Carney

Population: 28,624
Median household income: $84,619
Median home value: $299,200

Carney is a community in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to 28,624 residents. At $84,619, its median household income sits below Baltimore County's $90,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carney's population declined 5.5% from 30,289 to 28,624, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $244,600 to $299,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 64.6% of the population. 78.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,624
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $84,619
Median home value: $299,200
Median gross rent: $1,786
Housing units: 13,162
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,28928,624

Median household income

$66,776$84,619

Median home value

$244,600$299,200

Median gross rent

$1,464$1,786

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,289	$66,776	$244,600	$1,464
2020	29,624	$70,835	$247,200	$1,613
2021	29,873	$70,403	$248,800	$1,566
2022	29,352	$79,143	$282,700	$1,713
2023	28,624	$84,619	$299,200	$1,786

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over13.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,684	5.9%
5 to 17	4,361	15.2%
18 to 24	2,085	7.3%
25 to 34	4,156	14.5%
35 to 44	3,592	12.5%
45 to 54	2,645	9.2%
55 to 64	3,408	11.9%
65 to 74	2,753	9.6%
75 and over	3,940	13.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,491	64.6%
Black or African American	5,267	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.2%
Asian	2,701	9.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	168	0.6%
Two or more races	674	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,266	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,690	8.2%
High school graduate	4,925	24.0%
Some college or associate's	5,642	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,851	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,386	16.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,601	78.9%
Carpooled	955	7.1%
Public transit	86	0.6%
Walked	87	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,543	11.5%
Other means	171	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,691	14.2%
15 to 29 min	4,816	40.5%
30 to 44 min	3,588	30.2%
45 to 59 min	656	5.5%
60+ min	1,149	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 9.9% (2,808 of 28,430)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,216	58.3%
Nonfamily households	5,159	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,375	94.0%
Vacant	787	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,489	60.5%
Renter-occupied	4,886	39.5%

1-unit, detached38.7%

1-unit, attached24.0%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units19.6%

20 or more units15.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,094	38.7%
1-unit, attached	3,157	24.0%
2 to 4 units	271	2.1%
5 to 19 units	2,584	19.6%
20 or more units	2,056	15.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2413325
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4049, -76.5227