Living in Howard County Public Schools, Maryland

Overview

A total of 114,170 households are located in Howard County Public Schools area. Among them, 43,338 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.26 people. The total number of children in the region is 104,093 and 90,049 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8% (26,062) of residents are non-citizens and 24% (76,208) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Howard County Public Schools, Maryland
Household	114,170
Population	316,369
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	43,338 (38%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	104,093
Total Students	90,049
Pre-Kindergarten	6,121
Kindergarten	3,588
Grade 1-8	36,083
Grade 9-12	19,533
College/Graduate School	24,724
Veterans	238,956
Non-citizen	26,062
Non-English Home Language	76,208
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

250,130 residents are over the age of 16 and 178,965 people are in labor force. Among them, 177,013 people are in civilian labor force and 1,952 are in armed labor force. 170,318 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Howard County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	169,339	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	136,567	80.65%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	12,429	7.34%
Public transportation	6,050	3.57%
Walked	1,688	1.00%
Other method	2,046	1.21%
Worked from home	10,559	6.24%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	170,318	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	105,779	62.11%
Service	19,963	11.72%
Sales and office	28,605	16.80%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,220	3.65%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,751	5.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	170,318	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	471	0.28%
Construction	7,113	4.18%
Manufacturing	7,746	4.55%
Wholesale trade	3,281	1.93%
Retail trade	12,690	7.45%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,362	3.15%
Information	3,507	2.06%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	10,661	6.26%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	35,815	21.03%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	42,701	25.07%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	12,712	7.46%
Other services, except public administration	8,134	4.78%
Public administration	20,125	11.82%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	170,318	-
Private wage and salary workers	123,924	72.76%
Government workers	39,025	22.91%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,189	4.22%
Unpaid family workers	180	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $150,203 for the 114,170 households in Howard County Public Schools area, Maryland. The average income of a single worker is $60,840. 302,917 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.12%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	114,170	-
Less than $10,000	3,070	2.69%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,966	1.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,793	3.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,027	3.53%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,057	5.31%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,462	10.92%
$75,000 - $99,999	14,259	12.49%
$100,000 - $149,999	23,695	20.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	17,189	15.06%
More than $200,000	27,652	24.22%
Median Household Income	$121,160	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$150,203	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	83,831	-
Less than $10,000	1,457	1.74%
$10,000 - $14,999	721	0.86%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,647	1.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,104	2.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,599	4.29%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,041	8.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,692	11.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	17,081	20.38%
$150,000 - $199,999	14,658	17.49%
More than $200,000	25,831	30.81%

Median Family Income	$144,807	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$171,648	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$60,840	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$95,539	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$95,539	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	315,151	-
With health insurance coverage	302,917	96.12%
Public coverage	73,750	23.40%
Private health insurance	266,420	84.54%
Without health insurance coverage	12,234	3.88%

Housing

There are 119,494 housing units in Howard County Public Schools area, Maryland with 114,170 units (95.54%) occupied. 83,520 houses (73.15%) are occupied by owner and 30,650 houses (26.85%) are rented. The average housing value is $455,700 and the average rental cost is $1,716. 4,731 houses (3.96%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,530 houses (2.95%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	119,494	-
Occupied	114,170	95.54%
Owner Occupied	83,520	73.15%
Renter Occupied	30,650	26.85%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	60,475	50.61%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	27,111	22.69%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	30,689	25.68%
Mobile Homes	1,215	1.02%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	4	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	119,494	-
Built 2014 or later	4,731	3.96%
Built 2010 - 2013	6,368	5.33%
Built 2000 - 2009	16,523	13.83%
Built 1990 - 1999	25,183	21.07%
Built 1980 - 1989	28,251	23.64%
Built 1970 - 1979	21,808	18.25%
Built 1960 - 1969	9,114	7.63%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,986	3.34%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,530	2.95%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	119,494	-
1 room	1,398	1.17%
2 rooms	2,125	1.78%
3 rooms	7,943	6.65%
4 rooms	13,625	11.40%
5 rooms	12,250	10.25%
6 rooms	16,336	13.67%
7 rooms	14,030	11.74%
8 rooms	14,950	12.51%
9 rooms or more	36,837	30.83%
Median Number of Rooms	6.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	119,494	-
no bedroom	1,502	1.26%
1 bedroom	9,999	8.37%
2 bedrooms	22,675	18.98%
3 bedrooms	36,398	30.46%
4 bedrooms	35,921	30.06%
5 bedrooms or more	12,999	10.88%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	83,520	-
Less than $50,000	1,484	1.78%
$50,000 - $99,999	549	0.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,009	1.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,495	2.99%
$200,000 - $299,999	10,569	12.65%
$300,000 - $499,999	32,379	38.77%
$500,000 - $999,999	32,332	38.71%
$1,000,000 or more	2,703	3.24%
Median House Value	$455,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	29,765	-
Less than $500	1,025	3.44%
$500 - $999	1,948	6.54%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,353	21.34%
$1,500 - $1,999	12,850	43.17%
$2,000 - $2,499	5,098	17.13%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,592	5.35%
$3,000 or more	899	3.02%
Median Rental Costs	$1,716	-

Demographic

A total of 318,855 people lives in Howard County Public Schools area, Maryland with 155,961 male and 162,894 female. The males to female ratio is 48.91 to 51.09. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	318,855	-
Male	155,961	48.91%
Female	162,894	51.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	318,855	-
Under 5 years	18,938	5.94%
5 - 9 years	21,746	6.82%
10 - 14 years	22,810	7.15%
15 - 19 years	21,758	6.82%
20 - 24 years	18,303	5.74%
25 - 34 years	38,792	12.17%
35 - 44 years	44,836	14.06%
45 - 54 years	47,421	14.87%
55 - 59 years	22,679	7.11%
60 - 64 years	18,817	5.90%
65 - 74 years	26,373	8.27%
75 - 84 years	11,710	3.67%
85 years and older	4,672	1.47%
Median Age	38.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	318,855	-
One Race	304,695	95.56%
White	181,711	56.99%
Black or African American	60,232	18.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native	846	0.27%
Asian	57,613	18.07%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	84	0.03%
Other	4,209	1.32%

Two or more races	14,160	4.44%
White and Black or African American	4,379	1.37%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	896	0.28%
White and Asian	4,524	1.42%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	445	0.14%

Living in Howard County Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic