Howard County, MD Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Maryland



Howard County, Maryland

People QuickFactsHoward CountyMaryland
Population, 2005 estimate 269,4575,600,388
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 8.7%5.7%
Population, 2000 247,8425,296,486
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.7%6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 26.8%25.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 8.6%11.5%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.8%51.6%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)70.6%64.0%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)16.1%29.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)10.9%4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 2.1%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)4.0%5.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 67.1%59.2%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 51.9%55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 11.3%9.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 14.0%12.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 93.1%83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 52.9%31.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 26,533854,345
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 30.231.2
Housing units, 2005 101,1362,273,793
Homeownership rate, 2000 73.8%67.7%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 23.3%25.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $206,300$146,000
Households, 2000 90,0431,980,859
Persons per household, 2000 2.712.61
Median household income, 2003 $79,455$54,302
Per capita money income, 1999 $32,402$25,614
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 4.7%8.8%
Business QuickFactsHoward CountyMaryland
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 7,939136,0621
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 146,1542,151,4741
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 8.3%4.5%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 20,132380,470
Total number of firms, 2002 24,957443,540
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 13.2%15.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 9.0%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.6%3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 33.2%31.0%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 1,612,97936,363,340
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 9,089,99260,679,602
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,650,29160,039,971
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,045$11,034
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 387,7957,832,268
Building permits, 2005 1,77830,180
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 1,239,36564,725,9241
Geography QuickFactsHoward CountyMaryland
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2529,773
Persons per square mile, 2000 983.5541.9
FIPS Code 02724
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:54 EST
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