Vernon County vs. St. Clair County

	Vernon County (MO)	St. Clair County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,528	9,395
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	-4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	21,161	9,805
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	21,159	9,805
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	27.0%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	49.7%
White alone, percent	95.6%	96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.8%	94.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,434	1,073
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,590	5,651
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.7%	77.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$99,000	$83,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$980	$933
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$371	$379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$660	$588
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.3%	4.2%
Households, 2014-2018	8,170	4,126
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.21
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.1%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	76.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.0%	64.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.7%	13.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.9%	14.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.1%	16.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.8%	48.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.6%	43.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	22,307	5,400
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	90,961	22,346
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	80,258	601
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	238,628	87,877
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,501	$9,276
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.0	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,379	$38,470
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,388	$22,672
Persons in poverty, percent	17.2%	18.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	479	158
Total employment, 2017	5,886	1,297
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	196,056	33,684
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.2%	-6.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,390	749
All firms, 2012	1,707	771
Men-owned firms, 2012	950	455
Women-owned firms, 2012	397	202
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,598	751
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	259	26
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,309	733
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	1.6%	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	26.5%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.6	14.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	826.40	669.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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