Howard County, MD

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US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

39.4

0.51% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

5.11%

4.77% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$146,982

4.26% 1-year growth

About

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N/A of the households in Howard County, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Howard Community College (1,243 degrees awarded in 2023), Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia (611 degrees), and Maryland University of Integrative Health (330 degrees).

Most people in Howard County, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Howard County, MD was 2 cars per household.

Howard County, MD borders Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Montgomery County, MD, and Prince George's County, MD.

United States Maryland Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Howard County, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Howard County, MD.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
130,412 ± N/A people
India
62,394 ± N/A people
Nigeria
47,653 ± N/A people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Howard County, MD was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Howard County, MD residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
5,479 ± 682
Vietnam
3,791 ± 358
Gulf War (1990s)
2,893 ± 496

Howard County, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Howard County, MD employs N/A people. In N/A, the largest industries in Howard County, MD were N/A, and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Howard County, MD, are Management Occupations (26,742 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (20,662 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (16,120 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Howard County, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Howard County, MD, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Howard County, MD, though some of these residents may live in Howard County, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

Y-Axis

0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,525
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
638
Health Care and Social Assistance
494
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Education

Completions

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Howard Community College
1,243 degrees awarded
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia
611 degrees awarded
Maryland University of Integrative Health
330 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Howard Community College with 1,243 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Howard County, MD have an average commute time of 28.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Howard County, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Howard County, MD colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$146,982

Median Household Income

± $3,334

120k

Number of Households

± 2,613

The following chart displays the households in Howard County, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Howard County, MD is from Howard County, MD.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Howard County, MD across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (67.4%)
Worked At Home (23.2%)
Carpooled (5.35%)

In 2023, 67.4% of workers in Howard County, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.2%) and those who carpooled to work (5.35%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Howard County, MD have a similar commute time (28.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Howard County, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Howard County, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Howard County, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Howard County, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Howard County, MD (16.9k out of 331k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Howard County, MD is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 214 in Howard County, MD. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 10.3 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

N/A% of the population of Howard County, MD has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in N/A see N/A patients per year on average, which represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients). Compare this to dentists who see N/A patients per year, and mental health providers who see N/A patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in N/A

Primary care physicians in N/A see an average of N/A patients per year. This represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in N/A in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Howard County, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.