Howard County, Maryland

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Howard County, Maryland is among the highest in the country for median household income (5th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (9th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Howard County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	336,328	6,206,011	334,922,499	218th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$149,763	$103,678	$80,734	5th of 3,221
Median Age	39.8	39.4	38.9	2173rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	64.5%	43.4%	35.7%	9th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$597,900	$419,900	$332,700	85th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,099	$1,705	$1,413	32nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.2%	9.4%	12.5%	3159th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.9%	5.2%	2248th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,340.2	639.1	n/a	133rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.8%	16.6%	14.1%	85th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.5	n/a	n/a	50th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.5%	67.6%	65.2%	2087th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.5	31.1	26.4	730th of 3,221
Worked from Home	26.0%	19.3%	15.1%	37th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.5%	n/a	n/a	3072nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.3%	46.2%	46.9%	266th of 3,222
Broadband Access	95.8%	n/a	n/a	13th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Howard County, Maryland

Statistic	Howard County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	45.9%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.7%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.7%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	19.2%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	70.3	67.7	61.4

Age in Howard County, Maryland

Statistic	Howard County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	39.8	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.8%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Howard County, Maryland

Statistic	Howard County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	121,065	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	72.7%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.5%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.3%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.6%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	30.6%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Howard County, Maryland

Statistic	Howard County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$67,501	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.1%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	8.6%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	34.7%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.2%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	12.0%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.6%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Howard County, Maryland

Statistic	Howard County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	125,286	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.1%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	24.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.4%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.5%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.0%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,987	$4,093	n/a

Education in Howard County, Maryland

Statistic	Howard County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	5.0%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	12.4%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.1%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	30.3%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	34.1%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Howard County, Maryland

Statistic	Howard County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.4%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.9%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.4%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.6%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Howard County, Maryland

Statistic	Howard County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.2%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	15.0%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.8%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	71.7%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.2%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	26.2%	16.9%	16.7%

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