0%	6.3%
Households, 2014-2018	2,459	3,632
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.4%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.8%	3.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.9%	78.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.5%	67.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.0%	12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.7%	12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.8%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.8%	58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.7%	53.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,277	4,692
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	69,723	78,654
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	58,939	80,002
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,454	$9,192
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.3	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,051	$43,973
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,501	$24,625
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	13.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	168	178
Total employment, 2017	989	1,493
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	28,610	41,309
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.3%	-5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	470	591
All firms, 2012	637	654
Men-owned firms, 2012	369	370
Women-owned firms, 2012	169	204
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	610	609
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	31	49
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	567	555
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	15.8%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	12.7	13.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	500.86	647.65

Source: United States Census Bureau

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