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Blue township, Jackson County, MO

172,844 Population
111 square miles 1,557.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±2.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Jackson County: 37.6 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,056 ±$1,890 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jackson County: $39,645 ±$1,140
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $40,284 ±$341
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$56,405 ±$4,799 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jackson County: $70,625 ±$2,419
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.3% ±3.9% (36,430  ±6,860) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Jackson County: 14.5% † 103,973 (±1.7% / ±12,097)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.7 minutes ±3.1 (1,751,030  ±154,183) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Jackson County: 24 7,681,300 (±0.5 / ±265,915)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 24 64,725,120 (±0.3 / ±854,277)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

69,681 ±3,084 Number of households
  • Jackson County: 312,709 ±3,241
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (171,325  ±8,578) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Jackson County: 2.3 717,566 (±0 / ±128)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,082,606
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.4% ±1.7% (1,403  ±716) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jackson County: 4.8% † 8,637 (±1.2% / ±2,080)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 73,794 (±0.3% / ±4,585)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

77,381 ±3,402 Number of housing units
  • Jackson County: 341,216 ±82
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$181,400 ±$12,029 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Jackson County: $252,400 ±$5,901
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.2% ±2% (13,964  ±3,440.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jackson County: 11.8% 84,997 (±1.1% / ±8,069.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 747,755 (±0.4% / ±22,870.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85% ±3.6% (98,118  ±5,810.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jackson County: 91.2% 455,586 (±2.3% / ±11,339)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
20.1% ±2.5% (23,181  ±3,043.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jackson County: 35.8% 178,836 (±1.4% / ±6,872.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.8% ±3.5% (23,882  ±6,088) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Jackson County: 7.6% 54,951
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.9% ±1.1% (7,675  ±1,502) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Jackson County: 6.1% 34,268 (±0.5% / ±2,653)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,675 Total veterans ±1,502 7,228 Male ±1,451 447 Female ±311

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