| | People QuickFacts | Pettis County | Missouri |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 42,178 | 6,010,688 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 42,201 | 5,988,927 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.1% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 42,201 | 5,988,927 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.2% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.3% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.7% | 14.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.8% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 93.2% | 84.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.3% | 11.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.0% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 7.5% | 3.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 86.5% | 80.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 83.0% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.5% | 3.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 10.1% | 5.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 81.3% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.8% | 25.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,823 | 511,253 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 21.5 | 23.2 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 18,342 | 2,723,415 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 71.5% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.4% | 19.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $93,200 | $137,700 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 16,288 | 2,349,955 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.52 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,351 | $24,724 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $37,658 | $46,262 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.2% | 14.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Pettis County | Missouri |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,060 | 149,9031 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 17,500 | 2,292,5511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -0.9 | -4.41 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,563 | 390,169 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,399 | 501,064 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 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 | S | 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 | F | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.2% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,535,848 | 110,907,604 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 169,425 | 81,032,913 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 547,263 | 76,575,216 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,415 | $12,957 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 55,361 | 11,070,634 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 29 | 9,242 |