Buchanan County, Missouri Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Buchanan County is 7th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Buchanan County is 9th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Buchanan County is 9th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Buchanan County is 11th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Retail sales

Buchanan County is 12th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Buchanan County is 12th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Buchanan County is 13th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Current population (2012)

Buchanan County is 13th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Households

Buchanan County is 13th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Buchanan County is 13th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Buchanan County	Rank	Missouri	US
Current population (2012)	89,706	13th	6,021,988	313,914,040
Size in square miles	408.0	109th	68,741.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	218.6	9th	87.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Buchanan County	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents younger than 5	6.9%	13th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.4%	57th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.1%	97th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Buchanan County	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.2%	35th	86.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.4%	23rd	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Buchanan County	Rank	Missouri	US
Race - White	90.3%	96th	83.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.7%	19th	11.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	47th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	19th	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	7th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	14th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	12th	3.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	85.3%	98th	80.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Buchanan County	Rank	Missouri	US
Female residents	49.8%	87th	51.0%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.9%	19th	3.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Buchanan County	Rank	Missouri	US
Housing units	38,534	14th	2,723,415	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.7%	16th	19.6%	25.9%
Households	33,662	13th	2,354,104	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.9%	98th	69.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$106,800	43rd	$138,900	$186,200
People per household	2.5	40th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	99	20th	12,297	829,658

Income Demographics
	Buchanan County	Rank	Missouri	US
Income per capita	$22,349	27th	$25,371	$27,915
Income per household	$43,386	33rd	$47,202	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.8%	73rd	14.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Buchanan County	Rank	Missouri	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,330	12th	147,274	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	43,801	9th	2,298,295	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,173	15th	501,064	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,438,683	11th	$76,575,216	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$16,199	14th	$12,957	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$154,484	13th	$11,070,634	$613,795,732