Aberdeen

Population: 16,831
Median household income: $76,019
Median home value: $239,000

Aberdeen, a community in Harford County, Maryland, has 16,831 residents. Its median household income of $76,019 runs below the Harford County figure of $111,317.

Between 2019 and 2023, Aberdeen's population grew 6.2% from 15,848 to 16,831, while its median home value rose 16.1% from $205,900 to $239,000.

Households average 2.43 people. The median gross rent is $1,339.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,831
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,019
Median home value: $239,000
Median gross rent: $1,339
Housing units: 7,216
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,84816,831

Median household income

$63,842$76,019

Median home value

$205,900$239,000

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,339

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,848	$63,842	$205,900	$1,027
2020	15,904	$66,481	$192,400	$1,062
2021	16,176	$70,885	$203,700	$1,115
2022	16,422	$74,555	$227,000	$1,229
2023	16,831	$76,019	$239,000	$1,339

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,115	6.6%
5 to 17	2,570	15.3%
18 to 24	1,446	8.6%
25 to 34	2,494	14.8%
35 to 44	2,215	13.2%
45 to 54	1,746	10.4%
55 to 64	2,361	14.0%
65 to 74	2,026	12.0%
75 and over	858	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,651	51.4%
Black or African American	4,970	29.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	418	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	277	1.6%
Two or more races	861	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,654	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	994	8.5%
High school graduate	3,863	33.0%
Some college or associate's	3,845	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,693	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,305	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,517	77.4%
Carpooled	897	10.7%
Public transit	127	1.5%
Walked	151	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	582	6.9%
Other means	147	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,787	22.8%
15 to 29 min	2,837	36.2%
30 to 44 min	1,466	18.7%
45 to 59 min	944	12.0%
60+ min	805	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 14.1% (2,371 of 16,809)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,422	64.0%
Nonfamily households	2,490	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,912	95.8%
Vacant	304	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,445	64.3%
Renter-occupied	2,467	35.7%

1-unit, detached58.0%

1-unit, attached13.2%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,184	58.0%
1-unit, attached	952	13.2%
2 to 4 units	174	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1,195	16.6%
20 or more units	410	5.7%
Mobile home & other	301	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2400125
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.5164, -76.1745