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Harford County

Maryland · 266,446 residents (2025 est.) · 437 sq mi
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With 263,757 people, Harford County is a county in Maryland. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 6% of people here were born outside the United States. Households take in $112,265 a year at the median, 36% more than the country as a whole. 45,167 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
263,757
+21%since 2000
from 218,590 in 2000
266,446 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
603 / sq mi
+10%since 2009
from 550 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.5
+12%since 2000
from 36.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
437 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
174K198K223K247K272K19902000201020202024Harford County
2024264K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(14,223)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(16,186)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(17,530)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(16,135)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(14,632)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.2%(32,217)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.5%(35,681)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(33,518)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.3%(37,619)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.5%(27,653)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.3%(13,885)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(4,478)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$112,265
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $57,234 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$51,717
+113%since 2000
from $24,232 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
67.2%
+16.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.408
+5%since 2010
from 0.390 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$386,400
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $145,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,586
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $648 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
79.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 78.0% in 2000
20.3% rent
Vacancy rate
3.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.57 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.4%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.5%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 40.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.4
−11%since 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
2009 – 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
41
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.8%(187,548)
Black9.2%(20,007)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(4,169)
Asian1.5%(3,294)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic71.6%(188,826)
Black14.1%(37,254)
Hispanic / Latino5.8%(15,290)
Asian3%(7,897)
Other5.5%(14,490)
Diversity Score
58
+44%since 2009
from 40 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
35
−10%since 2020
from 39 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
Mexican1.5%(3,918)
Puerto Rican1.3%(3,517)
Central American1.2%(3,154)
South American0.8%(2,098)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,116)
Dominican0.3%(873)
Guatemalan0.3%(861)
Ecuadorian0.3%(755)
Honduran0.2%(643)
Cuban0.2%(455)
Colombian0.2%(434)
Spaniard0.2%(432)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(340)
Nicaraguan0.1%(315)
Chilean0.1%(234)
Panamanian0.1%(180)
Venezuelan0.1%(154)
Argentine0.1%(152)
Bolivian0%(15)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(2,114)
Chinese0.5%(1,327)
Filipino0.4%(1,086)
Korean0.4%(1,026)
Vietnamese0.3%(716)
Pakistani0.2%(503)
Nepalese0.1%(334)
Taiwanese0.1%(132)
Thai0%(113)
Sri Lankan0%(113)
Japanese0%(71)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(35)
Burmese0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(104)
Chamorro0%(31)
Tongan0%(19)
Guamanian0%(12)
Ancestry
German20.2%(53,345)
Irish14.9%(39,224)
English12.4%(32,816)
Italian8.3%(21,878)
Polish5.5%(14,630)
American4.4%(11,522)
Scottish1.8%(4,741)
French1.6%(4,242)
West Indian0.9%(2,324)
Greek0.9%(2,272)
Welsh0.8%(2,138)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Nigerian0.7%(1,758)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(1,731)
Dutch0.6%(1,682)
Czech0.6%(1,595)
Russian0.6%(1,514)
Swedish0.6%(1,474)
Norwegian0.5%(1,211)
Jamaican0.4%(1,172)
Ukrainian0.4%(1,053)
British0.4%(1,023)
Hungarian0.4%(988)
Lithuanian0.3%(738)
Arab0.2%(578)
Swiss0.2%(508)
Slovak0.2%(479)
Haitian0.2%(464)
Ghanaian0.2%(439)
Finnish0.2%(421)
Austrian0.1%(373)
Danish0.1%(368)
Iranian0.1%(319)
Kenyan0.1%(244)
Canadian0.1%(239)
Croatian0.1%(215)
Portuguese0.1%(208)
Belgian0.1%(187)
Serbian0.1%(174)
Turkish0.1%(172)
Lebanese0.1%(171)
Australian0.1%(170)
Romanian0.1%(132)
Brazilian0%(130)
Egyptian0%(121)
Syrian0%(120)
Latvian0%(113)
Guyanese0%(69)
Armenian0%(60)
Bulgarian0%(54)
Slovene0%(45)
Barbadian0%(24)
Moroccan0%(20)
Ethiopian0%(20)
Israeli0%(16)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.3%
+13.0 ptssince 2000
from 27.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.1%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 86.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.0%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 9.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.1 min
+39%since 2000
from 23.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.1%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 83.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.5%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 70.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 79.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.2%
+9.3 ptssince 2009
from 40.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
5.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 10.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2013
from 6.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.6%
+7.4 ptssince 2017
from 85.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.2%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 94.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.4%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 93.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 2.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.5%(34,153)
Married56.5%(59,435)
Widowed2.8%(2,962)
Divorced8.3%(8,685)
Women 15+
Never married27%(29,905)
Married54.3%(60,066)
Widowed8.5%(9,396)
Divorced10.1%(11,216)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2013
from 6.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
68.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 69.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 81.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 29.7% 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)32%(5,600)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.5%(5,506)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.5%(4,808)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(721)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(135)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 17,501 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Harford County, Maryland?

Harford County, Maryland has about 263,757 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Harford County, Maryland earns about $112,265 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Harford County, Maryland expensive?

In Harford County, Maryland, the median home is worth about $386,400, and the typical rent is about $1,586 a month.

How educated are people in Harford County, Maryland?

About 40.3% of adults age 25 and over in Harford County, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Harford County, Maryland?

About 7.1% of people in Harford County, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Harford County, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Harford County, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 81,625 residents, a change of about 45 percent over that period.

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