Catonsville, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

43,368

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.2

1.51% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.92%

0.863% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$114,109

3.69% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Catonsville, MD is home to a population of 43.4k people, from which 95% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.4% of Catonsville, MD residents were born outside of the country (5.38k people).

In 2024, there were 3.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.7k people) in Catonsville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.52k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.41k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95%

2024 Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95% of Catonsville, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Catonsville, MD was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Catonsville, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.7k ± 1.37k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.52k ± 1.03k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
4.41k ± 880

7.28%

Hispanic Population

3.16k people

7.28% of the people in Catonsville, MD are hispanic (3.16k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Catonsville, 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
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

12.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.38k people

12%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.14k people

As of 2024, 12.4% of Catonsville, MD residents (5.38k 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 Catonsville, MD was 12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
617 ± 274
Gulf War (2001-)
342 ± 99
Gulf War (1990s)
287 ± 114

Catonsville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Catonsville, MD employs 21.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Catonsville, MD were Educational Services (3,362 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,028 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,981 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($110,533), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,103), and Public Administration ($102,635).

Employment

Occupations

21.8k

2024 Value

± 1,097

2.77%

1 Year growth

± 6.86%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Catonsville, MD grew at a rate of 2.77%, from 21.2k employees to 21.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Catonsville, MD, are Management Occupations (2,899 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,225 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,010 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Catonsville, 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

21.8k

2024 Value

± 1,097

2.77%

1 Year growth

± 6.86%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Catonsville, MD grew at a rate of 2.77%, from 21.2k employees to 21.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Catonsville, MD, are Educational Services (3,362 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,028 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,981 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Catonsville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Catonsville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$75,459

Median earning men ± $9,118

$54,592

Median earning women ± $7,333

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($110,132), Construction ($103,545), and Public Administration ($102,980).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($100,729), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,583), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,149).

Education

The student population of Catonsville, MD in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 7,524 male students and 6,382 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Catonsville, MD are White (1,168 and 39.8%), Asian (650 and 22.1%), Black or African American (602 and 20.5%), and Hispanic or Latino (282 and 9.6%).

The largest universities in Catonsville, MD by number of degrees awarded are University of Maryland-Baltimore County (4,057 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Catonsville, MD are Other Multidisciplinary Studies (698 and 17.2%), Computer Science (494 and 12.2%), and Information Science (476 and 11.7%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $9,423 for in-state students and $27,392 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Catonsville, MD, the percentage of applicants admitted was 72.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 13,906 (54.1% men and 45.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 13,906 students enrolled in Catonsville, MD, 54.1% men and 45.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,782 records, of which 41.2% were women and 58.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Computer Science
324 degrees awarded
General Psychology
303 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
279 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Catonsville, MD was Computer Science with 324 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Catonsville, MD according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

4,057 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Maryland-Baltimore County with 4,057 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 2,100 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Catonsville, MD, which is 1.07 times more than the 1,957 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,168 degrees mean that there were 1.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 650 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

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($9,423) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,833) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,600) 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 Catonsville, MD was $416,900 in 2024, which is 1.25 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $405,800 to $416,900, a 2.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Catonsville, MD is 69.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Catonsville, MD have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Catonsville, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$416,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,984

$11,441

Median Property Taxes

±$675

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 Catonsville, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.7% of the housing units in Catonsville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Catonsville, 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.

$114,109

Median Household Income

± $6,036

16.4k

Number of Households

± 1,016

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.4k households in Catonsville, MD grew to $114,109 from the previous year's value of $110,051.

The following chart displays the households in Catonsville, 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 Catonsville, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (67.1%)
Worked At Home (20.9%)
Carpooled (5.24%)

In 2024, 67.1% of workers in Catonsville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.9%) and those who carpooled to work (5.24%).

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

24.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Catonsville, MD have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.67% of the workforce in Catonsville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Catonsville, MD (2.71k out of 39.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Catonsville, MD is White, followed by Black and Asian.

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

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

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

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