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Palestine township, Cooper County, MO

312 Population
44.9 square miles 6.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.5 ±19.4 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Cooper County: 40.5 ±1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,279 ±$11,886 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Cooper County: $30,584 ±$1,510
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$76,533 ±$8,449 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Cooper County: $70,625 ±$4,864
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.2% ±2.4% (7  ±8) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Cooper County: 11.7% † 1,815 (±2.3% / ±349)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.6 minutes ±24.5 (5,015  ±2,522) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Cooper County: 27 188,185 (±2.3 / ±18,081)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

139 ±62 Number of households
  • Cooper County: 6,246 ±182
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±1.4 (312  ±126) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cooper County: 2.5 15,560 (±0.1 / ±38)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

172 ±66 Number of housing units
  • Cooper County: 7,300 ±50
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$237,800 ±$44,050 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Cooper County: $203,500 ±$8,374
  • a little higher than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.9% ±7.7% (12  ±24.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Cooper County: 9.3% † 1,548 (±1.8% / ±294.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.1% ±42.3% (166  ±50.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cooper County: 90.3% 10,509 (±3.8% / ±453.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.1% ±17.5% (31  ±31.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Cooper County: 24% 2,789 (±2.2% / ±252.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

4.9% ±4.1% (13  ±12) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Cooper County: 6.9% † 899 (±1.1% / ±144)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
13 Total veterans ±12 13 Male ±12 N/A Female ±12

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