Baltimore County

Baltimore County has 850,796 residents across 40 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $91,768, 11% below the Maryland figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $349,300, and 42% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

850,796residentsACS 2020–2024

$91,768median household incomeMaryland: $104K

$349,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Baltimore County in MarylandZIP codes in Baltimore County highlighted; the rest of Maryland in grey

Map of Maryland with Baltimore County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 40 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
21013	5,610	$171K	$572K	94%	56%	97%	39 min
21030	25,827	$89K	$451K	44%	52%	93%	27 min
21051	172	$233K	$699K	100%	39%	100%	36 min
21052	409	$77K	$293K	84%	36%	100%	42 min
21053	2,929	$89K	$408K	89%	38%	91%	38 min
21057	4,386	$146K	$623K	85%	54%	93%	35 min
21071	404	$214K	$451K	100%	83%	100%	42 min
21082	626	$146K	$486K	81%	55%	92%	28 min
21087	5,537	$129K	$534K	93%	46%	86%	31 min
21093	39,100	$126K	$478K	79%	70%	95%	27 min
21111	4,714	$136K	$607K	96%	64%	99%	34 min
21117	62,816	$102K	$387K	55%	51%	95%	33 min
21120	7,440	$162K	$581K	94%	64%	97%	40 min
21128	15,501	$128K	$450K	84%	55%	95%	35 min
21131	7,141	$198K	$686K	98%	74%	97%	32 min
21133	31,398	$80K	$323K	68%	33%	93%	35 min
21136	32,088	$119K	$422K	79%	55%	95%	31 min
21152	6,459	$121K	$496K	73%	56%	96%	27 min
21153	456	$220K	$902K	89%	85%	91%	28 min
21155	3,313	$123K	$480K	82%	44%	86%	35 min
21156	204	$-666667K	$794K	100%	67%	100%	34 min
21162	4,639	$158K	$452K	89%	44%	96%	31 min
21163	7,539	$135K	$603K	85%	63%	96%	32 min
21204	19,845	$100K	$595K	46%	73%	90%	26 min
21207	47,099	$67K	$260K	61%	29%	83%	32 min
21208	37,276	$90K	$338K	67%	50%	87%	30 min
21209	30,126	$91K	$441K	58%	61%	89%	26 min
21219	9,565	$110K	$385K	89%	26%	95%	28 min
21220	42,824	$82K	$300K	69%	30%	94%	33 min
21221	43,487	$67K	$272K	63%	21%	90%	32 min
21222	59,407	$64K	$216K	65%	15%	87%	28 min
21227	34,907	$86K	$289K	65%	29%	88%	29 min
21228	50,492	$113K	$405K	71%	53%	89%	28 min
21234	66,334	$84K	$288K	65%	36%	88%	29 min
21236	39,514	$95K	$327K	70%	40%	93%	31 min
21237	31,425	$92K	$296K	62%	27%	94%	31 min
21244	38,208	$85K	$283K	49%	35%	92%	32 min
21250	2,834	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	17%	–	19 min
21252	4,865	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	24%	100%	20 min
21286	21,853	$94K	$430K	60%	59%	89%	30 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

850,796 residents in 332,801 households, next to the Maryland figure.

22%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

30%

of households are people living alone

44%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

350,821 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $349,300 (±$2,553).

66%

of households own their home

47%

of homes are detached single-family houses

25%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,627

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–20099%

1990–199913%

1980–198913%

1970–197914%

1960–196914%

1950–195918%

1940–19497%

1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,446.

$91,768

median household income

9.8%

of people live below the poverty line

4.9%

unemployment rate

42%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

30 min

average commute to work

17%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

77%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

17%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Baltimore County, Maryland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.