COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cooper County

Missouri · 14,835 residents · 565 sq mi

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Cooper County is a county of 14,835 people in Missouri. The typical home is worth $39,000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $274 a month. The median household earns $22,785, about 24% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,835

−11%vs 2000

vs 16,670 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−3%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

565 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(939)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(1,167)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(891)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(1,329)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(1,277)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(2,006)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,900)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,389)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(1,256)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(1,438)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(982)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(261)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,785

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,313 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,006

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,648 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.7%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,000

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $426 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.6%(14,762)

Black8.9%(1,482)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(143)

Asian0.2%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(13,484)

Black8.2%(1,212)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(99)

Asian0.5%(81)

Other0.4%(58)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1%(161)

South American0.3%(57)

Peruvian0.3%(57)

Central American0.2%(29)

Guatemalan0.2%(29)

Puerto Rican0%(7)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(13)

Filipino0%(8)

Ancestry

German32.3%(5,429)

English11.2%(1,884)

Irish10.2%(1,722)

American7.1%(1,195)

Scottish1.9%(319)

French1.5%(258)

Italian1.5%(254)

Dutch1%(171)

Polish0.9%(156)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(126)

Norwegian0.7%(113)

Swedish0.6%(101)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.6%(99)

Swiss0.5%(90)

Subsaharan African0.3%(45)

Russian0.2%(27)

Arab0.1%(22)

Nigerian0.1%(22)

Austrian0.1%(19)

Danish0.1%(15)

British0.1%(13)

Syrian0.1%(12)

Czech0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Serbian0.1%(9)

Romanian0%(8)

Lebanese0%(6)

Egyptian0%(4)

Portuguese0%(4)

West Indian0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

Canadian0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(2)

Greek0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.9%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.5 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.6%(2,318)

Married50.8%(3,508)

Widowed3.1%(213)

Divorced12.5%(864)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(1,534)

Married55.6%(3,795)

Widowed11.9%(816)

Divorced10%(686)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.2%(200)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.9%(98)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.1%(405)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(48)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 899 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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