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Central Howard County--Columbia PUMA, MD

101,794 Population
31.1 square miles 3,274.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$64,544 ±$3,721 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $53,199 ±$548
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$136,142 ±$9,726 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Maryland: $102,905 ±$1,404
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.2% ±2.8% (7,222  ±2,871) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 9.1% 555,770 (±0.4% / ±25,230)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.9 minutes ±0.3 (1,169,425  ±56,632) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 31.1 78,350,080 (±0.1 / ±410,720)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

40,857 ±2,763 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,401,394 ±7,099
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (101,055  ±8,031) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,133,638
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±2.9% (1,098  ±702) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 5% 73,197 (±0.4% / ±5,454)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

42,264 ±2,788 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,588,337 ±274
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$540,100 ±$28,250 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $436,300 ±$3,089
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±3.1% (10,448  ±3,212.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 10.7% 660,535 (±0.4% / ±26,018.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.6% ±9.5% (69,285  ±4,843.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 91.4% 3,989,793 (±0.8% / ±33,937.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
64.6% ±2.5% (46,816  ±3,761.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 44.7% 1,950,279 (±0.5% / ±22,486.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

25.7% ±3.3% (25,240  ±3,331.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 21.1% 1,232,007 (±0.2% / ±11,123.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

18.1% ±3.3% (18,430  ±3,671) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 17.1% 1,070,852
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8% ±1.9% (6,371  ±1,569) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 331,906 (±0.2% / ±10,821)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,371 Total veterans ±1,569 5,495 Male ±1,445 876 Female ±411

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