How many renters in Bel Air North, MD pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Bel Air North, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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54.5% (±12.5 points) of renting households in Bel Air North, MD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.5% (±12.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.6% (±10.7 points)
Median share of income: 32.3% (±5.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bel Air North

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bel Air North	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Less than 15%	8.7% (±6.9 points)	13.6%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.4% (±5.1 points)	12.8%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	19.8% (±8.2 points)	11.9%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.6% (±6.4 points)	12.9%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.9% (±6.5 points)	9.7%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	44.6% (±10.7 points)	39.2%	42.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Bel Air North against Harford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bel Air North	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.5% (±12.5 points)	48.9% (±3.6 points)	51.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.6% (±10.7 points)	39.2% (±3.1 points)	42.3% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.3% (±5.5 points)	29.6% (±1.3 points)	30.8% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$49,438 (±$7,842)	$59,458 (±$5,816)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,624 (±$164)	$1,586 (±$40)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413

In Bel Air North, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Harford County (48.9%).

It is not measurably different from Maryland (51.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Harford County, Bel Air North ranks 6 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 136 of 383.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Bel Air North

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bel Air North
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bel Air North	—	54.5% (±12.5 points)	—
Bel Air	1.9 mi	61.0% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fallston	3.7 mi	75.3% (±58.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bel Air South	4.6 mi	40.8% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Hills	4.8 mi	33.3% (±83.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kingsville	7.7 mi	100.0% (±43.6 points)	Higher
Abingdon	8.2 mi	20.6% (±23.0 points)	Lower
Riverside	8.6 mi	30.7% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Joppatowne	9.5 mi	37.2% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Abingdon, MD (20.6%), Riverside, MD (30.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kingsville, MD (100.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Harford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Fallston	75.3% (±58.1 points)
2	Perryman	69.4% (±20.9 points)
3	Bel Air	61.0% (±11.0 points)
4	Edgewood	59.0% (±14.5 points)
5	Aberdeen	55.1% (±11.7 points)
6	Bel Air North	54.5% (±12.5 points)
7	Havre de Grace	49.7% (±10.1 points)
8	Bel Air South	40.8% (±6.7 points)
9	Joppatowne	37.2% (±16.2 points)
10	Pleasant Hills	33.3% (±83.2 points)
11	Riverside	30.7% (±12.0 points)
12	Aberdeen Proving Ground	25.9% (±8.9 points)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Harford County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bel Air North is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bel Air North

Are renters in Bel Air North rent-burdened?

54.5% of renting households in Bel Air North pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Bel Air North spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bel Air North, MD spends 32.3% (±5.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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