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Overview for Dent County, MO
Dent County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 753.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 20.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 30.3%. On the 2000 census form, 98.6% of the population reported only one race, with 0.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.8% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.45 persons compared to an average family size of 2.90 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $20,618. Per capita income grew by 9.3% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
15,083
Covered Employment
3,821
Growth (%) since 1990
10.1%
Average wage per job
$24,693
Households (2000)
5,982
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
12.2%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
6,216
Average wage per job
$24,516
Unemployment Rate (2005)
6.6
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$20,697
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$27,745
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
Dent County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 753.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 20.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 30.3%. On the 2000 census form, 98.6% of the population reported only one race, with 0.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.8% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.45 persons compared to an average family size of 2.90 persons.
