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Benton township, Howell County, MO

1,502 Population
98.3 square miles 15.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.6 ±6.9 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Howell County: 40.3 ±0.6
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,360 ±$5,955 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Howell County: $27,570 ±$1,259
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,408 ±$25,703 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Howell County: $50,993 ±$2,030
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.1% ±14.5% (314  ±235) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Howell County: 20.3% † 8,044 (±3.1% / ±1,243)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.9 minutes ±3.2 (16,340  ±6,227) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Howell County: 23.2 356,505 (±2.3 / ±37,662)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

679 ±174 Number of households
  • Howell County: 15,965 ±235
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.3 (1,502  ±430) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Howell County: 2.5 39,668 (±0 / ±30)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

911 ±196 Number of housing units
  • Howell County: 18,149 ±62
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$103,800 ±$65,217 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Howell County: $173,000 ±$9,304
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

84.4% ±5.8% (1,004  ±260.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Howell County: 86.9% 23,902 (±3.9% / ±1,066)
  • 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)
10.4% ±6% (124  ±77.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Howell County: 17.8% † 4,898 (±1.9% / ±511)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-quarter 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

1.5% ±2.4% (22  ±36) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Howell County: 1.2% 498
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.6% ±6.5% (81  ±82) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Howell County: 9.2% † 2,808 (±1.1% / ±341)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
81 Total veterans ±82 54 Male ±69 27 Female ±44

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