# Baltimore County, Maryland demographics

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Baltimore County, Maryland (county FIPS 24005) has a median household income of $91,768 (±$1,446) and a total population of 850,796 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 57 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 850,796 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 39.7 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 332,801 | ±1,226 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $91,768 | ±$1,446 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $349,300 | ±$2,553 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,627 | ±$17 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 66.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 33.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 42.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 9.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 24005 |
| Land area | 598.36 sq mi |
| Water area | 83.38 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,422 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [21136](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21136) | 9% | 96.2% | Yes |
| [21120](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21120) | 7% | 100% | Yes |
| [21117](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21117) | 5% | 100% | Yes |
| [21111](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21111) | 4.5% | 76.7% | Yes |
| [21152](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21152) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [21030](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21030) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [21161](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21161) | 3.8% | 46.8% |  |
| [21053](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21053) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [21220](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21220) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [21131](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21131) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [21093](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21093) | 3.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [21155](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21155) | 3.3% | 89.1% | Yes |
| [21057](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21057) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [21228](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21228) | 2.6% | 99.9% | Yes |
| [21221](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21221) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [21244](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21244) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [21087](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21087) | 2.2% | 90.1% | Yes |
| [21208](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21208) | 2.1% | 98.6% | Yes |
| [21234](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21234) | 2.1% | 92.7% | Yes |
| [21219](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21219) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [21227](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21227) | 1.8% | 96.7% | Yes |
| [21222](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21222) | 1.8% | 93.6% | Yes |
| [21013](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21013) | 1.8% | 71.1% | Yes |
| [21074](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21074) | 1.8% | 28% |  |
| [21237](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21237) | 1.8% | 93.7% | Yes |
| [21163](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21163) | 1.7% | 73.3% | Yes |
| [21102](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21102) | 1.6% | 23.3% |  |
| [21133](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21133) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [21236](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21236) | 1.5% | 98.1% | Yes |
| [21286](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21286) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [21207](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21207) | 1.2% | 72% | Yes |
| [21162](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21162) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [21128](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21128) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [21204](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21204) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [21082](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21082) | 1% | 97.4% | Yes |
| [21209](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21209) | 0.6% | 55.6% | Yes |
| [21153](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21153) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [21224](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21224) | 0.4% | 27.4% |  |
| [21104](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21104) | 0.4% | 14.7% |  |
| [21206](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21206) | 0.4% | 31.3% |  |
| [21212](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21212) | 0.3% | 43.4% |  |
| [21071](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21071) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [21085](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21085) | 0.2% | 5.7% |  |
| [21023](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21023) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [21156](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21156) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [21031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21031) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [21229](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21229) | 0.1% | 14.4% |  |
| [21239](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21239) | 0.1% | 26.7% |  |
| [21043](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21043) | 0.1% | 3.2% |  |
| [21210](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21210) | 0.1% | 15.6% |  |
| [21052](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21052) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [21051](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21051) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [21252](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21252) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [21250](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21250) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [21215](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21215) | 0% | 3.4% |  |
| [21285](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21285) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [21105](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/21105) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:005&in=state:24
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/geo-demographics/counties/24005" -H "X-API-Key: $OLYMPUS_API_KEY"
```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"24005"}`

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- [Maryland: every county and ZCTA](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/state/md)

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