Baltimore County vs. Harford County

	Baltimore County (MD)	Harford County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	828,431	253,956
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.9%	3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	805,229	244,826
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	805,029	244,826
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.6%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	16.2%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	51.0%
White alone, percent	60.8%	79.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	29.7%	14.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	6.3%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	4.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.6%	75.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	44,105	19,563
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.4%	5.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	337,210	100,968
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.7%	78.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$255,400	$286,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,756	$1,862
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$575	$599
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,263	$1,213
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.9%	15.1%
Building permits, 2018	2,107	863
Households, 2014-2018	312,913	93,286
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.4%	7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.6%	92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.8%	86.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.1%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.6%	35.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.1%	4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.1%	67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	63.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,555,794	390,891
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,062,420	1,029,069
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	8,066,749	1,866,801
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,548,517	2,420,691
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,645,701	3,792,912
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,470	$15,256
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	31.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$74,127	$85,942
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,580	$39,365
Persons in poverty, percent	9.9%	7.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	20,073	5,517
Total employment, 2017	328,070	73,699
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	16,704,356	3,279,583
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	3.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	68,568	17,173
All firms, 2012	75,371	20,330
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,451	10,727
Women-owned firms, 2012	27,265	7,328
Minority-owned firms, 2012	23,329	3,134
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	49,895	16,495
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,322	2,473
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	65,022	16,889
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.3%	9.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.1%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.7%	34.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,345.5	560.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	598.30	437.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Baltimore county (MD) and Harford county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.