Baltimore County vs. Howard County

	Baltimore County (MD)	Howard County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	828,431	323,196
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.9%	12.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	805,229	287,123
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	805,029	287,085
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.6%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	13.8%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	51.1%
White alone, percent	60.8%	56.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	29.7%	20.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	6.3%	19.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.6%	51.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	44,105	17,597
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.4%	21.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	337,210	120,838
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.7%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$255,400	$448,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,756	$2,560
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$575	$830
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,263	$1,690
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.9%	24.7%
Building permits, 2018	2,107	2,046
Households, 2014-2018	312,913	112,966
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.4%	25.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.6%	96.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.8%	93.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.1%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.6%	61.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	4.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.1%	3.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.1%	71.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	66.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,555,794	610,885
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,062,420	1,406,355
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	8,066,749	1,538,172
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,548,517	9,266,672
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,645,701	4,867,692
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,470	$16,257
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	31.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$74,127	$117,730
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,580	$52,586
Persons in poverty, percent	9.9%	5.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	20,073	9,520
Total employment, 2017	328,070	179,279
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	16,704,356	11,333,534
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	68,568	28,438
All firms, 2012	75,371	30,457
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,451	15,977
Women-owned firms, 2012	27,265	10,839
Minority-owned firms, 2012	23,329	10,464
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	49,895	18,522
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,322	2,596
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	65,022	26,031
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.3%	14.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.1%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	2.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.7%	30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,345.5	1,144.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	598.30	250.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Baltimore county (MD) and Howard county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.