Howard County vs. Montgomery County
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Howard County (MD) Montgomery County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 323,196 1,052,567
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 12.6% 8.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 287,123 971,964
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 287,085 971,777
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.4% 23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.8% 15.5%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 51.6%
White alone, percent 56.6% 60.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 20.0% 19.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 19.1% 15.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.8% 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.1% 19.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 51.1% 43.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 17,597 42,375
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 21.1% 32.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 120,838 390,664
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 73.2% 65.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $448,000 $476,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,560 $2,505
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $830 $812
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,690 $1,742
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 24.7% 33.2%
Building permits, 2018 2,046 1,947
Households, 2014-2018 112,966 370,227
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.77 2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.7% 85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 25.5% 40.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 96.5% 95.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 93.2% 90.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 95.5% 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 61.4% 59.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 4.7% 4.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.9% 8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 71.1% 71.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.2% 65.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 610,885 2,080,014
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,406,355 7,227,231
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,538,172 2,172,647
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,266,672 10,456,845
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,867,692 13,706,235
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,257 $13,642
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 31.3 34.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $117,730 $106,287
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,586 $52,828
Persons in poverty, percent 5.2% 6.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 9,520 27,460
Total employment, 2017 179,279 439,942
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 11,333,534 28,025,996
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.8% 3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 28,438 114,858
All firms, 2012 30,457 118,965
Men-owned firms, 2012 15,977 62,015
Women-owned firms, 2012 10,839 46,404
Minority-owned firms, 2012 10,464 51,051
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 18,522 63,992
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,596 9,178
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 26,031 105,555
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.9% 12.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.5% 12.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6% 10.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.1% 32.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,144.9 1,978.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 250.74 491.25
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Howard county (MD) and Montgomery county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.