Cooper

Population: 2,045
Median household income: $40,189
Median home value: $85,200

Located in Delta County, Texas, Cooper is a community with a population of 2,045. At $40,189, its median household income sits below Delta County's $62,855.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cooper's population declined 6.2% from 2,180 to 2,045, while its median home value rose 47.7% from $57,700 to $85,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.0% of the population. 78.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,045
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $40,189
Median home value: $85,200
Median gross rent: $870
Housing units: 869
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1802,045

Median household income

$34,886$40,189

Median home value

$57,700$85,200

Median gross rent

$609$870

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,180	$34,886	$57,700	$609
2020	1,981	$36,458	$56,400	$615
2021	1,882	$40,650	$58,000	$804
2022	1,910	$44,028	$80,600	$873
2023	2,045	$40,189	$85,200	$870

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 645.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	138	6.7%
5 to 17	354	17.3%
18 to 24	254	12.4%
25 to 34	284	13.9%
35 to 44	199	9.7%
45 to 54	283	13.8%
55 to 64	117	5.7%
65 to 74	214	10.5%
75 and over	202	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,473	72.0%
Black or African American	398	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.7%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	152	11.7%
High school graduate	557	42.9%
Some college or associate's	452	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	107	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means6.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	680	78.9%
Carpooled	70	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.5%
Bicycle	14	1.6%
Worked from home	31	3.6%
Other means	54	6.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	254	30.6%
15 to 29 min	262	31.5%
30 to 44 min	182	21.9%
45 to 59 min	74	8.9%
60+ min	59	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 28.3% (563 of 1,989)

	Count	Share
Family households	435	56.9%
Nonfamily households	329	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	764	87.9%
Vacant	105	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	512	67.0%
Renter-occupied	252	33.0%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	681	78.4%
1-unit, attached	28	3.2%
2 to 4 units	67	7.7%
5 to 19 units	58	6.7%
20 or more units	8	0.9%
Mobile home & other	27	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4816564
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.3720, -95.6907

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