Bel Air

Population: 10,616
Median household income: $69,912
Median home value: $297,400

Located in Harford County, Maryland, Bel Air is a community with a population of 10,616. At $69,912, its median household income sits below Harford County's $111,317.

From 2019 to 2023, Bel Air's population grew 5.4% from 10,071 to 10,616, while its median home value rose 21.2% from $245,400 to $297,400.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 15.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,616
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,912
Median home value: $297,400
Median gross rent: $1,526
Housing units: 4,994
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,07110,616

Median household income

$71,122$69,912

Median home value

$245,400$297,400

Median gross rent

$1,275$1,526

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,071	$71,122	$245,400	$1,275
2020	10,102	$60,476	$256,400	$1,273
2021	10,663	$64,036	$256,700	$1,312
2022	10,630	$66,950	$288,800	$1,422
2023	10,616	$69,912	$297,400	$1,526

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	412	3.9%
5 to 17	1,562	14.7%
18 to 24	783	7.4%
25 to 34	1,457	13.7%
35 to 44	1,668	15.7%
45 to 54	1,132	10.7%
55 to 64	1,350	12.7%
65 to 74	1,142	10.8%
75 and over	1,110	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,697	72.5%
Black or African American	461	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	489	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.3%
Some other race	185	1.7%
Two or more races	407	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,345	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	665	8.5%
High school graduate	2,082	26.5%
Some college or associate's	1,986	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,888	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,238	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,316	80.5%
Carpooled	264	4.9%
Public transit	28	0.5%
Walked	107	2.0%
Bicycle	64	1.2%
Worked from home	486	9.1%
Other means	94	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,245	25.5%
15 to 29 min	1,340	27.5%
30 to 44 min	1,256	25.8%
45 to 59 min	581	11.9%
60+ min	451	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 15.4% (1,614 of 10,498)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,336	48.4%
Nonfamily households	2,489	51.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,825	96.6%
Vacant	169	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,840	58.9%
Renter-occupied	1,985	41.1%

1-unit, detached36.4%

1-unit, attached19.6%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units31.2%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,816	36.4%
1-unit, attached	980	19.6%
2 to 4 units	342	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1,559	31.2%
20 or more units	297	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2405550
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.5349, -76.3463