COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Howard County

Nebraska · 6,055 residents · 569 sq mi

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Howard County is a county of 6,055 people in Nebraska. Median home value sits at $30,400. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 37.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $236 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,055

−8%vs 2000

vs 6,567 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

569 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(431)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(523)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(467)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(432)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(257)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(758)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(767)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(608)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(666)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(582)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(410)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(154)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,688

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,305 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,551

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,535 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,400

−45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$236

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $403 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(6,438)

Black0.3%(19)

Hispanic / Latino1%(66)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(6,012)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(50)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.7%(41)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(143)

Central American0.3%(21)

Guatemalan0.3%(21)

South American0.3%(18)

Colombian0.3%(18)

Spaniard0.2%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German36.2%(2,367)

Irish14.1%(922)

English11.7%(766)

Polish10.2%(669)

Danish6.3%(412)

American4.9%(323)

Czech4.9%(323)

Swedish2.4%(155)

Scottish1.4%(91)

Dutch1.2%(76)

Austrian0.8%(52)

Norwegian0.7%(48)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(43)

Canadian0.5%(34)

French0.4%(28)

Italian0.3%(19)

Lithuanian0.2%(15)

Finnish0.2%(14)

Welsh0.2%(14)

Russian0.2%(13)

Swiss0.2%(11)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

British0.1%(5)

Hungarian0.1%(5)

Greek0%(1)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Danish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.2%

−12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

+94%vs 2000

vs 14.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27%(723)

Married59.8%(1,602)

Widowed3.8%(103)

Divorced9.4%(251)

Women 15+

Never married18.4%(470)

Married56.9%(1,452)

Widowed13.1%(334)

Divorced11.6%(297)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2013

from 5.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.2%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.3%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.2%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.9%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 83.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.6%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)11.2%(40)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(41)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.9%(200)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 358 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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