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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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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.
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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