Baltimore County, Maryland

Interactive maps and statistics for Baltimore County, Maryland: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Maryland and the United States.

Baltimore County, Maryland is among the highest in the country for total population (72nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (124th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Baltimore County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	850,796	6,206,011	334,922,499	72nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$91,768	$103,678	$80,734	272nd of 3,221
Median Age	39.7	39.4	38.9	2202nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	42.3%	43.4%	35.7%	217th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$349,300	$419,900	$332,700	421st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,627	$1,705	$1,413	166th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.8%	9.4%	12.5%	2472nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.9%	5.2%	1294th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,421.9	639.1	n/a	124th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.2%	16.6%	14.1%	242nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1099th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.4%	67.6%	65.2%	2625th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.0	31.1	26.4	832nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.5%	19.3%	15.1%	298th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.4%	n/a	n/a	2703rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.7%	46.2%	46.9%	2533rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.7%	n/a	n/a	423rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Baltimore County, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	51.1%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.8%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	63.6	67.7	61.4

Age in Baltimore County, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	39.7	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Baltimore County, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	332,801	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	63.1%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.4%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.4%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	36.7%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Baltimore County, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,074	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.6%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.6%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.9%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.9%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.8%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.2%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.3%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Baltimore County, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	350,821	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	47.2%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	25.1%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.1%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.6%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.2%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,736	$4,093	n/a

Education in Baltimore County, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.7%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.7%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.3%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.1%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Baltimore County, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.8%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.5%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.5%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.6%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.1%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.8%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Baltimore County, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.0%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.9%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.2%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.2%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.0%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.8%	16.9%	16.7%

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