Howell County, MO Demographic Data
Howell County, MO Summary
Howell County is located in Missouri
- Population: 40,608
- Area: 928.37 sq. miles
- Land Area: 927.25 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.13 sq. miles
- Population Density: 43.74 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,143.04 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Howell County, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
20,648
51%
50.8
Male
19,617
49%
49.2
Total Population
40,265
323,128,000
Howell County, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,610
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,705
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,850
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,442
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,444
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,750
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,504
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,284
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,805
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,357
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,131
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,302
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,081
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
30,459
75.6%
77.2
Female
15,925
52.3%
51.3
Male
14,534
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
29,274
72.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,970
22.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,514
18.7%
15.2
Female
4,162
55.4%
55.8
Male
3,352
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Howell County, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
39,378
97.8%
96.8
White
38,572
95.8%
72.6
Black or African American
123
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
186
0.5%
0.8
Asian
234
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
65
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
48
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
112
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
263
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
887
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
788
2.0%
17.8
Mexican
631
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
157
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
39,477
98.0%
82.2
Howell County, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,348
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,806
10.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
10,695
39.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,051
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,402
8.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,144
7.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,768
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,154
15.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
23,060
84.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,912
14.4%
31.2
Howell County, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,598
20.6%
33.7%
Now Married
18,244
56.8%
47.5
Divorced
4,256
13.3%
11.0%
Separated
707
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,295
7.1
5.8%
Howell County, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
36,773
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
882
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
290
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
478
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
114
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Howell County, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,782
11.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,506
9.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,426
15.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,655
16.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,558
15.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,475
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,187
7.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,191
7.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
157
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
277
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
33,964
57,617
Per capita income
19,293
31,128
Howell County, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
508
3.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,343
8.2%
9.8
Construction
831
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,484
27.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
599
3.6%
6.6
Information
303
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,222
13.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,034
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
776
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
791
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
2,139
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
799
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
586
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,013
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,654
28.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,614
15.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,623
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,511
21.4%
18.1%
Howell County, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
16,125
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,496
83.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,551
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14
0.1%
5.1
Walked
215
1.3%
2.7
Other means
197
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
652
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.0
26.6
Howell County, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,038
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,336
32.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,021
37.1%
37.1
3 or more
3,819
23.6%
21.0
Howell County, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,214
89.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,276
69.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,938
30.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,851
10.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Howell County, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,065
1 room
393
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
374
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,254
6.9%
9.1
4 rooms
2,524
14.0%
16.5
5 rooms
4,129
22.9%
19.8
6 rooms
3,461
19.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,996
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,563
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,371
13.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Howell County, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,065
1-unit, detached
12,987
71.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
217
1.2%
5.9
2-units
581
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
392
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
408
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
77
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
397
2.2%
9.0
Mobile home
2,928
16.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
78
0.4%
0.1
Howell County, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,606
8.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
896
5.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,388
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,045
11.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,232
17.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,131
11.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,409
18.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,794
15.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
526
2.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
38
0.2%
1.4%
Howell County, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,483
15.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,331
26.7%
4.7
Electricity
6,577
40.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
78
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
17
0.1%
0.1
Wood
2,554
15.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
93
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
81
0.5%
1.1
Howell County, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
6,022
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
25
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
33
0.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
138
2.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
431
7.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
438
7.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,898
31.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,059
50.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,570
43.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
973
16.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
597
10.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
333
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,502
25.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
47
0.0%
0.0%
Howell County, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,319
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
0.1%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
14
0.3%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
27
0.6%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
123
2.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,513
35.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,637
61.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
619
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
577
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
682
15.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
433
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
677
15.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
509
11.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
407
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,582
36.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
648
0.0%
0.0%
Howell County, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,276
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,107
18.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,364
29.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,262
20.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,534
13.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,292
11.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
461
4.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
186
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
70
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
103,500
205,000
