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A town of 2,055, settled in 1870. A typical home worth about $124K.

Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Population
2,055
−2.9% since 2010
Typical home
$124K
−7.1% in a year
Household income
$44K
median
Median age
38.8
years
Jobs based here
516
A commuter town

What makes Cooper stand out

The 2 things Cooper does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A commuter town

87% of working residents leave Cooper for work

Where Cooper’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs 11% 10% → Paris Paris 10% 7% → Commerce Commerce 7% 4% → Greenville Greenville 4% 3% → Dallas Dallas 3% 2% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 2% Cooper · 13% stay
516jobs based in Cooper
13%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Cooper’s report card

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Housing

A typical Cooper home is worth about $124K

The typical Cooper home is worth about $124,000, down 7.1% in a year, 59% below the Texas typical home.

$124KZillow home value

Typical home value

Cooper$124K
Texas$299K
−7.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns

Cooper beats the Texas average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

DHealth Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
4 better5 too close to call17 worse
What stands outCooperTX
Fewer uninsured adults14.7%19.1%
Fewer binge drinkers15.3%17%
More adults with COPD10%5.7%
Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs
15.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
21st
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

About one in eight working residents works right in Cooper

Most working residents leave Cooper for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Sulphur Springs (11%), Paris (10%) and Commerce (7%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

13%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cooper13%
Sulphur Springs11%
Paris10%
Commerce7%
Greenville4%
25 mi
median commute distance
516
jobs based in Cooper
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Cooper has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 34°.

94°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–57°
Spring53–74°
Summer71–93°
Fall54–77°
Nov 13
typical first frost
Mar 18
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Cooper’s public schools outperform 46% of Texas districts

The public schools Cooper’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Cooper ElPK–5490C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with tornadoes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
TornadoesInland floodingIce storms
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Cooper

City in Texas, United States

Official town website ↗

Cooper is a city in and the county seat of Delta County, Texas, United States. Located between the north and south forks of the Sulphur River, Cooper is the largest settlement in Delta County. At the 2020 United States census, the city had a population of 1,911. First inhabited by native people, Cooper was founded around 1870, at the same time that Delta County was established. Cooper grew rapidly and quickly became the center of local events. The city's economy relied primarily on agriculture and the shipping of local goods. In the mid-1890s, a railroad line was built through the city, assisting in Cooper's growth. The city continued to grow through the 1910s, and into the early 1920s. In …

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1870
Population
1,911
Area
1.5 sq mi
Elevation
482 ft
ZIP code
75432
Area code
903

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