Shannon County vs. Howell County

	Shannon County (MO)	Howell County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,189	40,076
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	-0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,439	40,398
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,441	40,400
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.1%	19.8%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	51.3%
White alone, percent	95.4%	95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.6%	94.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	729	3,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.1%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,162	18,299
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.6%	68.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$110,100	$104,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$913	$906
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$288	$330
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$601	$601
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.0%	10.4%
Households, 2014-2018	3,173	15,922
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.1%	87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.1%	82.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	57.5%	68.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.8%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.8%	16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	19.8%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.3%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.8%	54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.0%	50.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,383	54,054
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,993	294,104
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	51,073	671,998
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,433	561,347
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,418	$13,816
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	19.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,180	$36,143
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,066	$20,873
Persons in poverty, percent	22.6%	21.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	161	1,084
Total employment, 2017	1,156	12,434
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	28,326	416,122
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.3%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	758	3,152
All firms, 2012	859	3,645
Men-owned firms, 2012	453	1,808
Women-owned firms, 2012	243	909
Minority-owned firms, 2012	35	159
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	808	3,286
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	62	362
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	782	2,983
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	18.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	8.4	43.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,003.82	927.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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