Ray County vs. Clinton County

	Ray County (MO)	Clinton County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,883	20,470
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.6%	-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,494	20,743
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,494	20,743
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.5%	18.1%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.7%
White alone, percent	95.8%	95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.5%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.8%	93.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,651	1,890
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,106	9,033
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.4%	75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$129,300	$152,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,144	$1,234
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$450	$466
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$725	$806
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.8%	12.0%
Building permits, 2018	48	63
Households, 2014-2018	8,785	8,157
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	86.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.2%	77.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.1%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	19.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.7%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	9.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.9%	60.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	57.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,950	13,153
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	186,207	132,003
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	138,698	158,016
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,014	$7,705
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.1	31.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,857	$58,510
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,768	$28,216
Persons in poverty, percent	9.9%	9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	354	368
Total employment, 2017	2,931	2,788
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	103,322	92,229
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.0%	-6.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,357	1,395
All firms, 2012	1,770	1,643
Men-owned firms, 2012	979	843
Women-owned firms, 2012	571	445
Minority-owned firms, 2012	61	45
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,676	1,550
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	249	129
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,438	1,315
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	22.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	41.3	49.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	568.81	418.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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