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Howard County, Texas
Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 34,860. Its county seat is Big Spring. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1882. It is named for Volney E. Howard, a U.S. Congressman from Texas.
Howard County is included in the Big Spring, Texas micropolitan statistical area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 904.205 square miles (2,341.88 km2), of which 900.791 square miles (2,333.04 km2) are land and 3.414 square miles (8.84 km2) (0.4%) are covered by water.
Howard County is located at the boundary between the Llano Estacado to the north and the Edwards Plateau to the south. Beals Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River, flows through the center of Big Spring and divides these two major physiographic regions.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 34,860, 11,674 households, and 7,739 families. The median age was 37.7 years, 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18, 5.8% were under the age of 5, and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 129.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 137.6 males age 18 and over.
Of the 11,674 households, 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 44.4% were married-couple households, 21.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 14,000 housing units, of which 16.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 65.5% were owner-occupied and 34.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 19.5%. The racial makeup of the county was 67.9% White, 4.9% Black or African American, 1.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 10.8% from some other race, and 14.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 46.4% of the population.
83.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 16.9% lived in rural areas.
Howard County, Texas
Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 34,860. Its county seat is Big Spring. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1882. It is named for Volney E. Howard, a U.S. Congressman from Texas.
Howard County is included in the Big Spring, Texas micropolitan statistical area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 904.205 square miles (2,341.88 km2), of which 900.791 square miles (2,333.04 km2) are land and 3.414 square miles (8.84 km2) (0.4%) are covered by water.
Howard County is located at the boundary between the Llano Estacado to the north and the Edwards Plateau to the south. Beals Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River, flows through the center of Big Spring and divides these two major physiographic regions.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 34,860, 11,674 households, and 7,739 families. The median age was 37.7 years, 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18, 5.8% were under the age of 5, and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 129.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 137.6 males age 18 and over.
Of the 11,674 households, 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 44.4% were married-couple households, 21.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 14,000 housing units, of which 16.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 65.5% were owner-occupied and 34.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 19.5%. The racial makeup of the county was 67.9% White, 4.9% Black or African American, 1.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 10.8% from some other race, and 14.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 46.4% of the population.
83.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 16.9% lived in rural areas.
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