Cooper County vs New Madrid County

A side-by-side comparison of Cooper County and New Madrid County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cooper County and New Madrid County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cooper County has the higher population (16,835 vs 16,041 in New Madrid County). Cooper County has the higher median household income ($67,548 vs $49,237 in New Madrid County). Cooper County has the higher median home value ($197,100 vs $105,500 in New Madrid County).

Population, income & housing

	Cooper County	New Madrid County
Population	16,835	16,041
Median age	39.9 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,548	$49,237
Median home value	$197,100	$105,500
Median gross rent	$763	$734
Housing units	7,276	7,886
Homeownership rate	78.2%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cooper County	New Madrid County
Population	17,660 → 16,835 (-4.7%)	17,560 → 16,041 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$52,735 → $67,548 (+28.1%)	$38,679 → $49,237 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$132,900 → $197,100 (+48.3%)	$74,500 → $105,500 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $763 (+14.9%)	$646 → $734 (+13.6%)

Cooper County

Population

17,66016,835

Median household income

$52,735$67,548

Median home value

$132,900$197,100

Median gross rent

$664$763

New Madrid County

Population

17,56016,041

Median household income

$38,679$49,237

Median home value

$74,500$105,500

Median gross rent

$646$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cooper County	New Madrid County
Under 5	6.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	17.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.8%
75 and over	8.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cooper County	New Madrid County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	75.6%
Black or African American	5.5%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cooper County	New Madrid County
No high school diploma	9.3%	16.6%
High school graduate	39.4%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cooper County	New Madrid County
Drove alone	78.6%	86.2%
Carpooled	12.3%	9.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.9%	3.3%
Other means	1.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cooper County	New Madrid County
1-unit, detached	81.8%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Cooper County	New Madrid County
Poverty rate	10.8%	18.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1974	1975