Benton County vs. Barry County

Benton County (AR)Barry County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)272,60835,886
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)23.2%0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)221,35135,603
Population, Census, April 1, 2010221,33935,597
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.3%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.4%20.6%
Female persons, percent50.3%49.4%
White alone, percent88.7%93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent2.0%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.9%1.3%
Asian alone, percent4.1%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.9%10.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent73.0%84.9%
Veterans, 2014-201815,5832,920
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.3%5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)108,48617,638
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.4%73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$172,000$116,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,263$956
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$404$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$873$654
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.5%7.3%
Building permits, 20183,99622
Households, 2014-201894,33313,211
Persons per household, 2014-20182.722.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.6%84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.3%8.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.6%82.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201864.8%62.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.1%82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.4%14.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.0%14.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.4%17.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%53.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%46.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)366,76632,970
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)751,57999,221
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,366,028321,431
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,905,967379,243
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,511$10,669
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.921.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,141$41,463
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,624$21,960
Persons in poverty, percent8.6%18.8%
Total employer establishments, 20176,408728
Total employment, 2017119,51613,417
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,750,929564,292
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%-8.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201719,1382,303
All firms, 201218,9362,637
Men-owned firms, 20129,2801,360
Women-owned firms, 20126,412818
Minority-owned firms, 20122,699198
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,4152,338
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,101326
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,6242,114
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.7%28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010261.245.7
Land area in square miles, 2010847.36778.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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