Cecil County, Maryland

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 104,366
Median household income: $91,146
Median home value: $311,800

Cecil County, Maryland counts 104,366 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $91,146 is below the Maryland median ($101,652).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cecil County's population grew 1.8% from 102,552 to 104,366, while its median household income rose 18.5% from $76,887 to $91,146.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 81.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 104,366
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $91,146
Median home value: $311,800
Median gross rent: $1,367
Housing units: 44,159
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

102,552104,366

Median household income

$76,887$91,146

Median home value

$242,700$311,800

Median gross rent

$1,126$1,367

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	102,552	$76,887	$242,700	$1,126
2020	102,889	$79,415	$250,400	$1,151
2021	103,370	$81,817	$264,500	$1,202
2022	103,876	$86,869	$292,500	$1,322
2023	104,366	$91,146	$311,800	$1,367

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,935	5.7%
5 to 17	17,441	16.7%
18 to 24	8,089	7.8%
25 to 34	13,099	12.6%
35 to 44	12,638	12.1%
45 to 54	14,039	13.5%
55 to 64	15,714	15.1%
65 to 74	10,903	10.4%
75 and over	6,508	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	84,928	81.4%
Black or African American	7,167	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92	0.1%
Asian	1,338	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.0%
Some other race	468	0.4%
Two or more races	4,723	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,617	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,166	8.5%
High school graduate	26,111	35.8%
Some college or associate's	21,013	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	11,635	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7,976	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,090	76.1%
Carpooled	4,689	9.6%
Public transit	222	0.5%
Walked	902	1.8%
Bicycle	53	0.1%
Worked from home	5,054	10.4%
Other means	752	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,211	21.1%
15 to 29 min	14,166	32.4%
30 to 44 min	11,170	25.6%
45 to 59 min	4,774	10.9%
60+ min	4,387	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 10.9% (11,202 of 102,873)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,359	70.6%
Nonfamily households	11,813	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,172	91.0%
Vacant	3,987	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,252	75.3%
Renter-occupied	9,920	24.7%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,795	72.0%
1-unit, attached	3,789	8.6%
2 to 4 units	2,113	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2,863	6.5%
20 or more units	1,295	2.9%
Mobile home & other	2,304	5.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 24015
State: Maryland
Land area: 346 sq mi
Water area: 72 sq mi
Center point: 39.5624, -75.9416