emographics, popula on has decreased by 3 percent since 2 and its popula on now stands at 22,754. or more informa on on Ray County, please visit www.raycountymo.com. Popula on by Year Population by Year 24 23,842 235 23,374 23,538 23,73 23,65 23,712 23,541 23,32 23 23,58 22,949 22,81 225 2 22 24 26 28 21 212 214 216 ource: U.. Census, 216 Popula on by ge Population by ge Percentage of Population 3 2 1 24% 25% 19% 22% 27% 27% 14% 17% 13% 13% Younger than 18 18 to 34 35 to 54 55 to 64 65 and older ource: merican Community urvey, 216
Race and Ethnicity 1 Race/Ethnicity 94% Race by percentage of population 75 5 25 73.3% 12.3% 8.7% 1.5% 2.3% 2.6%.2% 1.9% 3.1% White Black Hispanic sian ther ource: merican Community urvey, 216 Households by Income 3 Households by Income 26% Percent of households 25 2 15 1 2% 19% 23% 22% 18% 14% 14% 13% 15% 11% 5 4% 25 or less 25-5 5-75 75-1 1-15 15 and above ource: merican Community urvey, 216 Language Proficiency ource: merican Community urvey, 215
Educa onal ainment Compared to the KC Region, Ray County has a greater number of residents with high school diploma but only twenty percent have an associates or above. Educational ttainment Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th 6% 9% H.. iploma or GE 26% 46% ome College 23% ssociate's egree 6% 8% Bachelors egree 1% 22% Graduate egree and higher 4% 13% 5 1 15 2 25 3 35 4 45 5 Percentage of Population age 25 and up Kansas City ource: merican Community urvey, 216 Workforce Commu ng Pa erns There are nearly 5,5 jobs in Ray County of those 2,176 are held by residents, an addi onal 1,998 non residents commute in to work. While 8,146 residents work outside the county. ource: Longitudinal Employer Household emographics, 215 Unemployment Rate 9 Unemployment Rate 8.2% Percentage of unemployed workers 8 7 6 5 4 6% 5.6% 5.2% 5.7% 5% 4.1% 3.8% 5.1% 4.8% 6.8% 6.1% 5.1% 5.2% 4.4% 4.2% 5.9% 5.5% 5.2% 4.2% 4.3% 3.8% 3.8% 3.4% 6.7% 5.4% 5.1% 3.4% 3 an 215 an 216 an 217 ource: Bureau of Labor ta s cs, 217
Employment of Veterans 5 Veterans in the Workforce (18-64 years old) Percent of Veterans between 18-64 years old 4 3 2 1 3.9% 4.3%.3%.2% Employed Unemployed ource: merican Community urvey, 216 Employment Centers This map shows where large concentra ons of employers reside within Ray County.
Compe ve Industries Ray County's top 1 compe ve industries are listed by their loca on quo ent. loca on quo ent shows how the county compares in a par cular sector to na onal numbers. quo ent of one means the county has the same percentage of its workers in that industry as the na on. number below that means the percentage is lower than the na onal number, and a number greater than one means the county has a higher percentage of workers employed in that sector. Compe ve Industries 217 ource: obseq, 217, Q3 IC Code escrip on Loca on Quo ent Employment 482 Rail Transpora on 15.29 115 339 iscellaneous anufacturing 14.89 344 111 Crop Produc on 9.38 277 112 nimal Produc on and quaculture 8.82 249 484 Truck Transporta on 4.44 255 212 ining (except il and Gas) 3.22 21 447 Gasoline ta ons 2.96 98 452 General erchandise tores 2.77 313 325 Chemical anufacturing 2.56 76 485 Transit and Ground Passenger Transporta on 2.46 75 Employment by Industry Compared to KC Region Percentage of workforce employed by industry 4 3 2 1 9.5% 7.1% 7.4% 5% 11.5% 7.5% 14.9% 2.8% 7% 16.3% 32.2% anufacturing Construction TCPU* Trade IRE** Business ervices 22.1% Health & Education 5.6% Government 1.6%.7% ther ource: obseq, 217, Q3 * TCPU Transporta on, communica on and public u li es ** IRE inance, insurance and real estate Hiring emand napshot ob Postings (since 215) 5 414 4 umber of ob Postings 3 2 1 167 155 96 17 111 62 73 73 54 58 56 41 28 37 4 65 48 7 48 22 327 214 182 131 14 49 54 226 152 114 18 an 215 an 216 an 217 ource: Wanted naly cs, 217
The top occupa ons, industries and skills below were compiled using WTE naly cs and span a 9 day period between ept. 1 and ec. 11, 217. Top 1 ccupa ons ost in emand otor Vehicle perators ales Representa ves, ervices pera ons pecial es anagers ales Representa ves, Wholesale and anufacturing rt and esign Workers etal Workers and Plas c Workers Retail ales Workers Helpers, Construc on Trades upervisors of ales Workers Grounds aintenance Workers Top 1 Industries with Highest emand General reight Trucking ther upport c vi es for Transporta on oap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Prepara on anufacturing ffice upplies, ta onery, and Gi tores upport c vi es for Rail Transporta on Home Health Care ervices dministra on of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community evelopmen gencies, Brokerages, and ther Insurance Related c vi es Inves ga on and ecurity ervices epartment tores Top 1 kills reight+ wner operator Clean riving Record Tractor trailers arke ng ral and wri en communica on Integrity Refrigerated trailers Team oriented, teamwork latbed trailers n ec. 11, 217, there were 934 job pos ngs in Ray County. ource: WTE naly cs ource: Wanted naly cs