Benton County vs. McDonald County

Benton County (AR)McDonald County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)272,60823,078
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)23.2%0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)221,35123,083
Population, Census, April 1, 2010221,33923,083
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.3%25.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.4%15.3%
Female persons, percent50.3%49.5%
White alone, percent88.7%87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent2.0%2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.9%3.1%
Asian alone, percent4.1%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%2.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.9%11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent73.0%77.0%
Veterans, 2014-201815,5831,451
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.3%7.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)108,4869,966
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.4%69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$172,000$97,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,263$890
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$404$352
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$873$595
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.5%7.5%
Building permits, 20183,9967
Households, 2014-201894,3338,110
Persons per household, 2014-20182.722.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.6%86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.3%13.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.6%76.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201864.8%49.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.1%76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.4%11.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.0%12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.4%20.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%55.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%50.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)366,76613,274
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)751,57916,692
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,905,967221,209
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,511$9,670
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.926.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,141$42,019
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,624$20,270
Persons in poverty, percent8.6%17.9%
Total employer establishments, 20176,408303
Total employment, 2017119,5165,565
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,750,929182,996
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%6.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201719,1381,398
All firms, 201218,9361,259
Men-owned firms, 20129,280774
Women-owned firms, 20126,412282
Minority-owned firms, 20122,699116
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,4151,040
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,101145
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,6241,038
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
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%2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.7%20.1%
Population per square mile, 2010261.242.8
Land area in square miles, 2010847.36539.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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