Douglas County vs. Wright County

	Douglas County (MO)	Wright County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,373	18,378
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.3%	-2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,684	18,815
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,684	18,815
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.3%	19.8%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.9%
White alone, percent	96.2%	96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.8%	2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.7%	95.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,105	1,423
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,527	8,717
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.8%	69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$113,200	$100,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$934	$860
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$300	$291
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$562	$561
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.6%	6.7%
Building permits, 2018	2	8
Households, 2014-2018	5,126	7,292
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	84.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.9%	77.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	59.7%	64.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.4%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.5%	11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	15.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.2%	16.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.3%	51.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.6%	46.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	16,141	30,456
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,268	89,867
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	96,910	245,556
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,134	$13,181
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.0	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,372	$32,752
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,164	$19,909
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	23.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	192	394
Total employment, 2017	2,065	3,452
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	51,903	92,275
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.2%	-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,086	1,457
All firms, 2012	1,175	1,691
Men-owned firms, 2012	630	909
Women-owned firms, 2012	258	446
Minority-owned firms, 2012	31	63
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,109	1,555
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	166	132
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	946	1,459
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	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	16.8	27.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	813.63	681.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

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