Median Household Income
$69,649
Median Home Value
$155,600
Median Gross Rent
$1,034/mo
Poverty Rate
13.8%
Unemployment Rate
5.4%
Homeownership Rate
69.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15.7%
Median Age
36.7
Population Over Time
Howard County shrank 9.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
35,702
2016
36,423
2018
36,667
2020
36,213
2022
34,488
2024
32,290
Business & Industry
Howard County has 737 business establishments employing 9,082 people.
Accommodation and food services
88
Other services (except public administration)
70
Health care and social assistance
68
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
60
Construction
52
Finance and insurance
50
Professional, scientific, and technical services
45
Wholesale trade
39
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.