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Baltimore County

Maryland · 847,650 residents (2025 est.) · 598 sq mi
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With 850,796 people, Baltimore County is a county in Maryland. Few US counties rank higher on income. 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 1,422 people per square mile. Growth has run 13% since 2000, or 96,504 more people. The median household earns $91,768, about 12% above the national median.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,768, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Baltimore County

What changed most since 1990

  • Black share12.2% → 30.1% (+17.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
  • White share84.3% → 51.1% (−33.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Poverty rate5.5% → 9.8% (+4.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts

Among the 24 counties in Maryland

  • 13th in household income$91,768
  • 5th in share with a bachelor's degree42.3%
  • 14th in home value$349,300
  • 4th in diversity score79.5
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
850,796
+13%since 2000
from 754,292 in 2000
847,650 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,422 / sq mi
+13%since 2000
from 1,261 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.7
+5%since 2000
from 37.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
598 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
676K725K773K822K871K19902000201020202024Baltimore County
2024851K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(48,728)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(52,545)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(51,668)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(56,676)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(51,770)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(110,832)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413%(110,848)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(101,705)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.1%(111,655)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.5%(89,472)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.3%(45,366)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(19,531)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$91,768
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,667 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$49,074
+88%since 2000
from $26,167 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.1%
+17.8 ptssince 2009
from 41.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.8%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.458
+5%since 2010
from 0.438 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$349,300
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $125,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,627
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $670 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.4%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 67.6% in 2000
33.6% rent
Vacancy rate
5.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.50 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.8%
−6.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.5%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 45.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
−7%since 2009
from 4.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
32
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic73.4%(553,890)
Black19.9%(150,456)
Hispanic / Latino1.8%(13,774)
Asian3.2%(23,845)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic51.1%(435,113)
Black30.1%(256,262)
Hispanic / Latino7.8%(66,062)
Asian6.1%(51,965)
Other4.9%(41,394)
Diversity Score
79
+29%since 2009
from 62 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
46
−6%since 2020
from 49 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American2.9%(24,685)
Salvadoran1.5%(12,959)
Mexican1.4%(11,648)
Puerto Rican1.2%(10,044)
South American1.1%(9,290)
Honduran0.6%(5,160)
Guatemalan0.5%(4,367)
Dominican0.4%(3,353)
Colombian0.3%(2,787)
Peruvian0.2%(2,113)
Cuban0.2%(2,051)
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,407)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(1,236)
Nicaraguan0.1%(891)
Costa Rican0.1%(791)
Argentine0.1%(763)
Venezuelan0.1%(685)
Panamanian0.1%(516)
Bolivian0.1%(455)
Chilean0.1%(443)
Paraguayan0%(217)
Uruguayan0%(77)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.3%(10,873)
Chinese0.9%(7,470)
Filipino0.9%(7,466)
Pakistani0.6%(5,401)
Nepalese0.5%(4,165)
Korean0.5%(4,053)
Burmese0.5%(3,839)
Vietnamese0.3%(2,422)
Bangladeshi0.1%(1,084)
Japanese0.1%(664)
Taiwanese0.1%(545)
Kazakh0.1%(473)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0%(374)
Cambodian0%(211)
Thai0%(209)
Bhutanese0%(209)
Mongolian0%(81)
Laotian0%(37)
Okinawan0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(199)
Chamorro0%(195)
Fijian0%(22)
Chuukese0%(10)
Ancestry
German13.8%(117,573)
Irish10.5%(89,170)
English7.6%(64,835)
Italian5.3%(45,251)
American4.2%(35,343)
Subsaharan African4.1%(35,245)
Polish3.8%(32,091)
Nigerian1.5%(12,538)
West Indian1.3%(11,362)
Scottish1.1%(9,658)
French1.1%(9,410)
Russian1.1%(9,080)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.7%(5,627)
Jamaican0.6%(5,075)
Welsh0.5%(4,669)
Arab0.5%(4,597)
Dutch0.5%(4,547)
Ukrainian0.5%(4,400)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(3,780)
Swedish0.4%(3,469)
Ethiopian0.4%(3,036)
Lithuanian0.3%(2,913)
Hungarian0.3%(2,896)
Czech0.3%(2,697)
Norwegian0.3%(2,658)
British0.3%(2,579)
Kenyan0.3%(2,269)
Austrian0.2%(2,004)
Iranian0.2%(1,815)
Ghanaian0.2%(1,696)
Slovak0.2%(1,545)
Haitian0.2%(1,362)
French Canadian0.2%(1,291)
Israeli0.1%(1,168)
Danish0.1%(1,089)
Swiss0.1%(1,075)
Egyptian0.1%(1,003)
Romanian0.1%(940)
Finnish0.1%(925)
Portuguese0.1%(894)
Syrian0.1%(826)
Moroccan0.1%(750)
Brazilian0.1%(627)
Canadian0.1%(625)
Lebanese0.1%(515)
Turkish0.1%(428)
Latvian0%(387)
Armenian0%(384)
Bulgarian0%(358)
Guyanese0%(321)
Belgian0%(270)
Croatian0%(245)
Serbian0%(209)
Iraqi0%(173)
Barbadian0%(162)
Jordanian0%(157)
Australian0%(107)
Slovene0%(98)
Somali0%(45)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.3%
+11.8 ptssince 2000
from 30.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.7%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 84.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.1%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.0 min
+52%since 2000
from 18.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.5%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 79.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.8%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.5%
+13.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 6.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 68.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 78.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
48.6%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 41.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 47.5% in 2009
Female
52.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 52.5% in 2009
Foreign born
13.2%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.8%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 11.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.4%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 9.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.4%
+8.4 ptssince 2017
from 83.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 93.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 87.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2016
from 86.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 4.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.3%(125,047)
Married50.3%(164,366)
Widowed3.2%(10,435)
Divorced8.2%(26,737)
Women 15+
Never married35.2%(130,762)
Married44.1%(163,661)
Widowed9.3%(34,495)
Divorced11.4%(42,352)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.4%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 9.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 63.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 18.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.2%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 74.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.7%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 33.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)19.3%(7,453)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(8,276)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.4%(13,303)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(1,876)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(489)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 38,652 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

Baltimore County, decade by decade

Baltimore County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990692,134$93,211$238,32725.0%34.3
2000754,292$92,298$228,98230.6%52.4
2010805,029$92,010$388,27035.2%67.1
2020854,535$95,417$324,09939.8%79.1
2024850,796$91,768$349,30042.3%79.5

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Baltimore County, Maryland?

Baltimore County, Maryland has about 850,796 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Baltimore County, Maryland?

The typical household in Baltimore County, Maryland earns about $91,768 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Baltimore County, Maryland expensive?

In Baltimore County, Maryland, the median home is worth about $349,300, and the typical rent is about $1,627 a month.

How educated are people in Baltimore County, Maryland?

About 42.3% of adults age 25 and over in Baltimore County, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Baltimore County, Maryland?

About 9.8% of people in Baltimore County, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Baltimore County, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Baltimore County, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 158,662 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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