| Northwest Region Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Population | 1990 Population | 2000 Population | Change 1990-2004 | Change 2000-2004 | |
| Andrew | 16,834 | 14,632 | 16,492 | 15.0% | 2.1% |
| Atchison | 6,302 | 7,457 | 6,430 | -15.5% | -2.0% |
| Buchanan | 84,825 | 83,083 | 85,998 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| Daviess | 8,166 | 7,865 | 8,016 | 3.8% | 1.9% |
| DeKalb | 12,488 | 9,967 | 11,597 | 25.3% | 7.7% |
| Gentry | 6,523 | 6,848 | 6,861 | -4.7% | -4.9% |
| Harrison | 8,816 | 8,469 | 8,850 | 4.1% | -0.4% |
| Holt | 5,087 | 6,034 | 5,351 | -15.7% | -4.9% |
| Nodaway | 21,754 | 21,709 | 21,912 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| Worth | 2,294 | 2,440 | 2,382 | -6.0% | -3.7% |
| Region Total | 173,089 | 168,504 | 173,889 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| Northwest Region Demographics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Females | 2003 Males | Population Age < 25 |
Population Age 25-44 |
Population Age > 44 |
2002 Pop. In Poverty | |
| Andrew | 8,583 | 8,230 | 5,732 | 4,760 | 6,321 | 1,341 |
| Atchison | 3,146 | 3,140 | 1,965 | 1,546 | 2,775 | 694 |
| Buchanan | 42,993 | 41,916 | 29,606 | 24,481 | 30,822 | 10,158 |
| Daviess | 4,171 | 3,833 | 2,815 | 1,991 | 3,198 | 1,157 |
| DeKalb | 4,577 | 8,486 | 3,452 | 5,129 | 4,482 | 1,597 |
| Gentry | 3,352 | 3,214 | 2,182 | 1,530 | 2,854 | 732 |
| Harrison | 4,514 | 4,314 | 2,770 | 2,119 | 3,939 | 1,303 |
| Holt | 2,606 | 2,539 | 1,519 | 1,236 | 2,390 | 601 |
| Nodaway | 10,874 | 10,869 | 8,926 | 5,689 | 7,128 | 2,163 |
| Worth | 1,165 | 1,105 | 715 | 536 | 1,019 | 312 |
| Region Total | 85,981 | 87,646 | 59,682 | 49,017 | 64,928 | 20,058 |
| Percent | 49.5% | 50.5% | 34.4% | 28.2% | 37.4% | 11.6% |
| 2003 Northwest Region Demographics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | Asian | Other | Hispanic | |
| Andrew | 16,537 | 115 | 62 | 99 | 157 |
| Atchison | 6,113 | 141 | 12 | 20 | 46 |
| Buchanan | 79,214 | 3,765 | 387 | 1,543 | 2,047 |
| Daviess | 7,929 | 0 | 31 | 44 | 67 |
| DeKalb | 11,340 | 1,528 | 93 | 102 | 161 |
| Gentry | 6,484 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 46 |
| Harrison | 8,727 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 90 |
| Holt | 5,102 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 26 |
| Nodaway | 21,055 | 297 | 49 | 342 | 162 |
| Worth | 2,251 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Region Total | 164,752 | 5,881 | 702 | 2,292 | 2,809 |
| Percent | 94.9% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| 2004 Northwest Region Employment Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | |
| Andrew | 9,805 | 9,315 | 490 | 5.0% |
| Atchison | 3,318 | 3,168 | 150 | 4.5% |
| Buchanan | 45,951 | 43,187 | 2,764 | 6.0% |
| Daviess | 4,113 | 3,901 | 212 | 5.2% |
| DeKalb | 5,376 | 5,079 | 297 | 5.5% |
| Gentry | 3,288 | 3,138 | 150 | 4.6% |
| Harrison | 4,347 | 4,122 | 225 | 5.2% |
| Holt | 2,601 | 2,473 | 128 | 4.9% |
| Nodaway | 12,396 | 11,941 | 455 | 3.7% |
| Worth | 1,183 | 1,131 | 52 | 4.4% |
| Region Total | 92,378 | 87,455 | 4,923 | 5.3% |
| 2004 Northwest Region Industry Employment | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources & Mining | Const. | Manu. | Trade, Trans. & Utilities | Info. | Financial Activities | Prof. & Business Services | Education & Health Services | Leisure & Hospitality | Other Services | Govt | |
| Andrew | 74 | 222 | 65 | 479 | 22 | 117 | 191 | 277 | 146 | 67 | 135 |
| Atchison | 41 | 26 | 13 | 432 | 23 | 127 | 60 | 397 | 231 | 105 | 16 |
| Buchanan | 112 | 2,159 | 6,479 | 9,346 | 554 | 2,563 | 4,275 | 5,882 | 4,266 | 1,550 | 2,209 |
| Daviess | 177 | 95 | 396 | 333 | 34 | 71 | 103 | 99 | 124 | 48 | 113 |
| DeKalb | ND | 121 | ND | 478 | ND | 110 | ND | 200 | 345 | 55 | 90 |
| Gentry | 25 | 41 | 262 | 470 | 9 | 64 | 33 | 531 | 77 | 52 | 126 |
| Harrison | 30 | 33 | 67 | 832 | 48 | 127 | 37 | 328 | 349 | 88 | 131 |
| Holt | 50 | 31 | 153 | 225 | 33 | 50 | 27 | 152 | 118 | 17 | 121 |
| Nodaway | 14 | 327 | 2,090 | 1,436 | 126 | 358 | 553 | 919 | 663 | 154 | 497 |
| Worth | ND | 12 | ND | 66 | ND | 21 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 31 | 42 |
| Region Total | 523 | 3,067 | 9,525 | 14,097 | 849 | 3,605 | 5,296 | 8,813 | 6,340 | 2,167 | 3,480 |
| Percent | 0.9% | 5.3% | 16.5% | 24.4% | 1.5% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 15.3% | 11.0% | 3.8% | 6.0% |
| 2003 Number of Northwest Region Establishments by Size | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50-99 | 100-249 | 250-499 | 500-999 | 1000+ | County Total |
| Andrew | 143 | 53 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
| Atchison | 164 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
| Buchanan | 1,320 | 458 | 344 | 230 | 87 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2,496 |
| Daviess | 124 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| DeKalb | 123 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| Gentry | 116 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
| Harrison | 142 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 |
| Holt | 83 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| Nodaway | 319 | 101 | 52 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 527 |
| Worth | 46 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Region Total | 2,580 | 852 | 552 | 317 | 126 | 60 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4,508 |
| Percent | 57.2% | 18.9% | 12.2% | 7.0% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Northwest Region Farms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2002 | % Change | |
| Andrew | 923 | 847 | -8.2% |
| Atchison | 520 | 465 | -10.6% |
| Buchanan | 879 | 848 | -3.5% |
| Daviess | 1,018 | 1,029 | 1.1% |
| DeKalb | 847 | 833 | -1.7% |
| Gentry | 746 | 821 | 10.1% |
| Harrison | 1,000 | 1,101 | 10.1% |
| Holt | 523 | 486 | -7.1% |
| Nodaway | 1,357 | 1,396 | 2.9% |
| Worth | 392 | 368 | -6.1% |
| Region Total | 8,205 | 8,194 | -0.1% |
| Northwest Region Personal Income ($000) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2002 | 2003 | % Change 1993-2003 | % Change 2002-2003 | |
| Andrew | $250,373 | $425,843 | $443,593 | 77.2% | 4.2% |
| Atchison | $103,044 | $141,358 | $160,800 | 56.0% | 13.8% |
| Buchanan | $1,477,090 | $2,161,127 | $2,202,762 | 49.1% | 1.9% |
| Daviess | $108,329 | $157,602 | $169,601 | 56.6% | 7.6% |
| DeKalb | $118,451 | $183,440 | $190,706 | 61.0% | 4.0% |
| Gentry | $99,482 | $144,141 | $152,463 | 53.3% | 5.8% |
| Harrison | $121,321 | $171,191 | $174,356 | 43.7% | 1.8% |
| Holt | $85,118 | $111,132 | $121,068 | 42.2% | 8.9% |
| Nodaway | $295,457 | $416,756 | $454,621 | 53.9% | 9.1% |
| Worth | $33,305 | $42,874 | $45,006 | 35.1% | 5.0% |
| Region Total | $2,691,970 | $3,955,464 | $4,114,976 | 52.9% | 4.0% |
| Northwest Region Per Capita Personal Income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2002 | 2003 | % Change 1993-2003 | % Change 2002-2003 | |
| Andrew | $16,519 | $25,507 | $26,321 | 59.3% | 3.2% |
| Atchison | $14,761 | $22,434 | $25,585 | 73.3% | 14.0% |
| Buchanan | $17,436 | $25,334 | $25,919 | 48.7% | 2.3% |
| Daviess | $13,910 | $19,762 | $21,082 | 51.6% | 6.7% |
| DeKalb | $11,560 | $14,059 | $14,577 | 26.1% | 3.7% |
| Gentry | $14,669 | $21,630 | $23,234 | 58.4% | 7.4% |
| Harrison | $14,188 | $19,487 | $19,782 | 39.4% | 1.5% |
| Holt | $14,726 | $21,604 | $23,600 | 60.3% | 9.2% |
| Nodaway | $13,614 | $19,087 | $20,914 | 53.6% | 9.6% |
| Worth | $13,757 | $18,592 | $19,559 | 42.2% | 5.2% |
| Region Total | $14,514 | $20,750 | $22,057 | 52.0% | 6.3% |