Howard County, MO Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Missouri



Howard County, Missouri

People QuickFactsHoward CountyMissouri
Population, 2005 estimate 9,9575,800,310
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -2.5%3.6%
Population, 2000 10,2125,595,211
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 5.6%6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 21.4%23.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 15.5%13.3%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.3%51.1%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)92.6%85.4%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)6.3%11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.6%1.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)0.9%2.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 91.8%82.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 58.9%53.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.0%2.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 2.8%5.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.3%81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 17.9%21.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 1,769973,637
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.323.8
Housing units, 2005 4,4642,592,809
Homeownership rate, 2000 75.3%70.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 7.3%20.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $59,500$89,900
Households, 2000 3,8362,194,594
Persons per household, 2000 2.462.48
Median household income, 2003 $31,851$40,870
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,198$19,936
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 11.8%11.6%
Business QuickFactsHoward CountyMissouri
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 205153,9851
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 1,7492,421,4501
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -4.0%0.9%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 737361,808
Total number of firms, 2002 828439,485
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA27.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA92,909,173
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D95,603,561
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 57,19861,861,163
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $5,694$10,891
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,9918,607,025
Building permits, 2005 533,114
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 64,24145,730,1371
Geography QuickFactsHoward CountyMissouri
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 46568,885
Persons per square mile, 2000 21.981.2
FIPS Code 08929
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Columbia, MO Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:17 EST
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