Cooper County, Missouri

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,835
Median household income: $67,548
Median home value: $197,100

Cooper County, Missouri counts 16,835 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $67,548, its median household income sits in line with Missouri's $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Cooper County's population declined 4.7% from 17,660 to 16,835, while its median household income rose 28.1% from $52,735 to $67,548.

The median resident is 39.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,835
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $67,548
Median home value: $197,100
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 7,276
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,66016,835

Median household income

$52,735$67,548

Median home value

$132,900$197,100

Median gross rent

$664$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,660	$52,735	$132,900	$664
2020	17,522	$53,003	$150,800	$641
2021	17,397	$55,711	$151,500	$675
2022	16,893	$62,239	$168,200	$724
2023	16,835	$67,548	$197,100	$763

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,049	6.2%
5 to 17	2,745	16.3%
18 to 24	1,479	8.8%
25 to 34	2,063	12.3%
35 to 44	1,976	11.7%
45 to 54	1,961	11.6%
55 to 64	2,345	13.9%
65 to 74	1,855	11.0%
75 and over	1,362	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,839	88.1%
Black or African American	928	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	67	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.2%
Two or more races	599	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	346	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,077	9.3%
High school graduate	4,561	39.4%
Some college or associate's	3,145	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,818	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	961	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,716	78.6%
Carpooled	893	12.3%
Public transit	21	0.3%
Walked	105	1.4%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	426	5.9%
Other means	100	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,258	33.0%
15 to 29 min	1,618	23.6%
30 to 44 min	1,821	26.6%
45 to 59 min	602	8.8%
60+ min	546	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 10.8% (1,676 of 15,472)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,207	68.2%
Nonfamily households	1,962	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,169	84.8%
Vacant	1,107	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,824	78.2%
Renter-occupied	1,345	21.8%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,951	81.8%
1-unit, attached	165	2.3%
2 to 4 units	464	6.4%
5 to 19 units	196	2.7%
20 or more units	69	0.9%
Mobile home & other	431	5.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 29053
State: Missouri
Land area: 565 sq mi
Water area: 4.43 sq mi
Center point: 38.8471, -92.8101

Cities & places

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