Cooper County vs. Howard County
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Cooper County (MO) Howard County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 17,603 10,137
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.0% -0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 17,604 10,144
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 17,601 10,144
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.4% 21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.9% 19.3%
Female persons, percent 47.8% 50.0%
White alone, percent 89.2% 91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.1% 5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.8%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 2.1% 1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 87.8% 90.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,092 778
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 0.9% 0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 7,505 4,592
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.1% 77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $131,100 $116,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,035 $1,028
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $419 $400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $691 $618
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 11.2% 8.5%
Households, 2014-2018 6,428 3,559
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.49 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.6% 91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 2.4% 1.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.0% 81.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 72.6% 71.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.0% 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 21.4% 24.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.6% 11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.6% 12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.6% 61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.7% 59.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 45,316 16,435
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 301,246 53,407
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $17,194 $5,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.9 23.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,750 $50,372
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $22,895 $23,328
Persons in poverty, percent 14.0% 13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 400 194
Total employment, 2017 3,881 2,167
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 112,575 62,809
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.3% -2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,113 697
All firms, 2012 1,062 918
Men-owned firms, 2012 411 547
Women-owned firms, 2012 292 316
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 965 892
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 129 84
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 835 762
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.1% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 31.2 21.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 564.77 463.85
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cooper county (MO) and Howard county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.