Housing data for Howard, PA
Howard, PA has an estimated 653 residents and 236 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a borough in Centre County.
21.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $971 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 653 (±173)
- Housing units
- 236 (±42)
- Households that rent
- 21.2%
- Median gross rent
- $971
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −4.4%
What stands out in Howard
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 1.7% (±18.2 points) in Howard, lower than in Centre County (23.9%).
Homes built before 1980: 86.2% (±15.3 points) in Howard, higher than in Centre County (49.6%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 7.8% (±4.9 points) in Howard, lower than in Centre County (27.3%).
Working from home: 4.6% (±3.1 points) in Howard, lower than in Centre County (15.3%).
Housing in Howard at a glance
- Median rent: $971 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 63.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 21.2% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $69,306 median household income
- Home values: $195,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,461 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,109 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 1.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 78.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 86.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 42.9% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 23.7 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −4.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 7.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 3.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Howard against Centre County, its state and the nation
| Howard | Centre County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 653 (±173) | 158,576 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 236 (±42) | 66,475 (±145) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 21.2% (±8.6 points) | 38.2% (±1.2 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $971 (±$31) | $1,207 (±$27) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $69,306 (±$15,809) | $74,291 (±$2,520) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $195,000 (±$28,549) | $323,500 (±$7,308) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,109 (±$623) | $3,386 (±$96) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 86.2% (±15.3 points) | 49.6% (±2.0 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 23.7 minutes (±2.5) | 20.2 minutes (±0.6) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 82.7% (±8.1 points) | 85.5% (±1.3 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 37.3 years (±4.0) | 34.2 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Howard covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 1,799 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Howard has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 683 (±133) | 653 (±173) | −4.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 291 (±47) | 236 (±42) | −18.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $854 (±$39) | $971 (±$31) | +13.7% | Down after inflation |
| Median home value | $161,000 (±$10,596) | $195,000 (±$28,549) | +21.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $53,750 (±$17,130) | $69,306 (±$15,809) | +28.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,138 (±$127) | $1,461 (±$130) | +28.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,750 (±$444) | $2,109 (±$623) | +20.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 24.2% (±8.9 points) | 21.2% (±8.6 points) | −3.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±28.6 points) | 0.0% (±42.4 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Centre County
Howard has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Centre County as a whole.
In 2024, the police departments that report for Centre County recorded 96 violent and 608 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Howard
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Township | 1.8 mi | $773 | $238,800 | 8.1% |
| Marion Township (Centre County) | 1.9 mi | $1,025 | $262,500 | 11.7% |
| Liberty Township (Centre County) | 3.5 mi | $988 | $160,400 | 14.1% |
| Walker Township (Centre County) | 4.9 mi | $1,025 | $301,400 | 10.7% |
| Nittany | 5.6 mi | — | $151,800 | 0.0% |
| Beech Creek | 5.8 mi | $525 | $168,900 | 26.6% |
| Zion | 6.8 mi | — | $344,700 | 5.6% |
| Boggs Township (Centre County) | 7.1 mi | $1,084 | $204,100 | 27.2% |
Places in Pennsylvania most like Howard
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wyoming | $1,051 | $172,300 | $66,382 | 20.1% |
| Natrona Heights | $935 | $160,000 | $69,710 | 20.7% |
| Lawson Heights | $909 | $175,200 | $64,929 | 21.6% |
| Avoca | $986 | $185,300 | $63,478 | 28.2% |
| Russellton | $1,045 | $241,300 | $71,786 | 23.7% |
| Loyalhanna | $798 | $174,200 | $67,841 | 18.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Howard, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,274 | $1,282 | $1,537 | $1,977 | $2,020 |
HUD income limits for Howard, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $24,850 | $41,450 | $66,300 |
| 2 people | $28,400 | $47,350 | $75,750 |
| 3 people | $31,950 | $53,250 | $85,200 |
| 4 people | $35,500 | $59,150 | $94,650 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $63,900 | $102,250 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $68,650 | $109,800 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $73,350 | $117,400 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $78,100 | $124,950 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the State College, PA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $118,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Howard
How many renters are there in Howard?
Howard has an estimated 49 (±24) renting households, 21.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Howard?
The median household income in Howard is $69,306 (±$15,809) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Howard, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $195,000 (±$28,549) for owner-occupied homes in Howard (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Howard?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Howard, PA is $1,461 (±$130) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Howard?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Howard, PA is $2,109 (±$623) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Howard?
Howard, PA has an estimated 236 (±42) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Howard growing?
In Howard, the number of residents went from 683 in 2015–2019 to 653 in 2020–2024 (−4.4%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Howard borough, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Howard borough, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Howard borough, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Howard borough, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Howard borough, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Howard borough, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Howard borough, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: State College, PA MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: State College, PA MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Howard borough, Pennsylvania (place:35960, in state:42).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .