Bates County Information
Bates in
Missouri occupies
851 square miles and has a 2006 population of
17,116, a change from a 2000 population of
16,653 and
15,025 in 1990.
13.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.3% percent is 25-35, and
13.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
77 acts of violent crime reported in
Bates in 2004, a change from
15 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
449 people:
5.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.5%.
Read more about
Bates, Missouri in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bates | |
| State | Missouri | |
| Land Area | 851 sq. miles | Ranked 1,082 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 17,116 | Ranked 1,960 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 16,989 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,653 | Ranked 1,983 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 15,025 | Ranked 1,986 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97.6% | |
| African American | .8% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.8% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 77 | 15 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 1 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 75 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 479 | 212 |
| Burglaries | 137 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 331 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 11 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 8,060 | 8,257 |
| Unemployed Population | 449 | 290 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.6% | 3.5% |
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