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Mercer County, Missouri; Harrison County, Missouri; Shelby County, Missouri; Schuyler County, Missouri; Lewis County, Missouri

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Table

Mercer County, Missouri
Harrison County, Missouri
Shelby County, Missouri
Schuyler County, Missouri
Lewis County, Missouri
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
3,469
8,220
5,931
4,053
9,818
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
3,469
8,220
5,931
4,053
9,818
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
3,466
8,217
5,996
4,000
9,886
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
3,537
8,163
6,102
4,029
10,032
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
3,537
8,163
6,102
4,029
10,032
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.9%
0.7%
-2.8%
0.6%
-2.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-2.0%
0.7%
-1.7%
-0.7%
-1.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 3,538 8,157 6,103 4,032 10,032
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 3,785 8,957 6,373 4,431 10,211
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.4%
5.6%
6.0%
7.5%
5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.9%
24.6%
24.5%
26.4%
21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.3%
22.7%
22.1%
20.0%
19.3%
Female persons, percent
50.2%
49.7%
49.7%
49.9%
49.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
96.1%
96.4%
96.6%
97.5%
93.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.5%
1.2%
0.3%
3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.1%
Z
0.0%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
1.8%
1.6%
1.5%
1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
3.4%
2.8%
2.6%
1.4%
2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
93.2%
94.1%
94.2%
96.3%
92.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 230 370 432 190 732
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.0% 1.5% 1.4% 0.9% 1.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 1,908 4,011 2,954 1,895 4,316
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 79.3% 71.4% 73.8% 74.1% 76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $104,800 $95,900 $85,900 $106,200 $104,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $950 $1,163 $979 $972 $896
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $472 $432 $412 $416 $398
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $496 $638 $630 $414 $606
Building permits, 2022 0 0 1 5 1
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 1,253 3,013 2,362 1,264 3,329
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.75 2.66 2.46 3.18 2.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 87.8% 87.9% 90.0% 95.5% 88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 4.5% 2.0% 2.1% 7.1% 1.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 84.2% 86.3% 89.0% 82.0% 87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 76.2% 81.4% 78.5% 62.6% 74.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 91.0% 90.8% 88.5% 92.4% 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 20.5% 16.9% 17.6% 12.4% 15.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 11.8% 15.8% 10.3% 15.8% 9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
14.8%
12.1%
14.6%
13.0%
14.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 56.8% 53.4% 57.5% 52.7% 56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.7% 52.6% 55.8% 52.8% 56.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 586 11,880 D 640 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,650 18,446 5,095 D D
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) NA 12,044 8,984 NA D
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 28,868 206,934 38,986 30,479 79,054
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $7,890 $24,291 $6,506 $6,754 $7,940
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 23.4 27.2 21.2 29.0 23.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $55,592 $51,809 $50,387 $53,728 $49,779
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $26,850 $24,530 $27,547 $22,625 $24,407
Persons in poverty, percent
15.1%
16.4%
15.2%
15.2%
13.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 74 181 165 74 184
Total employment, 2021 383 1,796 1,145 528 1,767
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 13,791 53,436 46,556 21,496 57,782
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -3.3% 0.5% 6.2% 16.3% -9.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 264 680 435 356 643
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 201 196 62 157
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 58 112 S 78
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 172 S S 124
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 32 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 42 151 S S 119
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 7.8 11.3 12.2 13.1 19.9
Population per square mile, 2010 8.3 12.4 12.7 14.4 20.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 453.84 722.52 500.86 307.31 505.02
Land area in square miles, 2010 453.84 722.50 500.86 307.30 505.04
FIPS Code 29129 29081 29205 29197 29111
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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