COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boone County vs Cooper County
PLACE A
Boone County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Cooper County, Missouri
Boone County is 748% larger than Cooper County. Boone County earns more, with a median household income $28,789 higher. Boone County has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -3%).
BOONE COUNTYCOOPER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population145,31617,136+748% vs Cooper County
Population density59030+560
Population growth14.4%-2.8%+17.3 pts
Median age37.740.5−2.8
Male49.8%50.4%−0.6 pts
Female50.2%49.6%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born6.3%0.7%+5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.3%87.8%−5.5 pts
Black4.4%5.6%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%2.1%+3.8 pts
Asian2.4%0.1%+2.3 pts
Other5.0%4.3%+0.7 pts
Median household income$99,414$70,625+$28,789
Per capita income$46,264$30,584+$15,680
Poverty rate6.3%11.7%−5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.406+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%24.0%+11.7 pts
Graduate degree13.3%8.4%+4.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%4.3%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation67.9%58.0%+10.0 pts
Median home value$277,300$203,500+$73,800
Median gross rent$1,373$782+$591
Owner-occupied76.3%75.7%+0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%14.4%−10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%33.1%+4.2 pts
Average commute25.027.0−2.1
Worked from home13.4%6.4%+6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.4%−0.0 pts
Uninsured5.1%8.7%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025