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  • FIPS 18067
  • Largest town: Kokomo

Howard County, Indiana

Howard County had 84,082 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 293.1 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 92 in Indiana by population and 82nd by land area.

Population
84,082
#20 of 92 in Indiana · #697 in US
Area
293.1 sq mi
#82 of 92 in Indiana · #2,819 in US
Density
287 / sq mi
#18 of 92 in Indiana · #452 in US
Median household income
$61,548
#68 of 92 in Indiana · #1,681 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Howard County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Howard County population, land area and income

Howard County had 84,082 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 293.1 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 92 in Indiana by population and 82nd by land area. That works out to 286.9 people per square mile, 3.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Howard County is 2.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,548 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

84,082

3144th1st

697th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

293 sq mi

3144th1st

2819th of 3,144 (US)

Density

286.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

452nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,548

3143rd1st

1681st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

84,082

92nd1st

20th of 92 (IN)

Land area

293 sq mi

92nd1st

82nd of 92 (IN)

Density

286.9 / sq mi

92nd1st

18th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$61,548

92nd1st

68th of 92 (IN)

How Howard County's population changed since 2020

Howard County gained 495 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 52nd of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Howard County recorded 3,829 births and 5,137 deaths, a natural change of -1,308. Net international migration added +207 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,506. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,506 people.

83.6k202083.7k202183.6k202283.9k202384.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,829
Deaths
5,137
Net international migration
+207
Net domestic migration
+1,506
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+225

Where Howard County is

The Census internal point of Howard County is at 40.483500, -86.114100. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Howard County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Howard County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.483500, -86.114100
DMS
40°29'0.60"N 86°06'50.76"W
UTM
16N 575084.6E 4481800.1N
Geohash
dp4y23v9k
Plus code
86GMFVMP+99

Towns in Howard County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Howard County, 63,812 people together, or 76% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Howard County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kokomo with 60,093.

  1. 01Kokomo60,093
  2. 02Greentown2,405
  3. 03Russiaville1,314
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Howard County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Howard County. The most populous is Grant County, IN, with 66,458 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 49.4 miles S of Howard County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Carmel, IN (population 103,606), 35.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kokomo, IN (population 60,093), 1.5 miles away.

Howard County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Howard County is 18067: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 067. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,548.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Howard County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 84,082. That is up 495 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 83,587.

What is the FIPS code of Howard County?

18067. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (067) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Howard County?

Kokomo, with 60,093 residents inside Howard County in 2024.

Which counties border Howard County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Grant County, IN; Cass County, IN; Miami County, IN; Clinton County, IN; Carroll County, IN; Tipton County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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