Howard County, NE Demographic Data
Howard County, NE Summary
Howard County is located in Nebraska
- Population: 6,294
- Area: 575.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 569.34 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.26 sq. miles
- Population Density: 10.93 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,922.57 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Howard County, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,133
49%
50.8
Male
3,232
51%
49.2
Total Population
6,365
323,128,000
Howard County, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
369
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
414
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
477
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
370
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
278
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
634
10.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
753
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
869
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
429
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
452
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
697
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
420
6.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
203
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,859
76.3%
77.2
Female
2,423
49.9%
51.3
Male
2,436
50.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,690
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,623
25.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,320
20.7%
15.2
Female
720
54.5%
55.8
Male
600
45.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Howard County, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,289
98.8%
96.8
White
6,171
97.0%
72.6
Black or African American
7
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2
0.0%
0.8
Asian
14
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
14
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
17
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
9
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
2
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
6
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
78
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
76
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
153
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
138
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
15
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,212
97.6%
82.2
Howard County, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
187
4.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
151
3.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,787
40.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,038
23.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
389
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
715
16.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
190
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
338
7.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,119
92.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
905
20.3%
31.2
Howard County, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,001
19.6%
33.7%
Now Married
3,063
60.0%
47.5
Divorced
515
10.1%
11.0%
Separated
50
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
476
9.3
5.8%
Howard County, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,852
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
144
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
55
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
70
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
19
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Howard County, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
119
4.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
185
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
196
7.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
382
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
352
13.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
531
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
377
14.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
338
13.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
63
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
58
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
52,247
57,617
Per capita income
28,301
31,128
Howard County, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
439
13.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
120
3.6%
9.8
Construction
281
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
694
20.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
214
6.4%
6.6
Information
51
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
480
14.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
115
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
104
3.1%
11.4
Public administration
153
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
390
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
232
7.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
45
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
373
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,147
34.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
596
18.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
794
23.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
408
12.3%
18.1%
Howard County, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,245
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,376
73.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
352
10.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
83
2.6%
2.7
Other means
50
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
384
11.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.2
26.6
Howard County, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
92
3.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
557
21.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
864
33.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,088
41.8%
21.0
Howard County, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,601
86.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,024
77.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
577
22.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
406
13.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Howard County, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,007
1 room
40
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
64
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
194
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
286
9.5%
16.5
5 rooms
547
18.2%
19.8
6 rooms
612
20.4%
17.8
7 rooms
487
16.2%
12.0
8 rooms
334
11.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
443
14.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Howard County, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,007
1-unit, detached
2,523
83.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
27
0.9%
5.9
2-units
17
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
62
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
33
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
42
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
90
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
213
7.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Howard County, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
911
30.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
128
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
231
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
266
8.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
524
17.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
238
7.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
387
12.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
241
8.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
81
2.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Howard County, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
809
31.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
612
23.5%
4.7
Electricity
999
38.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
102
3.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
72
2.8%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.1%
1.1
Howard County, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,125
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
14
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
15
1.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
17
1.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
83
7.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
199
17.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
274
24.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
523
46.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
556
49.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
166
14.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
106
9.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
92
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
205
18.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Howard County, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
469
41,631,300
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
1.1%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
8
1.7%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
23
4.9%
1.9%
Less than $500
183
39.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
250
53.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
108
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
574
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
85
18.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
74
15.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
64
13.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
63
13.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
5.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
157
33.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
109
0.0%
0.0%
Howard County, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,024
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
326
16.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
533
26.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
370
18.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
330
16.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
360
17.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
54
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
29
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
115,100
205,000
