Howard County vs. Baltimore County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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