Howard County, Maryland demographics

Population: 329,248
Median age: 39.0

Median household income: 129,549

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Howard County, Maryland.

Population

2021329,248
2020322,407
2019318,855
2018315,327
2017312,495
2016308,447
2015304,115
2014299,269
2013293,821
2012288,676
2011283,655
2010279,366
2009274,328

Howard County, MD cities

Columbia CDP - 105,086

Elkridge CDP - 24,115

Ellicott City CDP - 74,432

Fulton CDP - 5,230

Highland CDP - 1,017

Ilchester CDP - 27,513

Jessup CDP - 10,516

North Laurel CDP - 24,233

Savage CDP - 7,841

Census data for Howard County, Maryland

Demographic and housing estimates in Howard County, Maryland

Total population
Total population329,248
Male161,866
Female167,382
Population by age
Total population329,248
Under 5 years18,987
5 to 9 years21,919
10 to 14 years24,618
15 to 19 years22,558
20 to 24 years18,320
25 to 34 years39,257
35 to 44 years47,292
45 to 54 years47,139
55 to 59 years23,564
60 to 64 years19,738
65 to 74 years28,132
75 to 84 years12,616
85 years and over5,108
Median age (years)39.0
Under 18 years80,472
16 years and over258,415
18 years and over248,776
21 years and over238,442
62 years and over56,845
65 years and over45,856
Population by race
Total population329,248
One race308,006
   White173,510
   Black or African American64,236
   American Indian and Alaska Native833
   Asian61,674
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander215
   Some other race7,538
Two or more races21,242
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population226,120
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population109,675
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population116,445

Social characteristics in Howard County, Maryland

Households by type
Total households118,037
Family households (families)69,242
Married-couple family5,283
Male householder, no wife present, family15,852
Female householder, no husband present, family10,846
Nonfamily households27,660
Average household size31,669
Average family size2.77

Economic characteristics in Howard County, Maryland

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households118,037
Less than $10,0003,445
$10,000 to $14,9991,863
$15,000 to $24,9993,398
$25,000 to $34,9993,974
$35,000 to $49,9996,081
$50,000 to $74,99911,471
$75,000 to $99,99913,309
$100,000 to $149,99923,523
$150,000 to $199,99919,019
$200,000 or more31,954
Median household income (dollars)129,549

Housing characteristics in Howard County, Maryland

Housing occupancy
Total housing units122,208
Occupied housing units118,037
Vacant housing units4,171
Units in structure
Total housing units122,208
1-unit, detached62,763
1-unit, attached27,123
2 units632
3 or 4 units1,419
5 to 9 units7,095
10 to 19 units11,576
20 or more units10,448
Mobile home957
Boat, RV, van, etc.195
Year structure built
Total housing units122,208
Built 2014 or later119
Built 2010 to 201315,404
Built 2000 to 200915,775
Built 1990 to 199924,145
Built 1980 to 198928,434
Built 1970 to 197921,554
Built 1960 to 19698,581
Built 1950 to 19594,230
Built 1940 to 1949995
Built 1939 or earlier2,971
Rooms
Total housing units122,208
1 room1,699
2 rooms2,533
3 rooms8,207
4 rooms13,697
5 rooms11,887
6 rooms16,038
7 rooms14,193
8 rooms15,257
9 rooms or more38,697
Median rooms7.0
Bedrooms
Total housing units122,208
No bedroom1,831
1 bedroom10,008
2 bedrooms23,036
3 bedrooms36,168
4 bedrooms36,360
5 or more bedrooms14,805
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units118,037
Owner-occupied86,089
Renter-occupied31,948
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.92
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.36
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units118,037
Moved in 2017 or later11,430
Moved in 2015 to 201634,176
Moved in 2010 to 201419,659
Moved in 2000 to 200926,100
Moved in 1990 to 199915,141
Moved in 1989 and earlier11,531
Value
Owner-occupied units86,089
Less than $50,0001,602
$50,000 to $99,999576
$100,000 to $149,9991,082
$150,000 to $199,9992,352
$200,000 to $299,9998,481
$300,000 to $499,99931,458
$500,000 to $999,99937,129
$1,000,000 or more3,409
Median (dollars)483,200
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units86,089
Housing units with a mortgage64,005
Housing units without a mortgage22,084
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent30,924
Less than $5001,106
$500 to $9991,723
$1,000 to $1,4994,939
$1,500 to $1,99913,254
$2,000 to $2,4996,300
$2,500 to $2,9992,259
$3,000 or more1,343
Median (dollars)1,790
No rent paid1,024

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