Howard County, Missouri

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Key figures

Statistic	Howard County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,147	6,191,814	334,922,499	2471st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,938	$70,702	$80,734	1551st of 3,221
Median Age	39.0	39.0	38.9	2389th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.2%	32.4%	35.7%	905th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$159,400	$230,300	$332,700	2039th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$832	$1,033	$1,413	1880th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.0%	12.6%	12.5%	1949th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	4.0%	5.2%	2108th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.9	90.1	n/a	2250th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	4.5%	14.1%	2666th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1313th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.7%	68.1%	65.2%	836th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	23.5	26.4	1080th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	13.0%	15.1%	1264th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1153rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.1%	46.5%	46.9%	381st of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.2%	n/a	n/a	1399th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Howard County, Missouri

Statistic	Howard County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.2	40.1	61.4

Age in Howard County, Missouri

Statistic	Howard County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	39.0	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.2%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Howard County, Missouri

Statistic	Howard County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	3,585	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.0%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.8%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.9%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.4%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	34.8%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Howard County, Missouri

Statistic	Howard County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,705	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.3%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.1%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.0%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.5%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.8%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Howard County, Missouri

Statistic	Howard County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	4,374	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.5%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.3%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.0%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.3%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,227	$1,948	n/a

Education in Howard County, Missouri

Statistic	Howard County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.4%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.3%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.0%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.1%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Howard County, Missouri

Statistic	Howard County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.1%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.7%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.8%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.6%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Howard County, Missouri

Statistic	Howard County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.8%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.9%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	5.8%	16.7%

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