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Living in Howard

Howard, a city in the United States, had a population of 21,087 in July 2026. In July 2026, 36.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing. There were 548 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1932 sources

Population22,233people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,703EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent968.6EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate2.52%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
PM2.5, annual mean6.14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Howard?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,102 per month, while the median home value was US$315,700 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 63.9%, and the vacancy rate was 3.28% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Howard recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,102/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent36.75 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)3.28 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,147 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent968.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is Howard a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 32–56%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Student49%strong on education, weak on safety · range 38–60%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–68%
Retirement46%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 33–59%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 479 of 22,233 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$85,477 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Howard is 2.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income85,477 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband82.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription90.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet6.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet5.61 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary3,703 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)22Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate2.52 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Howard?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

United States median gross pay: €4,747 (2026-08-03).
Left over each month€2,431of €3,659 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,659
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,147
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,431
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Howard Salary needed to live in Howard

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Howard. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Howard. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher97.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools9 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents24.49 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio14 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio11Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents548 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio11Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,731 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Howard when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time20.28 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work0.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Destinations from nearest airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights15Official
Nearest airportGRB3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport7 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Howard. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Howard.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Howard is 6.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202432Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -3.61 · Feb -1.67 · Mar 4.67 · Apr 12.11 · May 19.5 · Jun 24.78 · Jul 27.22 · Aug 26.06 · Sep 22.06 · Oct 14.44 · Nov 6.39 · Dec -0.5 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014898 (GREEN BAY)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -11.61 · Feb -10.44 · Mar -4.5 · Apr 1.56 · May 7.78 · Jun 13.44 · Jul 15.61 · Aug 14.56 · Sep 10.11 · Oct 4.17 · Nov -1.72 · Dec -7.78 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014898 (GREEN BAY)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -7.6 · Feb -6 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 6.8 · May 13.6 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.4 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.3 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -4.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 35.31 · Feb 30.48 · Mar 49.78 · Apr 76.2 · May 85.09 · Jun 104.1 · Jul 91.95 · Aug 86.11 · Sep 81.28 · Oct 67.82 · Nov 50.29 · Dec 44.45 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014898 (GREEN BAY)14Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading105.9 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.6 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites6 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation712.6 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature21.2 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature8.78 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-3.55 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Rochester ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gatineau (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 479 is not 0.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share0.555 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents479 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density463.6 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population22,233 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value315,700 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes63.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate70.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad2.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents1.72 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents0.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage63.57 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage81.8 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance4.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher35.81 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available97.12 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over11,436 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home14.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans84.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Howard

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Hobart as a Howard alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 0.5% Hobart vs 2.5% Howard−80%
  • Foreign residents: 1.2% Hobart vs 0.6% Howard+124%
  • Nearest airport: 2.0 km Hobart vs 7.0 km Howard−71%
  • Residents: 11,674 Hobart vs 22,233 Howard−47%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,889 Hobart vs €3,703 Howard+5%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.1 µg/m³ Hobart vs 6.1 µg/m³ Howardsame level

Holly Springs as a Howard alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1264 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Foreign residents: 4.9% Holly Springs vs 0.6% Howard+775%
  • Nearest airport: 26.0 km Holly Springs vs 7.0 km Howard+271%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,042 Holly Springs vs €3,703 Howard+36%
  • Residents: 50,288 Holly Springs vs 22,233 Howard+126%
  • Unemployment: 3.4% Holly Springs vs 2.5% Howard+34%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.6 µg/m³ Holly Springs vs 6.1 µg/m³ Howard+24%

Cities near Howard

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Green Bay Commuting Zone · 7.8 km away
Salary
3,173 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

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Is Howard part of Green Bay?

Howard is in the published commuting zone of Green Bay; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Green Bay city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source17

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Howard?

The unemployment rate is 2.52 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Howard?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.14 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How many people live in Howard?

The published population is 22,233 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Howard?

479 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Howard a good place to live?

Howard may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Howard part of Green Bay?

Howard is in the published commuting zone of Green Bay; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Howard?

Green Bay, Hobart, Suamico, Ashwaubenon, Allouez are near Howard. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  2. ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  3. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  4. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
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  6. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  10. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  1. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  2. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  22. EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024 aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-26

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