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People QuickFacts |
Clay County |
Missouri |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
215,707 | 5,911,605 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
17.2% | 5.6% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
184,006 | 5,596,678 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
7.5% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
25.8% | 24.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
10.9% | 13.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.1% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
91.0% | 85.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
4.8% | 11.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
2.0% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.6% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
5.1% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
86.2% | 82.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.5% | 53.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.9% | 2.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.2% | 5.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.7% | 81.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.9% | 21.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
26,608 | 973,637 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.4 | 23.8 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
85,386 | 2,663,977 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.7% | 70.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
21.7% | 20.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$104,900 | $89,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
72,558 | 2,194,594 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.50 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$58,287 | $45,012 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,144 | $19,936 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
7.1% | 13.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Clay County |
Missouri |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
5,070 | 154,4831 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
88,376 | 2,457,8271 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
4.5% | 2.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
14,150 | 394,913 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
15,307 | 439,485 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.2% | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
31.1% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
11,006,339 | 92,909,173 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,606,705 | 95,603,561 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,992,473 | 61,861,163 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$15,640 | $10,891 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
686,477 | 8,607,025 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
186 | 13,273 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
840,916 | 60,829,0651 |
