Howell County vs Scott County

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

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

Howell County has the higher population (40,168 vs 37,967 in Scott County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($58,847 vs $49,814 in Howell County). Howell County has the higher median home value ($161,000 vs $143,700 in Scott County).

Population, income & housing

	Howell County	Scott County
Population	40,168	37,967
Median age	40.1 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,814	$58,847
Median home value	$161,000	$143,700
Median gross rent	$722	$809
Housing units	18,104	16,833
Homeownership rate	68.7%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howell County	Scott County
Population	40,104 → 40,168 (+0.2%)	38,633 → 37,967 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$38,357 → $49,814 (+29.9%)	$44,139 → $58,847 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $161,000 (+43.5%)	$109,200 → $143,700 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $722 (+20.7%)	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)

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

Scott County

Population

38,63337,967

Median household income

$44,139$58,847

Median home value

$109,200$143,700

Median gross rent

$687$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howell County	Scott County
Under 5	6.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.8%
75 and over	8.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howell County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	81.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howell County	Scott County
No high school diploma	14.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	39.3%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howell County	Scott County
Drove alone	82.2%	83.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	10.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.5%	4.2%
Other means	2.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howell County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Howell County	Scott County
Poverty rate	21.4%	14.5%
Average household size	2.47	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1983	1976