| | People QuickFacts | McDonald County | Missouri |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 6,010,688 |
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Population, 2010 | 23,083 | 5,988,927 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 6.5% | 7.0% |
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Population, 2000 | 21,681 | 5,595,211 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.3% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 28.1% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.5% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.5% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 85.0% | 82.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 11.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.9% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.2% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 11.2% | 3.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 81.0% | 81.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.4% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.9% | 3.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 11.3% | 5.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 76.6% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 8.9% | 25.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,037 | 511,253 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 27.6 | 23.2 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 9,925 | 2,712,729 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.3% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.2% | 19.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $86,800 | $137,700 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 8,016 | 2,349,955 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.85 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $17,070 | $24,724 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $36,619 | $46,262 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.3% | 14.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | McDonald County | Missouri |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 313 | 150,8921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 5,092 | 2,358,7061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 5.1% | -1.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,217 | 375,075 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,388 | 501,064 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.1% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 110,907,604 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 81,032,913 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 223,284 | 76,575,216 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,735 | $12,957 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 10,000 | 11,070,634 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 15 | 9,699 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 144,541 | 67,372,6131 |