Harford County, Maryland
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Population Profile
Educational Attainment
Employment Overview
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Largest sector: Retail Trade employs 11,906 workers (17.5% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $41,236.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $17.9B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services averages $114,642 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $25,557, a 4.5x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Attraction Opportunities
- Top specialization: Warehousing and Storage concentrates at 2.93x the national norm.
- Cluster depth: 5 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
- Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
HUD Fair Market Rents
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.4x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- High home ownership: 79.7% owner-occupied; rental supply may be tight for incoming workers.
- Broadly affordable rents: All 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$2,807/mo), a clear cost-of-living advantage for workforce attraction.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Education & Talent Pipeline
Aging Workforce
Workforce by Occupation
- Succession risk is real: 23.7% of working-age residents are 55-64. Plan for retirements over the next decade and pair attraction strategy with talent retention.
- Talent pipeline: 6 regional institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 33,529 annual credentials.
AI Insights
AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 9 federal data sources
Harford County shows emerging potential for warehousing and storage attraction, with a 2.93x concentration and 3,439 jobs in this sub-sector. Near-term succession risk is elevated, with 23.7% of the working-age population within 10 years of retirement age.
The interconnected base across warehousing and storage, heavy and civil engineering construction, and wholesale trade agents and brokers creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.
Industry Shift Analysis
Prospect Match Scores
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Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Harford County, Maryland, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Harford County, Maryland?
263,757 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Harford County, Maryland?
$112,265 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Harford County, Maryland?
3.6% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Harford County, Maryland?
$17.9B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1).