Language Spoken At Home in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 12,772 | 100% |
English only | 11,473 | 89.8% |
Language other than English | 1,299 | 10.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 810 | 6.3% |
Spanish | 1,120 | 8.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 791 | 6.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 169 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 10 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,790 | 100% |
American | 1,118 | 8.1% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 22 | 0.2% |
Danish | 17 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 242 | 1.8% |
English | 1,712 | 12.4% |
French (except Basque) | 353 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 5 | 0.0% |
German | 1,403 | 10.2% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,854 | 13.4% |
Italian | 96 | 0.7% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 15 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 16 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 77 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 262 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 16 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 107 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 138 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 46 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 10 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,192 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,672 | 70.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,680 | 32.4% |
Married-couple family | 2,525 | 48.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 856 | 16.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 241 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 159 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 906 | 17.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 665 | 12.8% |
Nonfamily households | 1,520 | 29.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,348 | 26.0% |
65 years and over | 624 | 12.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,888 | 36.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,414 | 27.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 13,574 | 100% |
Householder | 5,192 | 38.2% |
Spouse | 2,529 | 18.6% |
Child | 4,442 | 32.7% |
Other relatives | 940 | 6.9% |
Nonrelatives | 471 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 261 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,065 | 100% |
Never married | 1,514 | 29.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,605 | 51.4% |
Separated | 93 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 263 | 5.2% |
Divorced | 590 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,689 | 100% |
Never married | 1,315 | 23.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,749 | 48.3% |
Separated | 218 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 644 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 763 | 13.4% |
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 | 137 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 69 | 50.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Grandparents in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 508 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 305 | 60.0% |
Less than 1 year | 78 | 15.4% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 10.8% |
3 or 4 years | 61 | 12.0% |
5 or more years | 111 | 21.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 305 | 100% |
Who are female | 184 | 60.3% |
Who are married | 244 | 80.0% |
School Enrollment in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,401 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 347 | 10.2% |
Kindergarten | 328 | 9.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,382 | 40.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 706 | 20.8% |
College or graduate school | 638 | 18.8% |
Educational Attainment in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,017 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 573 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,591 | 17.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,567 | 39.6% |
Some college, no degree | 1,933 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 337 | 3.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 578 | 6.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 438 | 4.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.3% |
Veteran Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,160 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 843 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 13,607 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,454 | 18.0% |
Under 18 years | 3,630 | 100% |
With a disability | 295 | 8.1% |
18 to 64 years | 8,024 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,316 | 16.4% |
65 years and over | 1,953 | 100% |
With a disability | 843 | 43.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 13,644 | 100% |
Same house | 11,722 | 85.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,880 | 13.8% |
Same county | 1,316 | 9.6% |
Different county | 564 | 4.1% |
Same state | 369 | 2.7% |
Different state | 195 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 42 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,790 | 100% |
Native | 12,978 | 94.1% |
Born in United States | 12,939 | 93.8% |
State of residence | 8,515 | 61.7% |
Different state | 4,424 | 32.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 39 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 812 | 5.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 812 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 101 | 12.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 711 | 87.6% |
Year of Entry in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 851 | 100% |
Native | 39 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 39 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 812 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 812 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 812 | 100% |
Europe | 10 | 1.2% |
Asia | 17 | 2.1% |
Africa | 2 | 0.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 783 | 96.4% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |