County profile
Cooper County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2233 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 38% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$633.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,868
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
408
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,136
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$70.6k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
24.0%±2.4%
Poverty rate
11.7%±2.2%
Business applications
236 · 2025
Retail establishments
59
34.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade28%
Health care25%
Food & accommodation23%
Manufacturing11%
Construction7%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,136
residents · 2025 · +3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $55.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+563
International migration−3
Natural change−72
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$479.0M2019
$471.4M2020
$514.8M2021
$593.0M2022
$631.0M2023
$633.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$203.5k±$8.4k
Median gross rent
$782/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
14.4%±2.5%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$8.7M
26 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
20.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$958/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 68Drought 65Tornado 51
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3352016
3402017
3562018
3762019
3882020
4292021
4962022
5562023
5972024
6572025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 271% since 202172021
132022
102023
172024
262025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.2 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
12.7 km
UP
Nearest port
16.5 km
CAPITAL SAND CO BOONVILLE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
51.4 km
COLUMBIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.0k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cooper?
Cooper's economy produced $633.3M in 2024, growing 0.4% year over year — slower than 78% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.