2022 population: 6,515 ( 241 from 2010 , 43 from 2020)
Land area: 569.3 square miles
Population density: 11.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,132	94.12%	1.1%
Black:	41	0.63%	173.3%
Indian:	19	0.29%	18.8%
Asian:	45	0.69%	221.4%
2+ races:	60	0.92%	15.4%
Hispanic:	218	3.35%	100.0%

Total non-White:	383	5.88%	85.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	169	13.1
Deaths:	184	14.2
Net Migration:	52	4.0
Net Immigration:	4	0.3

Change in White population:	65	1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	176	2.8

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
6,274
6,067	96.70%
15	0.24%
16	0.26%
14	0.22%
52	0.83%
109	1.74%
207	3.30%

2000
6,567
6,438	98.04%
19	0.29%
16	0.24%
8	0.12%
16	0.24%
66	1.01%
129	1.96%

1990
6,055
5,994	98.99%
0	0.00%
11	0.18%
0	0.00%
n/a
50	0.83%
61	1.01%

1980
6,773
6,749	99.65%
0	0.00%
6	0.09%
6	0.09%
n/a
12	0.18%
24	0.35%

1970
6,807
6,766	99.40%
0	0.00%
38	0.56%
3	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
41	0.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
677	10.3
623	9.5
-148	-2.3
6	0.1

-371	-5.6
78	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
784	12.9
724	12.0
420	6.9
10	0.2

444	7.3
68	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
904	13.3
734	10.8
-878	-13.0
n/a

-755	-11.1
37	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-395	-5.8
n/a

-17	-0.2
-17	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Howard County, NE

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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
42.6
1,563	24.0%
4,952	76.0%
1,408	21.6%

2,544
2.53

1,816	71.4%
1,532	84.4%
117	6.4%
728	28.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
1,543	24.6%
4,731	75.4%
1,175	18.7%

2,625
2.38

1,770	67.4%
1,519	85.8%
112	6.3%
855	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
1,845	28.1%
4,722	71.9%
1,132	17.2%

2,569
2.54

1,834	71.4%
1,614	88.0%
88	4.8%
735	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
37.1
1,709	28.2%
4,346	71.8%
1,146	18.9%

2,306
2.59

1,702	73.8%
1,536	90.2%
77	4.5%
604	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
2,069	30.5%
4,704	69.5%
1,123	16.6%

2,396
2.79

1,917	80.0%
1,782	93.0%
52	2.7%
479	20.0%

2022 Housing Data for Howard County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	107	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	56	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	163	6.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	61	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	61	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	122	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	83	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	110	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	147	5.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	242	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	194	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	440	17.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	315	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	146	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	188	7.4%
$200,000 or more	109	4.3%

Median Household Income	70,766
Per Capita Income	33,509

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	74	2.9%
Public Assistance	39	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	211	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,762	77.1%
Unemployed	123	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,885	80.5%
Not in Labor Force	698	19.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,034	962	51.8%
Non-Profit	94	212	30.7%
Self-Employed	366	106	77.5%

Local Government	94	171	35.5%
State Government	82	56	59.4%
Federal Government	11	9	55.0%

Total Private + Self	1,400	1,068	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	281	448	38.5%
Total	1,681	1,516	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	570	17.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	732	22.9%
Professional, Technical	506	15.8%
Service Occupations	374	11.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	65	2.0%
All others	1,017	31.8%

White Collar		56.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	527	16.5%
Retail trade	422	13.2%
Manufacturing	338	10.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	320	10.0%
Educational services	253	7.9%
Finance and insurance	222	6.9%
Other services	177	5.5%
Public administration	156	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	147	4.6%
Construction	138	4.3%
Wholesale trade	113	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	104	3.3%
Utilities	90	2.8%
Accommodation and food services	75	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	47	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	25	0.8%
Information	23	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	108	1.67%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	49	0.76%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	9	0.14%
Honduran	40	0.62%
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	30	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	22	0.34%
Indian	6	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,845	96.4%
Spanish	163	2.7%
German, other Germanic	26	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.2%
Other Indo-European	12	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,617	40.4%
Polish	765	11.8%
Irish	760	11.7%
English	607	9.4%
Danish	424	6.5%
American	326	5.0%
Czech	312	4.8%
European	208	3.2%
Swedish	181	2.8%
Dutch	104	1.6%
Eastern European	38	0.6%
Italian	37	0.6%
Norwegian	34	0.5%
Scottish	28	0.4%
French	27	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,395	98.7%
Not a citizen	81	1.3%

Native	6,357	98.2%
Foreign-born	119	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
86	1.9%	100	2.2%	1,722	38.3%	1,586	35.3%	827	18.4%	176	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	86	1.9%
9-12 Years	100	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,722	38.3%
Some College	1,586	35.3%
Bach. Degree	827	18.4%
Grad Degree	176	3.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,007	2,943	64	2.1%	2.4%
1991	3,117	3,040	77	2.5%	2.7%
1992	3,235	3,152	83	2.6%	2.8%
1993	3,305	3,226	79	2.4%	2.8%
1994	3,366	3,282	84	2.5%	2.6%
1995	3,428	3,348	80	2.3%	2.6%
1996	3,485	3,388	97	2.8%	2.7%
1997	3,499	3,417	82	2.3%	2.4%
1998	3,554	3,464	90	2.5%	2.5%
1999	3,557	3,444	113	3.2%	2.7%

2000	3,531	3,441	90	2.5%	2.8%
2001	3,499	3,394	105	3.0%	3.1%
2002	3,519	3,392	127	3.6%	3.7%
2003	3,645	3,490	155	4.3%	3.9%
2004	3,696	3,543	153	4.1%	3.9%
2005	3,687	3,556	131	3.6%	3.8%
2006	3,712	3,609	103	2.8%	3.0%
2007	3,710	3,610	100	2.7%	2.9%
2008	3,730	3,619	111	3.0%	3.2%
2009	3,601	3,468	133	3.7%	4.7%

2010	3,342	3,191	151	4.5%	4.7%
2011	3,396	3,258	138	4.1%	4.4%
2012	3,416	3,296	120	3.5%	3.9%
2013	3,413	3,291	122	3.6%	3.7%
2014	3,369	3,244	125	3.7%	3.3%
2015	3,322	3,201	121	3.6%	3.0%
2016	3,318	3,209	109	3.3%	3.1%
2017	3,328	3,226	102	3.1%	2.9%
2018	3,363	3,260	103	3.1%	2.9%
2019	3,381	3,264	117	3.5%	3.0%

2020	3,340	3,193	147	4.4%	4.2%
2021	3,449	3,369	80	2.3%	2.7%
2022	3,507	3,432	75	2.1%	2.3%
2023	3,524	3,457	67	1.9%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,893
Median Value	$181,600

Occupied	2,544	87.9%
Vacant	349	12.1%

Owned	1,925	75.7%
Rented	619	24.3%
Median Rent	$816

Single-Family Units	2,609	90.2%
Detached	2,579	89.1%
Attached	30	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	115	4.0%
Mobile Homes	109	3.8%

Howard County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Howard County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Howard County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Howard County, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Howard County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Howard County, NE