2022 population: 335,411 ( 48,326 from 2010 , 3,095 from 2020)
Land area: 250.9 square miles
Population density: 1336.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	159,452	47.54%	6.2%
Black:	68,626	20.46%	39.6%
Indian:	599	0.18%	17.2%
Asian:	68,603	20.45%	66.5%
2+ races:	11,633	3.47%	32.6%
Hispanic:	26,498	7.90%	58.4%

Total non-White:	175,959	52.46%	50.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,501	11.3
Deaths:	4,645	7.0
Net Migration:	-1,585	-2.4
Net Immigration:	1,496	2.3

Change in White population:	-10,520	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	58,846	20.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
287,085
169,972	59.21%
49,150	17.12%
511	0.18%
41,206	14.35%
8,771	3.06%
16,729	5.83%
117,113	40.79%

2000
247,842
180,010	72.63%
35,353	14.26%
515	0.21%
19,057	7.69%
4,761	1.92%
7,490	3.02%
67,832	27.37%

1990
187,328
153,540	81.96%
21,641	11.55%
320	0.17%
8,082	4.31%
n/a
3,745	2.00%
33,788	18.04%

1980
118,572
100,531	84.78%
13,710	11.56%
142	0.12%
2,598	2.19%
n/a
1,471	1.24%
18,041	15.22%

1970
61,911
56,010	90.47%
4,967	8.02%
37	0.06%
198	0.32%
n/a
616	0.99%
5,901	9.53%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
32,121	13.0
12,154	4.9
6,028	2.4
9,680	3.9

-10,038	-4.1
49,281	19.9

Number	Rate
1990's
33,585	17.9
10,010	5.3
30,302	16.2
6,708	3.6

26,470	14.1
34,044	18.2

Number	Rate
1980's
22,923	19.3
6,693	5.6
53,997	45.5
n/a

53,009	44.7
15,747	13.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
47,707	77.1
n/a

44,521	71.9
12,140	19.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Howard County, MD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
79,569	23.7%
255,842	76.3%
48,061	14.3%

119,230
2.76

87,714	73.6%
70,027	79.8%
6,686	7.6%
31,516	26.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.4
74,664	26.0%
212,421	74.0%
29,045	10.1%

104,749
2.72

76,333	72.9%
61,671	80.8%
6,331	8.3%
28,416	27.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
69,299	28.0%
178,543	72.0%
18,109	7.3%

90,102
2.71

66,355	73.6%
55,067	83.0%
5,415	8.2%
23,747	26.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
48,504	25.9%
138,824	74.1%
11,347	6.1%

68,657
2.70

51,232	74.6%
43,705	85.3%
3,178	6.2%
17,425	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
36,280	30.6%
82,292	69.4%
6,035	5.1%

39,997
2.94

31,535	78.8%
27,212	86.3%
2,215	7.0%
8,462	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Howard County, MD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,877	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,749	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,525	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,679	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,717	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,004	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,605	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,133	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,071	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,745	4.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,950	5.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,458	10.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,065	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,436	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	18,550	15.6%
$200,000 or more	37,666	31.6%

Median Household Income	140,971
Per Capita Income	63,441

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	120
Compared to U.S.	125

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,856	3.2%
Public Assistance	2,058	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,177	6.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	150,632	76.2%
Unemployed	6,101	3.1%
In Armed Forces	2,084	1.1%

Total Labor Force	158,817	80.3%
Not in Labor Force	38,867	19.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	53,227	44,000	54.7%
Non-Profit	8,350	11,875	41.3%
Self-Employed	10,006	5,915	62.8%

Local Government	3,710	8,884	29.5%
State Government	3,388	4,182	44.8%
Federal Government	12,196	8,371	59.3%

Total Private + Self	63,233	49,915	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27,644	33,312	45.4%
Total	90,877	83,227	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	23.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41,587	23.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	26,078	15.0%
Professional, Technical	71,716	41.1%
Service Occupations	19,389	11.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	232	0.1%
All others	15,535	8.9%

White Collar		80.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	31,666	18.2%
Health care and social assistance	23,697	13.6%
Educational services	20,814	11.9%
Public administration	19,868	11.4%
Retail trade	12,358	7.1%
Manufacturing	9,313	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	8,699	5.0%
Finance and insurance	7,962	4.6%
Construction	7,593	4.4%
Other services	7,451	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,442	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	4,671	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,626	2.1%
Information	3,448	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,307	1.9%
Wholesale trade	2,662	1.5%
Utilities	937	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	591	0.3%
Management	194	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,501	1.66%
Puerto Rican	3,825	1.15%
Cuban	1,021	0.31%
Dominican	704	0.21%

Total Central American	9,010	2.71%
Costa Rican	149	0.04%
Guatemalan	1,253	0.38%
Honduran	2,278	0.69%
Nicaraguan	110	0.03%
Panamanian	271	0.08%
Salvadoran	4,949	1.49%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,226	0.97%
Argentinean	294	0.09%
Bolivian	51	0.02%
Chilean	82	0.02%
Colombian	1,175	0.35%
Ecuadorian	159	0.05%
Paraguayan	75	0.02%
Peruvian	930	0.28%
Uruguayan	118	0.04%
Venezuelan	338	0.10%
Other South American	4	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,536	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	22,181	6.68%
Korean	14,175	4.27%
Chinese	13,102	3.95%
Filipino	2,452	0.74%
Vietnamese	2,283	0.69%
Bangladeshi	736	0.22%
Japanese	608	0.18%
Burmese	532	0.16%
Taiwanese	313	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	230,269	73.5%
Spanish	16,313	5.2%
Other Indo-European	15,624	5.0%
Korean	11,165	3.6%
Chinese	10,871	3.5%
Other Asian	9,621	3.1%
Other	7,415	2.4%
Arabic	3,032	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,806	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	40,915	12.3%
Irish	36,375	11.0%
English	29,113	8.8%
Italian	18,378	5.5%
Polish	10,833	3.3%
American	10,642	3.2%
European	5,979	1.8%
Scottish	5,773	1.7%
Russian	4,923	1.5%
Nigerian	4,555	1.4%
African	4,217	1.3%
French	4,213	1.3%
Greek	3,092	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,829	0.9%
British	2,783	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	306,158	92.2%
Not a citizen	25,853	7.8%

Native	259,551	78.2%
Foreign-born	72,460	21.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,088	2.3%	5,666	2.5%	28,276	12.6%	42,036	18.7%	69,388	30.8%	74,802	33.2%
Average years of education: 15.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,088	2.3%
9-12 Years	5,666	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	28,276	12.6%
Some College	42,036	18.7%
Bach. Degree	69,388	30.8%
Grad Degree	74,802	33.2%
Average years of education: 15.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	112,402	109,730	2,672	2.4%	4.3%
1991	114,694	110,505	4,189	3.7%	5.9%
1992	117,681	112,829	4,852	4.1%	6.5%
1993	122,255	117,693	4,562	3.7%	6.0%
1994	125,754	121,279	4,475	3.6%	5.2%
1995	129,541	125,323	4,218	3.3%	5.0%
1996	133,720	129,667	4,053	3.0%	4.9%
1997	137,427	133,649	3,778	2.7%	4.8%
1998	139,406	136,165	3,241	2.3%	4.3%
1999	143,905	141,403	2,502	1.7%	3.5%

2000	144,498	140,894	3,604	2.5%	3.5%
2001	148,152	143,489	4,663	3.1%	4.2%
2002	150,306	144,728	5,578	3.7%	4.8%
2003	150,537	145,108	5,429	3.6%	4.8%
2004	150,994	145,696	5,298	3.5%	4.6%
2005	154,398	149,217	5,181	3.4%	4.5%
2006	159,252	154,345	4,907	3.1%	4.2%
2007	160,127	155,775	4,352	2.7%	3.7%
2008	162,551	157,247	5,304	3.3%	4.5%
2009	164,453	155,243	9,210	5.6%	7.6%

2010	160,815	151,535	9,280	5.8%	7.8%
2011	163,979	155,375	8,604	5.2%	7.3%
2012	168,338	160,013	8,325	4.9%	6.9%
2013	171,324	163,135	8,189	4.8%	6.5%
2014	173,385	165,997	7,388	4.3%	5.7%
2015	176,684	170,079	6,605	3.7%	5.0%
2016	179,120	173,421	5,699	3.2%	4.3%
2017	183,725	178,072	5,653	3.1%	4.1%
2018	186,463	181,032	5,431	2.9%	3.8%
2019	191,529	186,427	5,102	2.7%	3.5%

2020	184,474	174,916	9,558	5.2%	6.8%
2021	186,764	179,263	7,501	4.0%	5.3%
2022	187,382	182,454	4,928	2.6%	3.2%
2023	188,575	185,359	3,216	1.7%	2.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	123,428
Median Value	$551,300

Occupied	119,230	96.6%
Vacant	4,198	3.4%

Owned	85,941	72.1%
Rented	33,289	27.9%
Median Rent	$1,920

Single-Family Units	90,231	73.1%
Detached	63,113	51.1%
Attached	27,118	22.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	29,916	24.2%
Mobile Homes	958	0.8%

Howard County, MD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Howard County, MD

2022 Housing Data for Howard County, MD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Howard County, MD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Howard County, MD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Howard County, MD

Historical Labor Force Data for Howard County, MD