2020 census for Howard County from
ACS 5-year estimates As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 9,469, with a population density of . The median age was 41.7 years, 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18, and 21.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.9 males age 18 and over. 96.75% of the population reported being of one race. The racial makeup of the county was 94.4%
White, 0.2%
Black or African American, 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.2% from some other race, and 3.3% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.7% of the population. <0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 3,945 households in the county, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.7% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2000 census At the 2000 census, there were 9,932 people, 3,974 households and 2,650 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 4,327 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 99.06%
White, 0.11%
Black or
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 0.17%
Asian, 0.08% from
other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 3,974 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03. 26.30% of the population were 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 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. The
median household income was $34,641 and the median family income was $43,284. Males had a median income of $28,856 compared $21,367 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,842. About 5.6% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Events==