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

Name: Rent burden in Bel Air South, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.8% (±6.7 points) of renting households in Bel Air South, MD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.8% (±6.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.4% (±5.3 points)
Median share of income: 27.2% (±1.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bel Air South

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bel Air South	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Less than 15%	13.6% (±4.4 points)	13.6%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	17.1% (±5.9 points)	12.8%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.8% (±4.2 points)	11.9%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.7% (±5.5 points)	12.9%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.4% (±4.1 points)	9.7%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	31.4% (±5.3 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 South against Harford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bel Air South	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.8% (±6.7 points)	48.9% (±3.6 points)	51.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.4% (±5.3 points)	39.2% (±3.1 points)	42.3% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.2% (±1.9 points)	29.6% (±1.3 points)	30.8% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$75,653 (±$7,990)	$59,458 (±$5,816)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,757 (±$73)	$1,586 (±$40)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413

In Bel Air South, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Harford County (48.9%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (51.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Harford County, Bel Air South ranks 8 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 267 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 South

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bel Air South
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bel Air South	—	40.8% (±6.7 points)	—
Bel Air	2.7 mi	61.0% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Abingdon	3.6 mi	20.6% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Riverside	4.1 mi	30.7% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bel Air North	4.6 mi	54.5% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Hills	4.8 mi	33.3% (±83.2 points)	Not measurably different
Perryman	5.8 mi	69.4% (±20.9 points)	Higher
Edgewood	6.1 mi	59.0% (±14.5 points)	Higher
Joppatowne	6.7 mi	37.2% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bel Air, MD (61.0%), Perryman, MD (69.4%), Edgewood, MD (59.0%).

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
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)
13	Abingdon	20.6% (±23.0 points)

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

Bel Air South 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 South

Are renters in Bel Air South rent-burdened?

40.8% of renting households in Bel Air South 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 South spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bel Air South, MD spends 27.2% (±1.9 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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