Howard County, Maryland (MD)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

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Races in Howard County, Maryland:

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Males: 121,774	(49.1%)
Females: 126,068	(50.9%)

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Howard County:	2.7 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

This county:	$101,672
Maryland:	$68,080

This county:	$1,147
State:	$868

Howard County:	$478,500
Maryland:	$347,000

Detached houses: $608,077

Here:	$608,077
State:	$459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $383,762

Here:	$383,762
State:	$274,414

In 2-unit structures: $225,000

Here:	$225,000
State:	$238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $306,124

Here:	$306,124
State:	$273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $259,094

Here:	$259,094
State:	$280,693

Mobile homes: $32,136

Here:	$32,136
State:	$45,619

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Howard County:	4.5%
Maryland:	8.3%

Area name: Baltimore-Towson, MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Howard County is $791 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $950 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1220 a month.

Cities in this county include: Columbia, Ellicott City, Elkridge, North Laurel, Savage-Guilford.

Neighboring counties: Anne Arundel County , Baltimore County , Carroll County , Frederick County , Montgomery County , Prince George's County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Howard County: University of Maryland Central Farm (A), Port Capital Center Industrial Park (B), Waverly (C), Baltimore Livestock Auction Market (D), Baltimore-Washington Industrial Park (E), Woodbine Campground (F), Woodcamp Farm (G), Brookdale Industrial Park (H), Greenwood Farm (I), Patuxent Industrial Park (J), Howard County Service Center (K), Glenwood Country Club (L), Corridor Industrial Park (M), Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (N), Route 100 Industrial Park (O), Route 94 Business Center (P), Cissel Farm (Q), Doughoregan Manor (R), Dorsey Business Center (S), Kalmia Farms (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: WEst Friendship Exchange Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Howard County include: Rolling Hills Baptist Church (A), Rose of Sharon Church (B), Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (C), Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church (D), Poplar Springs United Methodist Church (E), Saint James Church (F), Saint Johns Church (G), Asbury Church (H), Saint Louis Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mountain View Cemetery (1), Rosa Bonheur Pet Cemetery (2), Trinity Cemetery (3), Hopkins Cemetery (4), Dorsey Cemetery (5), Gardner Cemetery (6), Zion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: General Electric Retention Pond (A), Rigga Farm Pond (B), Johns Hopkins Pond (C), Bernstein Farm Pond (D), Warfields Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cabin Branch (A), Dorsey Branch (B), Hay Meadow Branch (C), South Branch Patapsco River (D), Benson Branch (E), Piney Run (F), North Branch Patapsco River (G), Terrapin Branch (H), Gillis Falls (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Howard County include: Alpha Ridge Community Park (1), Poplar Springs Park (2), Warfields Pond Park (3), Benson Branch Environmental Area (4), Pfefferkorn Natural Environmental Area (5), Cedar-Villa Heights Park (6), Glenwood Park (7), Hugh Thomas Wildlife Management Area (8), Carrs Mill Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Annapolis Junction Post Office (A), Marriottsville Post Office (B), Lisbon Post Office (C), Glenwood Post Office (D), Glenelg Post Office (E), Clarksville Post Office (F), Dayton Post Office (G), Cooksville Post Office (H), Fulton Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.3%
Maryland:	7.1%

Current college students: 16,025
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 52.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 28,113 (52% naturalized citizens)

Howard County:	11.3%
Whole state:	9.8%

Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 49,894
• One, attached: 19,419
• Two: 424
• 3 or 4: 1,103
• 5 to 9: 5,899
• 10 to 19: 9,739
• 20 or more: 4,499
• Mobile homes: 1,803
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Howard County with a mortgage: 50,867 (6,999 second mortgage, 7,530 home equity loan, 253 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,691

Here:	86.9% with mortgage
State:	77.7% with mortgage

Howard County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 57 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.

Howard County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.4 miles away from Howard County center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.8 miles away from Howard County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 110,546 (82%) Carpooled: 12,734 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,265 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 20 (0%) Subway or elevated: 920 (1%) Railroad: 981 (1%) Taxi: 247 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 75 (0%) Walked: 1,520 (1%) Other means: 540 (0%) Worked at home: 6,125 (5%)

10.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,539 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.58%
Maryland average:	7.95%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,198 average AGI)

Howard County:	0.24%
Maryland average:	0.25%

6.48% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($35,283 average AGI)
3.85% relocated from other states ($23,058 average AGI)

Howard County:	3.85%
Maryland average:	3.62%

from Prince George's County, MD	1.53% ($52,220 average AGI)
from Baltimore County, MD	1.35% ($57,970)
from Montgomery County, MD	1.28% ($70,146)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	1.09% ($56,738)
from Baltimore city, MD	0.59% ($51,456)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.18% ($73,011)
from Carroll County, MD	0.17% ($61,746)

10.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($64,099 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.71%
Maryland average:	8.13%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($778 average AGI)

Howard County:	0.15%
Maryland average:	0.13%

6.31% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($34,031 average AGI)
4.25% relocated to other states ($29,290 average AGI)

Howard County:	4.25%
Maryland average:	3.94%

to Baltimore County, MD	1.73% ($51,156 average AGI)
to Anne Arundel County, MD	1.22% ($60,387)
to Prince George's County, MD	0.74% ($43,573)
to Baltimore city, MD	0.71% ($48,691)
to Montgomery County, MD	0.68% ($67,273)
to Carroll County, MD	0.55% ($70,648)
to Frederick County, MD	0.20% ($66,949)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,918 (16,192 aged, 1,726 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 214,135 (51,314 male householders, 15,041 female householders)

  55,754 spouses, 79,674 children (74,724 natural, 2,082 adopted, 2,868 stepchildren), 2,156 grandchildren, 1,372 brothers or sisters, 2,285 parents, 3,089 other relatives, 3,450 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 30,072 (10,777 male householders (8,126 living alone)), 12,970 female householders (10,560 living alone)), 6,325 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,635 (2,117 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 23,958 2-persons, 16,111 3-persons, 16,550 4-persons, 6,646 5-persons, 2,389 6-persons, 701 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,686 1-person, 4,343 2-persons, 557 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

86.0% of residents of Howard County speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,239,365,000 ($4646 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $366,422,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $468,153,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $113,156,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $936,000
Federal grants: $122,224,000
Federal procurement contracts: $466,355,000 ($294,013,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $68,541,000 ($10,387,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $428,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $230,712,000
Federal Government insurance: $66,218,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	71 per 1000 residents

Here:	26 per 1000 residents
State:	41 per 1000 residents

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+19 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	7.8
State:	6.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

54% of Howard County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Maryland.

Howard County:	53.6%
State average:	57.4%

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

• This state: 108130
• Northeast: 41587
• Midwest: 16478
• South: 42064
• West: 7504

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $172,600

Here:	11.2%
Maryland:	14.8%

Here:	9.9%
Maryland:	13.3%

Here:	16.3%
Maryland:	21.7%

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