The population of Howard county is estimated at 10,062. In 2017 there were 114 births and 77 deaths in Howard county. Howard county has 1,820 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,206 that are owned free and clear and 955 that are renter occupied.

  The gracious residents of Howard County filed 4,400 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Missouri filings and 0.003% of the entire nation. Howard had a combined total federal tax liability of $27,110,000 on earned income of $200,586,000. Other notable statistics from Howard County were 150 unemployment claims which collected a total of $417,000 and 510 charitable contributions valued at $2,968,000. 580 filings from Howard County paid a combined total of $1,067,000 in property taxes and 430 filings paid $2,542,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Howard county had 31 religious congregations with an estimated 5,078 members.
25.5% of the Howard population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 11.7% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 48% of Howard County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 10 votes.
At $45,858 the median income is 85.7% of the Missouri average. An estimated 192 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Howard, the equivalant of around 3.9% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.4%.

Top 15 Industries in Howard County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
493	Health care and social assistance
378	Nursing and residential care facilities
245	Manufacturing
245	Retail trade
171	Accommodation and food services
171	Food services and drinking places
127	Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly
84	Finance and insurance
74	Commercial banking
74	State commercial banks (banking)
74	Depository credit intermediation
72	Full-service restaurants
70	Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores
70	Grocery stores
70	Food and beverage stores

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