What percentage of people rent in Bel Air South, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Bel Air South, MD, 2020–2024
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18.1% (±1.7 points) of the occupied homes in Bel Air South, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,051 renting households against 18,297 that own their home.

In Bel Air South, the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.1% (±1.7 points)
Renting households: 4,051 (±400)
Median renter income: $75,653 (±$7,990)

Who rents and who owns in Bel Air South

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bel Air South	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.1% (±1.7 points)	20.3% (±1.1 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,051 (±400)	20,703 (±1,085)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	18,297 (±697)	81,092 (±1,182)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$75,653 (±$7,990)	$59,458 (±$5,816)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$136,835 (±$6,330)	$126,870 (±$2,763)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In Bel Air South, the renter share is lower than in Harford County (20.3%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (32.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Harford County, Bel Air South ranks 9 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 236 of 388.

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

How renting in Bel Air South has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	22.3% (±2.0 points)	18.1% (±1.7 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,263 (±$60)	$1,757 (±$73)	+39.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$91,153 (±$3,903)	$123,653 (±$5,708)	+35.7%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Bel Air South

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bel Air South
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bel Air South	—	18.1% (±1.7 points)	—
Bel Air	2.7 mi	40.8% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Abingdon	3.6 mi	9.4% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Riverside	4.1 mi	35.4% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Bel Air North	4.6 mi	9.4% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Pleasant Hills	4.8 mi	2.2% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Perryman	5.8 mi	51.7% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Edgewood	6.1 mi	29.6% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Joppatowne	6.7 mi	18.2% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Abingdon, MD (9.4%), Bel Air North, MD (9.4%), Pleasant Hills, MD (2.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bel Air, MD (40.8%), Riverside, MD (35.4%), Perryman, MD (51.7%).

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

Households that rent across Harford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Bel Air	40.8% (±5.1 points)
4	Aberdeen	37.9% (±3.8 points)
5	Riverside	35.4% (±5.6 points)
6	Edgewood	29.6% (±5.5 points)
7	Havre de Grace	28.4% (±4.0 points)
8	Joppatowne	18.2% (±4.9 points)
9	Bel Air South	18.1% (±1.7 points)
10 (tie)	Abingdon	9.4% (±5.7 points)
10 (tie)	Bel Air North	9.4% (±1.6 points)
12	Fallston	2.8% (±2.3 points)
13	Pleasant Hills	2.2% (±1.7 points)
14	Jarrettsville	0.0% (±4.6 points)

Showing 12 of 14 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bel Air South

How many renters are there in Bel Air South?

Bel Air South has an estimated 4,051 (±400) renting households, 18.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bel Air South?

In Bel Air South, the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Bel Air South?

A renting household in Bel Air South has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bel Air South?

The median renting household in Bel Air South, MD has an income of $75,653 (±$7,990) a year, against $136,835 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Bel Air South CDP, Maryland (place:05950, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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