Centerburg vs Howard

A side-by-side comparison of Centerburg and Howard: population, income, housing, and more.

Centerburg and Howard are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Centerburg has the higher population (1,952 vs 442 in Howard). Centerburg has the higher median home value ($242,200 vs $104,700 in Howard). Since 2019, Howard's population has grown faster (+141.5% vs +13.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Centerburg	Howard
Population	1,952	442
Median age	34.9 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	—
Median home value	$242,200	$104,700
Median gross rent	$741	—
Housing units	718	147
Homeownership rate	66.0%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Centerburg	Howard
Population	1,716 → 1,952 (+13.8%)	183 → 442 (+141.5%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $73,875 (+73.8%)	$38,173 → $40,766 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$154,800 → $242,200 (+56.5%)	$86,200 → $104,700 (+21.5%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $741 (+19.7%)	—

Centerburg

Population

1,7161,952

Median household income

$42,500$73,875

Median home value

$154,800$242,200

Median gross rent

$619$741

Howard

Population

183442

Median household income

$38,173$40,766

Median home value

$86,200$104,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Centerburg	Howard
Under 5	12.6%	22.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	31.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	9.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	8.6%
75 and over	8.9%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Centerburg	Howard
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Centerburg	Howard
No high school diploma	9.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	40.6%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Centerburg	Howard
Drove alone	82.0%	72.2%
Carpooled	2.2%	27.8%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Centerburg	Howard
1-unit, detached	71.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Centerburg	Howard
Poverty rate	8.2%	6.6%
Average household size	2.69	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1957	1950