Howard township, Howard County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 29.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 2,866 (43% urban, 57% rural)
| Males: 1,471 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 1,395 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,866 (2,588 owner occupied, 278 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Howard township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- Black: 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 2.66
| Howard township: | 2.7 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Howard township: | $44,265 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $464 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,000 (it was $87,000 in 2000)
| : | $98,000 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $119,231
Here: $119,231 State: $158,623
Townhouses or other attached units: $118,239
Here: $118,239 State: $143,204
In 2-unit structures: $69,867
Here: $69,867 State: $100,714
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,399
Here: $61,399 State: $108,190
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $55,623
Here: $55,623 State: $127,569
Mobile homes: $39,599
Here: $39,599 State: $33,934
| Population density: 97 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Howard township include: Hillsdale Church (A), Kokomo Zion Church (B), Rich Valley Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Salem Cemetery (1), Hopewell Cemetery (2), Hudson Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Kokomo Waterworks Reservoir Number Two (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Howard township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2294
- Northeast: 65
- Midwest: 214
- South: 298
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,013
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 8
- 5 to 9: 14
- Mobile homes: 92
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in Howard township with a mortgage: 577 (58 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 260
- Transportation equipment (22%)
- Construction (15%)
- Computer and electronic products (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Howard township:
- United States or American (41.8%)
- German (26.2%)
- Irish (8.0%)
- English (7.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
- Italian (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,281 (86%)
- Carpooled: 123 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 18 (1%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 53 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
96.4% of residents of Howard township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,891- In family households: 2,533 (772 male householders, 107 female householders)
780 spouses, 737 children (675 natural, 31 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 48 other relatives, 57 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 358 (199 male householders (125 living alone)), 75 female householders (75 living alone)), 84 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 452 2-persons, 221 3-persons, 123 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 200 1-person, 63 2-persons, 11 3-persons,
537 married couples with children.
112 single-parent households (33 men, 79 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 8.6% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
| Here: | 12.4% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 8.8% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |