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Pettis County, MO


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Sedalia, MO
Designated Market Area: Kansas City, MO-KS
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 43,353   ( 1,152 from 2010 , 369 from 2020)
Land area: 682.2 square miles
Population density: 63.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:36,041 83.13% 1.8%
Black:1,4123.26% 13.5%
Indian:1400.32% 2.2%
Asian:5441.25% 96.4%
2+ races:1,0842.50% 43.6%
Hispanic:4,1329.53% 35.7%
Total non-White:7,31216.87% 32.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,296 15.1
Deaths:1,25714.6
Net Migration: 1862.2
Net Immigration: 1341.6
Change in White population:-660 -1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:1,812 4.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
42,201
36,70186.97%
1,2442.95%
1370.32%
2770.66%
7551.79%
3,0467.22%
5,50013.03%

2000
39,403
35,81090.88%
1,1813.00%
1300.33%
1720.44%
5381.37%
1,5273.88%
3,5939.12%

1990
35,437
33,80395.39%
1,1943.37%
1300.37%
1310.37%
n/a
1790.51%
1,6344.61%

1980
36,378
34,51394.87%
1,3953.83%
1180.32%
1390.38%
n/a
2110.58%
1,8655.13%

1970
34,137
32,53395.30%
1,4414.22%
330.10%
300.09%
n/a
810.24%
1,604 4.70%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
5,601 14.2
3,8009.6
-355-0.9
8442.1
891 2.3
1,907 4.8
1990's
NumberRate
5,183 14.6
4,25912.0
8672.4
740.2
2,007 5.7
1,959 5.5
1980's
NumberRate
5,114 14.1
4,260 11.7
-1,476 -4.1
n/a
-710 -2.0
-231 -0.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,122 3.3
n/a
1,980 5.8
261 0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Pettis County, MO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.0
10,716 24.7%
32,637 75.3%
7,326 16.9%
16,696
2.52
11,263 67.5%
8,511 75.6%
1,029 9.1%
5,433 32.5%

2010
NumberPercent
37.1
10,784 25.6%
31,417 74.4%
6,203 14.7%
16,428
2.52
10,958 66.7%
8,296 75.7%
1,136 10.4%
5,470 33.3%

2000
NumberPercent
36.3
10,367 26.3%
29,036 73.7%
6,119 15.5%
15,616
2.48
10,713 68.6%
8,438 78.8%
1,077 10.1%
4,903 31.4%

1990
NumberPercent
34.7
9,237 26.1%
26,200 73.9%
5,778 16.3%
14,122
2.48
9,976 70.6%
8,521 85.4%
741 7.4%
4,146 29.4%

1980
NumberPercent
33.1
9,834 27.0%
26,544 73.0%
5,865 16.1%
13,892
2.58
10,293 74.1%
8,924 86.7%
629 6.1%
3,599 25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Pettis County, MO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units18,562 
Median Value$150,000 
Occupied16,69689.9%
Vacant1,86610.1%
Owned11,68470.0%
Rented5,01230.0%
Median Rent$838 
Single-Family Units15,11381.4%
    Detached14,70679.2%
    Attached4072.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,4347.7%
Mobile Homes9815.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pettis County, MO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006994.2%
$10,000 to $14,9997844.7%
$15,000 to $19,9996423.8%
$20,000 to $24,9997304.4%
$25,000 to $29,9998164.9%
$30,000 to $34,9998535.1%
$35,000 to $39,9998765.2%
$40,000 to $44,9998184.9%
$45,000 to $49,9998124.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991,6479.9%
$60,000 to $74,9991,82510.9%
$75,000 to $99,9992,24213.4%
$100,000 to $124,9991,2837.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991,2347.4%
$150,000 to $199,9997854.7%
$200,000 or more6503.9%
Median Household Income57,581 
Per Capita Income30,991 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state86 
Compared to U.S.74 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9935.9%
Public Assistance3121.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,78510.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed17,24272.1%
Unemployed7012.9%
In Armed Forces1970.8%
Total Labor Force18,14075.8%
Not in Labor Force5,78424.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector7,6865,85556.8%
Non-Profit3691,18723.7%
Self-Employed1,96696667.1%
Local Government38971535.2%
State Government33831751.6%
Federal Government25410371.1%
Total Private + Self9,6526,82158.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,3502,32236.8%
Total11,0029,14354.6%
Pct. Govt.10.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,25111.2%
Sales and Office Occupations3,77518.7%
Professional, Technical3,37616.7%
Service Occupations3,69718.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2181.1%
All others7,06835.0%
White Collar 46.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing3,73218.5%
Health care and social assistance2,70913.4%
Retail trade2,47112.3%
Educational services1,7458.7%
Construction1,3076.5%
Accommodation and food services1,2296.1%
Other services1,1125.5%
Transportation and warehousing9224.6%
Wholesale trade8094.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7133.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7133.5%
Professional, scientific, technical6073.0%
Public administration6013.0%
Finance and insurance4622.3%
Information3051.5%
Utilities2721.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2371.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing1610.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction600.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pettis County, MO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,2947.65%
Puerto Rican720.17%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American3120.72%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan1160.27%
Honduran920.21%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian1020.24%
Salvadoran20.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American380.09%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian80.02%
Ecuadorian180.04%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan120.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2270.53%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1370.32%
Vietnamese410.10%
Indian290.07%
Japanese220.05%
Indonesian80.02%
Cambodian60.01%
Thai60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English35,32388.0%
Spanish2,4556.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,5904.0%
German, other Germanic6021.5%
Tagalog670.2%
Other Asian410.1%
Other Indo-European330.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun240.1%
Other100.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German9,44721.9%
Irish4,1729.7%
American3,3397.8%
English3,2207.5%
Ukrainian1,2793.0%
European7061.6%
French5281.2%
Czech4991.2%
Polish4741.1%
Italian4571.1%
Scotch-Irish4301.0%
Dutch4251.0%
Scottish4231.0%
Norwegian3620.8%
Russian3470.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen41,31495.9%
Not a citizen1,7454.1%
Native40,02292.9%
Foreign-born3,0377.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pettis County, MO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,413 4.9%2,145 7.5%9,828 34.4%9,908 34.6%3,114 10.9%2,187 7.6%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,413 4.9%
9-12 Years 2,145 7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,828 34.4%
Some College 9,908 34.6%
Bach. Degree 3,114 10.9%
Grad Degree 2,187 7.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pettis County, MO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 17,860 16,570 1,290 7.2% 5.9%
1991 18,129 16,777 1,352 7.5% 6.6%
1992 18,469 16,997 1,472 8.0% 6.2%
1993 19,138 17,454 1,684 8.8% 6.2%
1994 19,280 18,043 1,237 6.4% 5.2%
1995 20,477 19,387 1,090 5.3% 4.8%
1996 21,189 19,980 1,209 5.7% 4.7%
1997 22,398 21,331 1,067 4.8% 4.4%
1998 22,347 21,379 968 4.3% 4.0%
1999 22,237 21,402 835 3.8% 3.2%
2000 21,290 20,582 708 3.3% 3.4%
2001 21,539 20,353 1,186 5.5% 4.5%
2002 20,814 19,581 1,233 5.9% 5.3%
2003 20,541 19,335 1,206 5.9% 5.7%
2004 20,700 19,482 1,218 5.9% 5.9%
2005 20,772 19,615 1,157 5.6% 5.4%
2006 20,746 19,694 1,052 5.1% 4.9%
2007 21,136 20,035 1,101 5.2% 5.1%
2008 21,496 20,152 1,344 6.3% 6.2%
2009 20,806 19,037 1,769 8.5% 9.0%
2010 19,992 18,155 1,837 9.2% 9.5%
2011 20,072 18,382 1,690 8.4% 8.6%
2012 19,858 18,411 1,447 7.3% 7.2%
2013 20,021 18,693 1,328 6.6% 6.8%
2014 20,583 19,315 1,268 6.2% 6.2%
2015 20,800 19,684 1,116 5.4% 5.1%
2016 20,602 19,588 1,014 4.9% 4.5%
2017 20,877 20,007 870 4.2% 3.8%
2018 20,753 19,892 861 4.1% 3.2%
2019 20,844 20,108 736 3.5% 3.3%
2020 20,626 19,218 1,408 6.8% 6.1%
2021 20,144 19,254 890 4.4% 4.1%
2022 19,985 19,472 513 2.6% 2.5%
2023 20,079 19,453 626 3.1% 3.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com