The Town Files

Cooper County, Missouri

16,824 people. The median home is worth $203,500 (typical Missouri town: $153,900) and the median household earns $70,625.

Towns in Cooper County

Towns in Cooper County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Boonville7,964$187,900$56,42939.1

People and housing

Cooper CountyTypical Missouri town
Median home value$203,500$153,900
Median rent$782$855
Median household income$70,625$56,368
Median age40.538.6
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%18.9%
Below the poverty line11.7%14.6%

Jobs and pay

4,872 jobs in 2024, average pay $41,936 a year.

Largest industries in Cooper CountyRetail846 jobs · $32,974Health care & social assistan…654 jobs · $42,184Manufacturing365 jobs · $59,602Construction276 jobs · $55,010Other services208 jobs · $34,342Transportation & warehousing155 jobs · $46,694
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Cooper County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 3%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 443 storm events in Cooper County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Cooper County by type since 1996Hail104Heat13Flood125Drought28Tornado8Ice Storm6Heavy Snow11Flash Flood33Winter Storm16Winter Weather3
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Cooper County has been included in 24 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
May 21, 2025Severe StormDR-4872: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
September 1, 2021Severe StormDR-4612: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 26, 2020BiologicalDR-4490: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3482: Covid-19
July 9, 2019Severe StormDR-4451: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
January 2, 2016FloodEM-3374: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).