Buchanan County, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Buchanan County, Missouri has a population of 83,568 across 408 square miles, down 1.4 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $6.73 bn in 2024, 2,027 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 65 7(a) approvals worth $70.4 m.
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Buchanan County
How many people live in Buchanan County
- Population83,568
- Households33,439
- Average household size2.50
- Median household income$62,158
- Median age38.9
- Median gross rent$902 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$166,300
- Home value to household income2.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over57,137
- Population under 1818,644
- Share under 1822.3 percent
- Population 65 and over14,577
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6450,347
- Civilian labor force40,410
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over62.2 percent
- Rank by population among Missouri counties14th of 115
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents700th
Buchanan County is the 14th largest of 115 Missouri counties by population. A median home costs 2.7 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 22.3 percent against 17.4 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Buchanan County
Is Buchanan County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-1.44 percent
- Census 2020 base population84,794
- Births, 2024996
- Deaths, 20241,033
- Natural change, 2024-37
- Net domestic migration, 2024-7
- Net international migration, 2024415
- Total net migration, 2024408
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-1,595
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2341st
The county has lost 1.44 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Buchanan County
Where people moving to Buchanan County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving1,830
- People arriving, from those returns3,211
- Adjusted gross income arriving$83.5 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$45,608
- Largest single originBuchanan County Non-migrants (31,095 households)
- Largest single destination (31,095 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County Non-migrants | 31,095 | 60,974 | $2.04 bn |
| Other flows - Different State | 722 | 1,330 | $33.8 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 262 | 491 | $11.2 m |
| Other flows - South | 251 | 467 | $13.0 m |
| Andrew County | 231 | 424 | $11.6 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 230 | 380 | $8.3 m |
| Other flows - West | 175 | 323 | $8.2 m |
| Platte County | 118 | 201 | $7.4 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Buchanan County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Buchanan County
What the Buchanan County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$6.73 bn
- County GDP, 2023$6.43 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20244.7 percent
- GDP change over five years27.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among Missouri counties12th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents601st
- GDP per resident$80,543
Output grew 4.7 percent in the latest year and 27.2 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Buchanan County
Who employs people in Buchanan County
- Covered employment, annual average45,842
- Establishments reporting2,623
- Average annual pay$58,558
- Average weekly wage$1,126
- Sector 31-33, employment11,858
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$72,900
- Sector 62, employment7,723
- Sector 62, average annual pay$65,056
- Sector 44-45, employment5,280
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$33,437
- Sector 72, employment3,658
- Sector 72, average annual pay$22,474
- Sector 23, employment2,157
- Sector 48-49, employment1,746
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 11,858 | 92 | $72,900 |
| Sector 62 | 7,723 | 792 | $65,056 |
| Sector 44-45 | 5,280 | 296 | $33,437 |
| Sector 72 | 3,658 | 200 | $22,474 |
| Sector 23 | 2,157 | 184 | $90,775 |
| Sector 48-49 | 1,746 | 80 | $56,433 |
| Sector 42 | 1,593 | 94 | $73,044 |
| Sector 56 | 1,451 | 112 | $38,838 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 11,858 jobs, 25.9 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Buchanan County
What businesses operate in Buchanan County
- Establishments, all industries2,027
- Employment at those establishments43,357
- Annual payroll$2.43 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents24.3
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Buchanan County
What is being built in Buchanan County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202472
- Declared construction value permitted$16.4 m
- Single family units authorised72
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$227,146
- Units authorised per 1,000 households2.2
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Buchanan County
How much SBA lending happens in Buchanan County
- 7(a) approvals recorded65
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$70.4 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,083,657
- Median 7(a) approval$600,200
- 10th percentile approval$50,500
- 90th percentile approval$3,475,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)1,282
- Jobs per approval19.7
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active29
- Distinct industries receiving approvals32
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer27.7 percent
- Loans on real estate terms18
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter43
- Franchise loans14
- Franchise share of approvals21.5 percent
- Leading industry by approval countSawmills (5)
- Most active lenderBusey Bank (5)
- 504 approvals recorded28
- 504 gross approval dollars$12.4 m
- Average 504 approval$441,464
- Median 504 approval$299,000
- Distinct CDCs active3
- 504 jobs per approval12.2
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved27.6
- Most active CDCMo-Kan Development, Inc. (23)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals69.9 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$82.8 m
The average approval of $1,083,657 sits well above the median of $600,200, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 27.7 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Buchanan County
Do SBA loans in Buchanan County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full9
- Status: Exempt from disclosure46
- Status: Cancelled10
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 9 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Buchanan County
Which parts of Buchanan County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending4
- SAINT JOSEPH, approvals62
- AGENCY, approvals1
- Faucett, approvals1
- De Kalb, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| SAINT JOSEPH | 62 | $70,117,700 |
| AGENCY | 1 | $75,000 |
| Faucett | 1 | $100,000 |
| De Kalb | 1 | $145,000 |
SAINT JOSEPH accounts for 62 approvals against 1 in AGENCY. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Buchanan County
How big is Buchanan County
- Land area408 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Missouri counties109th of 115
- Width, east to west27.3 mi
- Height, north to south20 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land205
- Establishments per square mile4.97
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Buchanan County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Buchanan County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population83,568
- Households33,439
- Average household size2.50
- Median household income$62,158
- Median age38.9
Common questions
Buchanan County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Buchanan County, Missouri?
83,568, in 33,439 households, ranking 14th of 115 Missouri counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Buchanan County growing?
The population has fallen 1.44 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 996 births against 1,033 deaths, with net migration of 408. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Buchanan County?
$62,158. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $166,300, which is 2.7 times income, and median gross rent is $902 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Buchanan County?
2,027 establishments, employing 43,357 people with an annual payroll of $2.43 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Buchanan County?
Average annual pay is $58,558, or $1,126 a week, across 45,842 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Buchanan County?
65 7(a) approvals totalling $70.4 m since FY2020, across 29 lenders, with a median approval of $600,200, plus 28 504 approvals worth $12.4 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Buchanan County?
72 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $16.4 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Buchanan County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Buchanan County come from?
The largest single origin is Buchanan County Non-migrants, with 31,095 households. Arriving households report an average income of $45,608 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Buchanan County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Buchanan County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.