Cooper County vs. Howard County

	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.