Howard County
Howard county is located in northeast Iowa. Howard county has 473.25 square miles of land area and 0.36 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Howard county population is 9,529, which has shrunk 4.06% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 5.19% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Howard county median household income is $47,300 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 36.54% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Howard county median house value is $95,500 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 60.50% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 53.09% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Howard county is much better than the state average in quality. The Howard county area codes are 319, 563, 641.
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