Population: 699. Estimated population in July 2020: 665 (-4.9% change)
Males: 352 (50.4%), Females: 347 (49.6%)
Zip code: 16841
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $42,981
Median house value: $87,300
Races in Howard:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Ancestries: German (37.2%), Irish (14.0%), United States (10.3%), English (8.7%), Dutch (4.9%), Italian (3.4%).
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Howard
- High school or higher: 94.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 0.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Howard borough
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 67.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 8.1%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -53 (-7.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Howard:
- HEALTHSOUTH NITTANY VALLEY REHAB (about 11 miles; PLEASANT GAP, PA)
- MEADOWS PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 13 miles; CENTRE HALL, PA)
- LOCK HAVEN HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Howard:
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 18 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 54 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Abbreviation: IPT)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 68 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Howard:
- PENNS CAVE (about 10 miles; CENTRE HALL, PA; Abbreviation: N74)
- BELLEFONTE (about 14 miles; BELLEFONTE, PA; Abbreviation: N96)
- CENTRE AIRPARK (about 15 miles; CENTRE HALL, PA; Abbreviation: N16)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Howard:
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,738)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 21 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
- PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 48 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,666)
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 62 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 64 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 67 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
Public primary/middle school in Howard:
- HOWARD EL SCH (Students: 91; Grades: KG – 06)