Astor vs Howey-in-the-Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Astor and Howey-in-the-Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Astor and Howey-in-the-Hills are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Howey-in-the-Hills has the higher population (2,279 vs 1,507 in Astor). Howey-in-the-Hills has the higher median household income ($93,403 vs $59,643 in Astor). Howey-in-the-Hills has the higher median home value ($362,300 vs $118,600 in Astor).

Population, income & housing

	Astor	Howey-in-the-Hills
Population	1,507	2,279
Median age	57.5 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,643	$93,403
Median home value	$118,600	$362,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,651
Housing units	1,081	950
Homeownership rate	88.1%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Astor	Howey-in-the-Hills
Population	1,595 → 1,507 (-5.5%)	1,597 → 2,279 (+42.7%)
Median household income	$45,875 → $59,643 (+30.0%)	$64,875 → $93,403 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$122,100 → $118,600 (-2.9%)	$193,600 → $362,300 (+87.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,128 → $1,651 (+46.4%)

Astor

Population

1,5951,507

Median household income

$45,875$59,643

Median home value

$122,100$118,600

Howey-in-the-Hills

Population

1,5972,279

Median household income

$64,875$93,403

Median home value

$193,600$362,300

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,651

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Astor	Howey-in-the-Hills
Under 5	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	8.8%	18.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	6.1%	9.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	17.2%
55 to 64	25.5%	14.9%
65 to 74	19.0%	9.6%
75 and over	14.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Astor	Howey-in-the-Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	74.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Astor	Howey-in-the-Hills
No high school diploma	25.6%	7.1%
High school graduate	39.1%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Astor	Howey-in-the-Hills
Drove alone	68.6%	70.6%
Carpooled	14.6%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	16.9%
Other means	1.4%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Astor	Howey-in-the-Hills
1-unit, detached	34.2%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Astor	Howey-in-the-Hills
Poverty rate	10.2%	3.7%
Average household size	1.94	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	43	30
Median year structure built	1982	1987