Harford County vs. Cecil County

Harford County (MD)Cecil County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)253,956102,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.7%1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)244,826101,102
Population, Census, April 1, 2010244,826101,108
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.2%15.7%
Female persons, percent51.0%50.4%
White alone, percent79.2%88.5%
Black or African American alone, percent14.5%7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent3.1%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.7%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.5%84.9%
Veterans, 2014-201819,5637,169
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.6%3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)100,96842,676
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.5%72.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$286,700$237,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,862$1,737
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$599$569
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,213$1,110
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%14.4%
Building permits, 2018863155
Households, 2014-201893,28636,930
Persons per household, 2014-20182.672.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.3%5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.0%87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.6%79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.8%22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.0%10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.7%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.3%65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.3%59.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)390,891154,123
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,029,069534,477
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,866,8011,989,298
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,792,9121,146,349
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,256$11,272
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201831.829.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$85,942$72,845
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,365$32,976
Persons in poverty, percent7.0%8.3%
Total employer establishments, 20175,5171,770
Total employment, 201773,69924,382
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,279,5831,164,474
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.8%-1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,1735,613
All firms, 201220,3306,663
Men-owned firms, 201210,7273,332
Women-owned firms, 20127,3282,409
Minority-owned firms, 20123,134695
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,4955,660
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,473443
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,8895,763
Black-owned firms, percent, 20079.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200734.3%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010560.1292.0
Land area in square miles, 2010437.09346.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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