What percentage of people rent in Bel Air, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Bel Air, MD, 2020–2024
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40.8% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Bel Air, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,059 renting households against 2,983 that own their home.

In Bel Air, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 40.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.8% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 2,059 (±294)
Median renter income: $51,203 (±$5,677)

Who rents and who owns in Bel Air

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bel Air	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.8% (±5.1 points)	20.3% (±1.1 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,059 (±294)	20,703 (±1,085)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,983 (±265)	81,092 (±1,182)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,203 (±$5,677)	$59,458 (±$5,816)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,902 (±$10,780)	$126,870 (±$2,763)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Harford County, Bel Air ranks 3 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 90 of 388.

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

How renting in Bel Air 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	37.9% (±3.6 points)	40.8% (±5.1 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,275 (±$64)	$1,492 (±$90)	+17.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$71,122 (±$7,787)	$74,605 (±$10,974)	+4.9%	No measurable change 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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bel Air
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bel Air	—	40.8% (±5.1 points)	—
Bel Air North	1.9 mi	9.4% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Bel Air South	2.7 mi	18.1% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Pleasant Hills	4.2 mi	2.2% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Fallston	4.9 mi	2.8% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Abingdon	6.3 mi	9.4% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Riverside	6.7 mi	35.4% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kingsville	7.3 mi	8.0% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Jarrettsville	8.1 mi	0.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bel Air North, MD (9.4%), Bel Air South, MD (18.1%), Pleasant Hills, MD (2.2%).

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
1	Aberdeen Proving Ground	97.2% (±2.9 points)
2	Perryman	51.7% (±8.9 points)
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)

Showing 9 of 14 places in Harford County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in Bel Air?

Bel Air has an estimated 2,059 (±294) renting households, 40.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bel Air?

In Bel Air, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 40.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bel Air?

A renting household in Bel Air has 1.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bel Air?

The median renting household in Bel Air, MD has an income of $51,203 (±$5,677) a year, against $113,902 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 town, Maryland (place:05550, 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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