Indiana · Census place 34978
Howe, IN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Howe, Indiana (Howe, IN — Census place “Howe CDP”) is 887 residents, ranking #382 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $51,603, the median home is worth $140,900 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Howe Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Howe, IN: 46746.
- Population
- 887Howe CDP residents
- Median household income
- $51,603Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $140,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.4%Owner-occupied households
Howe ZIP codes (Indiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Howe.
The Howe IN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Howe CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.9% of residents and 80.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Howe CDP, IN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Howe CDP is a very small community in Indiana, with 887 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #382 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 33.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Howe CDP earn a median of $51,603 a year, 34.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% below the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 2.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Howe CDP is valued at $140,900, 53.6% below the national figure and 3% below the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 80.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 887 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Howe CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld gross rent for Howe CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Indiana.
- Waverly CDP 1,006
- Lynnville town 1,011
- St. Leon town 1,012
- Utica town 1,017
- St. Paul town 1,019
- English town 1,025
- Shirley town 1,026
- Topeka town 1,037
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Howe CDP?
- Howe CDP has 887 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #382 of 976 in Indiana.
- What is the median household income in Howe CDP?
- Median household income in Howe CDP is $51,603 a year, 34.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Howe CDP?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $140,900.
- Is Howe CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Howe CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market.
- How current is this Howe CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.