Lewis County vs. Clark County

	Lewis County (MO)	Clark County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9,855	6,842
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.5%	-4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,209	7,129
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,211	7,139
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.5%	20.8%
Female persons, percent	49.8%	48.9%
White alone, percent	94.1%	97.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.2%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.8%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.5%	96.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	784	503
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,544	3,499
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.2%	73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$87,000	$88,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$867	$949
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$397	$348
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$553	$613
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.2%	6.9%
Building permits, 2018	1	5
Households, 2014-2018	3,766	2,942
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.1%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.8%	6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.3%	78.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.8%	67.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.0%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.0%	13.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	62.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.9%	57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,077	4,439
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,366	3,954
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	85,692	117,169
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,423	$16,813
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.0	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,764	$47,955
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,602	$28,537
Persons in poverty, percent	15.4%	14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	179	144
Total employment, 2017	2,112	997
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	54,866	24,608
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.3%	5.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	671	435
All firms, 2012	672	562
Men-owned firms, 2012	364	459
Women-owned firms, 2012	173	79
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	577	545
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	558	457
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%	24.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.2	14.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	505.04	504.69

Source: United States Census Bureau

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