Bel Air

Population: 1,894
Median household income: $87,636
Median home value: $189,700

Bel Air, a community in Allegany County, Maryland, has 1,894 residents. Its median household income of $87,636 runs above the Allegany County figure of $57,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Bel Air's population grew 19.9% from 1,579 to 1,894, while its median home value rose 23.5% from $153,600 to $189,700.

Households average 2.65 people. The median gross rent is $761.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,894
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,636
Median home value: $189,700
Median gross rent: $761
Housing units: 713
Homeownership rate: 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5791,894

Median household income

$54,470$87,636

Median home value

$153,600$189,700

Median gross rent

$801$761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,579	$54,470	$153,600	$801
2020	1,504	$64,194	$159,600	—
2021	1,540	$66,458	$158,900	—
2022	1,670	$76,250	$179,100	$498
2023	1,894	$87,636	$189,700	$761

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5422.6%

55 to 6418.7%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	164	8.7%
5 to 17	316	16.7%
18 to 24	78	4.1%
25 to 34	196	10.3%
35 to 44	182	9.6%
45 to 54	428	22.6%
55 to 64	355	18.7%
65 to 74	80	4.2%
75 and over	95	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,669	88.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	70	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	155	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	11.2%
High school graduate	506	37.9%
Some college or associate's	345	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	224	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	111	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	620	78.2%
Carpooled	70	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	103	13.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	197	28.6%
15 to 29 min	392	56.8%
30 to 44 min	89	12.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	12	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 0.4% (8 of 1,894)

	Count	Share
Family households	606	85.0%
Nonfamily households	107	15.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	713	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	648	90.9%
Renter-occupied	65	9.1%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	578	81.1%
1-unit, attached	42	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	40	5.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2405525
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5813, -78.8555