Harford County, MD Demographic Data
Harford County, MD Summary
Harford County is located in Maryland
- Population: 248,622
- Area: 526.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 437.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 89.55 sq. miles
- Population Density: 472.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 405.84 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Harford County, MD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
128,645
51%
50.8
Male
122,387
49%
49.2
Total Population
251,032
323,128,000
Harford County, MD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,986
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
15,220
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
16,784
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
15,573
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
15,811
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
30,431
12.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
30,055
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
38,744
15.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
19,580
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
16,288
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
23,424
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10,764
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,372
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
194,746
77.6%
77.2
Female
101,360
52.0%
51.3
Male
93,386
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
186,503
74.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
48,503
19.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
38,560
15.4%
15.2
Female
21,671
56.2%
55.8
Male
16,889
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Harford County, MD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
240,833
95.9%
96.8
White
198,064
78.9%
72.6
Black or African American
33,432
13.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
476
0.2%
0.8
Asian
5,848
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
584
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
827
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
1,350
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
101
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1,566
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
180
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
1,240
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
78
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,935
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
10,199
4.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
11,005
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
1,046
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6,029
2.4%
1.7
Cuban
92
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,838
1.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
240,027
95.6%
82.2
Harford County, MD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,323
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8,781
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
46,114
26.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
37,364
21.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
13,170
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
38,460
22.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
24,446
14.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
14,104
8.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
159,554
91.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
62,906
36.2%
31.2
Harford County, MD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
57,824
28.2%
33.7%
Now Married
110,544
53.9%
47.5
Divorced
20,243
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
4,752
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
11,679
5.7
5.8%
Harford County, MD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
218,347
92.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
18,699
7.9%
21.6%
Spanish
7,783
3.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6,694
2.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,096
1.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,126
0.5%
1.1%
Harford County, MD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,243
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,363
2.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,596
5.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,614
6.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
9,222
10.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,424
14.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
13,125
14.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
20,192
22.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
10,911
11.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7,123
7.8%
6.4
Median household income
84,175
57,617
Per capita income
37,682
31,128
Harford County, MD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
340
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,263
6.5%
9.8
Construction
8,862
7.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
27,608
21.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8,753
6.9%
6.6
Information
2,135
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
10,097
8.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,360
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
17,959
14.2%
11.4
Public administration
14,011
11.1%
4.6
Retail trade
14,841
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,362
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,202
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
10,352
8.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
53,802
42.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12,696
10.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
31,468
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
18,475
14.6%
18.1%
Harford County, MD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
126,879
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
105,949
83.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
10,786
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,762
1.4%
5.1
Walked
1,751
1.4%
2.7
Other means
571
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
6,060
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.1
26.6
Harford County, MD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,979
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
24,700
26.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
38,533
42.0%
37.1
3 or more
24,601
26.8%
21.0
Harford County, MD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
91,813
92.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
72,237
78.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
19,576
21.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,905
7.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Harford County, MD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
99,718
1 room
1,772
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
298
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
3,808
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
9,555
9.6%
16.5
5 rooms
13,449
13.5%
19.8
6 rooms
15,685
15.7%
17.8
7 rooms
16,553
16.6%
12.0
8 rooms
13,653
13.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
24,945
25.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Harford County, MD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
99,718
1-unit, detached
59,556
59.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
21,238
21.3%
5.9
2-units
833
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,427
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,983
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8,275
8.3%
4.4
20 or more units
2,443
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
2,963
3.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Harford County, MD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,210
5.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,073
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,811
5.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,436
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
15,198
15.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
17,798
17.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
21,718
21.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15,084
15.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,182
3.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,208
1.2%
1.4%
Harford County, MD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
35,730
38.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,517
4.9%
4.7
Electricity
34,835
37.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
13,477
14.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
121
0.1%
0.1
Wood
1,399
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
290
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
1,100
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
344
0.4%
1.1
Harford County, MD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
53,224
47295100.0
Less than $500
488
0.9%
1.6%
$500 to $999
4,042
7.6%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
4,234
8.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4,957
9.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
10,805
20.3%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
12,951
24.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
15,747
29.6%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
24,713
46.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9,576
18.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,389
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,894
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
9,461
17.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
191
0.0%
0.0%
Harford County, MD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
18,683
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
348
1.9%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,019
5.5%
4.4%
Less than $500
2,829
15.1%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,079
16.5%
11.9%
$500 to $999
4,548
24.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,860
36.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
893
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,149
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,887
15.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,847
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,088
11.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,076
11.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,285
12.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7,055
38.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,338
0.0%
0.0%
Harford County, MD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
72,237
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,495
3.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
990
1.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,560
6.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
9,379
13.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
23,061
31.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
25,400
35.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5,710
7.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
642
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
280,600
205,000
