Quick Facts:

Population

Cooper County Population (2007) - 17,007

Boonville Population (2007) - 8438

Employee/Employer Information

County Civilian Labor Force- 9,351
Workers commuting to jobs outside Cooper County (2000)- 38%
 

Jobs in Cooper County (October 2007)- 9513
Jobs by sector
Farm Labor- 1007
Retail Trade- 996
Manufacturing- 952
Local Government- 873
Management and Professional- 1,955
State Government- 427

Employment Information
Unemployment Rate- Cooper County (2007) – 4.4%
State Minimum Wage- $6.20

Income
Median Household Income (Cooper, 2005) - $39, 548
Average Salary/Year (Cooper, 2006) - 26, 416
Average Wage/ Hour (Cooper, 2006) - $12.70

Race (2006)
White/ Caucasian Alone: 89.3%
African American Alone: 8.7%
Hispanic- 1.4%
Multiracial- 1.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native Alone - .5%
Asian and Pacific Islander Alone- .3%

Education (Cooper County 2000)
College Educated with degree- 13.7%
Some College, no degree- 22.8%
High School diploma or equivalent- 43.8%

Sources: United States Census 2000; Unites States Economic Census 2002; Missouri Kids Count 2007; Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 2008; Missouri Economic Research and Information Center 2008; US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008; Bureau of Economic Analysis 2008