Median Household Income
$67,446
Median Home Value
$147,800
Median Gross Rent
$713/mo
Poverty Rate
8.9%
Unemployment Rate
1.9%
Homeownership Rate
77.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19.5%
Median Age
39.2
Population Over Time
Howard County shrank 0.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
9,529
2016
9,430
2018
9,264
2020
9,201
2022
9,479
2024
9,445
Business & Industry
Howard County has 270 business establishments employing 3,350 people.
Construction
34
Other services (except public administration)
32
Health care and social assistance
21
Accommodation and food services
20
Wholesale trade
19
Finance and insurance
16
Professional, scientific, and technical services
11
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
7
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.