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Clay County, Missouri

Demographic Snapshot

	Clay County	Kansas City MSA	United States
Population, 2017	242,874	2,128,912	325,719,178
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	15.01%	7.47%	7.99%
Median Age, 2016	36.8	37.4	37.9
Land Area (sq. mi.)	397.3	7,950	3,531,905
High School Grads, 2016	92.7%	91.4%	87%
College Grads, 2016	31.9%	35%	30.3%
Labor Force, 2017	134,548	1,128,859	160,320,000
Unemployment Rate, 2017	3.6%	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
Ameristar Casino	Riverboat gaming	1,150
C&C Produce	Produce wholesaler	90
Cerner Corporation	Healthcare information systems (Hdq.)	3,623
CEVA Logistics	Freight forwarding, contract logistics, transportation and distribution management	390
City of Gladstone	Government	200
Clay County	Government	521
Cook Composites & Polymers	Chemical manufacturing (Hdq.)	200
Delden Manufacturing Co.	Window & door manufacturing	228
Excelsior Springs Hospital	Healthcare	201
FedEx Ground Hub & Local Terminal	Delivery services	610
Ferrelgas	LGP marketing & energy services	200
Ford Motor Company	Motor vehicle manufacturing	7,500
Grupo Antolin North America	Automotive manufacturing	300
Hallmark Cards, Inc.	Greeting cards	1,364
Harrah's North Kansas City Casino & Hotel	Riverboat gaming	1,032
Ingredion	Starch & by-products manufacturing	205
Liberty Hospital	Healthcare	1,213
Liberty School District	Education	1,985
Liberty, City of	Government	185
Magna Seating of America	Automotive seating manufacturing	273
Musician's Friend	Music equipment retail distribution center	400
North Kansas City Hospital	Health services	2,513
North Kansas City School District	Education	3,186
Ply-Gem	Viny siding & related products manufacturing (Hdq.)	225
R R Donnelly	Printing	350
Tnemec Co., Inc.	Industrial coatings manufacturing	145
U.S. Treasury	Government	131
Union Pacific Railroad	Railroad	1,600
VML	Web design, media (Hdq.)	587
Wagner Logistics	Trucking, warehousing, and logistics (Hdq.)	190
Waller Trucking	Trucking & transportation	220