Cooper County vs. Pettis County

	Cooper County (MO)	Pettis County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,603	42,542
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.0%	0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,604	42,201
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,601	42,201
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	16.7%
Female persons, percent	47.8%	50.4%
White alone, percent	89.2%	92.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.1%	3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	9.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.8%	84.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,092	2,961
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,505	18,253
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.1%	66.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$131,100	$115,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,035	$997
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$419	$371
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$691	$703
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.2%	14.2%
Households, 2014-2018	6,428	15,921
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.6%	82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.4%	10.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.0%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	73.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.0%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.4%	18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.6%	14.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	59.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	54.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	45,316	229,869
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	102,679	175,431
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	301,246	615,108
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,194	$14,535
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.9	18.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,750	$44,382
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,895	$22,897
Persons in poverty, percent	14.0%	16.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	400	1,024
Total employment, 2017	3,881	17,664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	112,575	600,319
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.3%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,113	2,685
All firms, 2012	1,062	3,669
Men-owned firms, 2012	411	1,762
Women-owned firms, 2012	292	1,002
Minority-owned firms, 2012	38	104
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	965	3,337
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	129	422
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	835	2,966
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%	21.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	31.2	61.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	564.77	682.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cooper county (MO) and Pettis county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.