Howard County, IA Demographic Data
Howard County, IA Summary
Howard County is located in Iowa
- Population: 9,568
- Area: 473.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 473.25 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.36 sq. miles
- Population Density: 20.20 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,286.09 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Howard County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,741
50%
50.8
Male
4,689
50%
49.2
Total Population
9,430
323,128,000
Howard County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
623
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
536
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
836
8.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
559
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
461
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,051
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
948
10.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,253
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
727
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
545
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
909
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
634
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
348
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,070
75.0%
77.2
Female
3,564
50.4%
51.3
Male
3,506
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,798
72.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,216
23.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,891
20.1%
15.2
Female
1,062
56.2%
55.8
Male
829
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Howard County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,339
99.0%
96.8
White
9,271
98.3%
72.6
Black or African American
31
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
24
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
11
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
10
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
3
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
13
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
91
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
144
1.5%
17.8
Mexican
91
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
16
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
37
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,286
98.5%
82.2
Howard County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
407
6.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
304
4.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,789
43.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,336
20.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
731
11.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
585
9.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
263
4.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
711
11.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,704
88.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
848
13.2%
31.2
Howard County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,701
22.9%
33.7%
Now Married
4,204
56.5%
47.5
Divorced
816
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
33
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
681
9.2
5.8%
Howard County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,355
94.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
452
5.1%
21.6%
Spanish
73
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
379
4.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Howard County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
215
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
249
6.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
336
8.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
524
13.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
604
15.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
857
22.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
471
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
395
10.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
93
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
71
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
49,199
57,617
Per capita income
25,567
31,128
Howard County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
417
9.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
250
5.4%
9.8
Construction
305
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,083
23.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
141
3.1%
6.6
Information
57
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,148
24.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
212
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
164
3.6%
11.4
Public administration
109
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
523
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
98
2.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
102
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
614
13.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,433
31.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,116
24.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
727
15.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
719
15.6%
18.1%
Howard County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,551
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,466
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
410
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
7
0.2%
5.1
Walked
242
5.3%
2.7
Other means
101
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
325
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.3
26.6
Howard County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
237
6.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
899
23.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,433
37.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,246
32.7%
21.0
Howard County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,815
87.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,047
79.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
768
20.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
541
12.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Howard County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,356
1 room
23
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
73
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
245
5.6%
9.1
4 rooms
513
11.8%
16.5
5 rooms
643
14.8%
19.8
6 rooms
794
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
823
18.9%
12.0
8 rooms
656
15.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
586
13.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Howard County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,356
1-unit, detached
3,743
85.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
67
1.5%
5.9
2-units
87
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
159
3.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
75
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
80
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
27
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
118
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Howard County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,926
44.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
212
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
262
6.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
448
10.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
546
12.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
247
5.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
436
10.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
230
5.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
32
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
17
0.4%
1.4%
Howard County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,325
34.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,644
43.1%
4.7
Electricity
505
13.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
71
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
206
5.4%
1.9
Solar energy
12
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
24
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
28
0.7%
1.1
Howard County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,656
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
7
0.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
18
1.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
87
5.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
96
5.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
192
11.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
550
33.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
706
42.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
761
46.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
303
18.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
158
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
142
8.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
292
17.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Howard County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
644
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
3
0.5%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
16
2.5%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
41
6.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
212
32.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
372
57.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
124
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
576
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
142
22.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
78
12.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
74
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
70
10.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
78
12.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
202
31.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
124
0.0%
0.0%
Howard County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,047
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
546
17.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
991
32.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
583
19.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
427
14.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
327
10.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
107
3.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
46
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
98,300
205,000
