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Ray County, Missouri

Demographic Snapshot

	Ray County	Kansas City MSA	United States
Population, 2017	22,855	2,128,912	325,719,178
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	-1.37%	7.47%	7.99%
Median Age, 2016	41.6	37.4	37.9
Land Area (sq. mi.)	568.81	7,950	3,531,905
High School Grads, 2016	88%	91.4%	87%
College Grads, 2016	13.9%	35%	30.3%
Labor Force, 2017	11,205	1,128,859	160,320,000
Unemployment Rate, 2017	4.8%	3.8%	4.4%
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
Henkel Corporation	Manufacturing	207
Ray County Memorial Hospital	Healthcare	220
Richmond R-XVI Schools	Education	190
Shirkey Leisure Acres	Nursing home	230
Wal-Mart	Discount retailer	300