Howard vs Nittany

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

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

Nittany has the higher population (747 vs 689 in Howard). Nittany has the higher median household income ($65,893 vs $60,417 in Howard). Since 2019, Nittany's population has grown faster (+1.5% vs +0.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Howard	Nittany
Population	689	747
Median age	34.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,417	$65,893
Median home value	$189,800	—
Median gross rent	$951	—
Housing units	263	144
Homeownership rate	77.4%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howard	Nittany
Population	683 → 689 (+0.9%)	736 → 747 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $60,417 (+12.4%)	$62,227 → $65,893 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$161,000 → $189,800 (+17.9%)	$204,300 → $241,800 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $951 (+11.4%)	—

Howard

Population

683689

Median household income

$53,750$60,417

Median home value

$161,000$189,800

Median gross rent

$854$951

Nittany

Population

736747

Median household income

$62,227$65,893

Median home value

$204,300$241,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howard	Nittany
Under 5	5.2%	1.6%
5 to 17	21.9%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	15.9%
25 to 34	15.7%	6.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	22.1%
45 to 54	8.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.6%	7.2%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.8%
75 and over	7.7%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howard	Nittany
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	60.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	10.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howard	Nittany
No high school diploma	1.8%	5.6%
High school graduate	45.6%	59.4%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howard	Nittany
Drove alone	88.2%	97.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	0.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howard	Nittany
1-unit, detached	81.4%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	35.4%

Poverty & households

	Howard	Nittany
Poverty rate	9.8%	16.1%
Average household size	2.68	5.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1938	1995