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Gladstone, Missouri

Demographic Snapshot

	Gladstone	Clay County	Kansas City MSA
Population, 2017	27,140	242,874	2,128,912
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	6.21%	15.01%	7.47%
Median Age, 2016	39.2	36.8	37.4
Land Area (sq. mi.)	8.05	397.3	7,950
High School Grads, 2016	92.1%	92.7%	91.4%
College Grads, 2016	27.9%	31.9%	35%
Labor Force, 2017	14,841	134,548	1,128,859
Unemployment Rate, 2017	3.9%	3.6%	3.8%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Company	Type of Operation	Employees
City of Gladstone	Government	193
Gladstone Dodge	Retail auto sales	114
Home Depot	Home improvement	128
Hy-Vee	Retail grocery	372
McDonald's	Fast food restaurant	109
North Kansas City School District	Public school district	284
Northtowne Hyundai	Retail auto sales	114
PAR Electrical Contractors	Electrical contracting	200
Price Chopper	Retail grocery	103
The Home Depot	Retail	128
Van Chevrolet	Retail auto sales	160
Wal-Mart	Retail	310