Phelps County, Missouri Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Phelps County is 3rd in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - Asian

Phelps County is 12th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Phelps County is 14th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Phelps County is 17th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Foreign born residents

Phelps County is 17th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - Two or More

Phelps County is 18th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Phelps County is 18th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Phelps County is 20th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Phelps County	Rank	Missouri	US
Current population (2012)	44,987	23rd	6,021,988	313,914,040
Size in square miles	671.8	36th	68,741.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	67.2	25th	87.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Phelps County	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	70th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.3%	97th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.3%	96th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Phelps County	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.2%	33rd	86.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	26.4%	12th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Phelps County	Rank	Missouri	US
Race - White	91.4%	90th	83.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.4%	38th	11.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	18th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.0%	3rd	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	28th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	17th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	33rd	3.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.7%	83rd	80.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Phelps County	Rank	Missouri	US
Female residents	47.8%	107th	51.0%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.3%	17th	3.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Phelps County	Rank	Missouri	US
Housing units	19,601	25th	2,723,415	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.4%	14th	19.6%	25.9%
Households	16,688	25th	2,354,104	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.8%	103rd	69.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$112,700	37th	$138,900	$186,200
People per household	2.5	50th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	72	22nd	12,297	829,658

Income Demographics
	Phelps County	Rank	Missouri	US
Income per capita	$20,245	49th	$25,371	$27,915
Income per household	$40,675	47th	$47,202	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.9%	41st	14.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Phelps County	Rank	Missouri	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,115	22nd	147,274	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	13,331	22nd	2,298,295	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,050	32nd	501,064	27,092,908
Retail sales	$632,535	21st	$76,575,216	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,900	18th	$12,957	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$73,609	20th	$11,070,634	$613,795,732