People QuickFactsFarmingtonSt. Francois CountyMissouri
Population, 2006 estimate 15,49862,1815,842,713
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 11.1%11.8%4.4%
Population, 2000 13,92455,6415,595,211
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005  5.9%6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005  21.3%23.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005  14.0%13.3%
Female persons, percent, 2005  47.6%51.1%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a) 95.2%85.4%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) 3.2%11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.4%0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.4%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) 0.0%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005  0.8%1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) 1.0%2.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005  94.3%82.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 40.5%52.9%53.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.6%0.9%2.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.8%2.9%5.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 72.0%72.4%81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 12.7%10.2%21.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 2,42811,742973,637
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.627.623.8
Housing units, 2005  25,8332,592,809
Homeownership rate, 2000 62.7%73.1%70.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 24.0%12.2%20.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $81,300$68,200$89,900
Households, 2000 4,64720,7932,194,594
Persons per household, 2000 2.28farmingo2.482.48
Median household income, 2004  $33,737$40,885
Per capita money income, 1999 $14,706$15,273$19,936
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004  15.9%13.0%
Business QuickFactsFarmingtonSt. Francois CountyMissouri
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005  1,449154,306
Private nonfarm employment, 2005  19,3002,425,403
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005  16.4%1.1%
Nonemployer establishments, 2004  3,056361,808
Total number of firms, 2002  3,882439,485
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002  F3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002  F0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002  F1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002  F0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002  F0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002  38.6%27.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)  300,68492,909,173
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)  D95,603,561
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)  525,21461,861,163
Retail sales per capita, 2002  $9,245$10,891
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)  70,2708,607,025
Building permits, 2006  38629,172
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000)  342,65545,730,137
Geography QuickFactsFarmingtonSt. Francois CountyMissouri
Land area, 2000 (square miles)  449.4668,885.93
Persons per square mile, 2000  123.981.2
FIPS Code  18729
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area  Farmington, MO Micro AreaSource: US Census Bureau

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.

(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data

NA: Not available

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information

X: Not applicable

S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards

Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts

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