Howard

Population: 20,261
Median household income: $84,896
Median home value: $286,200

Located in Brown County, Wisconsin, Howard is a community with a population of 20,261. Its median household income of $84,896 runs above the Brown County figure of $77,490.

Between 2019 and 2023, Howard's population grew 3.1% from 19,658 to 20,261, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $212,500 to $286,200.

34.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,261
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $84,896
Median home value: $286,200
Median gross rent: $1,053
Housing units: 8,760
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,65820,261

Median household income

$70,385$84,896

Median home value

$212,500$286,200

Median gross rent

$829$1,053

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,658	$70,385	$212,500	$829
2020	19,879	$66,506	$225,200	$856
2021	19,828	$71,735	$234,600	$934
2022	20,022	$77,118	$273,700	$998
2023	20,261	$84,896	$286,200	$1,053

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,094	5.4%
5 to 17	3,221	15.9%
18 to 24	1,827	9.0%
25 to 34	2,313	11.4%
35 to 44	2,501	12.3%
45 to 54	2,635	13.0%
55 to 64	3,128	15.4%
65 to 74	1,980	9.8%
75 and over	1,562	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,447	91.0%
Black or African American	617	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.1%
Asian	258	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	64	0.3%
Two or more races	378	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	472	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	412	2.9%
High school graduate	4,232	30.0%
Some college or associate's	4,551	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,659	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,265	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,946	80.3%
Carpooled	900	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,235	11.1%
Other means	55	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,087	31.2%
15 to 29 min	5,365	54.2%
30 to 44 min	812	8.2%
45 to 59 min	368	3.7%
60+ min	271	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 5.4% (1,083 of 20,203)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,232	61.5%
Nonfamily households	3,274	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,506	97.1%
Vacant	254	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,459	64.2%
Renter-occupied	3,047	35.8%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units18.1%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,475	62.5%
1-unit, attached	528	6.0%
2 to 4 units	502	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1,585	18.1%
20 or more units	652	7.4%
Mobile home & other	18	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5535950
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 4.58 sq mi
Center point: 44.5686, -88.0717