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People QuickFacts |
Baltimore County |
Maryland |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
785,618 | 5,633,597 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
4.2% | 6.4% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
754,292 | 5,296,516 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.1% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
22.2% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
14.5% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
52.4% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
68.8% | 63.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
25.1% | 29.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
4.2% | 5.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.5% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
3.1% | 6.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
66.2% | 57.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.1% | 55.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.6% | 12.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.3% | 83.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
30.6% | 31.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
127,794 | 854,345 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.6 | 31.2 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
328,125 | 2,333,064 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.6% | 67.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
27.7% | 25.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$127,300 | $146,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
299,877 | 1,980,859 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$60,828 | $67,989 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$26,167 | $25,614 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
7.6% | 8.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Baltimore County |
Maryland |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
21,103 | 141,3321 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
336,297 | 2,239,1811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
7.0% | 8.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
59,035 | 425,613 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
63,064 | 443,540 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
12.4% | 15.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.7% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.5% | 5.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.5% | 3.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.0% | 31.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
7,077,637 | 36,363,340 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,697,131 | 60,679,602 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
10,441,440 | 60,039,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,585 | $11,034 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,110,178 | 7,832,268 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
1,528 | 13,018 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
7,358,287 | 77,905,3681 |
