Moving to Howard, Kansas
Population: 808. Estimated population in July 2024: 764 (-5.4% change)
Males: 363 (44.9%), Females: 445 (55.1%)
Elk County
Zip code: 67349
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.9 years
Median household income: $25,822
Median house value: $25,700
Population by Race
Races in Howard:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- American Indian (3.6%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (20.9%), English (11.8%), Irish (11.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%), Italian (3.5%), French (3.2%).
Elevation: 1040 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Howard
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Howard city
- Never married: 14.4%
- Now married: 63.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 8.2%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Howard:
- SEDAN CITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SEDAN, KS)
- GREENWOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; EUREKA, KS)
- CEDAR VALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; CEDAR VALE, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Howard:
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 71 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 81 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: ICT)
- TULSA INTL (about 93 miles; TULSA, OK; Abbreviation: TUL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Howard:
- ELK COUNTY (about 8 miles; MOLINE, KS; Abbreviation: 2K6)
- SEDAN CITY (about 24 miles; SEDAN, KS; Abbreviation: 61K)
- EUREKA MUNI (about 27 miles; EUREKA, KS; Abbreviation: 13K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Howard:
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 94 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,760)
- TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 8,727)
Schools
Public high school in Howard:
- HOWARD WEST ELK JR-SR HIGH (Students: 248; Location: S HWY 99; Grades: 07 – 12)
Libraries
Library in Howard:
- HOWARD CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,178; Location: 124 S. WABASH; 15,089 books; 25 audio materials; 65 video materials; 7 serial subscriptions)