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Demographics
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Total Population
32,858
Median Household Income
70,969
Total Visible Minorities
N/A
Median Age
41.4Us Income Distribution
According to OECD, the gini coefficient measures how the distribution of income among households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution of incomes. Simply, it measures the extent of income inequality in an economy. Inequality on the Gini scale is measured between 0, where everyone's equal, and 1, where all the country's income is earned by one person. Lafayette County, MO has a gini coefficient of 0.54 out of 1, while the 2015 national gini coefficient is 0.39.
Us Period Of Migration
The largest influx of immigrants to the U.S. was pre-1990. where 251 people surveyed called U.S. their new home. Historically, most people who migrated to the U.S. are born outside of the U.S.
Us Sex By Age
Overall, women outnumber men by 547. people. The 10 to 14 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 164 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 50 to 54 years old, comprising 7.87 per cent of the population. Meanwhile, 63.11 per cent are part of its working-age population, or those between the ages 15 to 64 years old, while 19.04 per cent make up the younger population that will also be part of the labour force in two decades or less. At the present, 5852 people are expected to retire in the coming years.
Labor Force
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Quality of Life
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Real Estate
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Housing Occupied
85.97%
Housing Vacant
14.03%
No. of Families
9,394
No. of Non-Families
3,907Transportation
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Most households in Lafayette County, MO have three vehicles for transportation. 5471 people responding in Lafayette County, MO feel that having three vehicles is sufficient. Moreover, 29.03% of households say they use four vehicles. Moreover, 2221 households have two vehicles
Education
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Us Field Of Study
Most are in Education with 1175 people practicing it in Lafayette County, MO. Business is another popular field of expertise, as 22.35% of inhabitants are involved in it. The third group are those who are in Science & Engineering Related Fields, with 547 people responding that it is their line of work. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is expected to be a growing industry, however, Pew Research Center confirms that there is still a huge need for labour in these industries. Lafayette County, MO has 1671 people or 37.2% of workers in STEM industries.
Economy
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Taxes
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Employers
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