Howard township, OH

Knox County, OH

2022 population: 5,898 ( 281 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.5 square miles
Population density: 261.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,549	94.08%	2.5%
Black:	73	1.24%	43.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	234	3.97%	532.4%
Hispanic:	42	0.71%	40.0%

Total non-White:	349	5.92%	73.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	133	2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	148	3.2

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
5,617
5,416	96.42%
51	0.91%
11	0.20%
29	0.52%
37	0.66%
70	1.25%
201	3.58%

2000
4,286
4,219	98.44%
16	0.37%
12	0.28%
8	0.19%
31	0.72%
0	0.00%
67	1.56%

1990
2,159
2,141	99.17%
0	0.00%
9	0.42%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	0.42%
18	0.83%

1980
1,557
1,530	98.27%
0	0.00%
11	0.71%
6	0.39%
n/a
10	0.64%
27	1.73%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,197	27.9
134	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,078	96.2
49	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

611	39.2
-9	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Howard township, OH

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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
50.2
1,151	19.5%
4,747	80.5%
1,354	23.0%

2,272
2.59

1,837	80.9%
1,647	89.7%
131	7.1%
435	19.1%

2010
Number	Percent
43.1
1,329	23.7%
4,288	76.3%
988	17.6%

2,172
2.58

1,683	77.5%
1,441	85.6%
85	5.1%
489	22.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
988	23.1%
3,298	76.9%
585	13.6%

1,660
2.58

1,323	79.7%
1,170	88.4%
34	2.6%
337	20.3%

1990
Number	Percent
38.9
494	22.9%
1,665	77.1%
353	16.4%

813
2.66

631	77.6%
605	95.9%
12	1.9%
182	22.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
504	32.4%
1,053	67.6%
150	9.6%

515
3.02

433	84.1%
379	87.5%
25	5.8%
82	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Howard township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	37	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	107	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	47	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	73	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	103	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	61	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	73	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	258	11.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	171	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	466	20.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	85	3.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	291	12.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	172	7.6%
$200,000 or more	303	13.3%

Median Household Income	83,125
Per Capita Income	42,625

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	2.1%
Public Assistance	71	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	71	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,594	74.6%
Unemployed	203	5.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,797	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	682	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,130	806	58.4%
Non-Profit	39	99	28.3%
Self-Employed	108	134	44.6%

Local Government	121	117	50.8%
State Government	39	8	83.0%
Federal Government	172	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,238	940	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	371	224	62.4%
Total	1,609	1,164	58.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	328	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	650	23.3%
Professional, Technical	726	26.1%
Service Occupations	245	8.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	26	0.9%
All others	837	30.0%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	448	16.1%
Health care and social assistance	439	15.8%
Retail trade	331	11.9%
Construction	298	10.7%
Educational services	215	7.7%
Finance and insurance	188	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	159	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	148	5.3%
Wholesale trade	120	4.3%
Public administration	96	3.4%
Other services	92	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	78	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	48	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	44	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	0.9%
Utilities	25	0.9%
Information	18	0.6%
Management	13	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	41	0.70%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1	0.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,645	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,927	32.7%
Irish	1,450	24.6%
English	753	12.8%
American	458	7.8%
Italian	268	4.5%
European	181	3.1%
Polish	143	2.4%
Norwegian	97	1.6%
Dutch	95	1.6%
Welsh	80	1.4%
Scottish	73	1.2%
Hungarian	38	0.6%
French	28	0.5%
Slovak	26	0.4%
Swiss	22	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,898	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,857	99.3%
Foreign-born	41	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	0.2%	79	1.8%	1,554	34.8%	1,488	33.3%	909	20.4%	422	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	0.2%
9-12 Years	79	1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,554	34.8%
Some College	1,488	33.3%
Bach. Degree	909	20.4%
Grad Degree	422	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +297	R +86	D + 4.1%
D +211
2020 vs. 2012	R +551	R +558	R + 10.7%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +741	R +822	R + 18.3%
D -81

2016 vs. 2008	R +444	R +736	R + 22.4%
D -292
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,579	69.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,056	28.6%	56	1.5%	3,691	17	23	0.06%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	2,282	70.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	845	25.9%	134	4.1%	3,261	19	24	0.06%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,028	64.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,063	33.7%	65	2.1%	3,156	17	17	0.06%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	1,838	60.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,137	37.6%	52	1.7%	3,027	14	15	0.05%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,792	65.7%	John Kerry (D)	921	33.8%	15	0.5%	2,728	15	15	0.05%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	1,304	62.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	705	34.0%	67	3.2%	2,076	13	15	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Howard township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,056

28.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,579

69.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,691

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Howard township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

845

25.9%

Donald Trump (R)

2,282

70.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

104

3.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,261

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Howard township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,063

33.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,028

64.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,156

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Howard township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,137

37.6%

John McCain (R)

1,838

60.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,027

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Howard township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,792

65.7%

John Kerry (D)

921

33.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,728

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Howard township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,304

62.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

705

34.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,076

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Howard township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	J.D. Vance (R)	1,933	69.9%	Tim Ryan (D)	831	30.1%	0	0.0%	2,764	17	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	61%	Mike DeWine* (R)	2,119	77.0%	Nan Whaley (D)	634	23.0%	0	0.0%	2,753	15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	58%	Jim Renacci (R)	1,684	64.8%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	914	35.2%	0	0.0%	2,598	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Mike DeWine (R)	1,746	67.5%	Richard Cordray (D)	767	29.6%	74 [+]	2.9%	2,587	17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 44 (1.7%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 30 (1.2%);
2016	S3	73%	Rob Portman* (R)	2,373	73.5%	Ted Strickland (D)	720	22.3%	135 [+]	4.2%	3,228	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 58 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 42 (1.3%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 35 (1.1%);
2014	G	52%	John Kasich* (R)	1,731	75.4%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	492	21.4%	72 [+]	3.1%	2,295	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 72 (3.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,994
Median Value	$214,600

Occupied	2,272	75.9%
Vacant	722	24.1%

Owned	2,025	89.1%
Rented	247	10.9%
Median Rent	$1,218

Single-Family Units	2,983	99.6%
Detached	2,961	98.9%
Attached	22	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	11	0.4%

Howard township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Howard township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Howard township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Howard township, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Howard township, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Howard township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Howard township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Howard township, OH