Anne Arundel County vs. Howard County

	Anne Arundel County (MD)	Howard County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	576,031	323,196
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.1%	12.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	537,631	287,123
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	537,656	287,085
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.7%	13.8%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.1%
White alone, percent	74.2%	56.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	17.9%	20.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	19.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.1%	7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.5%	51.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	50,635	17,597
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	21.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	226,420	120,838
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.3%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$355,200	$448,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,141	$2,560
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$618	$830
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,612	$1,690
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.7%	24.7%
Building permits, 2018	2,046	2,046
Households, 2014-2018	207,599	112,966
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.65	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.8%	86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.1%	25.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.6%	96.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.5%	93.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.9%	61.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	4.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.6%	3.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	71.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	66.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,564,002	610,885
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,975,254	1,406,355
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,456,881	1,538,172
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,606,510	9,266,672
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,758,765	4,867,692
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,911	$16,257
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.7	31.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$97,810	$117,730
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,979	$52,586
Persons in poverty, percent	7.0%	5.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	14,338	9,520
Total employment, 2017	242,551	179,279
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	13,557,420	11,333,534
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.4%	1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	43,745	28,438
All firms, 2012	46,997	30,457
Men-owned firms, 2012	25,348	15,977
Women-owned firms, 2012	17,089	10,839
Minority-owned firms, 2012	9,994	10,464
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	35,336	18,522
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,547	2,596
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	39,219	26,031
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.0%	14.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.2%	2.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.4%	30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,295.9	1,144.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	414.90	250.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Anne Arundel county (MD) and Howard county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.