Boone County vs. Howard County

	Boone County (MO)	Howard County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	180,005	10,137
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.7%	-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	162,645	10,144
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	162,642	10,144
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.3%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	50.0%
White alone, percent	81.3%	91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.7%	5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	5.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.5%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.3%	90.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,397	778
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.6%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	78,940	4,592
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	55.3%	77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$179,800	$116,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,351	$1,028
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$473	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$849	$618
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	29.4%	8.5%
Building permits, 2018	557	2
Households, 2014-2018	69,957	3,559
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	76.1%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.1%	1.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.4%	81.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.7%	71.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.2%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.0%	24.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.1%	11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.1%	12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	373,173	5,151
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,033,520	16,435
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,042,067	57,468
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,740,976	53,407
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$22,197	$5,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.0	23.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,043	$50,372
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,365	$23,328
Persons in poverty, percent	16.8%	13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,652	194
Total employment, 2017	79,836	2,167
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,100,980	62,809
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.0%	-2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	12,040	697
All firms, 2012	15,333	918
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,266	547
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,820	316
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	12,997	892
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,266	84
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	13,010	762
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	237.3	21.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	685.41	463.85

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Boone county (MO) and Howard county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.