Howard County, MO Demographic Data
Howard County, MO Summary
Howard County is located in Missouri
- Population: 10,160
- Area: 471.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 463.85 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.68 sq. miles
- Population Density: 21.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 663.39 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Howard County, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,073
50%
50.8
Male
5,075
50%
49.2
Total Population
10,148
323,128,000
Howard County, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
616
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
578
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
690
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
841
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
857
8.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,097
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
982
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,334
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
805
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
654
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
934
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
514
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
246
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,898
77.8%
77.2
Female
3,968
50.2%
51.3
Male
3,930
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,136
70.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,095
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,694
16.7%
15.2
Female
922
54.4%
55.8
Male
772
45.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Howard County, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,972
98.3%
96.8
White
9,327
91.9%
72.6
Black or African American
531
5.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
55
0.5%
0.8
Asian
22
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
8
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
1
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
4
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
15
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
15
0.1%
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
22
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
176
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
139
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
112
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
5
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
22
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,009
98.6%
82.2
Howard County, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
252
3.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
518
7.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,498
38.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,218
18.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
418
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,049
16.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
613
9.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
770
11.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,796
88.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,662
25.3%
31.2
Howard County, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,635
31.9%
33.7%
Now Married
4,130
50.0%
47.5
Divorced
849
10.3%
11.0%
Separated
55
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
595
7.2
5.8%
Howard County, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,434
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
98
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
27
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
36
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
35
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Howard County, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
320
8.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
266
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
426
11.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
466
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
536
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
714
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
459
12.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
403
10.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
97
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
73
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
45,762
57,617
Per capita income
22,192
31,128
Howard County, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
301
6.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
374
7.8%
9.8
Construction
339
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,472
30.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
257
5.3%
6.6
Information
75
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
442
9.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
243
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
269
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
209
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
477
9.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
302
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
45
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
576
12.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,689
35.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
719
15.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
987
20.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
834
17.4%
18.1%
Howard County, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,731
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,751
79.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
444
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
23
0.5%
5.1
Walked
148
3.1%
2.7
Other means
97
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
268
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.0
26.6
Howard County, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
186
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,067
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,474
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,033
27.5%
21.0
Howard County, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,760
82.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,847
75.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
913
24.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
783
17.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Howard County, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,543
1 room
51
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
26
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
248
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
660
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
899
19.8%
19.8
6 rooms
805
17.7%
17.8
7 rooms
676
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
468
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
710
15.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Howard County, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,543
1-unit, detached
3,387
74.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
38
0.8%
5.9
2-units
108
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
146
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
44
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
70
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
35
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
715
15.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Howard County, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,041
22.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
279
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
304
6.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
509
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
639
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
535
11.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
597
13.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
567
12.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
47
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
25
0.6%
1.4%
Howard County, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,516
40.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
650
17.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,185
31.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
375
10.0%
1.9
Solar energy
2
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
17
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.2%
1.1
Howard County, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,513
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
0.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
50
3.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
83
5.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
152
10.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
539
35.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
686
45.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
725
48.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
250
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
180
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
96
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
256
17.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Howard County, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
775
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1
0.1%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
13
1.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
93
12.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
281
36.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
387
49.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
138
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
648
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
134
18.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
62
8.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
88
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
106
14.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
53
7.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
298
40.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
172
0.0%
0.0%
Howard County, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,847
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
572
20.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
764
26.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
444
15.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
436
15.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
383
13.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
182
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
50
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
16
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
107,600
205,000
