People QuickFacts Harford County Maryland Population, 2012 estimate 248,622 5,884,563 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 244,826 5,773,552 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.6% 1.9% Population, 2010 244,826 5,773,552 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.9% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.0% 23.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 12.8% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.1% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 81.6% 61.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 13.2% 30.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.6% 5.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.3% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 3.7% 8.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 78.7% 54.4%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 90.6% 86.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.8% 13.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 7.5% 16.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 91.3% 88.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 30.9% 36.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 22,690 443,652 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 31.5 31.7  Housing units, 2011 96,024 2,391,350 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 81.5% 68.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 15.1% 25.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $295,900 $319,800 Households, 2007-2011 89,260 2,128,377 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.71 2.63 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $34,659 $35,751 Median household income, 2007-2011 $79,953 $72,419 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 6.5% 9.0%     Business QuickFacts Harford County Maryland Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 5,303 133,248 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 65,877 2,104,022 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 0.3% 1.4% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 15,506 424,163  Total number of firms, 2007 20,260 528,112 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.2% 19.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 34.3% 32.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,016,099 41,456,097 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,871,327 51,276,797 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,380,253 75,664,186 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,066 $13,429 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 361,855 10,758,428 Building permits, 2012 751 15,217     Geography QuickFacts Harford County Maryland Land area in square miles, 2010 437.09 9,707.24 Persons per square mile, 2010 560.1 594.8 FIPS Code 025 24 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts