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Central Howard County--Columbia PUMA, MD

100,809 Population
31.1 square miles 3,242.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$63,782 ±$5,519 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $50,728 ±$489
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$116,188 ±$13,024 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $98,678 ±$1,292
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.6% ±3.5% (7,611  ±3,542) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,160 (±0.3% / ±20,592)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

28.5 minutes ±0.5 (1,248,490  ±62,200) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 31.5 80,922,360 (±0.1 / ±443,668)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

42,748 ±2,592 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,384,715 ±7,944
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (100,327  ±7,877) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 2.5 6,055,057
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.3% ±1.3% (546  ±321) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 5.3% 76,658 (±0.3% / ±4,934)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

44,448 ±2,722 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,572,382 ±567
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$475,300 ±$18,314 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $413,600 ±$3,126
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.8% ±4.4% (15,761  ±4,576) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 11% 673,817 (±0.4% / ±26,954.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

96.9% ±9.6% (67,833  ±4,682.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,917,459 (±0.8% / ±33,511.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
59.5% ±2.5% (41,651  ±3,415.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 43.8% 1,880,000 (±0.5% / ±22,089)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

24.1% ±3.4% (24,027  ±3,415.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 20.6% 1,198,235 (±0.2% / ±10,659.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

18% ±3.6% (18,109  ±3,875) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 17% 1,051,891
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

8.1% ±1.9% (6,319  ±1,580) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 6.7% 318,150 (±0.2% / ±8,991)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,319 Total veterans ±1,580 5,596 Male ±1,561 723 Female ±383

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