Howard County, IA Population

Overview

9,456

Total Population

40.5

Median age

49.55%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

72.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

174

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Howard County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Howard County is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Howard County's population under 18 was 25.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Howard County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Howard County, 21.52% were under the age of 15, 15.85% aged 15 to 29, 42.30% aged 30 to 64, 17.10% aged 65 to 84, and 3.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 86 less females than males in Howard County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.55% females and 50.45% males in Howard County, IA.
The Howard County, IA gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 443.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 362.

Howard County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Howard County population: 96.47% are White, 0.26% are Black or African American, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.23% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.17% are some other race and 2.52% are multiracial.
Howard County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 174 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,282 (98.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Howard County is White with a population of 9,122 (96.47% of the total population).

Howard County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 9,928 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Howard County's population decreased by 359 (3.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Howard County's population decreased by 77 (0.80%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Howard County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 9,146.