Harford County, Maryland

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

Harford County, Maryland is among the highest in the country for median household income (81st of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Harford County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	263,757	6,206,011	334,922,499	275th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$112,265	$103,678	$80,734	81st of 3,221
Median Age	40.5	39.4	38.9	1958th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.3%	43.4%	35.7%	272nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$386,400	$419,900	$332,700	327th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,586	$1,705	$1,413	197th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.1%	9.4%	12.5%	2993rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.9%	5.2%	2034th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	603.4	639.1	n/a	284th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.9%	16.6%	14.1%	820th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	745th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.7%	67.6%	65.2%	676th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.1	31.1	26.4	301st of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.9%	19.3%	15.1%	434th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	2990th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.0%	46.2%	46.9%	577th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.6%	n/a	n/a	139th 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 Harford County, Maryland

Statistic	Harford County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	14.1%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.1	67.7	61.4

Age in Harford County, Maryland

Statistic	Harford County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	40.5	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Harford County, Maryland

Statistic	Harford County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	101,795	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	70.1%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.7%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.2%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.2%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Harford County, Maryland

Statistic	Harford County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$51,717	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.7%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	19.6%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.1%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.4%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.4%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Harford County, Maryland

Statistic	Harford County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	105,468	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.1%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.5%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.3%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,448	$4,093	n/a

Education in Harford County, Maryland

Statistic	Harford County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.9%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.3%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.0%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Harford County, Maryland

Statistic	Harford County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.5%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.1%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.7%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.9%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Harford County, Maryland

Statistic	Harford County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.4%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.0%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.4%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.4%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.4%	16.9%	16.7%

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