Howard County, Texas

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Howard County, Texas is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Howard County, Texas	Texas	United States	Rank
Total Population	32,290	30,188,424	334,922,499	1414th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,649	$78,476	$80,734	1223rd of 3,221
Median Age	36.7	35.6	38.9	2789th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.7%	33.8%	35.7%	2722nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$155,600	$283,800	$332,700	2138th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,034	$1,403	$1,413	891st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.8%	13.8%	12.5%	1520th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.3%	5.2%	1014th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	35.8	115.5	n/a	1860th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.8%	17.6%	14.1%	419th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.8	n/a	n/a	2493rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.5%	62.6%	65.2%	2347th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.7	26.7	26.4	2210th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.0%	14.4%	15.1%	3077th of 3,222
Uninsured	20.6%	n/a	n/a	209th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.7%	48.9%	46.9%	2424th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.7%	n/a	n/a	1311th 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, Texas

Statistic	Howard County, Texas	Texas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	43.1%	39.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47.7%	39.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	11.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	5.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.3	67.1	61.4

Age in Howard County, Texas

Statistic	Howard County, Texas	Texas	United States
Median Age	36.7	35.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	25.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.9%	14.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.3%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.4%	13.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Howard County, Texas

Statistic	Howard County, Texas	Texas	United States
Households	12,191	10,992,816	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.7	2.5
Family Households	63.8%	67.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.3%	34.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.1%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.6%	26.2%	28.7%
Never Married	32.9%	34.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Howard County, Texas

Statistic	Howard County, Texas	Texas	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,939	$40,752	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	14.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	16.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.3%	12.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.8%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.5%	31.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.4%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Howard County, Texas

Statistic	Howard County, Texas	Texas	United States
Housing Units	14,048	12,128,515	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.8%	64.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.8%	20.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.2%	9.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.5%	37.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,480	$4,232	n/a

Education in Howard County, Texas

Statistic	Howard County, Texas	Texas	United States
Less than High School	18.9%	14.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.5%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.9%	27.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.7%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.0%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Howard County, Texas

Statistic	Howard County, Texas	Texas	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.3%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	71.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.0%	24.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.1%	8.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.3%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Howard County, Texas

Statistic	Howard County, Texas	Texas	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.8%	58.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.9%	10.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	69.7%	64.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	28.6%	28.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	19.1%	24.6%	16.7%

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