Osage County vs. Cole County

	Osage County (MO)	Cole County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,714	76,796
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.2%	1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,883	75,975
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,878	75,990
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.4%	16.6%
Female persons, percent	48.5%	49.5%
White alone, percent	98.1%	83.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	12.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.0%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	97.3%	81.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	872	5,011
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.1%	3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,686	33,508
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.3%	67.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$146,000	$160,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,080	$1,197
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$346	$423
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$532	$635
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.5%	24.5%
Building permits, 2018	5	171
Households, 2014-2018	5,113	29,749
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.7%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.7%	4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.0%	87.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.2%	68.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.9%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.9%	32.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.9%	10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.3%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.1%	62.3%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,270	974,352
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	152,549	1,257,946
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,008	$16,473
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.1	18.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,476	$57,587
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,037	$29,433
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	8.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	276	2,198
Total employment, 2017	3,671	35,600
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	122,933	1,418,168
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	10.3%	1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	974	4,843
All firms, 2012	1,053	6,476
Men-owned firms, 2012	540	3,343
Women-owned firms, 2012	333	2,085
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,008	5,593
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	73	681
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	923	5,250
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	23.0	193.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	604.35	393.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Osage county (MO) and Cole county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.