| | People QuickFacts | Harford County | Maryland |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 5,828,289 |
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Population, 2010 | 244,826 | 5,773,552 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 12.0% | 9.0% |
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Population, 2000 | 218,590 | 5,296,486 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.1% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.7% | 23.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.5% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.1% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 81.2% | 58.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 12.7% | 29.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.4% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.5% | 2.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.5% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 79.2% | 54.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.8% | 85.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.6% | 13.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.2% | 15.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 91.0% | 87.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 30.5% | 35.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 23,694 | 455,328 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 30.9 | 31.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 95,554 | 2,378,814 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 81.6% | 69.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.9% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $298,800 | $329,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 89,421 | 2,121,047 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.69 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $33,559 | $34,849 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $77,010 | $70,647 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.6% | 8.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Harford County | Maryland |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 5,321 | 135,6331 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 66,567 | 2,122,3881 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 13.1% | 3.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 15,123 | 409,957 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 20,260 | 528,112 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.2% | 19.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 34.3% | 32.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,016,099 | 41,456,097 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,871,327 | 51,276,797 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,380,253 | 75,664,186 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,066 | $13,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 361,855 | 10,758,428 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 771 | 11,931 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 3,390,785 | 96,070,9701 |