Language Spoken At Home in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 230,539 | 100% |
English only | 213,212 | 92.5% |
Language other than English | 17,327 | 7.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,345 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 6,232 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,953 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,390 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,700 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,453 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,533 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 1,252 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 159 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 245,396 | 100% |
American | 15,059 | 6.1% |
Arab | 337 | 0.1% |
Czech | 2,222 | 0.9% |
Danish | 613 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,275 | 1.3% |
English | 28,828 | 11.7% |
French (except Basque) | 5,525 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 795 | 0.3% |
German | 68,070 | 27.7% |
Greek | 1,604 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 1,192 | 0.5% |
Irish | 44,286 | 18.0% |
Italian | 24,645 | 10.0% |
Lithuanian | 608 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,147 | 0.5% |
Polish | 17,487 | 7.1% |
Portuguese | 357 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,975 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,103 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 5,824 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 675 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 4,381 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 1,366 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 368 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 957 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 2,674 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 767 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 90,080 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 66,419 | 73.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 30,351 | 33.7% |
Married-couple family | 52,533 | 58.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,627 | 25.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,569 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,831 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,317 | 11.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,893 | 6.5% |
Nonfamily households | 23,661 | 26.3% |
Householder living alone | 19,624 | 21.8% |
65 years and over | 7,467 | 8.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 33,101 | 36.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 21,612 | 24.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 243,497 | 100% |
Householder | 90,080 | 37.0% |
Spouse | 52,545 | 21.6% |
Child | 77,959 | 32.0% |
Other relatives | 13,681 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 9,232 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 4,542 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 94,929 | 100% |
Never married | 28,346 | 29.9% |
Now married, except separated | 55,612 | 58.6% |
Separated | 1,751 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 2,299 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 6,921 | 7.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 101,418 | 100% |
Never married | 23,784 | 23.5% |
Now married, except separated | 55,843 | 55.1% |
Separated | 2,327 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 9,122 | 9.0% |
Divorced | 10,342 | 10.2% |
Fertility in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,159 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 750 | 23.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,885 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,969 | 40.3% |
Less than 1 year | 379 | 7.8% |
1 or 2 years | 521 | 10.7% |
3 or 4 years | 297 | 6.1% |
5 or more years | 772 | 15.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,969 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,300 | 66.0% |
Who are married | 1,314 | 66.7% |
School Enrollment in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 65,475 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,384 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 3,034 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 27,109 | 41.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,300 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 16,648 | 25.4% |
Educational Attainment in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 164,923 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,114 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,304 | 5.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 48,295 | 29.3% |
Some college, no degree | 37,713 | 22.9% |
Associate's degree | 13,618 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 31,667 | 19.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 20,212 | 12.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.5% |
Veteran Status in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 184,076 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 22,270 | 12.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 242,804 | 100% |
With a disability | 24,250 | 10.0% |
Under 18 years | 60,035 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,157 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 152,455 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,585 | 8.3% |
65 years and over | 30,314 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,508 | 31.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 242,602 | 100% |
Same house | 221,366 | 91.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 20,494 | 8.4% |
Same county | 11,433 | 4.7% |
Different county | 9,061 | 3.7% |
Same state | 5,246 | 2.2% |
Different state | 3,815 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 742 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 245,396 | 100% |
Native | 233,154 | 95.0% |
Born in United States | 229,203 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 160,783 | 65.5% |
Different state | 68,420 | 27.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,951 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 12,242 | 5.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 12,242 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 7,333 | 59.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,909 | 40.1% |
Year of Entry in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 16,193 | 100% |
Native | 3,951 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 301 | 7.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,650 | 92.4% |
Foreign born | 12,242 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 339 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,903 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Harford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 12,242 | 100% |
Europe | 2,696 | 22.0% |
Asia | 4,890 | 39.9% |
Africa | 1,407 | 11.5% |
Oceania | 76 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 2,903 | 23.7% |
Northern America | 270 | 2.2% |