Baltimore city County vs. Baltimore County

	Baltimore city County (MD)	Baltimore County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	602,495	828,431
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	620,862	805,229
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	620,961	805,029
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.9%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.2%	17.2%
Female persons, percent	53.0%	52.6%
White alone, percent	30.4%	60.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	62.5%	29.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.6%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	27.5%	56.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	29,268	44,105
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.1%	12.4%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	47.3%	65.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$156,400	$255,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,448	$1,756
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$544	$575
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,051	$1,263
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	32.4%	27.9%
Households, 2014-2018	238,436	312,913
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.48	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.4%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.6%	14.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.0%	90.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.3%	84.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.9%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.2%	38.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.2%	6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.5%	66.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,607,810	1,555,794
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	11,349,171	6,062,420
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,043,278	8,066,749
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,954,322	5,548,517
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,647,668	12,645,701
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,871	$15,470
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.0	29.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,840	$74,127
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,700	$38,580
Persons in poverty, percent	21.8%	9.9%
All firms, 2012	50,735	75,371
Men-owned firms, 2012	21,952	41,451
Women-owned firms, 2012	24,599	27,265
Minority-owned firms, 2012	27,673	23,329
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	20,782	49,895
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,216	7,322
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	43,918	65,022
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	34.6%	17.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	37.0%	30.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	7,671.5	1,345.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	80.94	598.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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