Cooper County, Missouri Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Cooper County is 15th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Cooper County is 16th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Main Cities Within Cooper County, Missouri

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Cooper County Rank Missouri US
Current population (2012) 17,520 63rd 6,021,988 313,914,040
Size in square miles 564.8 62nd 68,741.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 31.2 58th 87.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Cooper County Rank Missouri US
Residents younger than 5 5.6% 89th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.0% 87th 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.0% 78th 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Cooper County Rank Missouri US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.3% 50th 86.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 17.8% 30th 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Cooper County Rank Missouri US
Race - White 90.1% 98th 83.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 7.1% 15th 11.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 64th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 46th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 42nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 41st 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.4% 80th 3.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 89.1% 87th 80.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Cooper County Rank Missouri US
Female residents 47.3% 109th 51.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.3% 61st 3.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Cooper County Rank Missouri US
Housing units 7,503 68th 2,723,415 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 13.2% 27th 19.6% 25.9%
Households 6,376 65th 2,354,104 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.8% 71st 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $116,600 33rd $138,900 $186,200
People per household 2.5 44th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 5 71st 12,297 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Cooper County Rank Missouri US
Income per capita $21,316 39th $25,371 $27,915
Income per household $45,869 26th $47,202 $52,762
Income below poverty line 14.7% 80th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Cooper County Rank Missouri US
Non-farm private establishments 401 58th 147,274 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,353 57th 2,298,295 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,670 55th 501,064 27,092,908
Retail sales $225,574 50th $76,575,216 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,858 27th $12,957 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $112,683 16th $11,070,634 $613,795,732

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