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Howard County, Maryland


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Major Employers
Major employers in Howard County

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Private Sector Employers
1.Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
3,600
2.Howard County General Hospital
1,650
3.Giant Food, Inc.
1,450
4.The Columbia Association
1,300
5.SAIC
1,100
6.Arbitron, Inc.
800
7.W.R. Grace & Co.
800
8.SYSCO Food Services of Baltimore
760
9.Verizon Wireless
750
10.Maryland Health Enterprises
700
11.MICROS Systems, Inc.
625
12.NeighborCare
600
13.Magellan Health Services, Inc.
585
14.Humanim
556
15.AiNet Corporation
550
16.Ascend One
550
17.BGE Home Products & Services, Inc.
500
18.Turf Valley Resourt & Conference
500
19.U.S. Foodservice, Inc.
500
Public Sector Employers
A.Howard County Public Schools*
6,768
B.Howard County Government*
2,545
C.Howard County Community College
1,878
*Multiple locations

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General Demographic Information

Sources

Howard County
AREA
1980
1990
2000
POPULATION
118,572
187,328
247,842
HOUSEHOLDS
39,989
68,337
90,043
LABOR FORCE
 63,240
113,580
139,885
EMPLOYMENT
56,000
106,200
162,400
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
(Median, in current $)
$27,612
$54,348
$74,167


Howard County Population by Age
AGE
1980
1990
2000
0 - 4
8,224
15,352
18,248
5 - 19
31,791
37,275
55,837
20 - 44
52,064
88,243
96,212
45 - 64
20,412
35,128
59,077
65+
6,081
11,330
18,468
TOTAL*
118,572
187,328
247,842


Howard County Population By Race
RACE
1980
1990
2000
White
101,354
156,687
184,215
Non-White
17,218
30,641
63,627
TOTAL
118,572
187,328
247,842


Howard County Households By Income
INCOME LEVEL (in current $)
1980
1990
2000
Under $15,000
8,200
4,500
4,400
$15,000 - $30,000
14,000
8,700
7,500
$30,000 - $50,000
13,600
17,100
14,200
$50,000 - $75,000
3,400
18,800
19,400
Over $75,000
900
19,300
44,600


Howard County Employment By Industry
INDUSTRY
1980
1990
2000
Infrastructure
6,400
15,000
21,600
Manufacturing
7,100
7.300
8,600
Trade
14,300
26,700
42,300
Services
20,700
46,000
74,100
Government
7,500
11,100
15,900
TOTAL*
56,000
106,200
162,400

*Detail may not add to total due to rounding.

Sources

Population, Households, Population by Age,Population by Race, Labor Force and Income: U.S. Census Bureau.

Employment: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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