Cooper County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.8%), Manufacturing (15.2%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Cooper County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 9,001	(54.0%)
Females: 7,669	(46.0%)

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Cooper County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,996
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$384
State:	$481

Cooper County:	$124,220
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $156,790

Here:	$156,790
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $169,807

Here:	$169,807
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $145,954

Here:	$145,954
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,930

Here:	$163,930
State:	$141,353

Mobile homes: $51,902

Here:	$51,902
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$46,345

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 121
• Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 142
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	10.7%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cooper County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $674 a month.

Cities in this county include: Boonville, Pilot Grove, Otterville, Bunceton, Prairie Home, Blackwater, Wooldridge.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Howard County , Moniteau County , Morgan County , Pettis County , Saline County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cooper County: Jefferson School (A), Felder School (B), Bush (C), Cotton (D), Lick (E), Gooch Mill (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cooper County include: Splice Creek Church (A), Trinity Church (B), Gooch Mill Church (C), Mount Hermon Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E), Evangelical Church (F), Berea Church (G), Wesley Chapel (H), Pleasant Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Vernon Cemetery (1), Sowers Cemetery (2), Antioch Cemetery (3), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (4), Harris Cemetery (5), Herndon Cemetery (6), Lamine Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Widel Lake (A), Goose Lake (B), Wilson Lake (C), Embry Lake (D), Horseshoe Lake (E), Bonze and Hoffmann Lake (F), Stoelting Lake (G), Friedrich Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hadley Branch (A), Gump Branch (B), Mount Vernon Branch (C), Grassy Branch (D), Howard Creek (E), Murphy Creek (F), Blackwater River (G), Fritz Branch (H), Flat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Cooper County: Prairie Home State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.3%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 738
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 99 (70% naturalized citizens)

Cooper County:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,061
• One, attached: 131
• Two: 332
• 3 or 4: 293
• 5 to 9: 93
• 10 to 19: 44
• Mobile homes: 704
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Cooper County with a mortgage: 1,676 (89 second mortgage, 146 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,167

Here:	59.0% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Cooper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Missouri state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.

Cooper County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 10.4 miles away from Cooper County center
On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from the county center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from Cooper County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,635 (77%) Carpooled: 1,130 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 180 (2%) Other means: 50 (1%) Worked at home: 276 (4%)

7.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.39%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.63% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($25,543 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($8,900 average AGI)

Cooper County:	1.76%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Boone County, MO	1.59% ($35,263 average AGI)
from Howard County, MO	0.94% ($26,232)
from Pettis County, MO	0.40% ($21,583)
from Moniteau County, MO	0.33% ($34,500)
from Saline County, MO	0.33% ($32,900)
from Jackson County, MO	0.20% ($39,083)
from Randolph County, MO	0.17% ($20,300)

7.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,526 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.79%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.93% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($20,754 average AGI)
1.86% relocated to other states ($7,771 average AGI)

Cooper County:	1.86%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Boone County, MO	1.76% ($29,491 average AGI)
to Howard County, MO	1.00% ($22,733)
to Pettis County, MO	0.65% ($26,974)
to Jackson County, MO	0.28% ($25,353)
to Moniteau County, MO	0.23% ($44,857)
to Saline County, MO	0.20% ($22,333)
to Morgan County, MO	0.18% ($17,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,829 (2,433 aged, 396 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,573 (3,464 male householders, 696 female householders)

  3,496 spouses, 4,291 children (3,844 natural, 89 adopted, 358 stepchildren), 203 grandchildren, 96 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 74 other relatives, 219 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,073 (748 male householders (609 living alone)), 1,035 female householders (947 living alone)), 290 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,024 (1,909 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,962 2-persons, 892 3-persons, 774 4-persons, 360 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,556 1-person, 180 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

96.6% of residents of Cooper County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $93,304,000 ($5406 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,733,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,296,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,446,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,325,000
Federal grants: $19,110,000
Federal procurement contracts: $945,000 ($205,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,182,000 ($66,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $94,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,640,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,234,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+33 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.62 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.0

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

55% of Cooper County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Missouri.

Cooper County:	54.9%
State average:	54.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 13122
• Northeast: 189
• Midwest: 1663
• South: 992
• West: 512

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,800

Here:	14.0%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	7.5%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	31.7%
Missouri:	24.9%

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