Towson, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 51,838, Rural population: 0)

Towson, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 22,025 (21,086 occupied: 12,566 owner occupied, 8,520 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1569 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: $935 (lower quartile is $797, upper quartile is $1,142)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,118

Median gross rent in Towson, MD in 2007: $1,062

Housing units in Towson with a mortgage: 7,936 (766 second mortgage, 1,177 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,683

Towson,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $338,372 (it was $155,800 in 2000)

Towson:	$338,372
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $252,886 - $524,183

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $524,074
Here: $524,074
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $279,713
Here: $279,713
State: $274,414

In 2-unit structures: $423,317
Here: $423,317
State: $238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $371,692
Here: $371,692
State: $273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $276,600
Here: $276,600
State: $280,693

Household type by relationship

Households: 45,542

In family households: 33,276 (8,666 male householders, 2,852 female householders)
9,399 spouses, 10,873 children (10,197 natural, 329 adopted, 347 stepchildren), 188 grandchildren, 314 brothers or sisters, 252 parents, 355 other relatives, 377 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 12,266 (3,243 male householders (2,253 living alone)), 6,351 female householders (5,390 living alone)), 2,672 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,296 (2,101 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,667 2-persons, 2,588 3-persons, 2,155 4-persons, 943 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,643 1-person, 1,432 2-persons, 399 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 19 5-persons.

7,054 married couples with children.
1,515 single-parent households (288 men, 1,227 women).

90.0% of residents of Towson speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,124 (8.0%)
(40.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Towson, Maryland:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 47 3 rooms: 184 4 rooms: 350 5 rooms: 771 6 rooms: 2,719 7 rooms: 3,191 8 rooms: 2,754 9 or more rooms: 2,539

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Towson, Maryland:
	1 room: 373 2 rooms: 747 3 rooms: 1,818 4 rooms: 2,332 5 rooms: 2,092 6 rooms: 645 7 rooms: 282 8 rooms: 153 9 or more rooms: 78

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 35
1995 to 1998: 293
1990 to 1994: 720
1980 to 1989: 1,661
1970 to 1979: 2,905
1960 to 1969: 4,048
1950 to 1959: 6,064
1940 to 1949: 3,289
1939 or earlier: 3,010

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Towson:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 257 2 bedrooms: 1,300 3 bedrooms: 7,466 4 bedrooms: 2,605 5 or more bedrooms: 912

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Towson:
	no bedroom: 429 1 bedroom: 2,971 2 bedrooms: 4,182 3 bedrooms: 805 4 bedrooms: 90 5 or more bedrooms: 43

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Towson in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 549 1 vehicle: 3,913 2 vehicles: 6,270 3 vehicles: 1,483 4 vehicles: 305 5 or more vehicles: 46

Cars and other vehicles available in Towson in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,633 1 vehicle: 4,407 2 vehicles: 1,860 3 vehicles: 531 4 vehicles: 66 5 or more vehicles: 23

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 3
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 25
$125,000 to $149,999: 89
$150,000 to $174,999: 230
$175,000 to $199,999: 407
$200,000 to $249,999: 1887
$250,000 to $299,999: 2125
$300,000 to $399,999: 3175
$400,000 to $499,999: 1402
$500,000 to $749,999: 1760
$750,000 to $999,999: 705
$1,000,000 or more: 728

Towson rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Towson:

Less than $100: 17 people
$100 to $149: 20
$150 to $199: 58
$200 to $249: 72
$250 to $299: 75
$300 to $349: 76
$350 to $399: 99
$400 to $449: 95
$450 to $499: 97
$500 to $549: 106
$550 to $599: 79
$600 to $649: 140
$650 to $699: 241
$700 to $749: 519
$750 to $799: 687
$800 to $899: 1,396
$900 to $999: 1,104
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,997
$1,250 to $1,499: 761
$1,500 to $1,999: 307
$2,000 or more: 389
No cash rent: 183

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,558 1990 to 1994: 694 1985 to 1989: 433 1980 to 1984: 268 1975 to 1979: 173 1970 to 1974: 111 1970 to 1974: 177 1965 to 1969: 710

Towson, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.6%
Number of people working at home: 814 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 806
5 to 9 minutes: 2988
10 to 14 minutes: 3794
15 to 19 minutes: 3486
20 to 24 minutes: 3667
25 to 29 minutes: 1733
30 to 34 minutes: 3265
35 to 39 minutes: 679
40 to 44 minutes: 789
45 to 59 minutes: 1356
60 to 89 minutes: 787
90 or more minutes: 406

Towson mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 19,400 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,877 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 430 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 27 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 82 (0%)
Railroad: 152 (1%)
Taxi: 65 (0%)
Motorcycle: 37 (0%)
Bicycle: 57 (0%)
Walked: 1,562 (6%)
Other means: 67 (0%)
Worked at home: 814 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1456
$10,000 to $14,999: 986
$15,000 to $19,999: 1206
$20,000 to $24,999: 1137
$25,000 to $29,999: 993
$30,000 to $34,999: 969
$35,000 to $39,999: 1046
$40,000 to $44,999: 1010
$45,000 to $49,999: 945
$50,000 to $59,999: 1738
$60,000 to $74,999: 2363
$75,000 to $99,999: 2745
$100,000 to $124,999: 1585
$125,000 to $149,999: 779
$150,000 to $199,999: 894
$200,000 or more: 1260

First ancestries reported:

German: 7676

Irish: 7060

Other groups: 6289

English: 6093

Italian: 3150

United States or American: 1976

Polish: 1733

Scottish: 1048

Scotch-Irish: 783

French (except Basque): 743

Russian: 673

British: 569

Greek: 543

Subsaharan African:: 524

Dutch: 403

Arab:: 363

European: 345

Welsh: 316

Norwegian: 296

Swedish: 257

Czech: 257

Hungarian: 245

African: 206

French Canadian: 189

Ukrainian: 179

Nigerian: 171

Austrian: 167

Lithuanian: 162

Swiss: 161

Egyptian: 149

Danish: 143

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 138

Eastern European: 138

Romanian: 113

Czechoslovakian: 111

Iranian: 106

Slovak: 100

Canadian: 92

Arab/Arabic: 79

Turkish: 69

Jamaican: 62

Lebanese: 56

Estonian: 55

Latvian: 43

Other Subsaharan African: 42

Northern European: 41

Other Arab: 41

Portuguese: 40

South African: 38

Ethiopian: 37

Scandinavian: 35

Armenian: 35

Finnish: 30

Pennsylvania German: 27

Yugoslavian: 26

Brazilian: 24

Slovene: 24

Syrian: 24

West Indian: 24

Haitian: 23

Australian: 17

Ghanian: 15

Liberian: 15

Belgian: 14

Bermudan: 12

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12

Serbian: 11

Slavic: 11

Jordanian: 9

Croatian: 9

Alsatian: 7

Icelander: 7

Albanian: 5

Moroccan: 5

Luxemburger: 5

Celtic: 5

British West Indian: 5

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (14%)
India (6%)
Korea (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Canada (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Germany (3%)

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

This state: 29785
Northeast: 8673
Midwest: 2813
South: 5045
West: 907

53% of Towson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 68
7th and 8th grade: 181
9th grade: 169
10th grade: 228
11th grade: 169
12th grade, no diploma: 299
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,921
Less than 1 year of college: 702
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,778
Associate degree: 436
Bachelor's degree: 4,547
Master's degree: 1,955
Professional school degree: 1,842
Doctorate degree: 680

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 59
Nursery to 4th grade: 113
5th and 6th grade: 84
7th and 8th grade: 349
9th grade: 257
10th grade: 446
11th grade: 144
12th grade, no diploma: 462
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,536
Less than 1 year of college: 1,152
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,294
Associate degree: 916
Bachelor's degree: 5,091
Master's degree: 2,771
Professional school degree: 751
Doctorate degree: 351

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,472
Black householders: $49,750
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,430
Asian householders: $68,653
Some other race householders: $42,211
Two or more races householders: $61,086
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $59,394

Towson household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Towson household income for Black householders

Towson household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Towson household income for Asian householders

Towson household income for Some other race householders

Towson household income for Two or more races householders

Towson household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Towson marital status for males

Towson marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $346,842
Black or African American householders: $275,823
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $244,331
Asian householders: $318,608
Some other race householders: $271,479
Two or more races householders: $257,362
Hispanic or Latino householders: $294,284

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,203
One, attached: 4,970
Two: 179
3 or 4: 1,271
5 to 9: 2,190
10 to 19: 1,865
20 to 49: 616
50 or more: 2,731

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Towson:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (67%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,499

Here:	34.5%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 813

Here:	43.8%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,636

Here:	20.7%
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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