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Howard County, MD

Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.

Against the state: median household income here is 144% of Maryland's ($103,678); poverty 5.2% against 9.4%; 5.4% of the state's people live here.

Census tracts

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Places in the county

• Columbia 104,338 · median household income $131,490
• Ellicott City 75,257 · median household income $156,964
• Ilchester 28,364 · median household income $152,103
• Elkridge 26,283 · median household income $139,913
• North Laurel 25,563 · median household income $122,949
• Scaggsville 10,564 · median household income $207,220
• Jessup 9,931 · median household income $128,851
• Savage 8,239 · median household income $116,895
• Fulton 5,677 · median household income $222,039
• Highland 972 · median household income $250,001
• Lisbon 126 · median household income $-666,666,666

FURP records in Howard County, MD

Cross-reference: 3,949 nonprofits for 336,328 residents is 117.4 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $11,386,208,563 is $33,854 per resident, 62.8% of all household income here (households at the median income).

Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here

Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $149,763.

Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)

• HH MEDSTAR HEALTH INC Columbia, MD · $2,399,792,762
• WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER CORPORATION Columbia, MD · $1,907,162,276
• MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER INC Columbia, MD · $1,902,689,707
• AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION Elkridge, MD · $1,312,607,122
• MEDSTAR HEALTH INC Columbia, MD · $423,331,709
• MEDSTAR SOUTHERN MARYLAND HOSPITAL CENTER INC Columbia, MD · $325,672,957
• ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF ST MARYS COUNTY Columbia, MD · $241,796,122
• MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL INC Columbia, MD · $212,509,676
• THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIV APPLIED PHYS LAB MEDICAL & DENTAL INSURANCE Laurel, MD · $187,481,861
• NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INC Columbia, MD · $179,376,301

Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits

• Connections Education Columbia, MD · $880,768,186
• APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY Laurel, MD · $758,472,554
• KBE BUILDING CORPORATION Columbia, MD · $315,651,774
• CONNECTIONS ACADEMY LLC Columbia, MD · $245,378,902
• MAGELLAN RX MANAGEMENT Columbia, MD · $226,026,806
• PMG Columbia, MD · $153,009,174
• Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services Inc Columbia, MD · $145,849,617
• BUCH CONSTRUCTION INC Fulton, MD · $122,396,922
• HARKINS BUILDERS INC Columbia, MD · $101,122,957
• PEARSON - CONNECTIONS ACADEMY Columbia, MD · $82,363,443

Colleges and schools: biggest by enrollment

• Howard Community College Columbia, MD · 8,540
• Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia, MD · 1,075
• Maryland University of Integrative Health Laurel, MD · 646
• Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup Jessup, MD · 125

Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold

• Colfax CORP Fulton, MD · $805,000,000
• Enterprise Housing Partners XXVIII Limited Partnership Columbia, MD · $371,000,000
• Enterprise Housing Partners 44 Limited Partnership Columbia, MD · $344,400,000
• Enterprise Housing Partners XXXVIII Limited Partnership Columbia, MD · $341,500,000
• Enterprise Housing Partners XXVI Limited Partnership Columbia, MD · $318,000,100
• Enterprise Housing Partners XXXIII Limited Partnership Columbia, MD · $295,550,000
• Huntress Labs Inc Columbia, MD · $292,146,639
• Enterprise Housing Partners XXV Limited Partnership Columbia, MD · $271,000,000
• Enterprise Housing Partners XXX Limited Partnership Columbia, MD · $254,900,000
• Enterprise Preservation Fund V, LLC Columbia, MD · $237,363,636

Political committees

• 1994 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER/AKA PRESIDENT'S DINNER Columbia, MD
• 1995 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER/AKA THE PRESIDENT'S DINNER Columbia, MD
• 1996 REPUBLICAN HOUSE-SENATE DINNER/AKA THE PRESIDENT'S DINNER Columbia, MD
• 1997 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER Columbia, MD
• 1998 REPUBLICAN HOUSE-SENATE DINNER Columbia, MD
• AISHA KHAN FOR CONGRESS Ellicott City, MD
• ALAIN LAREAU FOR CONGRESS Columbia, MD
• AMERICAN MUSLIMS AGAINST TYRANT PAC Clarksville, MD
• ANDY BARTH FOR CONGRESS Fulton, MD
• ARAB AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF MARYLAND Columbia, MD

Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans

• W.R. GRACE & CO. Columbia, MD · 12
• W.R. GRACE & CO. -CT Columbia, MD · 11
• ALLIANCE MATERIAL HANDLING, INC. Jessup, MD · 9
• AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO HEALTH PLAN Elkridge, MD · 8
• STRUCTURAL GROUP INC. Columbia, MD · 8
• MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC. Columbia, MD · 7
• VAREN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Columbia, MD · 7
• ADVANCED PATIENT ADVOCACY, LLC Columbia, MD · 6
• MOSAIC TECHNOLOGIES GROUP Fulton, MD · 6
• CAREFIRST, INC. Columbia, MD · 5

Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments

• BIOMATRIX SPECIALTY PHARMACY OF MD Columbia, MD · $14,696,827
• Centennial Medcl Group Pa Elkridge, MD · $5,700,019
• Centennial Medical Group Elkridge, MD · $5,569,316
• CENTENNIAL MEDICAL GROUP, PA Columbia, MD · $2,626,376
• Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.a. Columbia, MD · $2,297,742
• MARIANNE MANN Highland, MD · $2,276,553
• Biomatrix Specialty Pharmacy Of Maryland, Llc Columbia, MD · $2,139,003
• Biomatrix Specialty Pharmacy Of Maryland LLC Columbia, MD · $1,946,811
• MARYLAND ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY PA Columbia, MD · $1,882,945
• MEDSTAR HEALTH Columbia, MD · $1,542,118

Food recall firms: biggest by recalls

• TGD Cuts, LLC Jessup, MD · 23
• Del Monte Fresh Produce NA, Inc Jessup, MD · 13
• Lancaster Foods LLC Jessup, MD · 13
• Eastland Food Corporation Jessup, MD · 12
• Elite Spice Inc. Jessup, MD · 7
• The Coastal Companies DBA Hearn Kirkwood Jessup, MD · 7
• Chefs Warehouse Jessup, MD · 5
• Taylor Farms Maryland-Assateague Drive Jessup, MD · 5
• FLAVORx Inc. Columbia, MD · 3
• Hanmi Incorporated Columbia, MD · 2

Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks

• W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. Columbia, MD · 366
• CLOCKWORK IP, LLC Columbia, MD · 116
• iBiquity Digital Corporation Columbia, MD · 115
• BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC. Jessup, MD · 96
• Martek Biosciences Corporation Columbia, MD · 94
• Classic Brands, LLC Jessup, MD · 92
• Chrysalis Holdings, LLC Fulton, MD · 74
• Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. Columbia, MD · 71
• Welldoc, Inc. Columbia, MD · 68
• MedStar Health, Inc. Columbia, MD · 63

IPO registrants: biggest by filings

• SOURCEFIRE INC Columbia, MD · 10
• Virtual Sourcing, Inc. Washington, DC · 10
• BROADWING CORP Columbia, MD · 9
• NAVA HEALTH MD, INC. Columbia, MD · 8
• OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. Columbia, MD · 8
• SEQUOIA SOFTWARE CORP Columbia, MD · 8
• TRUSTED INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC Glenwood, MD · 7
• CREDIT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS INC Columbia, MD · 5
• ISKY INC Columbia, MD · 5
• Rekor Systems, Inc. Columbia, MD · 5

Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards

• THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC Laurel, MD · $25,552,590,274
• KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC Columbia, MD · $5,556,108,748
• TCOM, L.P. Columbia, MD · $3,479,296,601
• KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC Fulton, MD · $3,000,878,118
• MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. Columbia, MD · $2,084,530,365
• POWER FORWARD COMMUNITIES, INC Columbia, MD · $2,000,000,000
• LB & B ASSOCIATES INC Columbia, MD · $1,726,622,277
• PLANNED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC Columbia, MD · $1,551,376,825
• OPTUMSERVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC. Columbia, MD · $1,447,528,587
• ROHDE & SCHWARZ USA, INC. Columbia, MD · $1,114,938,829

Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0