Cole County, Missouri QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Cole County Missouri
?  Population, 2000 71,3975,595,211
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 12.3%9.3%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.5%6.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.2%25.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.3%13.5%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 87.1%84.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 9.9%11.2%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9%1.1%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%0.8%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.2%1.5%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 48.6%51.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.3%2.1%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 86.4%83.8%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 31,9012,433,211
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 9,183585,761
?  Housing units, 2000 28,9152,442,017
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 67.8%70.3%
?  Households, 2000 27,0402,194,594
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.432.48
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 35.4%34.7%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $42,486$34,502
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 8.2%12.2%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 10.8%17.7%

Business QuickFacts Cole County Missouri
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 2,106143,912
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 35,6302,310,122
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 34.5%14.7%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 3,695297,332
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) D93,115,478
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 764,05251,269,881
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $11,108$9,482
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA15,437
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 1,687117,885
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 57026,840
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 1,103,52333,231,030
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,851201,609

Geography QuickFacts Cole County Missouri
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 39168,886
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 182.681.2
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown