Cockeysville, MD

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2024 Population

23,962

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.9

0.576% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.6%

12.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$77,680

9.06% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$419,900

7.12% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,442

1.09% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cockeysville, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.5% of the residents in Cockeysville, MD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cockeysville, MD are Institute of Health Sciences (101 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Cockeysville, MD was $419,900, and the homeownership rate was 35.8%.

Most people in Cockeysville, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Cockeysville, MD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cockeysville, MD is home to a population of 24k people, from which 90.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.6% of Cockeysville, MD residents were born outside of the country (4.69k people).

In 2024, there were 2.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.9k people) in Cockeysville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.77k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.18k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%

2024 Citizenship

90.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Cockeysville, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cockeysville, MD was 90.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cockeysville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cockeysville, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.9k ± 1.05k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.77k ± 963
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.18k ± 1.06k

16.7%

Hispanic Population

4k people

16.7% of the people in Cockeysville, MD are hispanic (4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cockeysville, MD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
130,412 ± 8,772 people
India
62,394 ± 6,102 people
Nigeria
47,653 ± 5,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Maryland residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

Foreign-Born Population

19.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.69k people

18.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.24k people

As of 2024, 19.6% of Cockeysville, MD residents (4.69k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cockeysville, MD was 18.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cockeysville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
202 ± 90
Gulf War (1990s)
96 ± 78
Korea
46 ± 45

Cockeysville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cockeysville, MD.

Economy

The economy of Cockeysville, MD employs 13.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cockeysville, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,758 people), Retail Trade (1,536 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,518 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($130,988), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,112), and Public Administration ($95,469).

Employment

Occupations

13.4k

2024 Value

± 1,244

1.09%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cockeysville, MD grew at a rate of 1.09%, from 13.3k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cockeysville, MD, are Management Occupations (1,588 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,402 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,330 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cockeysville, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.4k

2024 Value

± 1,244

1.09%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cockeysville, MD grew at a rate of 1.09%, from 13.3k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cockeysville, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,758 people), Retail Trade (1,536 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,518 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cockeysville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Cockeysville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,578

Median earning men ± $6,080

$46,330

Median earning women ± $3,293

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($138,900), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($127,188), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($99,612), Wholesale Trade ($83,950), and Construction ($82,625).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

Y-Axis

0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cockeysville, MD. Showing the available data for Maryland.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (62.6%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (1.09%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Angela Alsobrooks

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Cockeysville, MD awarded 101 degrees. The student population of Cockeysville, MD in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 29 male students and 147 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cockeysville, MD are White (49 and 49%), Black or African American (25 and 25%), Hispanic or Latino (21 and 21%), and Asian (3 and 3%).

The largest universities in Cockeysville, MD by number of degrees awarded are Institute of Health Sciences (101 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Cockeysville, MD are Electroneurodiagnostic Technician (101 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 176 students enrolled in Cockeysville, MD, 16.5% men and 83.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 75 records, of which 92% were women and 8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Electroneurodiagnostic Technician

Most Common

101 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Cockeysville, MD was Electroneurodiagnostic Technician with 101 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Cockeysville, MD according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Institute of Health Sciences

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

101 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Institute of Health Sciences with 101 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 25 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cockeysville, MD, which is 0.329 times less than the 76 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 49 degrees mean that there were 1.96 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 25 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($14,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($700) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cockeysville, MD was $419,900 in 2024, which is 1.26 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $392,000 to $419,900, a 7.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Cockeysville, MD is 35.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cockeysville, MD have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cockeysville, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$419,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,559

$3,800

Median Property Taxes

±$478

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cockeysville, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cockeysville, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

35.8%

Homeownership

2024

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 35.8% of the housing units in Cockeysville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 34.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cockeysville, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$77,680

Median Household Income

± $7,504

10.6k

Number of Households

± 1,017

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.6k households in Cockeysville, MD declined from $77,680 from the previous year's value of $85,422.

The following chart displays the households in Cockeysville, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cockeysville, MD is from Maryland.

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.454

2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2023, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.683% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.1%)
Worked At Home (12.9%)
Carpooled (7.08%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Cockeysville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cockeysville, MD have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.41% of the workforce in Cockeysville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cockeysville, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cockeysville, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cockeysville, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cockeysville, MD (2.93k out of 23.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cockeysville, MD is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.2% of the population of Cockeysville, MD has health coverage, with 56.2% on employee plans, 13.8% on Medicaid, 9.48% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 0.401% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53% were men and 47% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.9% under 18 years, 30.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53% were men and 47% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.85%

Uninsured

56.2%

Employer Coverage

13.8%

Medicaid

9.48%

Medicare

13.3%

Non-Group

0.401%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cockeysville, MD grew by 2.31% from 6.69% to 6.85%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cockeysville, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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