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People QuickFacts |
Newton County |
Missouri |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
56,047 | 5,842,713 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
6.5% | 4.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
52,636 | 5,595,211 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.6% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.6% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.8% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.0% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
93.4% | 85.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.8% | 11.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.1% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
2.0% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
2.9% | 2.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
90.7% | 82.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.7% | 53.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.4% | 2.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.6% | 5.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.8% | 81.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.1% | 21.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
9,377 | 973,637 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.8 | 23.8 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
23,022 | 2,623,094 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.6% | 70.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
7.4% | 20.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$74,200 | $89,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
20,140 | 2,194,594 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.57 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$36,378 | $40,885 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,502 | $19,936 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
13.2% | 13.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Newton County |
Missouri |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
1,070 | 154,3061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
16,558 | 2,425,4031 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
3.0% | 1.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
3,912 | 375,352 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,405 | 439,485 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 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 |
3.3% | 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 |
F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
20.3% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
665,052 | 92,909,173 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
227,133 | 95,603,561 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
427,156 | 61,861,163 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,027 | $10,891 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
57,932 | 8,607,025 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
62 | 29,172 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
213,553 | 45,730,1371 |