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People MapStats |
Howard County |
Maryland |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
274,995 | 5,633,597 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
247,843 | 5,296,516 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
11.0% | 6.4% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
27,152 | 337,081 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
17,456 | 376,745 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.4% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
69,991 | 1,358,797 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
25.6% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
9.2% | 11.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
25,128 | 661,809 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.9% | 51.6% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
188,162 | 3,570,540 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
47,075 | 1,655,231 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
714 | 19,309 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
31,721 | 282,076 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
149 | 3,774 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
5,848 | 87,414 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
13,001 | 356,227 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
176,824 | 3,262,581 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
68.8% | 63.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
17.2% | 29.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
11.6% | 5.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
2.1% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
4.8% | 6.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
64.6% | 58.1% |
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Births, 2005 |
3,316 | 74,980 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
1,234 | 43,892 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
20 | 525 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.9% | 55.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
11.3% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
14.0% | 12.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
93.1% | 83.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
52.9% | 31.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
26,533 | 854,345 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
30.2 | 31.2 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
104,244 | 2,318,456 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
11,426 | 173,166 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
12.3% | 8.1% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
73.8% | 67.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$206,300 | $146,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
90,043 | 1,980,859 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.71 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$100,744 | $67,989 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
4.5% | 8.3% |
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Business MapStats |
Howard County |
Maryland |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
15,075 | 245,303 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$55,730 | $43,788 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
159,468 | 2,980,353 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
2.6% | 3.6% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
185,573 | 3,413,120 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
24,841 | 321,573 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
17,636 | 537,544 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
10,198,048 | 172,955,622 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$54,954 | $50,674 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
8,304 | 140,2921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
145,161 | 2,232,2151 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
7.5% | 8.4%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
24,957 | 443,540 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
13.2% | 15.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
9.0% | 5.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
33.2% | 31.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.6% | 3.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,612,979 | 36,363,340 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
387,795 | 7,832,268 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
9,089,992 | 60,679,602 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,650,291 | 60,039,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,045 | $11,034 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1,388 | 18,582 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
294,275 | 3,768,823 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
37,582 | 2,077,630 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,604,852 | 70,616,8691 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$5,864 | $12,5691 |
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