Jackson County vs. Johnson County

Jackson County (MO)Johnson County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)700,30753,652
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.9%2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)674,13452,595
Population, Census, April 1, 2010674,15852,595
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.9%12.7%
Female persons, percent51.6%48.6%
White alone, percent70.1%89.4%
Black or African American alone, percent23.8%5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.9%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.1%4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent62.3%85.7%
Veterans, 2014-201841,5625,725
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.8%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)326,01922,388
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.5%59.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$139,000$151,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,314$1,204
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$480$428
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$881$791
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.3%20.7%
Building permits, 20183,56445
Households, 2014-2018282,65319,939
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%72.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.3%3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%92.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.7%85.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.3%92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.9%28.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.6%10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.5%59.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%60.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,648,95766,284
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)6,169,931200,414
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,325,84245,633
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,164,909508,177
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,530$9,342
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.521.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,805$53,056
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,237$24,146
Persons in poverty, percent13.0%14.1%
Total employer establishments, 201717,970923
Total employment, 2017342,86910,457
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)17,680,969324,465
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201746,2353,057
All firms, 201256,6613,451
Men-owned firms, 201229,2471,786
Women-owned firms, 201219,9351,040
Minority-owned firms, 201211,727176
Nonminority-owned firms, 201242,4993,116
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,200463
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201247,8722,780
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%28.5%
Population per square mile, 20101,115.363.4
Land area in square miles, 2010604.46829.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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