Howard County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.6%), Manufacturing (14.4%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Howard County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 4,947	(48.4%)
Females: 5,265	(51.6%)

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Howard County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,597
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$314
State:	$481

Howard County:	$108,400
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $159,655

Here:	$159,655
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,954

Here:	$177,954
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $29,389

Here:	$29,389
State:	$155,066

Mobile homes: $43,050

Here:	$43,050
State:	$37,932

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

Here:	$12,500
State:	$46,345

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 8
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	11.6%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Columbia, MO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Howard County is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $565 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $823 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fayette, Glasgow, New Franklin, Armstrong, Franklin.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Chariton County , Cooper County , Randolph County , Saline County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Howard County: Wilson School (A), Bluffport (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Howard County include: Union Church (A), Clarks Chapel (B), Ashland Church (C), New Hope Church (D), Sulphur Springs Church (E), Mount Gilead Church (F), Smith Chapel (G), Myers Chapel (H), Richland Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (1), Ancell Cemetery (2), Mount Nebo Cemetery (3), Guren Cemetery (4), Burnam Cemetery (5), Hackley Cemetery (6), Lay Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Grassy Lake (A), Elliot Davis Lake (B), Fayette Lake (C), Irrigation Lake (D), Taylors Folly Reservoir (E), Lake Irene (F), M K T Lake (G), Number 118 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hungry Mother Creek (A), Halls Branch (B), Mud Creek (C), Goose Creek (D), Ganaway Creek (E), North Fork Batts Creek (F), Leach Creek (G), Lick Fork (H), Eaton Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Howard County include: Boonslick State Park (1), Rudolf Bennitt State Wildlife Area (2), Dougherty Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.4%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 974
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 100 (39% naturalized citizens)

Howard County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,203
• One, attached: 55
• Two: 119
• 3 or 4: 148
• 5 to 9: 16
• 10 to 19: 33
• Mobile homes: 757
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Howard County with a mortgage: 855 (54 second mortgage, 60 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 705

Here:	54.8% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Howard County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/18/1983, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Howard County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.8 miles away from Howard County center
On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from Howard County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,565 (73%) Carpooled: 674 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Subway or elevated: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 302 (6%) Other means: 11 (0%) Worked at home: 293 (6%)

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,805 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.97% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($23,704 average AGI)
1.17% relocated from other states ($6,101 average AGI)

Howard County:	1.17%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from Boone County, MO	1.89% ($32,618 average AGI)
from Cooper County, MO	1.67% ($22,733)
from Chariton County, MO	0.33% ($34,583)
from Randolph County, MO	0.31% ($23,455)
from Saline County, MO	0.28% ($23,800)

7.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,789 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.70%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.48% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($21,527 average AGI)
1.21% relocated to other states ($4,262 average AGI)

Howard County:	1.21%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to Boone County, MO	2.29% ($28,916 average AGI)
to Cooper County, MO	1.54% ($26,232)
to Randolph County, MO	0.44% ($20,750)
to Saline County, MO	0.36% ($28,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,751 (1,521 aged, 230 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,056 (2,104 male householders, 553 female householders)

  2,168 spouses, 2,863 children (2,621 natural, 65 adopted, 177 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 55 other relatives, 115 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,363 (530 male householders (453 living alone)), 651 female householders (589 living alone)), 182 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 793 (104 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,232 2-persons, 585 3-persons, 491 4-persons, 235 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,042 1-person, 119 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 3 5-persons.

97.2% of residents of Howard County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (6% speak English very well, 94% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $64,241,000 ($6463 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,047,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,059,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,317,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,743,000
Federal grants: $16,331,000
Federal procurement contracts: $531,000 ($34,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,259,000 ($126,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,792,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,675,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-30 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.89 millions of gallons per day (29% from ground, 71% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

59% of Howard County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Missouri.

Howard County:	59.2%
State average:	54.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8203
• Northeast: 133
• Midwest: 930
• South: 496
• West: 316

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000

Here:	13.0%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	5.8%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	80.0%
Missouri:	24.9%

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