Bel Air, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bel Air	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$61,994	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$89,558	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$131,325	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,999	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$89,706	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$48,812	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.0%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bel Air is 38% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bel Air is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bel Air is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bel Air is 19% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,699 $89,558 $179,116

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Bel Air median earnings by income bracket

Bel Air employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	8.6%	8.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%	10.4%
Public administration	10.9%	10.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	12.7%	12.7%
Other	38.7%	38.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hampton, MD	4,823	$224,940	176.6%
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Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD	2,803	$177,081	117.7%
Lutherville, MD	6,961	$176,238	116.7%
Bel Air, MD	10,411	$89,558	10.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Makaha, HI	10,411	$77,371	4.9%
Manville, NJ	10,409	$110,090	35.4%
Mono, ON	10,413	n/a
Cavan Monaghan, ON	10,407	n/a
Purcellville, VA	10,402	$198,148	143.6%
Bel Air, MD	10,411	$89,558	10.1%

Source: The Bel Air, MD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.