Bel Air is a city of 1,837 people in Maryland. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.2% of people here. The median age is 43.4, about 4 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,685, above the US median
Bel Air's population equals 2.7% of Allegany County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.0% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.7%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.9%(37)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.5%(36)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.7%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 248 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bel Air, decade by decade
Bel Air population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
1,258
$73,599
$238,227
32.8%
12.5
2020
1,689
$77,806
$193,441
35.3%
23.4
2024
1,837
$97,685
$195,700
19.1%
27.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
