HomeMy Public PortalAbout2000 - Chamber of Commerce Demographic ProfileJefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce
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Demographic Profile
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Executive Summary 1
II. Demographic Data 3
A. Population
1. Overview 4
2. Cities I Open Country 5
3. Component of Change 6
4. Estimated Population 7
5. Age Distribution 8
6. Projections 9
7. Farm Population 10
8. Ethnicity 11
B. Households and Housing
1. Persons in Households 12
2. Persons Age 65 or Older in Households 13
3. Percent of Households by Type 14
4. Households with Children Under 18 15
5. Housing Units -Occupied, Rented & Vacant 16
6. Changes in Occupied Housing Units 17
c. Employment
1. Employment by Type 18
2. Civilian Labor Force 19
3. Women in the Labor Force 20
4. Commuting Patterns 21
5. Historical Unemployment 22
6. Employment Population 23
D. Income
1. Overview 24
2. Median Household Income 25
3. Persons Below Poverty Level 26
4. Persons Below Poverty Level by Age 27
5. Per Capita Income 28
6. Average Weekly Wage 29
E. Business
1. Store Groups 30
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Jefferson City, Missouri is ideally located and positioned as a quality community
for growth and opportunity in the twenty-first century for people and business. Jefferson
City is a primary business and economic center for retailing, banking, maoufucturing,
tourism and convention business, and business and consumer services. Several of the
manufucturing operations are international companies with markets and locations all over
the world. A1; the state capital of Missouri, Jefferson City bas state and national influence
in public policy and as such has the diversity of opportunity that few places offer for
careers, business, and entrepreneurship.
The executive summary will provide key findings from five different broad
demographic categories with 30 specific areas. The five broad categories are:
• Population
• Households and Housing
• Employment
• Income
• Busioess
All of the research is a result of information from public sources with each
specific area sourced to state and federal data centers.
GENERAL FINDINGS
Many cities and regions in America strive to become what Jefferson City/Cole
County already is! The area of influence for work and commercial activity makes
Jefferson City/Cole County a major economic center io Missouri. The following are
general findiogs with significant impact for Jefferson City/Cole County and the ten-
county region.
• The highest per capita and household iocome io the ten-county central Missouri
area.
• Employment and job growth iocreasiog at a :fuster rate than the state of Missouri.
• Historical unemployment levels lower than the ten-county average and
considerably lower than the state and national averages.
• A highly productive workforce with 55.8% of the ten-county region population
employed. This compares with 51.6% for the State of Missouri.
• A higher than average retail sales per capita for the region and the state.
• A lower than average percentage of person below poverty in the ten county region
and considerably below the state average.
• A :faster growth rate of private sector employers than the region and the State of
Missouri.
This type of environment presents many opportunities for highly skilled technical
and professional workers either for employment in the diversified public and private job
markets or as entrepreneurs in small business. The professional and technical service
occupations had the highest weekly pay in the region.
Opportunities exist in the computer technology field with demand also for many
other technical skills such as carpentry and nursing and in science and math from teachers
to engineers.
Combining economic opportunity with quality of life, Jefferson City becomes one
of the more attractive areas in the Midwest if not in the entire country for working and
fumily life.
Jefferson City/Cole County Area of Influence Growth Rate
1970 1980 1990 2000
!-+-Cole --Region Missouri I
As illustrated above, the Ten County Region has been growing since 1970. There is no indication that this
growth will cease and the Region is expected to continue to flourish throughout this century.
JEFFERSON CITY/COLE COUNTY
Area Labor and Retail Markets
hie Profile
POPULATION Overview Population Overview Percent Change 1990-
2000
11Hlll
Boone 100,376
callaway 32,252
Cole 56,663
Cooper 14,643
Gasconade 13,181
M;rles 7,551
Mier 18,539
Mml!eau 12,056
M>rgan 13,807
Osage 12,014
Total A'ofile 281,094
•JEFF CITY 33,618
POPULATION
Total
Population
2000
Boone 135,454
callaway 40,756
Cole 71,397
Cooper 16,B70
Gasconade 15,342
f./aries 8,903
Mler 23,564
M:>nl!eau 14,827
~rgan 19,309
Osage 13,052
Total A'oflle 359,294
•JEFF CITY 39,521
Population
1990 2000
112,379 135,454
32,809 40,766
63,579 71,397
14,635 1B,670
14,006 15,342
7,976 8,903
20,700 23,564
12,298 14,827
15,574 19,309
12,018 13,082
308,174 359,294
35,494 39,521
2002
139,492
42,210
71,694
17,007
15,461
8,700
24,176
15,023
19,593
13,040
366,598
NIA
%Change
1990-2000
20.5%
24.3%
12.3'~
12.4%
9.5%
11.6%
13.8%
20.6%
24.0%
8.7%
13.6%
11.3%
Boone
Callaway
Colo
Coopor
Gaaconodc
Mlllil!a
Miller
Monitoau
Morgan
O&agc
0.0%
Age Distribution
Population By Age, 2000
under Ages Ages Ages Ages Age
Age5 5-19 20-24 25-34 35-54 65+
2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
8,452 30,403 18,981 20,629 45,350 11,639
2,524 9,304 3,072 5,688 15,704 4,474
4,655 14,656 4,919 10,829 28,224 8,081
969 3,451 1,708 2,164 5,641 2,536
895 3,268 689 1,569 6,032 2,689
567 1,937 443 1,011 3,533 1,392
1,612 5,188 1,395 2,606 8,956 3,605
995 3,160 921 2,087 5,594 2,070
1,148 3,829 866 1,641 7,635 3,790
660 2,973 854 1,634 4,816 1,825
22,700 78,199 33,849 50,258 131,887 42,401
2,402 6,826 3,110 6,351 15,242 5,590
12.3%
124%
9,5%
11.6'.6
13.8%
24.3%
20.6'~
24.0%
8.7%
10.0% 20.0% 30.0
:: · ·,:civu.:ill.-N-11.®3oRll'rilio~(clii®I~~~
2001 Lab or Force 41,940
Total ErrJ>Ioyed 40,732
Totallklerrployed 1,208
lklerrployrrent Rate 2.9"k
2001 Total Crnployment-53,170
2001 M;nufacluring 3,051
COnstruction 2,500
Ratan 7,200
Wlolesale 1,255
Rnance & hsurance 2,042
A-ofesslonal service 1,240
Heafth care & Soc. Asst 4,906
Acco!TDdation & Food Sev 2,993
Govemrmnt 21,611
Federal 546
Slate 18,391
Local 2,674
96 97 96 99 00 01
53,170
"" According to the guidelines o fthe United Stales deccnninlcens Ull, Hispanic I Latino is an ethnicity,no tame e.
-Civilian Employment: Employment of ABResidenbl LivinginCountya.nd Working Any\\ilere (Countli People)
-TotnlEmplo)ment: Employment of An Work:ern Working in Countyand Living An)"o\hcre (Counts Jobs)
POPULATION Overview
population in the Jefferson City/ Cole County Ten-County Area grew 17.3% from 1 g9o to 2000
compared to the State of Missouri rate of 1 0.2%. Cole County, with a population of 71 ,3g7, grew
12.3% in the same ten-year period. The 2002 population numbers are estimates as of July 1. The
ITe,n-e;ountv Area grew at 2.0% for 2000-2002 while Missouri grew at a 1.4% rate. The 2000 census
reported Jefferson City with a population of 39,521-an 11.3% increase from the 1990 census of
35,494.
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
Region
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
Boone Callaway Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan
2.0%
1.4%
Osage
IIlli Population 1970 • Population 1980 0 Population 1990 0 Population 2000 • Population 20021
liPOPULA TION Cities/Open Country II
CITIES/OPEN COUNTRY
area area grew
Country area with 11.0%. The Cities in the 10 County Region area grew 17.8% compared to the Open Country
with 16.9%. For the State of Missouri the trend was with a larger increase in the population growth for the
Open Country area with 12.3% compared to the Cities with 8.1%.
Morgan
Osage
Region
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
-5.0%
135,454
40,766
71,397
16,670
15,342
8,903
23,584
14,827
19,309
13,062
359,294
3
14,487 17,223
38,849 43,950
9,147 10,215
6,523 6,493
1,687 1,831
6,489 8,008
6,186 8,052
4,406 4,879
2,899 3,107
166,750 196,371
5
36,302
18.9% 18,322 23,543 28.5%
13.1% 24,730 27,447 11.0%
11.7% 5,688 6,455 13.5%
-0.5% 7,483 8,849 18.3%
8.5% 6,289 7,072 12.5%
23.4% 14,211 15,556 9.5%
30.2% 6,112 6,775 10.8%
10.7% 11,168 14,430 29.2%
7.2% 9,119 9,955 9.2%
17.8% 139,424 162,923 16.9%
I!POPULAT/ON Components of Change II
lr.r•mr,nn•~nl~ofChange
counties in the Jefferson City Ten County Area had a net in-migration of people with Boone,
lc,!ll,.wav and Cole Counties having the largest influx. Cole County had 4,269 more people moving
than moving out during 1990-2000. Boone County had the largest net in-migration of people with
13,071.
Boone 20.5%
Callaway 24.3%
Cole 12.3%
Cooper 12.4%
Gasconade 9.5%
Maries
Miller
16161 53120
478138
30.0%
Population Change
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Boone callaway Colo Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
18000
Population Change
15000
12000
9000
6000
3000
0
6
~POPULATION Estimated Population Change II
net in-migration of people for the ten county area from 2000-2001 was 1, 160. This compares to a net in-
1 ~~~~:;~~n of 8,581 for the entire State of Missouri. There were only three counties with a lower population
I. They were Cooper, Maries and Osage counties. Four counties (Cole, Cooper, Maries and Moniteau}
a net out-migration .from 2002 to 2001. Since these are population estimates and not actual census, there
Boone
Callaway
Cole
Maries
Miller
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
-500
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
-1.0%
-2.0%
-3.0%
1.0% 2133 1024
2.0% 580 397
0.2% 1141 795
-0.1% 230 231
0.5% 213 259
-2.4% 131 98
2.2% 409 320
0.2% 228 182
1.5% 245 277
-0.5% 221 167
0.8% 5521 3750
jll!l Births Ill Deaths D Net Migration j
Population Percent Change 1998
7
211 1320
641 824
-203 143
-10 -11
127 81
-246 -213
439 528
-12 34
320 288
-107 ..Q3
1160 2931
liPOPULATION Age Distribution
By using percentages, comparisons can better be made by age category with other counties and
Missouri. Cole County has the highest percentage of population in age category of 25-64 with
'" ... o.,•o. It also is the most productive age category for work and the economy. This compares with
51.6% for the State of Missouri. Boone, Callaway and Cole counties all have a lower percentage of
population 65 and older than the State of Missouri.
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Total Percent 2000
Boone Callaway Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
r:J m:-:u-:-n-d:-e-r s=-=•:-A:-g-e-s-=5--=1-=7-=o=-A:-g-e-s-,.178--=2-:-4-:::D:-A:-g-e-s-=2-=-s--=e-:-4-::•=-A-=-g-e-s-=e-=5--=s-=-4-li!I_A_g_e_B_S---,+ J
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II
IIPOPULA TION Projections II
Projections
Based on the population estimates available, the population in the ten county area will grow to
,691 by 2025. This is a 21.8% increase compared to the State of Missouri at 12.3%. Based on
projected population estimates, Boone and Cole counties will continue to be the two largest
IPO'PUJJaie!o counties in central Missouri.
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Boone Callaway Cole
Population Projection
Cooper Gasronade Maries Miller
lm Pop 2000 1111 Pop 20251
9
33.9%
17.7%
9.7%
13.7%
17.1%
5.2%
22.0%
14.4%
25.9%
4.8%
Moniteau Morgan Osage
IIPOPULA TION Farm
Fann Population
farm population continues its dramatic historical decline with Cole County's farm
population declining 25.3% from 1990 to 2000. This compares with 21.6% decline for the
State of Missouri.
2,500.0
2,000.0
1,500.0
1,000.0
500.0
0.0
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
Osage
Region
Boone
Fann Population 1990-2000
Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
Fann Population as Percent 1990-2000
Callaway Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
1m Percent of Total Population 1990 • Percent of Total Population 2000 I
10
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jjPOPULA TION Ethnicity II
1 Be• one, Cole and Cooper Counties have the area's highest proportion of minority population. In the
county Central Missouri area the minority population grew faster than the White population.
1-\lllrlmm" the ten-county region grew 17.3% overall from 1990 to 2000, the minority population grew
% in this same timeframe.
Callaway
Cole
Cooper
Gasconade
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
Osage
300.0%
250.0%
200.0%
150.0%
100.0%
50.0%
0.0%
Boone Calla~Nay Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
I 1!!1 Percent Change White 1990-2002 1111 Percent Change Minority 1990-20021
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Households
& Housing
Persons in
Household
Non-family households are generally either persons living alone (young or old) or unrelated persons
sharing an apartment or house. Normally there will be more non-family households in areas having
a high student population or a high proportion of older people. Institutions are generally those
places where people are confined which include jails, prisons, mental hospitals and nursing homes.
Other group quarters include student dormitories, half-way houses, etc. Cooper County has the
highest percentage of population living in institutions (11.7%) followed by Moniteau County (8.5.%)
Callaway County and Cole County tied forthird at 7 .0%. The trend from 1990 is a larger
percent of the population living in non-family and group quarters.
100.0%
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
Boone
I
Cole
Cooper
Boone Callaway
Percent Persons In Households, 2000
Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Monileau Morgan O..ge
!•Family Households BNon-Family Households •Group Institutions 19Group Other I
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Households
& Housing
Persons Age 65 or Older
in Households
It was previously shown that 11.5% of Cole County's population is age 65 and older. This exhibit
relates living arrangements of the olderpopulation. In Cole County, 60.7% of the population age 65
or older is living in family households. This is in line with the state average of 61.4%.
Boone 5.8%
Callaway 6.8%
Cole 5.5%
Cooper 9.3%
9.4%
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
3.6%
8.1%
379 6.0%
Percent Persons In Households, 2000
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
Boone Callaway Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
Is Family Households II Non-Family Households DGroup Institution Dother I
13
Households
& Housing
Percent of Households
byT pe
County has 27,064 occupied units, those at
lhcomE~-About 9.5% of all family households in Cole County are headed by a female and 66.3% of
lth'"'"' have children at home. This compares with the state overall with 11.7% and 62%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
Boone Callaway Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
'-m~M:-:-:al:--e-:-H:-o-u-se--:h-o-:-ld:-e-r-w7it:-h -=c::-h::-ild7 r-en----=.:-::M-::-a-:-le--:-cH:-o-us-e-=-h-o'"'ld,--w-:-it::-h-ou-t--c::ch-:i:-cld_:_re-n--,
D Female Householder with Children D Female Householder without Children
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Households
& Housing
Households with
Children Under 18
Under Age 18 Living in Households
76.0% of Cole County's children under the age of 1 B were living in manied couple households in 2000.
County ranks somewhat above the state average of 71.9%. Te ten-county region, with 74.8% is also
lab1ove the state average. The trend during the 1990s was toward more single parent households. At the state
in 2000 there were 6.5% of single parent males heading households with children under 1 B compared to
100.0%
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
Boone
Persons Under 18 Living In Households
Boone Call Cole Coo r Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
El Manied Couples Ill Single-Parent Male D Single-Parent Female
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Households
& Housing
Housing Units -Occupied
Rented & Vacant
Housing Units -Occupied, Rented & Vacant
2000, 63.4% of all housing in Cole County was owner occupied and 30.1% was renter occupied.
compares with 63.2% and 26.7% in those categories for the state. Cole County's vacancy rate
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
to Boone
Boone
Callaway
Cole
Cooper
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
Osage
Housing Unit-Occupied, Rented & Vacant 2000
Boone Gallaway Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Monifeau Mlrgan Osage
filii Owner Occupied • Renter Occupied D Vacant D Seasonal I
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Households
& Housing
Chan e in Housin Units
Changes In
Housing Units
Although the population of Cole County grew 12.3% from 1990 to 2000, the housing units grew
15.0%. This trend was noted both statewide and nationally. Contributing factors are divorces
(usually creating a new household), increasing number of young, unmarried adults establishing their
own households and a growing number of older people remaining in their own homes for niore
years. Mobile homes are becoming a larger part of housing stock, especially in rural areas. (The
number of occupied mobile homes in Cole County decreased 2.7% during the 1990 compared with a
8.2%.)
Source: The US Census
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
-20.0%
Boone callaway
Total Occupied Housing, By Type, 2000
Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller
I Ell Housing Units II Mobile HOmes I
Monileau Morgan Osage
Percent Change, Housing 1990-2000
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II Employment Employment By Type IJ
by Type
n 2000, Cole County experienced some change in employment mix by type. There was a
ldeclirle in Government from 34.2% to 32.9% from 1990 to 2000 and an increase in services
22.5% to 23.3%. Gasconade county has the highest share (22.7%) of its workforce
Joyed in manufacturing compared to Cole County which had the lowest share (5.9).
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
other
38%
Employment By Type, 2000
Employment Type 2000
Service
23%
18
Government
33%
\I Employment Civilian Labor Force 1\
Civilian Labor Force
number of women in Cole County workforce continues to increase and is approaching the
lnL1mt1erof men. In Cole County, women accounted for 49.8% of the total workforce in 2000, with
.6% employed by the State. Cole County's total workforce increased 16.8% during the 1990s, a
14.1% increase among men and a 19.7% increase in women workers. The number of women in
workforce increased in all counties and a higher proportion of women were employed in all
Boone
Callaway
Cole
Cooper
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
Osage
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Boone Callaway
Boone Callaway
25.4%
18.7%
31.9%
19.5%
Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Montleeu Morgan Osage
Percent Change Male & Female Workforce
Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
Employment Women In The
Labor Force
1990s reflected the continued growth of women in the labor force. This is particularly
for the ten-county Central Missouri area where the increase in females employed grew
24.8%. This compares to a 14.7% increase for the State of Missouri. The number of
lt.,.m::o,l .. ., employed increased by 19.3% in cole County in the last decade.
Boone
Cole
·Gasconade
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
Region
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000 ,.
0
Percent of All Female in Labor Force
20
27.6%
30.5%
19.3%
II Employment Commuting Patterns
Boone and Cole Counties have the lowest percent of workers commuting to work outside of their
county of residence (under 1 0 percent) largely because they each include a larger city (Columbia
IAff'An::on City respectively) which provides local employment and attracts workers from adjacent
counties. In 2000, 65.5% of the workers living in Maries County and 58.7% in Osage County held
outside their county of residence. Callaway County followed with 48.0% and Moniteau County
46.5%. It is believed, because of their proximity, most of these workers are working in Jefferson
and Cole County. Cole County also has the shortest travel time to work (17.4 minutes)
I r.nmn•or~•rl to Boone County at 17.8 minutes.
Boone
Callaway
Cole
Cooper
Gasconade
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
Boone Callaway
7.9%
23.5%
27.4%
Working Outside of County Residence
Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Monlteau Morgan
lm1970 111980 01990 02000 I
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Osage
II
II Employment Historical Unemployment
Historical Unemployment
average unemployment rates reached their lows in 1999 and have moved up each year
nee. For 2001, the average unemployment rate for Cole County was 2.9% compared to
Boone County (1.8%) and the State (4.7%). The counties surrounding Cole County such as
1 O~;age, Callaway and Moniteau Counties had higher unemployment rates at 5.1% 3.5% and
rates
8.0%
Unemployment 1990-2001
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
[--+-Boone --cole Missouri [
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
[--+-Callaway -IE-Cole Maries -+;-Moniteau -llf-Osage I
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II
II Employment Employment Population IJ
Employment
2001 employment and population data provides recent information on the labor force,
lennployrnelnt ·unemployment and a percent of the population unemployed. The 10 county
Central Missouri area has 55.8% of the population employed. This compares to Missouri
Boone
Callaway
Cole
Cooper
Gasconade
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
Osage
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Boone
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
Boone
Callaway Cole
Callaway Cole
at
Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Monileau Nlorgan Osage
Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Monlteau Margan Osage
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II INCOME Income Overview
lr..~mn"'''"'rl with both Central Missouri and the State as a whole, Cole County ranks favorably
income levels. Cole County has 39.7% of households with incomes below $35,000,
tr-n,mn'"'"'rl to Boone County (46.6%) and the State (46.0%). Only Cole and Boone Counties
Central Missouri exceed the State's percent of households with income in excess of
Boone
Callaway
Cole
Cooper
Gasconade
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
Osage
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
$50,000 or More Percent
43%
18.5%
7.5%
D $20,00-49,999 Percent D $50,000 or More Percent
Percent of Households, 2000
Less than $10,000 Percent
7% $10, 000-19,999 Pen:ent
13%
__ $2D,CJ00.49,999 Percent
37%
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II
jjJNCOME Median Household Income
Median Household Income
Cole County had the highest median income in the ten-county area of $42,924. This
compares to Boone County with $37,485 and the State of Missouri with $37,934. Boone
County had a slightly higher ratio of households with incomes over $100,000 (9.2%) than
State with 8.7% and Cole County at 8.2%.
Missouri Census Data Center (MCDC)
Boone
Cole
Moniteau
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$0
Income Percentage
Boone Callaway Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage lm 100,000 149,000 Percent 1111150,000 199,999 Percent 0200,000 or more Percent I
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I INCOME
Persons Below Poverty Level
Person Below
Poverty Level I
n 2000, Cole County--with 8.7% of persons with incomes below poverty-had the third
110\Ne!>tpoverty level in the ten-county area. Morgan County had the highest with 16.2% and
State averaged 11. 7%. (The poverty level income is established by the Federal
I GcJve~rmnent and is to to the rate of i
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Boone Gallaway Cole
Population Below Poverty
1990-2000
Cooper Gasconade Maries
lm1990 •2ooo I Miller MonHeau
Percent of Population Below Poverty
1990-2000
Morgan
Moniteau Morgan
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Osage
OSage
INCOME Persons Below Poverty Level,
By Age
Age
1-'mll=•ntv Levels have generally decreased from 1990 to 2000. Poverty levels are higher for
the young than for the older population. Cole, Osage and Gasconade Counties have
poverty levels for the under age 18 group at less than 12%. Cole County had an 11.5% rate
the under age 18 group and 7.3% for the 65 or older age group compared to the State
Boone
Cooper
Maries
Miller
Morgan
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Boone Callaway Cole
9.6%
17.7% 14.8%
Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
jm1990 1112000 I
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II INCOME Per Capita Income
County had the highest per capita income in the ten county Central Missouri area in
2001. The county per capita income of $30,509 was higher than the state average of
,221 in 2001. Three counties in the the-county area had per capita incomes below
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
Moniteau
Morgan
Total Per Capita Income
1980 Total Per Capita 1990 Total Per Capita 2000 Total Per Capita 2001 Total Per Capita
Income Income Income Income
I-+-Boone --cole Missouri I
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II INCOME Average Weekly Wage II
Average Weekly Wage
Missouri Department of Labor's 2000 and 2001 Annual Report on "Employment Wages"
1 proviides a means for comparison of weekly wages in the various industrial classifications.
comparisons can be made by year, county and state averages. Cole County ranks first
the ten county area with an average weekly wage of $558 for all employment
This compares to the state with $624. The two major metropolitan areas
I in'""''"'"'"' the state's overall average.
Boone
Callaway
Cole
Cooper
Maries
Miller
Moniteau
Morgan
Osage
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Boone Callaway
Boone Callaway
Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller Moniteau Morgan Osage
\mAll Ill Government DManufacturing DService \
Average Weekly Wage, 2001
Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller MlnHeau Morgan Osage
\mAll 1111 Government D Manufacturing D Service \
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II BUSINESS Store Groups
Cole County is a regional leader in retail with per capita at compares to
Boone County with $14,270 and the State of Missouri with $12,203. This mix in retail sales by
county as a percent of total sales shows a considerable divergence. However, these percents get
much closer to the state level when aggregated at the region level. The variances reflect the losses
and gains in retail sales to other counties based on transportation, competition, employment
opportunities and attractions for tourism. These pull factors impact employment, tax revenues and
quality of life for a community. Boone County shows the highest percent in general merchandise
Cole County a close second at 19.5% of all sales. Moniteau and Osage Counties have the
highest percent of all retail sales in the Motor Vehicle and Parts area at 58.5% and 49.1 %. The
above data is derived from the 1997 Economic Census and the Missouri Department of Revenue.
The 2002 Economic Census data should be available in 2004 and will reflect the (NAICS) North
American Industry Classification System, unlike earlier census which
were to the Standard Industrial Classification
U. S. Census County Business Pattern, and Missouri Department of Economic Development
Morgan
Region
Boone Callaway Cole Cooper Gasconade Maries Miller troniteau Morgan Osage Region Missouri
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