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Nearly 80% of the Baltimore region’s population is considered part of the labor force. With a median age of 37.6, and 33.6% having at least a Bachelor’s degree, there is no shortage of qualified employees.
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Population
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County
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Age 5 to 15
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16 to 64
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64+
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Total Population
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Anne Arundel
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74,702
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325,566
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52,910
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453,178
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Baltimore Co.
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107,664
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517,491
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108,496
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733,651
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Baltimore City
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92,284
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412,542
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72,734
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577,560
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Carroll
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25,378
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114,375
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18,758
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158,511
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Cecil
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15,714
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66,767
|
10,031
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92,512
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Harford
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38,274
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157,754
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25,592
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221,620
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Howard
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44,910
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184,674
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22,394
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251,978
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Total within Range
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398,926
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1,779,169
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310,915
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4,978,020
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Data Source: American Community Survey, 2006
Greater Baltimore is a diverse area that is home to people from all over the world and to native-born Americans of various heritages.
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World Region of Birth of Foreign Born within the Baltimore MSA
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Foreign-born
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184,439
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Europe
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39,106
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Asia
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71,681
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Africa
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21,108
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Oceania
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649
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Latin America
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48,531
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Northern America
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3,364
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Data Source: American Community Survey, 2006
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Diversity within the Greater Baltimore Region
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Place
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Caucasian
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African American
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Asian
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American Indian or Alaskan Native
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Native Hawaiian
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Total
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% of Total
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Anne Arundel
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400,630
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73,180
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15,398
|
795
|
42
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509,300
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18.8%
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Baltimore County
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541,197
|
192,446
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33,208
|
2,324
|
411
|
787,384
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29.0%
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Baltimore City
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195,030
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406,491
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12,000
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1,279
|
306
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631,366
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23.3%
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Carroll
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159,436
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3,780
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2,314
|
465
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0
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170,260
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6.3%
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Cecil
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91,271
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4,881
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1,458
|
194
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0
|
99,506
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6.3%
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Harford
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200,918
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28,867
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4,237
|
289
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0
|
241,402
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8.9%
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Howard
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186,042
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43,842
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29,812
|
744
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52
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272,452
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10.0%
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Greater Baltimore Average
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253,503
|
107,641
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14,061
|
870
|
116
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387,381
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Greater Baltimore Total
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1,774,524
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753,487
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98,427
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6,090
|
811
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2,711,670
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Data Source: American Community Survey, 2006
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