Howard County, Iowa

Howard County is a county in the United States of Iowa. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 9932 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 9484, It is the 21st least populous county in the U.S. state of Iowa. The county spans an area of 473.76 square miles (1227.03 kmē), of which, 473.4 square miles (1226.1 kmē) of it is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 kmē) of it is water, it is the 25th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Howard County Iowa
Map of Howard County, Iowa

As of the census of 2000, there were 9932 people, 3974 households, and 2650 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile (8.11/kmē), it is the 26th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 4327 housing units at an average density of 9.1 per square mile (3.51/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.43 persons, and the average family size was 3.03 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 9484, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 9400 White, 13 Black or African American, 16 American Indian, 15 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 40 from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $34641, it would be the 32nd lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Iowa. The median income for a family in the county was $43284, making it the 55th highest county by median family income in Iowa. The per capita income for the county was $17842, it is 49th wealthiest county by per capita income in Iowa.

In 2000, 2395 pupils and students, of which 49.65% are male and 50.35% are female, 24.11% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.35% nursery or pri school, 5.14% kindergarten, 51.52% elementary school, 25.22% high school and 9.77% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Protivin CityChickasaw County, Howard County0.480.480317663.51881829779
2Chester CityHoward County1.331.330151113.21824021875
3Cresco CityHoward County3.33.3039051184.11819032236
4Elma CityHoward County1.291.290598464.51526327417
5Lime Springs CityHoward County1.021.020496487.81570633750
6Riceville CityMitchell County, Howard County1.111.10.01840765.82066130982
YearPopulation
April 2000 census9932
April 2000 Estimate9932
July 2000 Estimate9914
July 2001 Estimate9868
July 2002 Estimate9796
July 2003 Estimate9715
July 2004 Estimate9682
July 2005 Estimate9624
July 2006 Estimate9540
July 2007 Estimate9516
July 2008 Estimate9484
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school90110200
Kindergarten6459123
Elementary school6655691234
High school284320604
College or graduate school86148234
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Howard County, Iowa$34641$43284$17842
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587