Population 40,393
State Missouri
Current Time
Area 927.25 mi²
Zip Codes 65775
Per capita income $17,763

Cities in Howell County

West Plains

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 96.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 20.6 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$545,843
Total number of firms, 2007 4,515
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Population, 2013 estimate 40,393
Households, 2008-2012 15,606
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,977
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $17,763
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 12,848
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 927.25 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 40,400
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $101,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$682,130
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,090
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.8 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $34,148
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$47,630
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,955
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 84.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.7 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.7 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.54
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 16.2 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.5 %
Population, 2010 40,400
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 10.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 43.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 94.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 70.3 %
Housing units, 2013 17,953
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,163
Building permits, 2012 21
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$180,705
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %