Howard County, Indiana

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 83,610
Median household income: $62,496
Median home value: $151,500

Howard County, Indiana counts 83,610 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,496 runs below the Indiana figure of $70,051.

Between 2019 and 2023, Howard County's population grew 1.6% from 82,331 to 83,610, while its median household income rose 19.3% from $52,373 to $62,496.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 83.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 83,610
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,496
Median home value: $151,500
Median gross rent: $915
Housing units: 39,795
Homeownership rate: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

82,33183,610

Median household income

$52,373$62,496

Median home value

$109,500$151,500

Median gross rent

$700$915

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	82,331	$52,373	$109,500	$700
2020	82,486	$56,387	$113,900	$743
2021	83,349	$59,238	$116,600	$790
2022	83,452	$62,014	$143,100	$855
2023	83,610	$62,496	$151,500	$915

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,023	6.0%
5 to 17	14,182	17.0%
18 to 24	6,531	7.8%
25 to 34	10,331	12.4%
35 to 44	9,493	11.4%
45 to 54	10,269	12.3%
55 to 64	11,425	13.7%
65 to 74	9,457	11.3%
75 and over	6,899	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	69,511	83.1%
Black or African American	6,526	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.0%
Asian	1,223	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	173	0.2%
Two or more races	2,875	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,260	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,591	7.9%
High school graduate	22,099	38.2%
Some college or associate's	19,621	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	7,730	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,833	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,994	80.2%
Carpooled	3,884	10.7%
Public transit	55	0.2%
Walked	552	1.5%
Bicycle	48	0.1%
Worked from home	2,248	6.2%
Other means	351	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,125	44.6%
15 to 29 min	11,055	32.6%
30 to 44 min	3,568	10.5%
45 to 59 min	2,026	6.0%
60+ min	2,110	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 12.5% (10,292 of 82,161)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,398	60.9%
Nonfamily households	13,731	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,129	88.3%
Vacant	4,666	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,247	71.9%
Renter-occupied	9,882	28.1%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,205	75.9%
1-unit, attached	1,296	3.3%
2 to 4 units	2,418	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2,766	7.0%
20 or more units	1,830	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1,280	3.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 18067
State: Indiana
Land area: 293 sq mi
Water area: 0.85 sq mi
Center point: 40.4835, -86.1141