Population 16,550
State Missouri
Current Time
Area 836.69 mi²
Per capita income $20,676

Cities in Bates County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 96.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$135,422
Total number of firms, 2007 1,459
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 16,550
Households, 2008-2012 6,733
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -2.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,135
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,676
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 2,853
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 28.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 836.69 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 17,049
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $104,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 350
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $39,371
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$12,312
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,253
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 83.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.2 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.48
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 10.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.3 %
Population, 2010 17,049
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 7.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 20.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 94.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 74.6 %
Housing units, 2013 7,777
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,994
Building permits, 2012 3
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$77,442
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %