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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.


 

Population

County

Age 5 to 15

16 to 64

64+

Total Population

Anne Arundel

74,702

325,566

52,910

453,178

Baltimore Co.

107,664

517,491

108,496

733,651

Baltimore City

92,284

412,542

72,734

577,560

Carroll

25,378

114,375

18,758

158,511

Cecil

15,714

66,767

10,031

92,512

Harford

38,274

157,754

25,592

221,620

Howard

44,910

184,674

22,394

251,978

Total within Range

398,926

1,779,169

310,915

4,978,020

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.



World Region of Birth of Foreign Born within the Baltimore MSA

Foreign-born

184,439

Europe

39,106

Asia

71,681

Africa

21,108

Oceania

649

Latin America

48,531

Northern America

3,364

Data Source: American Community Survey, 2006

 




Diversity within the Greater Baltimore Region

Place

Caucasian

African American

Asian

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Native Hawaiian

Total

% of Total

Anne Arundel

400,630

73,180

15,398

795

42

509,300

18.8%

Baltimore County

541,197

192,446

33,208

2,324

411

787,384

29.0%

Baltimore City

195,030

406,491

12,000

1,279

306

631,366

23.3%

Carroll

159,436

3,780

2,314

465

0

170,260

6.3%

Cecil

91,271

4,881

1,458

194

0

99,506

6.3%

Harford

200,918

28,867

4,237

289

0

241,402

8.9%

Howard

186,042

43,842

29,812

744

52

272,452

10.0%

Greater Baltimore Average

253,503

107,641

14,061

870

116

387,381

 

Greater Baltimore Total

1,774,524

753,487

98,427

6,090

811

2,711,670

 

Data Source: American Community Survey, 2006


 

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