Howard is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 20,460 people and four associated neighborhoods, Howard is the 41st largest community in Wisconsin.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.92% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small village, Howard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Howard is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.70% of adults in Howard have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Howard in 2022 was $44,176, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,704 for a family of four. However, Howard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Howard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Howard residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Howard include German, Polish, Irish, Dutch, and French.

The most common language spoken in Howard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.