| Central Region Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Population | 1990 Population | 2000 Population | Change 1990-2004 | Change 2000-2004 | |
| Audrain | 25,658 | 23,599 | 25,853 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| Boone | 141,367 | 112,379 | 135,454 | 25.8% | 4.4% |
| Callaway | 42,086 | 32,809 | 40,766 | 28.3% | 3.2% |
| Cole | 71,996 | 63,579 | 71,397 | 13.2% | 0.8% |
| Cooper | 17,259 | 14,835 | 16,670 | 16.3% | 3.5% |
| Howard | 9,940 | 9,631 | 10,212 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| Moniteau | 15,042 | 12,298 | 14,827 | 22.3% | 1.5% |
| Monroe | 9,467 | 9,104 | 9,311 | 4.0% | 1.7% |
| Osage | 13,324 | 12,018 | 13,062 | 10.9% | 2.0% |
| Randolph | 25,120 | 24,370 | 24,663 | 3.1% | 1.9% |
| Region Total | 371,259 | 314,622 | 362,215 | 18.0% | 2.5% |
| Central Region Demographics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Females | 2003 Males | Population Age < 25 | Population Age 25-44 | Population Age > 44 | 2002 Pop. In Poverty | |
| Audrain | 14,157 | 11,559 | 8,393 | 7,310 | 10,013 | 3,151 |
| Boone | 72,744 | 68,378 | 55,378 | 46,272 | 39,472 | 14,568 |
| Callaway | 20,494 | 21,731 | 15,483 | 13,110 | 13,632 | 3,866 |
| Cole | 35,228 | 37,226 | 24,170 | 23,345 | 24,939 | 5,473 |
| Cooper | 7,808 | 9,201 | 6,274 | 4,605 | 6,130 | 1,737 |
| Howard | 5,138 | 4,869 | 3,665 | 2,515 | 3,827 | 1,167 |
| Moniteau | 7,018 | 7,947 | 5,114 | 4,697 | 5,154 | 1,517 |
| Monroe | 4,753 | 4,643 | 3,188 | 2,377 | 3,831 | 989 |
| Osage | 6,438 | 6,696 | 4,701 | 3,735 | 4,698 | 1,050 |
| Randolph | 12,079 | 12,966 | 8,482 | 7,404 | 9,159 | 3,260 |
| Region Total | 185,857 | 185,216 | 134,848 | 115,370 | 120,855 | 36,778 |
| Percent | 50.1% | 49.9% | 36.3% | 31.1% | 32.6% | 9.9% |
| 2003 Central Region Demographics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | Asian | Other | Hispanic | |
| Audrain | 23,381 | 1,982 | 77 | 276 | 232 |
| Boone | 120,836 | 12,299 | 570 | 7,417 | 2,701 |
| Callaway | 39,012 | 2,294 | 229 | 690 | 401 |
| Cole | 63,268 | 7,465 | 246 | 1,475 | 1,072 |
| Cooper | 15,222 | 1,507 | 72 | 208 | 171 |
| Howard | 9,220 | 669 | 33 | 85 | 71 |
| Moniteau | 14,199 | 545 | 60 | 161 | 365 |
| Monroe | 8,910 | 385 | 42 | 59 | 65 |
| Osage | 13,009 | 20 | 21 | 84 | 73 |
| Randolph | 22,782 | 1,747 | 140 | 376 | 334 |
| Region Total | 329,839 | 28,913 | 1,490 | 10,831 | 5,485 |
| Percent | 88.9% | 7.8% | 0.4% | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| 2004 Central Region Employment Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | |
| Audrain | 11,523 | 10,847 | 676 | 5.9% |
| Boone | 85,093 | 81,973 | 3,120 | 3.7% |
| Callaway | 23,151 | 22,092 | 1,059 | 4.6% |
| Cole | 41,273 | 39,646 | 1,627 | 3.9% |
| Cooper | 8,756 | 8,325 | 431 | 4.9% |
| Howard | 5,483 | 5,229 | 254 | 4.6% |
| Moniteau | 7,729 | 7,366 | 363 | 4.7% |
| Monroe | 4,485 | 4,217 | 268 | 6.0% |
| Osage | 7,543 | 7,199 | 344 | 4.6% |
| Randolph | 12,689 | 11,992 | 697 | 5.5% |
| Region Total | 207,725 | 198,886 | 8,839 | 4.3% |
| 2004 Central Region Industry Employment | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources & Mining | Const. | Manu. | Trade, Trans. & Utilities | Info. | Financial Activities | Prof. & Business Services | Education & Health Services | Leisure & Hospitality | Other Services | Govt | |
| Audrain | 46 | 275 | 1,986 | 2,102 | 122 | 335 | 228 | 710 | 412 | 319 | 783 |
| Boone | 220 | 4,151 | 5,084 | 13,818 | 1,246 | 3,977 | 6,774 | 8,327 | 7,673 | 2,148 | 3,265 |
| Callaway | 163 | 786 | 1,615 | 3,227 | 176 | 375 | 389 | 1,352 | 1,080 | 294 | 982 |
| Cole | 41 | 2,783 | 2,831 | 8,830 | 784 | 2,324 | 3,915 | 5,510 | 3,500 | 1,541 | 18,617 |
| Cooper | 27 | 245 | 852 | 1,176 | 60 | 256 | 129 | 415 | 1,097 | 191 | 556 |
| Howard | 33 | 105 | 249 | 392 | 17 | 97 | 84 | 585 | 223 | 59 | 168 |
| Moniteau | 38 | 308 | 1,021 | 701 | 19 | 134 | 73 | 332 | 287 | 73 | 531 |
| Monroe | 14 | 75 | 850 | 312 | 79 | 61 | 59 | 188 | 189 | 31 | 145 |
| Osage | 45 | 209 | 1,002 | 792 | 16 | 94 | 37 | 256 | 155 | 23 | 30 |
| Randolph | 51 | 251 | 1,465 | 2,426 | 152 | 516 | 743 | 1,339 | 754 | 294 | 774 |
| Region Total | 678 | 9,188 | 16,955 | 33,776 | 2,671 | 8,169 | 12,431 | 19,014 | 15,370 | 4,973 | 25,851 |
| Percent | 0.5% | 6.2% | 11.4% | 22.7% | 1.8% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 12.8% | 10.3% | 3.3% | 17.3% |
| 2003 Number of Central Region Establishments by Size | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50-99 | 100-249 | 250-499 | 500-999 | 1000+ | County Total |
| Audrain | 335 | 122 | 85 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 608 |
| Boone | 2,093 | 796 | 571 | 318 | 113 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3,970 |
| Callaway | 383 | 147 | 81 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 685 |
| Cole | 1,179 | 466 | 325 | 202 | 81 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2,301 |
| Cooper | 279 | 86 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 454 |
| Howard | 121 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
| Moniteau | 223 | 72 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 355 |
| Monroe | 138 | 40 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 224 |
| Osage | 172 | 57 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 286 |
| Randolph | 386 | 128 | 69 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 652 |
| Region Total | 5,309 | 1,954 | 1,296 | 725 | 267 | 128 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 9,737 |
| Percent | 54.5% | 20.1% | 13.3% | 7.4% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Central Region Farms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2002 | % Change | |
| Audrain | 1,128 | 1,089 | -3.5% |
| Boone | 1,435 | 1,388 | -3.3% |
| Callaway | 1,527 | 1,494 | -2.2% |
| Cole | 1,162 | 1,098 | -5.5% |
| Cooper | 961 | 923 | -4.0% |
| Howard | 788 | 806 | 2.3% |
| Moniteau | 1,127 | 1,139 | 1.1% |
| Monroe | 984 | 960 | -2.4% |
| Osage | 1,242 | 1,219 | -1.9% |
| Randolph | 919 | 971 | 5.7% |
| Region Total | 11,273 | 11,087 | -1.6% |
| Central Region Personal Income ($000) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2002 | 2003 | % Change 1993-2003 | % Change 2002-2003 | |
| Audrain | $406,104 | $550,707 | $568,700 | 40.0% | 3.3% |
| Boone | $2,369,616 | $3,829,747 | $3,922,443 | 65.5% | 2.4% |
| Callaway | $546,043 | $877,483 | $913,168 | 67.2% | 4.1% |
| Cole | $1,321,782 | $2,224,085 | $2,328,859 | 76.2% | 4.7% |
| Cooper | $240,051 | $356,371 | $374,010 | 55.8% | 4.9% |
| Howard | $153,465 | $227,930 | $233,024 | 51.8% | 2.2% |
| Moniteau | $202,987 | $312,216 | $330,172 | 62.7% | 5.8% |
| Monroe | $146,433 | $188,298 | $195,373 | 33.4% | 3.8% |
| Osage | $201,432 | $319,293 | $336,916 | 67.3% | 5.5% |
| Randolph | $390,505 | $526,753 | $553,846 | 41.8% | 5.1% |
| Region Total | $5,978,418 | $9,412,883 | $9,756,511 | 63.2% | 3.7% |
| Central Region Per Capita Personal Income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2002 | 2003 | % Change 1993-2003 | % Change 2002-2003 | |
| Audrain | $16,698 | $21,314 | $22,026 | 31.9% | 3.3% |
| Boone | $19,693 | $27,623 | $27,991 | 42.1% | 1.3% |
| Callaway | $15,641 | $20,771 | $21,562 | 37.9% | 3.8% |
| Cole | $19,865 | $30,932 | $32,120 | 61.7% | 3.8% |
| Cooper | $15,394 | $20,887 | $21,989 | 42.8% | 5.3% |
| Howard | $15,561 | $22,691 | $23,319 | 49.9% | 2.8% |
| Moniteau | $15,740 | $20,856 | $21,973 | 39.6% | 5.4% |
| Monroe | $16,486 | $20,156 | $20,756 | 25.9% | 3.0% |
| Osage | $16,353 | $24,392 | $25,374 | 55.2% | 4.0% |
| Randolph | $16,077 | $21,281 | $22,154 | 37.8% | 4.1% |
| Region Total | $16,751 | $23,090 | $23,926 | 42.8% | 3.6% |