Howard County, Indiana

Howard County is one of the 92 county of Indiana, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 84964 inhabitants. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 83381, making it the 18th most populous county in Indiana. Its area is just over 293.93 mi˛ (761.28 square kilometre), of which, 293.07 square miles (759.05 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.86 square miles (2.23 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 11th smallest by total area in Indiana.

Howard County Indiana
Map of Howard County, Indiana

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 84964 people, 34800 households, and 23572 families residing in the county. The population density was 289.9 people per square mile (111.93/km˛), it is Indiana's 15th most densely populated county. There were 37604 housing units at an average density of 128.3 per square mile (49.54/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.41 persons, and the average family size was 2.95 persons. The population's age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 83381, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 75104 White, 5566 Black or African American, 325 American Indian, 1054 Asian, 18 Native Hawaiian, and 1314 from two or more races.

Howard County Indiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Howard County Indiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Howard County Indiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $43487, it is the 24th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $53051, it is 11th wealthiest county by median family income in Indiana. The per capita income for the county was $22049, making it the seventh highest county by per capita income in Indiana.

In 2000, 20385 pupils and students, of which 10426 are male and 9959 are female, 23.99% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1834 nursery or pri school, 1352 kindergarten, 9456 elementary school, 4811 high school and 2932 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Greentown TownHoward County11025462534.82005743750
2Indian Heights CdpHoward County0.860.86032743802.51806245444
3Kokomo CityHoward County16.2516.20.06461132847.22008336258
4Russiaville TownHoward County0.80.8010921361.42080440875
YearPopulation
April 2000 census84964
April 2000 Estimate84964
July 2000 Estimate84971
July 2001 Estimate84955
July 2002 Estimate84587
July 2003 Estimate84503
July 2004 Estimate84253
July 2005 Estimate84311
July 2006 Estimate83795
July 2007 Estimate83648
July 2008 Estimate83381
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school10248101834
Kindergarten7456071352
Elementary school484846089456
High school241423974811
College or graduate school139515372932
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Howard County, Indiana$43487$53051$22049
Indiana, United States$41567$50261$20397
United States$41994$50046$21587