Cole County, Missouri

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 76,924
Median household income: $73,273
Median home value: $214,400

Home to 76,924 residents, Cole County is one of Missouri's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,273 runs above the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Cole County's population held roughly steady from 76,723 to 76,924, while its median household income rose 22.0% from $60,066 to $73,273.

Owners occupy 67.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 76,924
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,273
Median home value: $214,400
Median gross rent: $804
Housing units: 33,385
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

76,72376,924

Median household income

$60,066$73,273

Median home value

$162,300$214,400

Median gross rent

$661$804

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	76,723	$60,066	$162,300	$661
2020	76,630	$61,184	$169,700	$687
2021	77,412	$64,715	$174,700	$710
2022	76,890	$70,667	$198,900	$783
2023	76,924	$73,273	$214,400	$804

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,460	5.8%
5 to 17	12,639	16.4%
18 to 24	6,574	8.5%
25 to 34	10,079	13.1%
35 to 44	10,485	13.6%
45 to 54	9,163	11.9%
55 to 64	10,031	13.0%
65 to 74	8,091	10.5%
75 and over	5,402	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	61,315	79.7%
Black or African American	8,609	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.1%
Asian	1,213	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	400	0.5%
Two or more races	2,597	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,721	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,406	6.4%
High school graduate	15,684	29.5%
Some college or associate's	14,209	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	12,605	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,347	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,224	80.8%
Carpooled	3,051	8.2%
Public transit	156	0.4%
Walked	496	1.3%
Bicycle	30	0.1%
Worked from home	2,741	7.3%
Other means	724	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,528	41.9%
15 to 29 min	14,009	40.4%
30 to 44 min	4,012	11.6%
45 to 59 min	1,370	4.0%
60+ min	762	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 9.3% (6,769 of 72,544)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,827	61.2%
Nonfamily households	11,919	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,746	92.1%
Vacant	2,639	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,710	67.4%
Renter-occupied	10,036	32.6%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,196	69.5%
1-unit, attached	975	2.9%
2 to 4 units	4,955	14.8%
5 to 19 units	2,229	6.7%
20 or more units	1,225	3.7%
Mobile home & other	805	2.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 29051
State: Missouri
Land area: 392 sq mi
Water area: 7.39 sq mi
Center point: 38.5032, -92.2800

Cities & places

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