Harford County, Maryland

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 262,509
Median household income: $111,317
Median home value: $367,300

Harford County, Maryland counts 262,509 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $111,317 runs above the Maryland figure of $101,652.

From 2019 to 2023, Harford County's population grew 4.1% from 252,222 to 262,509, while its median household income rose 24.9% from $89,147 to $111,317.

The median gross rent is $1,557. 39.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 262,509
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $111,317
Median home value: $367,300
Median gross rent: $1,557
Housing units: 104,409
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

252,222262,509

Median household income

$89,147$111,317

Median home value

$293,400$367,300

Median gross rent

$1,257$1,557

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	252,222	$89,147	$293,400	$1,257
2020	253,736	$94,003	$302,900	$1,294
2021	259,162	$98,495	$315,200	$1,355
2022	261,059	$106,417	$351,100	$1,475
2023	262,509	$111,317	$367,300	$1,557

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,349	5.5%
5 to 17	44,441	16.9%
18 to 24	20,082	7.7%
25 to 34	32,180	12.3%
35 to 44	34,870	13.3%
45 to 54	34,123	13.0%
55 to 64	37,916	14.4%
65 to 74	26,957	10.3%
75 and over	17,591	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	190,219	72.5%
Black or African American	37,600	14.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	0.0%
Asian	7,626	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	111	0.0%
Some other race	1,730	0.7%
Two or more races	10,577	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,585	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,865	5.4%
High school graduate	48,383	26.3%
Some college or associate's	52,884	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	41,497	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31,008	16.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	103,210	76.1%
Carpooled	9,888	7.3%
Public transit	1,170	0.9%
Walked	1,498	1.1%
Bicycle	190	0.1%
Worked from home	18,217	13.4%
Other means	1,388	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21,503	18.3%
15 to 29 min	35,055	29.9%
30 to 44 min	28,553	24.3%
45 to 59 min	17,802	15.2%
60+ min	14,431	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 7.0% (18,271 of 260,965)

	Count	Share
Family households	71,343	71.2%
Nonfamily households	28,928	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	100,271	96.0%
Vacant	4,138	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	79,927	79.7%
Renter-occupied	20,344	20.3%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached21.2%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	62,839	60.2%
1-unit, attached	22,109	21.2%
2 to 4 units	2,471	2.4%
5 to 19 units	10,979	10.5%
20 or more units	3,154	3.0%
Mobile home & other	2,857	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 24025
State: Maryland
Land area: 437 sq mi
Water area: 90 sq mi
Center point: 39.5374, -76.2998