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People QuickFacts | Howard County | Nebraska
Population, 2013 estimate | 6,355 | 1,868,516
Population, 2012 estimate | 6,319 | 1,855,350
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 6,274 | 1,826,341
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 1.3% | 2.3%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.7% | 1.6%
Population, 2010 | 6,274 | 1,826,341
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 6.3% | 7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 23.8% | 25.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 19.4% | 13.9%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 49.4% | 50.3%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 97.9% | 89.9%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.4% | 4.8%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.5% | 1.3%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 0.9% | 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 2.1% | 9.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 96.1% | 81.4%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 89.0% | 83.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 0.7% | 6.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 2.4% | 10.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 91.9% | 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 15.4% | 28.1%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 617 | 146,852
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 23.1 | 18.1
Housing units, 2012 | 2,981 | 804,266
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 79.5% | 67.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 6.8% | 19.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $98,800 | $126,700
Households, 2008-2012 | 2,629 | 721,026
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.38 | 2.46
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $25,724 | $26,523
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $48,293 | $51,381
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 9.5% | 12.4%
Business QuickFacts | Howard County | Nebraska
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 143 | 51,553
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 960 | 797,681
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 4.8% | 3.7%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 496 | 125,943
Total number of firms, 2007 | 551 | 159,665
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 40,157,999
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 38,383 | 24,019,868
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 48,446 | 26,486,612
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,498 | $14,965
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,849 | 2,685,580
Building permits, 2012 | 23 | 6,116
Geography QuickFacts | Howard County | Nebraska
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 569.34 | 76,824.17
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 11 | 23.8
FIPS Code | 93 | 31
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Grand Island, NE Micro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts