Howell County vs Pettis County

A side-by-side comparison of Howell County and Pettis County: population, income, housing, and more.

Howell County and Pettis County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pettis County has the higher population (43,205 vs 40,168 in Howell County). Pettis County has the higher median household income ($60,232 vs $49,814 in Howell County). Pettis County has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $161,000 in Howell County).

Population, income & housing

	Howell County	Pettis County
Population	40,168	43,205
Median age	40.1 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,814	$60,232
Median home value	$161,000	$161,500
Median gross rent	$722	$863
Housing units	18,104	18,608
Homeownership rate	68.7%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howell County	Pettis County
Population	40,104 → 40,168 (+0.2%)	42,355 → 43,205 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$38,357 → $49,814 (+29.9%)	$46,157 → $60,232 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $161,000 (+43.5%)	$119,100 → $161,500 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $722 (+20.7%)	$707 → $863 (+22.1%)

Howell County

Population

40,10440,168

Median household income

$38,357$49,814

Median home value

$112,200$161,000

Median gross rent

$598$722

Pettis County

Population

42,35543,205

Median household income

$46,157$60,232

Median home value

$119,100$161,500

Median gross rent

$707$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howell County	Pettis County
Under 5	6.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.3%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.0%
75 and over	8.4%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howell County	Pettis County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howell County	Pettis County
No high school diploma	14.1%	12.8%
High school graduate	39.3%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howell County	Pettis County
Drove alone	82.2%	79.4%
Carpooled	10.8%	11.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.5%	6.2%
Other means	2.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howell County	Pettis County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.2%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Howell County	Pettis County
Poverty rate	21.4%	13.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1983	1974