Bel Air, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,826 (All urban)

Bel Air, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,465 (4,207 occupied: 2,767 owner occupied, 1,440 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1587 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $342,460.

Median contract rent in 2007: $878 (lower quartile is $828, upper quartile is $964)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $768

Median gross rent in Bel Air, MD in 2007: $1,005

Housing units in Bel Air with a mortgage: 1,486 (202 second mortgage, 178 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 604

Bel Air,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $256,144 (it was $121,200 in 2000)

Bel Air:	$256,144
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $205,771 - $379,168

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $329,995
Here: $329,995
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $244,225
Here: $244,225
State: $274,414

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,939
Here: $189,939
State: $273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $221,810
Here: $221,810
State: $280,693

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,356

In family households: 7,399 (1,927 male householders, 582 female householders)
1,910 spouses, 2,703 children (2,508 natural, 63 adopted, 132 stepchildren), 76 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 61 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,957 (585 male householders (474 living alone)), 1,056 female householders (960 living alone)), 316 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 568 (509 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,146 2-persons, 580 3-persons, 555 4-persons, 159 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,434 1-person, 152 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

1,577 married couples with children.
522 single-parent households (136 men, 386 women).

93.6% of residents of Bel Air speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 364 (3.7%)
(66.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bel Air, Maryland:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 61 4 rooms: 219 5 rooms: 630 6 rooms: 502 7 rooms: 589 8 rooms: 395 9 or more rooms: 371

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bel Air, Maryland:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 123 3 rooms: 239 4 rooms: 349 5 rooms: 454 6 rooms: 149 7 rooms: 72 8 rooms: 25 9 or more rooms: 21

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 75
1995 to 1998: 118
1990 to 1994: 497
1980 to 1989: 796
1970 to 1979: 1,073
1960 to 1969: 842
1950 to 1959: 623
1940 to 1949: 188
1939 or earlier: 253

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bel Air:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 84 2 bedrooms: 858 3 bedrooms: 1,136 4 bedrooms: 596 5 or more bedrooms: 93

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bel Air:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 400 2 bedrooms: 746 3 bedrooms: 264 4 bedrooms: 15 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bel Air in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 231 1 vehicle: 915 2 vehicles: 1,148 3 vehicles: 310 4 vehicles: 131 5 or more vehicles: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Bel Air in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 171 1 vehicle: 936 2 vehicles: 230 3 vehicles: 47 4 vehicles: 38 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bel Air, MD:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 42
$125,000 to $149,999: 146
$150,000 to $174,999: 266
$175,000 to $199,999: 337
$200,000 to $249,999: 500
$250,000 to $299,999: 407
$300,000 to $399,999: 709
$400,000 to $499,999: 221
$500,000 to $749,999: 55
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Bel Air rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bel Air:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 2
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 41
$550 to $599: 29
$600 to $649: 19
$650 to $699: 26
$700 to $749: 85
$750 to $799: 132
$800 to $899: 456
$900 to $999: 310
$1,000 to $1,249: 201
$1,250 to $1,499: 22
$1,500 to $1,999: 16
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 39

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 79 1990 to 1994: 56 1985 to 1989: 13 1980 to 1984: 53 1975 to 1979: 17 1970 to 1974: 23 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 106

Bel Air, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.4%
Number of people working at home: 114 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 89
5 to 9 minutes: 590
10 to 14 minutes: 603
15 to 19 minutes: 475
20 to 24 minutes: 371
25 to 29 minutes: 220
30 to 34 minutes: 587
35 to 39 minutes: 152
40 to 44 minutes: 242
45 to 59 minutes: 658
60 to 89 minutes: 314
90 or more minutes: 150

Bel Air mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,877 (85%)
Carpooled: 416 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 40 (1%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 112 (2%)
Worked at home: 114 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 222
$10,000 to $14,999: 216
$15,000 to $19,999: 270
$20,000 to $24,999: 305
$25,000 to $29,999: 324
$30,000 to $34,999: 318
$35,000 to $39,999: 225
$40,000 to $44,999: 222
$45,000 to $49,999: 238
$50,000 to $59,999: 396
$60,000 to $74,999: 395
$75,000 to $99,999: 537
$100,000 to $124,999: 292
$125,000 to $149,999: 87
$150,000 to $199,999: 39
$200,000 or more: 64

First ancestries reported:

German: 1822

Irish: 1041

Italian: 1023

English: 858

Other groups: 835

United States or American: 519

Polish: 330

Scotch-Irish: 194

Scottish: 132

French (except Basque): 118

Swedish: 109

Norwegian: 91

Dutch: 88

Welsh: 65

European: 64

French Canadian: 60

British: 53

Czech: 43

Greek: 37

Danish: 35

Slovak: 33

Slavic: 31

Portuguese: 27

Ukrainian: 23

Hungarian: 16

Russian: 16

Austrian: 16

Eastern European: 11

Iranian: 10

Canadian: 9

Czechoslovakian: 9

Serbian: 9

Lithuanian: 8

Croatian: 7

Northern European: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3

Jamaican: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam (29%)
Germany (26%)
Korea (17%)
El Salvador (6%)
Italy (5%)
Thailand (3%)
France (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6058
Northeast: 1658
Midwest: 592
South: 999
West: 154

55% of Bel Air residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 56
9th grade: 41
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 55
High school graduate (or equivalency): 929
Less than 1 year of college: 209
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 445
Associate degree: 168
Bachelor's degree: 784
Master's degree: 349
Professional school degree: 45
Doctorate degree: 40

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 122
9th grade: 22
10th grade: 125
11th grade: 113
12th grade, no diploma: 96
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,196
Less than 1 year of college: 306
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 491
Associate degree: 304
Bachelor's degree: 614
Master's degree: 274
Professional school degree: 26
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 26.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $57,798
Black householders: $37,773
Asian householders: $30,320
Some other race householders: $48,433
Two or more races householders: $46,205
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,891

Bel Air household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bel Air household income for Black householders

Bel Air household income for Two or more races householders

Bel Air household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bel Air marital status for males

Bel Air marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $299,046
Black or African American householders: $266,077
Asian householders: $237,757
Some other race householders: $179,639
Two or more races householders: $237,757
Hispanic or Latino householders: $190,206

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,819
One, attached: 857
Two: 53
3 or 4: 68
5 to 9: 639
10 to 19: 718
20 to 49: 274
50 or more: 37

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bel Air:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54

Here:	5.8%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60

Here:	9.9%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

Here:	7.5%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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