Cooper County vs. Saline County

	Cooper County (MO)	Saline County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,603	22,895
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.0%	-2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,604	23,370
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,601	23,370
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	18.3%
Female persons, percent	47.8%	50.1%
White alone, percent	89.2%	89.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.1%	5.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	1.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.8%	80.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,092	1,492
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	6.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,505	10,189
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.1%	68.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$131,100	$102,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,035	$982
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$419	$419
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$691	$626
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.2%	13.9%
Households, 2014-2018	6,428	8,562
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.6%	82.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.4%	9.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.0%	82.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	73.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.0%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.4%	18.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.6%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	56.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	45,316	110,763
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	102,679	382,464
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	301,246	253,042
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,194	$10,842
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.9	16.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,750	$43,201
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,895	$22,802
Persons in poverty, percent	14.0%	14.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	400	500
Total employment, 2017	3,881	7,065
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	112,575	230,924
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.3%	-9.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,113	1,236
All firms, 2012	1,062	1,524
Men-owned firms, 2012	411	856
Women-owned firms, 2012	292	417
Minority-owned firms, 2012	38	92
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	965	1,332
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	129	259
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	835	1,082
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%	17.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	31.2	30.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	564.77	755.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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