Howell County is home to 40,383 people in Missouri. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $173,000. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 28%. Renters pay $733 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,993, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Howell County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.5% → 91.5%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.7% → 17.8%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$87,363 → $173,000(+98%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24%(674)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(644)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.9%(896)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.8%(190)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,808 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Howell County, decade by decade
Howell County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
31,447
$39,755
$87,363
8.7%
3.7
2000
37,238
$46,685
$120,776
10.9%
10.5
2010
40,400
$50,756
$135,513
14.1%
11.4
2020
39,750
$47,854
$138,900
17.3%
22.5
2024
40,383
$50,993
$173,000
17.8%
20.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
