Howard County, Maryland
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State Health Department
- Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene: 201 W. Preston St. Suite 500, Baltimore
Population:
- Total Population: 247,842
- Males: 121,501
- Females: 126,341
Ethnicity:
- White: 179,679
- Black/African American: 35,035
- Hispanic: 7,824
- Native American/Eskimo: 362
- Asian: 18,630
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 119
- Other: 743
- 2 or more: 5,450
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (197,630)
- Spanish (7,375)
- Korean (5,130)
- Chinese (2,770)
- French (1,405)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 28,113
- Korea (4,706)
- India (3,098)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1,599)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Mexico (994)
- United Kingdom (892)
- Germany (811)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (66,119)
- United Methodist Church, The (12,174)
- Jewish Estimate (10,000)
- Southern Baptist Convention (7,409)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (6,050)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 45,230
- Sensory: 4,621
- Physical: 10,255
- Mental: 7,100
- Self-care: 3,321
- Go outside home: 8,423
- Employment: 11,547
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,220
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 90,043
- Utility gas: 34,294
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,053
- Electricity: 43,860
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 9,207
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 376
- Solar Energy: 25
- Other fuel: 123
- No fuel used: 105
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 159,975
- No vehicle: 6,284
- 1 or more vehicle: 153,691
Education Attainment:
- No School: 653
- No High School: 3,176
- Some High School: 7,438
- High School: 26,513
- Some College: 29,943
- Associate's Degree: 9,148
- College Degree: 48,210
- Master's Degree: 25,907
- Professional Degree: 6,818
- Doctoral Degree: 5,502
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 90,043
- Owners with phone: 66,297
- Owners without phone: 117
- Renters with phone: 23,414
- Renters without phone: 215
10 closest counties:
- Baltimore city, Maryland
- Baltimore County, Maryland
- Montgomery County, Maryland
- Prince George's County, Maryland
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- District of Columbia, District Of Columbia
- Carroll County, Maryland
- Arlington County, Virginia
- Alexandria city, Virginia
- Falls Church city, Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
20701, 20723, 20759, 20763, 20777, 20794, 21029, 21036, 21041, 21042, 21043, 21044, 21045, 21046, 21075, 21150, 21163, 21723, 21737, 21738, 21765, 21794, 21797
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WSME (1120 AM) CLARKESVILLE, MD
- WWNB (1490 AM) CLARKSVILLE, MD
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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