Baltimore County, MD Population

Overview

850,702

Total Population

39.4

Median age

52.40%

Female population %

90.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

49,211

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Baltimore County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Baltimore County is 39.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Baltimore County's population under 18 was 21.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Baltimore County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Baltimore County, 18.12% were under the age of 15, 19.05% aged 15 to 29, 45.69% aged 30 to 64, 14.78% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40,888 more females than males in Baltimore County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.40% females and 47.60% males in Baltimore County, MD.
The Baltimore County, MD gender ratio is 90.8:100 i.e. 90.8 men to 100 women (0.908).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 28,813.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 30,922.

Baltimore County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Baltimore County population: 57.51% are White, 29.55% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.12% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.18% are some other race and 4.26% are multiracial.
Baltimore County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 49,211 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 801,491 (94.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Baltimore County is White with a population of 489,211 (57.51% of the total population).

Baltimore County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 853,325 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Baltimore County's population increased by 51,072 (6.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Baltimore County's population increased by 46,671 (5.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Baltimore County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 755,582.