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Howard township, Centre County, PA

766 Population
17.9 square miles 42.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.9 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Centre County: 34.2 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,728 ±$8,356 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Centre County: $39,316 ±$1,069
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$90,781 ±$10,429 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Centre County: $74,291 ±$2,520
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

1.8% ±1.3% (14  ±10) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Centre County: 16.3% 22,319 (±1.1% / ±1,538)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.4 minutes ±4.9 (9,810  ±2,754) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Centre County: 20.2 1,225,645 (±0.5 / ±49,223)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

321 ±48 Number of households
  • Centre County: 59,013 ±594
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (766  ±132) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Centre County: 2.3 136,700 (±0 / ±264)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.9% ±2.8% (4  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Centre County: 3.1% † 1,230 (±0.6% / ±233)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

367 ±53 Number of housing units
  • Centre County: 66,475 ±145
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$238,800 ±$20,390 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Centre County: $323,500 ±$7,308
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3% ±2.7% (23  ±21.2) Moved since previous year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Centre County: 22.4% 35,264 (±1.1% / ±1,803.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.7% ±17.6% (569  ±70.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Centre County: 94.5% 92,418
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.6% ±5.7% (166  ±41) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Centre County: 46.2% 45,195
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.3% ±0.4% (2  ±3) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Centre County: 8% 12,608
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±3.3% (48  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Centre County: 5% 6,785 (±0.4% / ±533)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
48 Total veterans ±22 37 Male ±17 11 Female ±14

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