Wright
County, Missouri
\n
Wright
County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Missouri. As of
2000,
the population is 17,955. Its
county
seat is
Hartville6.
Geography
\nAccording to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,769
km²
(683
mi²). 1,767
km² (682 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it is water.
The total area is 0.15% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 17,955 people,
7,081 households, and 5,020 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 10/km² (26/mi²). There are 7,957 housing units at an
average density of 4/km² (12/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is
97.61%
White,
0.28%
Black
or
African
American, 0.66%
Native
American, 0.14%
Asian,
0.01%
Pacific
Islander, 0.27% from
other
races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 7,081 households out of which 33.10% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% are married couples living together, 8.80%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% are non-families.
26.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.30% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and
the average family size is 3.01. In the county the population is spread out with
27.20% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 22.80%
from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
38 years. For every 100 females there are 94.30 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 90.60 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $24,691, and the median income for a family is $29,923. Males have a median
income of $24,876 versus $17,608 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $13,135. 21.70% of the population and 17.30% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 29.10% are under the age of 18
and 17.60% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Hartville\n*
Mansfield\n*
Norwood
