Johnson County, Missouri

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Johnson County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Johnson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	54,732	6,191,814	334,922,499	951st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,272	$70,702	$80,734	1406th of 3,221
Median Age	31.5	39.0	38.9	3148th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.1%	32.4%	35.7%	831st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$235,700	$230,300	$332,700	1030th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$932	$1,033	$1,413	1268th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.8%	12.6%	12.5%	1995th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.0%	5.2%	1440th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	66.0	90.1	n/a	1297th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	4.5%	14.1%	1545th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1348th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.5%	68.1%	65.2%	2838th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.7	23.5	26.4	1746th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.0%	13.0%	15.1%	2117th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.0%	n/a	n/a	1465th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.1%	46.5%	46.9%	1822nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.3%	n/a	n/a	477th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Johnson County, Missouri

Statistic	Johnson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.2%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.3	40.1	61.4

Age in Johnson County, Missouri

Statistic	Johnson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	31.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	18.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.1%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Johnson County, Missouri

Statistic	Johnson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	21,087	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.9%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.8%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	36.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Johnson County, Missouri

Statistic	Johnson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,773	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.9%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.3%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.8%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.7%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.4%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Johnson County, Missouri

Statistic	Johnson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	22,731	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.0%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.4%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.2%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.5%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,565	$1,948	n/a

Education in Johnson County, Missouri

Statistic	Johnson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.2%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.9%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.0%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.2%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Johnson County, Missouri

Statistic	Johnson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.3%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.2%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.4%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.4%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Johnson County, Missouri

Statistic	Johnson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.5%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.1%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	5.8%	16.7%

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