For population 15 years and over in Howardville city:
Never married: 53.0%
Now married: 21.3%
Separated: 7.2%
Widowed: 9.6%
Divorced: 8.8%
0 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.0%
Missouri:
2.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $189 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $241 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (77.9 miles , pop. 59,643).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (102.4 miles , pop. 650,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (378.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Howardville-area historical tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 188% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/22/1981, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.4 miles away from the Howardville city center killed one personand injured 32 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 4/22/1955, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the city center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Howardville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 135% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 12.5 miles away from the city center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 41.6 miles away from Howardville center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from the city center On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 40.0 miles away from the city center On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 33.0 miles away from Howardville center On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in New Madrid County (14) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Howardville:
MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; SIKESTON, MO)
PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; HAYTI, MO)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; DEXTER, MO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Howardville:
The University of Tennessee-Martin (about 44 miles; Martin, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,997)
Three Rivers Community College (about 49 miles; Poplar Bluff, MO; FT enrollment: 2,091)
Southeast Missouri State University (about 52 miles; Cape Girardeau, MO; FT enrollment: 7,475)
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 62 miles; Paducah, KY; FT enrollment: 2,353)
Bethel University (about 68 miles; McKenzie, TN; FT enrollment: 2,516)
Murray State University (about 70 miles; Murray, KY; FT enrollment: 7,472)
Union University (about 74 miles; Jackson, TN; FT enrollment: 2,952)
New Madrid County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 50.4%
(13.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 54.2% for Black residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Howardville (based on New Madrid County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.25%
Here
49.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Assemblies of God
Adherents
62.9%
8.8%
7.4%
5.8%
4.4%
Congregations
28.0%
4.0%
16.0%
4.0%
10.0%
Name
Churches of Christ
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
American Baptist Association
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Other
Adherents
4.0%
2.1%
1.3%
1.2%
2.1%
Congregations
14.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
12.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
New Madrid County:
4.51 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
New Madrid County:
1.13 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
New Madrid County:
7.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
Here:
8.45 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.8%
Missouri:
8.8%
Adult obesity rate:
New Madrid County:
30.5%
Missouri:
29.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
15.0%
State:
13.5%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration
1
$1,205
$14,460
5
$420
Totals for Government
1
$1,205
$14,460
5
$420
5.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,790 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.77%
Missouri average:
7.87%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
