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Prairie township, Howard County, MO

721 Population
50.9 square miles 14.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±5.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Howard County: 39 ±0.9
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,209 ±$4,618 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Howard County: $30,705 ±$2,215
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,714 ±$16,506 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Howard County: $65,938 † ±$7,076
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.6% ±6.7% (98  ±53) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 12% † 1,130 (±2.7% / ±252)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.3 minutes ±4.3 (8,575  ±2,934) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 26.5 106,220 (±2.3 / ±12,040)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

264 ±73 Number of households
  • Howard County: 3,585 ±124
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±1 (699  ±165) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 2.6 9,349 (±0.1 / ±41)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±3% (3  ±5) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Howard County: 3.9% † 91 (±1.9% / ±44)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

373 ±88 Number of housing units
  • Howard County: 4,374 ±29
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$82,300 ±$22,638 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Howard County: $159,400 ±$12,253
  • about one-third of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.6% ±5.9% (62  ±44.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Howard County: 12.2% † 1,224 (±2.6% / ±263)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.1% ±27.2% (392  ±87.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howard County: 90.9% 5,906 (±5.3% / ±350.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12% ±7.2% (56  ±36.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Howard County: 28.2% † 1,832 (±3.2% / ±211.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

5.8% ±3.6% (29  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howard County: 6.4% † 514 (±1% / ±83)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
29 Total veterans ±19 19 Male ±11 10 Female ±16

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