Howard County, Maryland Demographics

Howard County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per household

Howard County is 5th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Howard County is 20th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per capita

Howard County is 20th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Howard County is 41st out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Howard County is 47th out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

Howard County is 1st in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income per household

Howard County is 1st in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Asian

Howard County is 1st in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Howard County is 1st in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Howard County is 2nd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Howard County is 2nd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Home median value

Howard County is 2nd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income per capita

Howard County is 2nd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Two or More

Howard County is 3rd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Foreign born residents

Howard County is 3rd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Size Demographics
	Howard County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	299,430	6th	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	250.7	22nd	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,144.9	6th	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Howard County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	13th	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.9%	3rd	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.2%	21st	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Howard County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.9%	1st	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	58.7%	1st	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Howard County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	62.3%	20th	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	18.1%	9th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	12th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	15.7%	1st	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	8th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.4%	2nd	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	5th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	57.6%	19th	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Howard County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	50.9%	13th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	17.6%	3rd	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Howard County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	111,200	6th	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	24.9%	6th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	103,547	6th	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.2%	14th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$447,000	2nd	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.7	9th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,686	2nd	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Howard County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$46,594	2nd	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$105,692	1st	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	4.5%	24th	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Howard County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	8,547	6th	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	152,384	6th	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	30,899	6th	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$4,554,990	5th	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$16,622	7th	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$565,685	6th	$10,758,428	$613,795,732