WELCOME TO BALTIMORE COUNTY MARYLAND
If you are going to be buying a new or resale home in Baltimore County, the facts below will be interesting. Baltimore real estate offers a home style and price range for almost all buyers from the best-buy foreclosures to the estate luxury homes in north county. Our agents will find that jewel of a home for you.
BALTIMORE COUNTY REPRESENTS MAJOR ECONOMIC STRENGTH
As the nation's 64th largest county, Baltimore County enjoys corporate strength and diversity. Home to 19,500 businesses with over 300,000 workers, including headquarters for
companies such as Aether Systems, Black & Decker, McCormick & Company and Sweetheart Cup,
the County offers a thriving economic environment with an attractive standard of living.
Baltimore County's business community is balanced among industry sectors, including major operations for Allison Transmission, T. Rowe Price, Lockheed Martin Launching Systems, BD Biosciences and Bethlehem Steel.
A variety of business environments range from industrial properties in Dundalk/Sparrows Point, featuring convenient rail, interstate and deep water port access, to
bwtech@UMBC, a new research and technology park next to the intellectual and research resources at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. The Timonium/Hunt Valley corridor offers a thriving technology community next to rolling hills and horse farms, yet minutes from the interstates. Over a dozen interactive entertainment software developers are based in this area. Corporate campus settings in Owings Mills link to Baltimore City's central business district via Interstate 795 and the Metro subway line. The White Marsh Business Community enjoys easy access to I-95, with flex, warehouse/distribution and corporate facilities next to modern retail and housing choices.
MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Financial Services
Manufacturing & Distribution
Maryland's International Connections
Information Technology, Telecommunications, & Aerospace
EDUCATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Maryland is home to 57 accredited institutions of higher learning, including eleven campuses of the University System of Maryland (USM), as well as the world-renowned Johns Hopkins University. The University System of Maryland's flagship campus at College Park is
nationally ranked for its business entrepreneurship, engineering and information technology
curricula. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, another USM campus, is a national leader in the production of bachelor's degrees in information technology. Among other national rankings, Johns Hopkins University ranks first in graduate biomedical engineering and public health, and is renowned throughout the world for research in medicine and basic sciences.
PICTURE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY MARYLAND RESIDENTS
Population
Home ownership rate
Persons per household
Average Household Income
Land area, (square miles)
Persons per square mile
Population Growth Rate
Average Age
College Graduates
High School Graduates
Post Grad. Degree
% Married Households
With Children
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754,292
66.3%
2.53
$74,388
599
1,259.3
0.4%
38.1 Years
25%
78.4%
10%
57%
30.5%
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County
Cockeysville
Hunt Valley
Lutherville
Monkton
Owings Mills
Perry Hall
Randallstown
Reisterstown
White Marsh
Pikesville
Sparrows Point
Essex
Catonsville
Towson
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Average Household Income
$ 80,765
$189,688
$ 76,377
$190,835
$ 70,433
$ 82,352
$ 63,033
$104,701
$ 76,556
$124,981
$ 60,715
$ 54,192
$ 53,908
$ 94,948
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MARYLAND STATE FACTS
Income Households with Children
Population
Land Area
Population Density (per sq. mile)
Nickname
Capitol
State Bird
State Flower
State Tree
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$61,922
5,171,634
9,775 Square Miles
529
Old Line State
Annapolis
Baltimore Oriole
Black Eyed Susan
White Oak
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Baltimore Real Estate
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