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People QuickFacts | Howard County | Maryland
Population, 2013 estimate | 304,580 | 5,928,814
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 287,085 | 5,773,623
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 6.1% | 2.7%
Population, 2010 | 287,085 | 5,773,552
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 5.9% | 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 24.8% | 22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 11.7% | 13.4%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 50.9% | 51.5%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 61.4% | 60.5%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 18.4% | 30.1%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 16.2% | 6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 3.5% | 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 6.3% | 9.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 56.6% | 53.3%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 88.9% | 86.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 18.2% | 14.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 22.5% | 16.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 94.9% | 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 60.0% | 36.8%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 18,971 | 427,068
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 30.6 | 32
Housing units, 2013 | 113,053 | 2,404,012
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 73.9% | 67.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 24.7% | 25.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $428,100 | $292,700
Households, 2009-2013 | 106,142 | 2,146,240
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.74 | 2.65
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $48,172 | $36,354
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $109,865 | $73,538
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 4.6% | 9.8%
Business QuickFacts | Howard County | Maryland
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 8,745 | 134,305
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 157,128 | 2,152,458
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 3.1% | 2.3%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 24,128 | 442,314
Total number of firms, 2007 | 30,899 | 528,112
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 14.9% | 19.3%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 13.5% | 6.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.6% | 4.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.1% | 32.6%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,368,343 | 41,456,097
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,170,808 | 51,276,797
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,554,990 | 75,664,186
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,622 | $13,429
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 565,685 | 10,758,428
Building permits, 2012 | 1,686 | 15,217
Geography QuickFacts | Howard County | Maryland
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 250.74 | 9,707.24
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 1,144.9 | 594.8
FIPS Code | 27 | 24
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro 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