Demographics of Howard County, Indiana

Howard County, Indiana had 83,904 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +315 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Howard County, in four figures

83,904
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +315 people.; 40.7 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,027 ±$2,106
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Howard County, Indiana's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Howard County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Howard County, Indiana's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Howard County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	83,589	100.0	100.0
2021	83,553	100.0	100.2
2022	83,479	99.9	100.7
2023	83,833	100.3	101.6
2024	84,018	100.5	102.5
2025	83,904	100.4	103.1

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Population of Howard County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	83,589	−66	−108	+3	+13
2021	83,553	−36	−347	+27	+219
2022	83,479	−74	−372	+73	+277
2023	83,833	+354	−245	+79	+533
2024	84,018	+185	−253	+76	+370
2025	83,904	−114	−251	+20	+116

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±0.4: for men 39.3 ±0.6 and for women 42.1 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Howard County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	4,975 ±132	5.9% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,160 ±526	16.9% ±0.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,597 ±476	7.9% ±0.6	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	20,062 ±640	24.0% ±0.8	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,326 ±766	25.5% ±0.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,632 ±809	19.9% ±1.0	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,027 ±$2,106, and income per person $35,963 ±$1,295, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Howard County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	5,863 ±629	16.5% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,046 ±659	22.6% ±1.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,499 ±612	18.3% ±1.7	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,137 ±541	14.4% ±1.5	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,854 ±537	16.4% ±1.5	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,461 ±407	6.9% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,733 ±258	4.9% ±0.7	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Howard County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	11,040 ±905	13.4% ±1.1	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,466 ±471	18.6% ±2.4	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,523 ±520	13.3% ±1.2	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,051 ±334	9.3% ±1.5	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Howard County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Howard County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	39,876 ±70	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±1.3	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±1.3	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.6% ±1.7	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.4% ±2.0	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$165,000 ±$5,476	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$937 ±$19	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Howard County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,438 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	69,211 ±209	82.6% ±0.2	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,131 ±475	7.3% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,176 ±153	1.4% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	98 to 428	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,503 ±499	4.2% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Howard County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	64,551 ±1,124	77.1% ±1.3	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,151 ±1,040	20.5% ±1.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	467 ±175	0.6% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,583 ±310	1.9% ±0.4	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	957 ±234	1.1% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	626 ±237	0.7% ±0.3	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Howard County among the counties of Indiana

20th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Howard County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Delaware County	113,106	+1.2%
LaPorte County	111,294	−0.9%
Vigo County	106,512	+0.3%
Hancock County	90,969	+13.5%
Bartholomew County	85,729	+4.3%
Howard County	83,904	+0.4%
Floyd County	82,153	+2.0%
Kosciusko County	80,892	+0.9%
Boone County	80,689	+13.5%
Morgan County	74,967	+4.3%
Warrick County	66,803	+4.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026