Language Spoken At Home in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 77,807 | 100% |
English only | 74,513 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 3,294 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,061 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 1,835 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 594 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 738 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 106 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 661 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 361 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 60 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 82,914 | 100% |
American | 15,142 | 18.3% |
Arab | 49 | 0.1% |
Czech | 91 | 0.1% |
Danish | 98 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,847 | 2.2% |
English | 8,798 | 10.6% |
French (except Basque) | 1,682 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 341 | 0.4% |
German | 18,364 | 22.1% |
Greek | 433 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 284 | 0.3% |
Irish | 8,621 | 10.4% |
Italian | 1,921 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 29 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 498 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,054 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 170 | 0.2% |
Russian | 109 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 681 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 1,342 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 195 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 101 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 705 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 275 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 101 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 364 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 19 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 34,168 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 22,713 | 66.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,628 | 28.2% |
Married-couple family | 17,643 | 51.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,648 | 19.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,288 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 583 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,782 | 11.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,397 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 11,455 | 33.5% |
Householder living alone | 9,945 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 3,644 | 10.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 10,746 | 31.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,411 | 27.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 81,610 | 100% |
Householder | 34,168 | 41.9% |
Spouse | 17,606 | 21.6% |
Child | 23,010 | 28.2% |
Other relatives | 3,763 | 4.6% |
Nonrelatives | 3,063 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 1,695 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 31,707 | 100% |
Never married | 8,326 | 26.3% |
Now married, except separated | 18,399 | 58.0% |
Separated | 304 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 839 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 3,839 | 12.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 35,253 | 100% |
Never married | 7,854 | 22.3% |
Now married, except separated | 18,168 | 51.5% |
Separated | 563 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 3,726 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 4,942 | 14.0% |
Fertility in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 987 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 457 | 46.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 117 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,717 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,128 | 65.7% |
Less than 1 year | 336 | 19.6% |
1 or 2 years | 213 | 12.4% |
3 or 4 years | 185 | 10.8% |
5 or more years | 394 | 22.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,128 | 100% |
Who are female | 649 | 57.5% |
Who are married | 785 | 69.6% |
School Enrollment in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,050 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,219 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 1,251 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,736 | 41.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,661 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 5,183 | 24.6% |
Educational Attainment in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 56,696 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,742 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,886 | 8.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 21,307 | 37.6% |
Some college, no degree | 13,552 | 23.9% |
Associate's degree | 4,025 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,984 | 12.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,200 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.7% |
Veteran Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 63,375 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,245 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 81,785 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,457 | 15.2% |
Under 18 years | 19,424 | 100% |
With a disability | 852 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 49,232 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,710 | 13.6% |
65 years and over | 13,129 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,895 | 37.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 81,976 | 100% |
Same house | 69,281 | 84.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,532 | 15.3% |
Same county | 8,734 | 10.7% |
Different county | 3,798 | 4.6% |
Same state | 2,727 | 3.3% |
Different state | 1,071 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 163 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 82,914 | 100% |
Native | 81,289 | 98.0% |
Born in United States | 80,883 | 97.6% |
State of residence | 62,036 | 74.8% |
Different state | 18,847 | 22.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 406 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,625 | 2.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,625 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 938 | 57.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 687 | 42.3% |
Year of Entry in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,031 | 100% |
Native | 406 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 32 | 7.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 374 | 92.1% |
Foreign born | 1,625 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 79 | 4.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,546 | 95.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,625 | 100% |
Europe | 396 | 24.4% |
Asia | 633 | 39.0% |
Africa | 25 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 460 | 28.3% |
Northern America | 99 | 6.1% |