Howard County, AR Demographic Data
Howard County, AR Summary
Howard County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 13,790
- Area: 595.31 sq. miles
- Land Area: 588.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.76 sq. miles
- Population Density: 23.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 438.32 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Howard County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,994
52%
50.8
Male
6,493
48%
49.2
Total Population
13,487
323,128,000
Howard County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
954
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
908
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,042
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
924
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
596
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,658
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,596
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,878
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
845
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
862
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,247
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
690
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
287
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,994
74.1%
77.2
Female
5,235
52.4%
51.3
Male
4,759
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,523
70.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,782
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,224
16.5%
15.2
Female
1,236
55.6%
55.8
Male
988
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Howard County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,286
98.5%
96.8
White
9,094
67.4%
72.6
Black or African American
2,839
21.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
68
0.5%
0.8
Asian
21
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
19
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,264
9.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
201
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,538
11.4%
17.8
Mexican
1,325
9.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
213
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,949
88.6%
82.2
Howard County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
827
9.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,040
11.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,063
33.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,163
23.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
543
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
945
10.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
482
5.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,867
20.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,196
79.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,427
15.7%
31.2
Howard County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,973
28.1%
33.7%
Now Married
4,997
47.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,418
13.4%
11.0%
Separated
348
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
847
8.0
5.8%
Howard County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,876
86.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,657
13.2%
21.6%
Spanish
1,318
10.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
308
2.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
19
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.1%
1.1%
Howard County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
502
9.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
372
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
922
18.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
757
14.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
717
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
784
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
352
6.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
361
7.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
160
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
141
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
34,672
57,617
Per capita income
22,587
31,128
Howard County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
796
14.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
323
5.9%
9.8
Construction
347
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,147
20.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
132
2.4%
6.6
Information
75
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,356
24.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
194
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
91
1.7%
11.4
Public administration
166
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
530
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
258
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
93
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
935
17.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,566
28.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,372
24.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
885
16.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
750
13.6%
18.1%
Howard County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,356
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,856
72.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
850
15.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
83
1.5%
5.1
Walked
212
4.0%
2.7
Other means
70
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
285
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.6
26.6
Howard County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
435
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,733
34.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,544
30.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,356
26.8%
21.0
Howard County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,068
81.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,390
66.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,678
33.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,162
18.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Howard County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,230
1 room
46
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
90
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
424
6.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,331
21.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,473
23.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,213
19.5%
17.8
7 rooms
760
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
372
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
521
8.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Howard County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,230
1-unit, detached
4,730
75.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
35
0.6%
5.9
2-units
218
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
197
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
16
0.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
107
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
8
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
919
14.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Howard County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
381
6.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
357
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
358
5.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
954
15.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,338
21.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
966
15.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
906
14.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
760
12.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
210
3.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Howard County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,708
33.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
237
4.7%
4.7
Electricity
2,875
56.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
211
4.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
28
0.6%
1.1
Howard County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,391
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
17
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
1.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
52
3.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
76
5.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
92
6.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
290
20.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
844
60.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
676
48.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
252
18.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
146
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
54
3.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
254
18.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Howard County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,277
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
492
38.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
785
61.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
401
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
546
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
283
23.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
68
5.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
125
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
170
14.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
185
15.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
381
31.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
466
0.0%
0.0%
Howard County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,390
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
772
22.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,075
31.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
582
17.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
275
8.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
482
14.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
183
5.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
90,100
205,000
