Howard County, Indiana (IN)

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• • 70,06284.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,3287.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,9113.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,7262.1%Two or more races
  • 1,1581.4%Asian alone
  • 3530.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3200.4%Some other race alone
  • 220.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $148,615

Here:	$148,615
State:	$196,369

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,720

Here:	$151,720
State:	$179,895

In 2-unit structures: $99,355

Here:	$99,355
State:	$129,696

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,233

Here:	$83,233
State:	$148,047

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $50,106

Here:	$50,106
State:	$188,172

Mobile homes: $42,942

Here:	$42,942
State:	$63,481

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 68
• Burglaries: 258
• Thefts: 449
• Auto thefts: 46

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 52
• Burglaries: 168
• Thefts: 426
• Auto thefts: 36

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $808 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $867 (0.9%)

Area name: Kokomo, IN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Howard County is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $768 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kokomo, Indian Heights, Greentown, Russiaville.

2018 air pollution in Howard County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bronx County, New York , Carroll County , Delaware County , Kings County, New York , Hamilton County , Harrison County, Ohio , Washington County, Pennsylvania .

Current college students: 2,932
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 484 (51.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5602010 or later
• 3922000 to 2009
• 1771990 to 1999
• 2571980 to 1989
• 2791970 to 1979
• 337Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 29,757
• One, attached: 1,212
• Two: 1,950
• 3 or 4: 979
• 5 to 9: 2,399
• 10 to 19: 699
• 20 to 49: 165
• 50 or more: 1,029
• Mobile homes: 1,670

Housing units in Howard County with a mortgage: 14,410 (110 second mortgage, 1,558 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,510

Religion statistics for Howard County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Howard County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
• Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3162: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3162, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Indiana Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3135: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3135, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: June 11, 1998 to July 07, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1234: July 22, 1998, FEMA Id: 1234, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Ice Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: March 12, 1991 to March 15, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-899: March 29, 1991, FEMA Id: 899, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.87% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,721 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.35% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($28,543 average AGI)
1.52% relocated from other states ($13,177 average AGI)

Howard County:	1.52%
Indiana average:	2.21%

from Miami County, IN	0.50% ($39,964 average AGI)
from Cass County, IN	0.41% ($39,058)
from Tipton County, IN	0.32% ($42,880)
from Marion County, IN	0.32% ($35,657)
from Hamilton County, IN	0.27% ($63,576)
from Tippecanoe County, IN	0.19% ($39,538)
from Grant County, IN	0.18% ($34,344)

5.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,279 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.44% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($28,391 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($13,888 average AGI)

Howard County:	1.66%
Indiana average:	2.40%

to Miami County, IN	0.58% ($32,605 average AGI)
to Marion County, IN	0.41% ($38,268)
to Hamilton County, IN	0.34% ($57,155)
to Tipton County, IN	0.31% ($41,806)
to Cass County, IN	0.28% ($31,894)
to Tippecanoe County, IN	0.23% ($42,104)
to Grant County, IN	0.16% ($36,264)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Howard County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 15,589 (4,474 living alone), Female householders: 18,562 (6,999 living alone)

• 15,204 spouses (15,149 opposite-sex spouses), 2,042 unmarried partners, (1,830 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23,579 children (21,428 natural, 364 adopted, 1,787 stepchildren), 1,423 grandchildren, 397 brothers or sisters, 298 parents, 186 foster children, 1,095 other relatives, 2,912 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,257

Size of family households: 10,897 2-persons, 4,292 3-persons, 3,075 4-persons, 1,893 5-persons, 640 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,473 1-person, 1,632 2-persons, 150 3-persons.

10,830 married couples with children.
6,061 single-parent households (2,491 men, 3,570 women).

96.2% of residents of Howard speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 59% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $446,071,000 ($5,272 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,111,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $226,774,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $105,677,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,489,000
Federal grants: $79,390,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,319,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $22,422,000 ($5,032,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $364,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $49,860,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,370,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.17 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)

• Year house built in Howard County, Indiana
• 1,1082014 or later
• 7062010 to 2013
• 3,7112000 to 2009
• 5,0801990 to 1999
• 2,9631980 to 1989
• 4,9331970 to 1979
• 5,7981960 to 1969
• 5,6561950 to 1959
• 3,6691940 to 1949
• 6,2361939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Howard County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Howard County, Indiana
• 2501 room
• 02 rooms
• 1203 rooms
• 2,0314 rooms
• 5,2545 rooms
• 5,7166 rooms
• 4,9467 rooms
• 3,5318 rooms
• 3,0729+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Howard County, Indiana
• 1711 room
• 5912 rooms
• 1,5873 rooms
• 2,2004 rooms
• 1,8225 rooms
• 1,7616 rooms
• 2527 rooms
• 5468 rooms
• 3019+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Howard County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Howard County, Indiana
• 250no bedroom
• 3321 bedroom
• 5,5592 bedrooms
• 13,7883 bedrooms
• 4,0914 bedrooms
• 9005+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Howard County, Indiana
• 297no bedroom
• 2,0131 bedroom
• 3,8102 bedrooms
• 2,0823 bedrooms
• 7934 bedrooms
• 2365+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Howard County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Howard County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 879no vehicle
• 7,2491 vehicle
• 10,4762 vehicles
• 3,9083 vehicles
• 1,5994 vehicles
• 8095+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Howard County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,589no vehicle
• 4,5761 vehicle
• 2,6472 vehicles
• 2803 vehicles
• 1394 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

84.5% of Howard County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 62,957
• Other state: 18,870
• Northeast: 1,087
• Midwest: 9,724
• South: 5,750
• West: 2,309

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,778
• Number of aged recipients: 62
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,716
• Number of recipients under 18: 348
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,285
• Number of recipients older than 64: 145
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 581
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 816