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People QuickFacts |
Cooper County |
Missouri |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
17,535 | 5,911,605 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
5.2% | 5.6% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
16,668 | 5,596,678 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.7% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
21.3% | 24.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
14.4% | 13.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
45.9% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
89.3% | 85.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
8.8% | 11.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.3% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.4% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
88.1% | 82.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.8% | 53.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.6% | 2.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.4% | 5.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.3% | 81.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.7% | 21.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
2,392 | 973,637 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.4 | 23.8 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
7,103 | 2,647,274 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.1% | 70.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
11.4% | 20.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$74,200 | $89,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
5,932 | 2,194,594 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$42,073 | $45,012 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,648 | $19,936 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.7% | 13.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Cooper County |
Missouri |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
439 | 154,5461 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
4,645 | 2,468,0351 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
20.6% | 2.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
1,123 | 380,499 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,292 | 439,485 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.4% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 92,909,173 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
73,708 | 95,603,561 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
123,920 | 61,861,163 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,263 | $10,891 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
12,942 | 8,607,025 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
13 | 13,273 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
105,346 | 55,564,4831 |
