Overview for Cole County, MO
Part of: Jefferson City MO,
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Cole County is one of
about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
391.4 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 185.9 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 54.4%. On
the 2000 census form, 98.8% of the
population reported only one race, with
9.9% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 1.3% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.43
persons compared to an average family
size of 3.00 persons.
In 2005 Public administration was the
largest of 20 major sectors. It had an
average wage per job of $33,114. Per
capita income grew by 29.8% between 1994
and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
Population
(2005) |
72,757 |
Covered
Employment |
53,398 |
Growth
(%) since 1990 |
14.4% |
Average wage
per job |
$31,903 |
Households
(2000) |
27,040 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
5.0% |
Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
40,810 |
Average wage
per job |
$41,559 |
Unemployment Rate (2005) |
4.1 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
D |
Per Capita
Personal Income (2004) |
$33,873 |
Average wage
per job |
D |
Median
Household Income (2003) |
$46,789 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
D |
Poverty
Rate (2003) |
9.0 |
Average wage
per job |
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