Baltimore County vs. York County

	Baltimore County (MD)	York County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	828,431	448,273
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.9%	3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	805,229	435,008
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	805,029	434,972
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.6%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	17.4%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	50.6%
White alone, percent	60.8%	88.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	29.7%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	6.3%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	7.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.6%	82.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	44,105	30,415
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.4%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	337,210	184,869
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.7%	74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$255,400	$173,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,756	$1,516
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$575	$581
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,263	$937
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.9%	14.1%
Building permits, 2018	2,107	916
Households, 2014-2018	312,913	171,244
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.4%	7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.6%	87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.8%	78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.1%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.6%	24.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.1%	6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.1%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,555,794	593,286
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,062,420	2,604,360
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	8,066,749	11,489,433
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,548,517	4,340,824
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,645,701	5,192,354
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,470	$11,859
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	27.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$74,127	$63,902
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,580	$31,468
Persons in poverty, percent	9.9%	8.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	20,073	8,689
Total employment, 2017	328,070	167,130
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	16,704,356	7,278,533
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	68,568	26,281
All firms, 2012	75,371	30,435
Men-owned firms, 2012	41,451	17,577
Women-owned firms, 2012	27,265	9,569
Minority-owned firms, 2012	23,329	2,376
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	49,895	26,851
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,322	3,169
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	65,022	25,844
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.3%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.7%	29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,345.5	481.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	598.30	904.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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