Wyandotte County vs. Jackson County

Wyandotte County (KS)Jackson County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)165,324700,307
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.0%3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)157,525674,134
Population, Census, April 1, 2010157,505674,158
Persons under 5 years, percent8.0%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent27.9%23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.3%14.9%
Female persons, percent50.4%51.6%
White alone, percent66.9%70.1%
Black or African American alone, percent23.0%23.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent5.3%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.1%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent29.3%9.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent40.5%62.3%
Veterans, 2014-20188,34841,562
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201816.5%5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)68,297326,019
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.1%58.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$95,600$139,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,202$1,314
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$496$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$858$881
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.9%25.3%
Building permits, 20182323,564
Households, 2014-201859,983282,653
Persons per household, 2014-20182.722.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.9%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201827.8%9.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.7%87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201871.9%78.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.1%90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.4%30.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.5%12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.7%66.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.8%62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)284,5971,648,957
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,568,5836,169,931
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)11,105,92010,193,451
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,611,13710,325,842
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,769,4139,164,909
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,119$13,530
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.423.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,873$52,805
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,298$30,237
Persons in poverty, percent18.4%13.0%
Total employer establishments, 20173,03817,970
Total employment, 201770,217342,869
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,347,00017,680,969
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,91046,235
All firms, 20129,48156,661
Men-owned firms, 20124,62429,247
Women-owned firms, 20123,68019,935
Minority-owned firms, 20123,47511,727
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,35642,499
Veteran-owned firms, 20128595,200
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,90247,872
Black-owned firms, percent, 200714.5%10.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.2%2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%27.6%
Population per square mile, 20101,039.01,115.3
Land area in square miles, 2010151.60604.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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