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Howard Township, Howard County, Indiana

Howard Township, Howard County, township, in Howard County, Indiana. Howard Township, Howard County had 2,390 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.6% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,436 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,586 (±366). GEOID 1806734906.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,390

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,436 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,586 ±366

Median household income

$81,595

±$8,908 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$219,800

±$28,435 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$869

±$202 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Howard Township, Howard County and what county is it in?

Howard Township, Howard County is a township in Howard County, Indiana. It covers 29.7 square miles of land, 82 residents per square mile in 2020.

Part of Kokomo (city) also lies in it.

Howard Township, Howard County is in the Kokomo, IN metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Howard Township, Howard County (marked with a dot) in Howard County, Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Howard Township, Howard County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,390 people lived in Howard Township, Howard County on July 1, 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, while Indiana grew 2.8%. The 2020 Census counted 2,436 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,586 (±366).

  • July 2020→2021 +0 (2,400)
  • 2021→2022 −8 (2,392)
  • 2022→2023 +3 (2,395)
  • 2023→2024 +3 (2,398)
  • 2024→2025 −8 (2,390)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureHoward Township, Howard CountyHoward CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population2,586±36683,7526,851,073no clear change
Households1,048±16135,5932,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.47±0.252.322.46no clear change
Housing units1,174±17339,8762,976,568no clear change

Howard Township, Howard County's population since 2000

From 2,866 in 2000 to 2,390 in 2025: down 16.6%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Howard Township, Howard County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 2,866
  • 2005 (estimate) 2,739
  • 2010 Census 2,579
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,556
  • 2020 Census 2,436
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,390

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Howard Township, Howard County?

The median resident of Howard Township, Howard County is 51.0 years old; 18.0% are under 18 and 30.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.1%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 6.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureHoward Township, Howard CountyHoward CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age51.0±3.540.738.1no clear change
Under 18 years18.0%±3.7 pts22.8%23.3%–
65 years and over30.4%±9.0 pts19.9%16.8%–
Male58.4%±4.0 pts48.4%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6.1%±6.9 pts4.1%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic92.1%±7.7 pts82.6%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.4 pts7.3%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts1.4%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.5%±1.5 pts4.2%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.3%0.4%–
Born outside the United States1.0%±1.3 pts1.9%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)3.9%±4.2 pts3.3%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)13.6%±5.4 pts8.0%6.3%–
With a disability19.2%±7.0 pts18.3%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage7.3%±3.9 pts5.7%7.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.5%±3.9 pts91.8%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)16.2%±6.2 pts20.8%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)6.8%±3.5 pts7.0%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier98.2%±1.5 pts86.7%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.3%±0.5 pts1.2%2.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Howard Township, Howard County earn?

Half of Howard Township, Howard County's 1,048 households earn less than $81,595 a year (±$8,908), against $64,027 in Howard County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $71,829 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureHoward Township, Howard CountyHoward CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$81,595±$8,908$64,027$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$118,937±$39,523$83,020$95,247–
Per capita income$49,332±$16,832$35,963$38,351+$17,697
People below the poverty line4.2%±3.3 pts13.4%12.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line5.6%±9.0 pts18.6%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP0.0%±3.5 pts11.4%9.1%–
Households with a computer92.4%±6.8 pts93.7%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription91.9%±6.7 pts89.0%89.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Howard Township, Howard County?

Owners occupy 89.7% of Howard Township, Howard County's occupied homes and renters 10.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,800 by its owner (±$28,435). The median renter pays $869 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureHoward Township, Howard CountyHoward CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$219,800±$28,435$165,000$218,200no clear change
Median gross rent$869±$202$937$1,062–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent9.4%±16.0 pts42.0%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,282±$135$1,126$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes89.7%±9.1 pts70.6%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes10.3%±9.1 pts29.4%29.4%–
Housing units1,174±17339,8762,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±3.9 pts1.0%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±28.6 pts10.0%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes97.0%±2.7 pts75.8%72.6%–
Mobile homes1.9%±2.7 pts3.2%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.5%±0.7 pts1.2%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20191.4%±1.8 pts5.0%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier9.1%±7.8 pts18.6%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle0.4%±0.7 pts7.3%6.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Howard Township, Howard County work and get to work?

85.2% of Howard Township, Howard County's workers drive alone and 8.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 18.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureHoward Township, Howard CountyHoward CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)55.6%±10.9 pts59.0%63.8%–
Unemployment rate8.8%±7.7 pts5.8%4.3%–
Drove alone to work85.2%±6.8 pts79.8%76.3%–
Carpooled5.1%±3.6 pts11.6%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±3.4 pts0.3%0.6%–
Walked0.8%±1.3 pts1.6%1.9%–
Worked from home8.4%±5.2 pts6.0%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work18.9 min±3.820.4 min24.1 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Howard Township, Howard County?

1 census tract lies mostly in Howard Township, Howard County, and 2 more reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Howard Township, Howard County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Howard Township, Howard County
Tract 102.02Howard County2,254 $82,488 $227,70078%
Tract 13Howard County2,570 $72,679 $150,60013%
Tract 102.01Howard County3,793 $80,000 $207,8003%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Howard Township, Howard County) · Census block assignment files

How does Howard Township, Howard County compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Howard Township, Howard County is the 4,239th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 417th-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Howard Township, Howard County ranks 356th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Howard Township, Howard County's rank in Indiana (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate417th1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)868th1,056
Residents per square mile694th1,088
Median household income356th1,072
Per capita income87th1,087
Median home value400th1,075
Median gross rent524th904
Bachelor's degree or higher721st1,029
Median age82nd1,083
Owner-occupied share248th1,087
Work from home323rd595
Travel time to work997th1,088

Howard Township, Howard County's figures with every place in Indiana (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Howard Township, Howard County?

26 of the 57 figures for Howard Township, Howard County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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