Overlea

Population: 12,430
Median household income: $86,296
Median home value: $249,500

Located in Baltimore County, Maryland, Overlea is a community with a population of 12,430. At $86,296, its median household income sits below Baltimore County's $90,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Overlea's population grew 1.9% from 12,195 to 12,430, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $201,400 to $249,500.

34.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,430
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $86,296
Median home value: $249,500
Median gross rent: $1,315
Housing units: 5,601
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,19512,430

Median household income

$64,868$86,296

Median home value

$201,400$249,500

Median gross rent

$1,233$1,315

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,195	$64,868	$201,400	$1,233
2020	12,063	$65,662	$210,400	$1,253
2021	12,959	$71,594	$216,900	$1,316
2022	12,794	$80,714	$232,900	$1,353
2023	12,430	$86,296	$249,500	$1,315

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	668	5.4%
5 to 17	1,989	16.0%
18 to 24	1,041	8.4%
25 to 34	1,422	11.4%
35 to 44	1,839	14.8%
45 to 54	1,652	13.3%
55 to 64	1,737	14.0%
65 to 74	1,142	9.2%
75 and over	940	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,511	60.4%
Black or African American	3,110	25.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.2%
Asian	699	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	115	0.9%
Two or more races	451	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	508	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	772	8.8%
High school graduate	2,541	29.1%
Some college or associate's	2,416	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,071	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	932	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,779	74.5%
Carpooled	466	7.3%
Public transit	86	1.3%
Walked	122	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	856	13.3%
Other means	107	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	813	14.6%
15 to 29 min	2,224	40.0%
30 to 44 min	1,476	26.5%
45 to 59 min	605	10.9%
60+ min	442	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 8.0% (989 of 12,362)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,991	56.3%
Nonfamily households	2,317	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,308	94.8%
Vacant	293	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,953	74.5%
Renter-occupied	1,355	25.5%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached21.4%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,071	54.8%
1-unit, attached	1,198	21.4%
2 to 4 units	221	3.9%
5 to 19 units	558	10.0%
20 or more units	510	9.1%
Mobile home & other	43	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2459325
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3641, -76.5175