Howard is home to 21,087 people in Wisconsin. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 7,541 people. The foreign-born share is 2%. The poverty rate is 5.1%, under the national 12.5%. The average commute runs 20 minutes. Density works out to 1,143 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,477, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Howard
What changed most since 1990
Population9,874 → 21,087(+114%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age29.6 → 41.2(+11.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.1% → 90.1%(−9.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Howard's population equals 7.8% of Brown County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.3% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.2%(650)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.8%(254)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.9%(589)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,846 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Howard, decade by decade
Howard population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,874
$86,741
$159,365
13.2%
2.3
2000
13,546
$94,679
$233,172
22.8%
10.9
2010
17,399
$88,098
$254,195
24.7%
18.2
2020
19,950
$80,608
$272,951
31.9%
27.8
2024
21,087
$85,477
$315,700
35.8%
23.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
