Baltimore County, Maryland Population 2019

Baltimore County, Maryland's estimated population is 832,468 with a growth rate of 0.12% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Baltimore County, Maryland is the 3rd largest county in Maryland.

Year Population Growth Growth Rate
2017832,4681,0370.12%
2016831,4312,0520.25%
2015829,3792,8340.34%
2014826,5453,1810.39%
2013823,3644,7810.58%
2012818,5835,3030.65%
2011813,2806,8750.85%
2010806,405114,27116.51%
1990692,13436,5195.57%
1980655,61534,5385.56%
1970621,077128,64926.13%
1960492,428222,15582.20%
1950270,273114,44873.45%
1940155,82531,26025.10%
1930124,56549,74866.49%
192074,817-47,532-38.85%
1910122,34931,59434.81%
190090,75517,84624.48%
189072,909-10,427-12.51%
188083,33619,94931.47%
187063,3879,25217.09%
186054,135-156,511-74.30%
1850210,64676,26756.76%
1840134,37913,50911.18%
1830120,87024,66925.64%
182096,20120,39126.90%
181075,81016,78028.43%
180059,03020,09351.60%
179038,9370.00%

Baltimore County, Maryland Population Growth

Population Data via

Population by Race

Race Population
White514,340
Black or African American231,516
Asian49,045
Two or More Races22,290
Some Other Race8,728
American Indian and Alaska Native2,320
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander398

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table B03002

Baltimore County, Maryland Population Pyramid 2019

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S0101

Baltimore County, Maryland Median Age

39.2


Total

37.5


Male

40.8


Female

Baltimore County, Maryland Adults

There are 649,612 adults, (133,437 of whom are seniors) in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Baltimore County, Maryland Age Dependency

60.5

Age Dependency Ratio

25.9

Old Age Dependency Ratio

34.7

Child Dependency Ratio

Baltimore County, Maryland Sex Ratio

Female

435,707

52.58%

Male

392,930

47.42%

Baltimore County, Maryland Households and Families

Baltimore County, Maryland Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S1101

Baltimore County, Maryland Household Types

Type Owner Renter
Married81.6%18.4%
All65.8%34.2%
Male58.9%41.1%
Non Family52.5%47.5%
Female50%50%

65.8%

Rate of Home Ownership

Baltimore County, Maryland Households by Type

Type Count Average Size Owned
All312,8592.5865.8
Married144,0903.2681.6
Non Family108,5711.2752.5
Female45,3933.2850
Male14,8053.4258.9

3.19

Average Family Size

2.58

Average Household Size

5.4%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.3%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Baltimore County, Maryland Households

Baltimore County, Maryland Education

Baltimore County, Maryland Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Education Attained Count Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade18,3153.19%
9th to 12th Grade32,6985.70%
High School Graduate152,62226.62%
Some College112,48019.62%
Associates Degree40,3557.04%
Bachelors Degree125,36321.87%
Graduate Degree91,43015.95%

Baltimore County, Maryland Educational Attainment by Race

Name Total High School Bachelors
White361,928333,430143,756
Black147,729137,03845,748
Asian33,23728,38918,650
Hispanic22,89516,1595,625
Multiple Races8,7647,8913,005
Other Race4,9943,7771,226
Native American1,2641,092225
Islander22720952

The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 92.76%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among black people with a rate of 56.11%.

Baltimore County, Maryland Earnings by Educational Attainment

Name Average Male Female
Overall$47,372$52,172$42,270
Less Than High School$23,435$28,078$17,665
High School Grad$35,798$40,728$31,217
Some College$42,145$49,697$38,142
Bachelors Degree$59,940$67,296$52,454
Graduate Degree$72,656$89,334$63,720

$47,372

Average Earnings

$52,172

Average Male

$42,270

Average Female

Baltimore County, Maryland Language

Baltimore County, Maryland Language by Age

Baltimore County, Maryland Language

86.00% of Baltimore County, Maryland residents speak only English, while 14.00% speak other languages. The largest non-English language is OtherIndoEuro, which is spoken by 4.86% of the population.

Baltimore County, Maryland Poverty

Baltimore County, Maryland Poverty by Race

Name Total In Poverty Poverty Rate
White474,52634,3287.23%
Black225,35224,58010.91%
Hispanic41,2297,18917.44%
Asian48,4415,42711.20%
Multiple21,7502,86413.17%
Other8,4131,95023.18%
Native2,25747821.18%
Islander398348.54%

9.10%

Overall Poverty Rate

8.15%

Male Poverty Rate

9.96%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Baltimore County, Maryland

The race most likely to be in poverty in Baltimore County, Maryland is Other, with 23.18% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Baltimore County, Maryland is White, with 7.23% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.51%. Among those working part-time, it was 12.29%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 16.82%.

Baltimore County, Maryland Poverty Rate by Education

Name Poverty
Less Than High School19.66%
High School9.94%
Some College6.75%
Bachelors or Greater3.37%

Baltimore County, Maryland Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Name Poverty
Female Unemployed23.25%
Male Unemployed21.50%
Female Employed5.02%
Male Employed3.50%

Baltimore County, Maryland Income

Baltimore County, Maryland Income by Household Type

Name Median Mean
Households$71,810$95,245
Families$88,717$112,546
Married Families$106,445$131,712
Non Families$45,685$58,497

Baltimore County, Maryland Marital Status

Baltimore County, Maryland Marital Status

Marriage Rates

46.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

49.6%

Male Marriage Rate

43.1%

Female Marriage Rate

Baltimore County, Maryland Married by Age and Sex

Baltimore County, Maryland Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35To44.

Baltimore County, Maryland Marital Status by Race


Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S1201

Baltimore County, Maryland Veterans

Baltimore County, Maryland Veterans by War

47,006

Number of Veterans

42,868

Male Veterans

4,138

Female Veterans

Name Veterans
Vietnam15,302
First Gulf War7,262
Second Gulf War6,434
Korea5,427
World War II3,550

Baltimore County, Maryland Veterans by Age

Name Veterans
75+13,363
65 to 7411,830
35 to 5410,645
55 to 647,625
18 to 343,543

Baltimore County, Maryland Veterans by Race

Name Veterans % of Total
White32,3807.70%
Black13,0467.60%
Hispanic8273.01%
Asian7141.90%
2 or More4974.33%
Other2173.70%
Indian905.51%
Hawaiian6221.09%

Baltimore County, Maryland Veterans by Education

5.78%

Veteran Poverty Rate

26.86%

Veteran Disability Rate

Baltimore County, Maryland Employment Status

Baltimore County, Maryland Employment by Age

66.6%

Labor Force Participation

62.8%

Employment Rate

5.5%

Unemployment Rate

Baltimore County, Maryland Employment by Race

Baltimore County, Maryland Employment by Education

Data Sources
  1. US Census City/Town Population estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 - 1990