Population 89,631
State Missouri
Current Time
Area 408.03 mi²
Zip Codes 64050-64058, 64501-64508
Per capita income $22,184

Cities in Buchanan County

Saint Joseph, Independence

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5 %
White alone, percent, 2013 90.0 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 16.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,438,683
Total number of firms, 2007 7,173
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 89,631
Households, 2008-2012 33,582
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 4,230
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $22,184
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 5.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -0.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 43,775
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 17.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 5.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.2 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 408.03 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 89,201
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $108,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,258
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 5.8 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $44,181
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$154,484
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 7,652
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 85.4 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.1 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.53
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.3 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 20.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 79.2 %
Population, 2010 89,201
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 18.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 218.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 85.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 65.7 %
Housing units, 2013 38,324
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,199
Building permits, 2012 99
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,015,485
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %