Howard

County in Iowa

County

The population development of Howard.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Howard	County	9,809	9,932	9,566	9,473	9,360	→
Iowa	State	2,776,755	2,926,324	3,046,355	3,190,546	3,241,488

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Howard.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Chester	City	Howard	158	149	127	138	134	→
Cresco	City	Howard	3,728	3,920	3,864	3,893	3,890	→
Elma	City	Howard	657	601	546	506	493	→
Lime Springs	City	Howard	439	498	505	474	467	→
Protivin	City	Howard / Chickasaw	313	312	281	268	264	→
Riceville	City	Howard / Mitchell	849	838	779	809	807	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	4,818
Females	4,651

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	2,376
18-64 years	5,080
65+ years	2,013

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	602
70-79 years	820
60-69 years	1,285
50-59 years	1,265
40-49 years	939
30-39 years	1,095
20-29 years	893
10-19 years	1,302
0-9 years	1,268

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	9,469

»Race« (C 2020)
White	8,940
Black/African American	23
Indigenous	48
Asian	27
Pacific Islander	7
Some other	116
2 or more	308

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	258
Other	9,211