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Howard County Facts

Census Statistics

	Howard County	Maryland
Population, 2003 estimate	264,265	5,508,909
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	6.6%	4.0%
Population, 2000	247,842	5,296,486
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	32.3%	10.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.4%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	28.1%	25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	7.5%	11.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000	50.9%	51.7%?
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	74.3%	64.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	14.4%	27.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	7.7%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	1.1%	1.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.2%	2.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	3.0%	4.3%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	72.6%	62.1%?
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	51.9%	55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	11.3%	9.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	14.0%	12.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	93.1%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	52.9%	31.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	26,533	854,345
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	30.2	31.2?
Housing units, 2002	96,635	2,197,126
Homeownership rate, 2000	73.8%	67.7%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	23.3%	25.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$206,300	$146,000?
Households, 2000	90,043	1,980,859
Persons per household, 2000	2.71	2.61
Median household income, 1999	$74,167	$52,868
Per capita money income, 1999	$32,402	$25,614
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	3.9%	8.5%
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	7,373	129,301
Private nonfarm employment, 2001	139,779	2,091,198
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	3.5%	1.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000	17,549	322,819
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	1,177,345	36,505,948
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	2,010,755	46,428,206
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$8,783	$9,116
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	19.1%	20.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	31.9%	28.9%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	1,547	29,293
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	1,028,920	49,537,440
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	252	9,774
Persons per square mile, 2000	983.3	541.9
Metropolitan Area	Baltimore, MD PMSA	?
FIPS Code	027	24

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