Reisterstown

Population: 27,764
Median household income: $79,812
Median home value: $332,300

Reisterstown is a community in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to 27,764 residents. At $79,812, its median household income sits below Baltimore County's $90,904.

From 2019 to 2023, Reisterstown's population grew 2.8% from 27,007 to 27,764, while its median home value rose 38.5% from $240,000 to $332,300.

48.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,764
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $79,812
Median home value: $332,300
Median gross rent: $1,599
Housing units: 11,153
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,00727,764

Median household income

$70,507$79,812

Median home value

$240,000$332,300

Median gross rent

$1,331$1,599

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,007	$70,507	$240,000	$1,331
2020	27,804	$71,851	$250,300	$1,331
2021	27,917	$73,040	$269,800	$1,332
2022	27,616	$75,652	$302,400	$1,531
2023	27,764	$79,812	$332,300	$1,599

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,363	4.9%
5 to 17	5,130	18.5%
18 to 24	2,656	9.6%
25 to 34	3,513	12.7%
35 to 44	3,527	12.7%
45 to 54	3,775	13.6%
55 to 64	3,880	14.0%
65 to 74	2,314	8.3%
75 and over	1,606	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,044	39.8%
Black or African American	10,881	39.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,051	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	485	1.7%
Two or more races	1,172	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,131	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate19.0%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree19.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,752	9.4%
High school graduate	3,545	19.0%
Some college or associate's	5,435	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,244	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,639	19.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit3.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,068	70.3%
Carpooled	1,244	9.6%
Public transit	408	3.2%
Walked	139	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,891	14.7%
Other means	148	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,289	20.8%
15 to 29 min	3,943	35.8%
30 to 44 min	2,290	20.8%
45 to 59 min	1,579	14.3%
60+ min	906	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 11.8% (3,265 of 27,641)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,850	64.8%
Nonfamily households	3,726	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,576	94.8%
Vacant	577	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,519	61.6%
Renter-occupied	4,057	38.4%

1-unit, detached48.0%

1-unit, attached18.7%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units25.2%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,355	48.0%
1-unit, attached	2,088	18.7%
2 to 4 units	322	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2,813	25.2%
20 or more units	575	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2465600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4541, -76.8160