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