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Buchanan County, Missouri Facts

Facts
State Missouri
Land area 408.0 square miles
Population Density 218.6 persons per square mile.
Population
Population (2013) 89,631
Population change 0.5%
Under 5 years of age 6.8%
Under 18 23.1%
65 and over 14.3%
Females 49.7%
White 90
Hispanic or Latino of any race 5.8
Asian 1.1%
Two or more races 2.2%
Black or African American 5.9%
Native American 0.6%
Pacific Islander 0.3%
Had graduated from high school 86%
Had a bachelor’s degree or higher 20.1%
Veterans 7,082
Households and Housing
Households 33,331
Persons per household 2.6
Living in the same house for one year or more 79.3%
Median household income $44,363
The per capita income $21,961
Live below the poverty line. 17%
housing units 38,324
Multi-unit structures 20%
The median value of owner-occupied housing $109,700
Residents owning their homes. 64.7%
Business Facts
Total number of firms 7,173
Women-owned firms 23.2%
Asian-owned firms 1.6%
Hispanic-owned firms 0.5%
Black-owned firms 0%
Native American-owned firms 0%
Pacific Islander-owned firms 0%
Retail sales $1,438,683
Retail sales per capita $16,199
Manufacturers shipments $0
Merchant wholesaler sales $1,015,485