Cooper County, MO Demographic Data
Cooper County, MO Summary
Cooper County is located in Missouri
- Population: 17,542
- Area: 569.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 564.77 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.42 sq. miles
- Population Density: 30.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 756.56 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cooper County, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,347
47%
50.8
Male
9,266
53%
49.2
Total Population
17,613
323,128,000
Cooper County, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,009
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,146
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,093
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,048
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,287
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,497
14.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,984
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,285
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,204
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,127
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,577
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
879
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
477
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,731
78.0%
77.2
Female
6,479
47.2%
51.3
Male
7,252
52.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,052
74.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,699
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,933
16.7%
15.2
Female
1,652
56.3%
55.8
Male
1,281
43.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Cooper County, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,087
97.0%
96.8
White
15,711
89.2%
72.6
Black or African American
1,113
6.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
49
0.3%
0.8
Asian
60
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
19
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
11
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
3
0.0%
0.2
Korean
8
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
10
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
9
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
17
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
17
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
137
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
526
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
281
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
178
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
32
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
71
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,332
98.4%
82.2
Cooper County, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
510
4.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
815
6.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,828
40.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,453
20.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
959
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,681
14.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
784
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,325
11.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,705
89.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,465
20.5%
31.2
Cooper County, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,222
29.4%
33.7%
Now Married
7,080
49.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,770
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
316
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
977
6.8
5.8%
Cooper County, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,131
97.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
473
2.8%
21.6%
Spanish
177
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
233
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
55
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.0%
1.1%
Cooper County, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
457
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
387
5.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
851
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
875
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
928
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,316
20.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
838
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
715
10.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
118
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
65
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
44,917
57,617
Per capita income
22,822
31,128
Cooper County, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
292
3.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
758
9.7%
9.8
Construction
577
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,942
24.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
503
6.4%
6.6
Information
118
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
675
8.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
421
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
576
7.3%
11.4
Public administration
492
6.3%
4.6
Retail trade
898
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
426
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
167
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
880
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,257
28.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,135
14.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,005
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,568
20.0%
18.1%
Cooper County, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,740
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,453
83.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
781
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.1%
5.1
Walked
174
2.2%
2.7
Other means
67
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
259
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.4
26.6
Cooper County, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
290
4.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,225
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,565
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,470
22.4%
21.0
Cooper County, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,550
88.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,626
70.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,924
29.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
894
12.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Cooper County, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,444
1 room
26
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
84
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
331
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,083
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,560
21.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,482
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,077
14.5%
12.0
8 rooms
707
9.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,094
14.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cooper County, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,444
1-unit, detached
6,002
80.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
172
2.3%
5.9
2-units
310
4.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
198
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
170
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
80
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
46
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
464
6.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
2
0.0%
0.1
Cooper County, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,387
18.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
503
6.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
556
7.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
960
12.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
998
13.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
692
9.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,159
15.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,065
14.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
111
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
13
0.2%
1.4%
Cooper County, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,431
37.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,138
17.4%
4.7
Electricity
2,432
37.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
504
7.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
25
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
20
0.3%
1.1
Cooper County, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,757
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
7
0.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
18
0.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
44
1.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
104
3.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
356
12.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
884
32.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,344
48.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,465
53.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
446
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
184
6.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
173
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
477
17.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Cooper County, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,697
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
178
10.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
409
24.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,110
65.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
227
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
655
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
289
17.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
227
13.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
227
13.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
216
13.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
158
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
548
32.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
259
0.0%
0.0%
Cooper County, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,626
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
473
10.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,399
30.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
929
20.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
790
17.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
696
15.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
236
5.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
72
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
31
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
122,900
205,000