Carroll County vs. Howard County

	Carroll County (IN)	Howard County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,127	82,366
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.1%	-0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	20,155	82,752
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	20,155	82,752
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.6%	19.5%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	51.5%
White alone, percent	97.5%	87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	7.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	1.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.1%	3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.0%	85.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,540	6,123
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,674	39,567
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.9%	68.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$131,600	$106,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,023	$978
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$388	$338
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$678	$699
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.3%	17.3%
Building permits, 2018	51	349
Households, 2014-2018	7,880	34,550
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.8%	84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.8%	3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.8%	76.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.2%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.2%	21.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.2%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.3%	59.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.8%	54.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,367	159,873
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	18,403	456,420
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	302,418	512,700
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	99,802	1,193,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,967	$14,404
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.6	19.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,429	$50,869
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,430	$27,297
Persons in poverty, percent	8.8%	12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	396	1,780
Total employment, 2017	4,628	31,996
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	170,401	1,375,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.1%	-2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,324	4,225
All firms, 2012	1,254	5,401
Men-owned firms, 2012	779	2,778
Women-owned firms, 2012	262	1,610
Minority-owned firms, 2012	32	350
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,160	4,765
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	52	491
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,138	4,587
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	28.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	54.1	282.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	372.22	293.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Carroll county (IN) and Howard county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.