Language Spoken At Home in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 271,185 | 100% |
English only | 211,637 | 78.0% |
Language other than English | 59,548 | 22.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 21,156 | 7.8% |
Spanish | 12,626 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,225 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 19,058 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,976 | 1.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 23,863 | 8.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,062 | 3.7% |
Other languages | 4,001 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 893 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 288,676 | 100% |
American | 13,458 | 4.7% |
Arab | 1,892 | 0.7% |
Czech | 1,547 | 0.5% |
Danish | 1,019 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 2,594 | 0.9% |
English | 28,235 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 5,113 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 1,597 | 0.6% |
German | 49,240 | 17.1% |
Greek | 1,596 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 1,548 | 0.5% |
Irish | 36,919 | 12.8% |
Italian | 18,075 | 6.3% |
Lithuanian | 1,236 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 2,100 | 0.7% |
Polish | 12,584 | 4.4% |
Portuguese | 668 | 0.2% |
Russian | 6,016 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,399 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 6,348 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 1,218 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 8,612 | 3.0% |
Swedish | 2,926 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 996 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 1,639 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 1,985 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,694 | 1.3% |
Households By Type in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 104,905 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 77,803 | 74.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 39,779 | 37.9% |
Married-couple family | 63,213 | 60.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 31,523 | 30.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,782 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,716 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,808 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,540 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 27,102 | 25.8% |
Householder living alone | 22,424 | 21.4% |
65 years and over | 6,403 | 6.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 42,029 | 40.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 20,640 | 19.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 285,661 | 100% |
Householder | 104,905 | 36.7% |
Spouse | 63,201 | 22.1% |
Child | 92,581 | 32.4% |
Other relatives | 14,548 | 5.1% |
Nonrelatives | 10,426 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 3,552 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 110,650 | 100% |
Never married | 32,531 | 29.4% |
Now married, except separated | 67,167 | 60.7% |
Separated | 2,057 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,881 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 7,014 | 6.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 117,902 | 100% |
Never married | 29,825 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 67,692 | 57.4% |
Separated | 2,329 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 6,957 | 5.9% |
Divorced | 11,099 | 9.4% |
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 | 4,178 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 784 | 18.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Grandparents in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,900 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,297 | 26.5% |
Less than 1 year | 247 | 5.0% |
1 or 2 years | 225 | 4.6% |
3 or 4 years | 351 | 7.2% |
5 or more years | 474 | 9.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,297 | 100% |
Who are female | 833 | 64.2% |
Who are married | 939 | 72.4% |
School Enrollment in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 83,794 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,446 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 4,230 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 33,130 | 39.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 18,990 | 22.7% |
College or graduate school | 21,998 | 26.3% |
Educational Attainment in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 192,975 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,767 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,722 | 2.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 28,053 | 14.5% |
Some college, no degree | 29,478 | 15.3% |
Associate's degree | 11,200 | 5.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 60,143 | 31.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 54,612 | 28.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 59.5% |
Veteran Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 213,192 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 18,794 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 285,692 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,383 | 6.8% |
Under 18 years | 74,261 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,911 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 182,101 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,648 | 5.3% |
65 years and over | 29,330 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,824 | 26.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 285,075 | 100% |
Same house | 251,673 | 88.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 31,165 | 10.9% |
Same county | 13,653 | 4.8% |
Different county | 17,512 | 6.1% |
Same state | 10,136 | 3.6% |
Different state | 7,376 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 2,237 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 288,676 | 100% |
Native | 237,729 | 82.4% |
Born in United States | 232,702 | 80.6% |
State of residence | 118,534 | 41.1% |
Different state | 114,168 | 39.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 5,027 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 50,947 | 17.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 50,947 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 27,945 | 54.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 23,002 | 45.1% |
Year of Entry in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 55,974 | 100% |
Native | 5,027 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 65 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,962 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 50,947 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,389 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 49,558 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Howard County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 50,947 | 100% |
Europe | 4,596 | 9.0% |
Asia | 30,437 | 59.7% |
Africa | 5,121 | 10.1% |
Oceania | 95 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 9,871 | 19.4% |
Northern America | 827 | 1.6% |