Language Spoken At Home in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,881 | 100% |
English only | 8,450 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 431 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 74 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 92 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 334 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 53 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 5 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,568 | 100% |
American | 480 | 5.0% |
Arab | 12 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,056 | 11.0% |
Danish | 211 | 2.2% |
Dutch | 221 | 2.3% |
English | 797 | 8.3% |
French (except Basque) | 164 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 175 | 1.8% |
German | 4,402 | 46.0% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 1 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,229 | 12.8% |
Italian | 135 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 8 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,138 | 22.3% |
Polish | 80 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 29 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 18 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 30 | 0.3% |
Slovak | 11 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 60 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 76 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 181 | 1.9% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 36 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,016 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,509 | 62.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,129 | 28.1% |
Married-couple family | 2,124 | 52.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 867 | 21.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 101 | 2.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 61 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 284 | 7.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 201 | 5.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,507 | 37.5% |
Householder living alone | 1,272 | 31.7% |
65 years and over | 574 | 14.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,159 | 28.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,232 | 30.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,301 | 100% |
Householder | 4,016 | 43.2% |
Spouse | 2,117 | 22.8% |
Child | 2,706 | 29.1% |
Other relatives | 91 | 1.0% |
Nonrelatives | 371 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 250 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,684 | 100% |
Never married | 1,013 | 27.5% |
Now married, except separated | 2,191 | 59.5% |
Separated | 17 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 149 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 314 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,869 | 100% |
Never married | 795 | 20.5% |
Now married, except separated | 2,171 | 56.1% |
Separated | 28 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 503 | 13.0% |
Divorced | 372 | 9.6% |
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 | 114 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 23 | 20.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Grandparents in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 45 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 15 | 33.3% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 15 | 33.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 15 | 100% |
Who are female | 7 | 46.7% |
Who are married | 15 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,198 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 133 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 128 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,027 | 46.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 561 | 25.5% |
College or graduate school | 349 | 15.9% |
Educational Attainment in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,467 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 416 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 364 | 5.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,754 | 42.6% |
Some college, no degree | 1,513 | 23.4% |
Associate's degree | 624 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 524 | 8.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 272 | 4.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.3% |
Veteran Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,113 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 743 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,399 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,028 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 2,450 | 100% |
With a disability | 50 | 2.0% |
18 to 64 years | 5,238 | 100% |
With a disability | 371 | 7.1% |
65 years and over | 1,711 | 100% |
With a disability | 607 | 35.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 9,460 | 100% |
Same house | 8,368 | 88.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,065 | 11.3% |
Same county | 656 | 6.9% |
Different county | 409 | 4.3% |
Same state | 274 | 2.9% |
Different state | 135 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 27 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,568 | 100% |
Native | 9,447 | 98.7% |
Born in United States | 9,400 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 7,186 | 75.1% |
Different state | 2,214 | 23.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 47 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 121 | 1.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 121 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 103 | 85.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 18 | 14.9% |
Year of Entry in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 168 | 100% |
Native | 47 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 47 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 121 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 121 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 121 | 100% |
Europe | 13 | 10.7% |
Asia | 9 | 7.4% |
Africa | 60 | 49.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 28 | 23.1% |
Northern America | 11 | 9.1% |