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 (78 degrees awarded in 2024).

    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.

    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.

    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.

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    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cockeysville, MD
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      11.9k ± 1.05k
    2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      4.77k ± 963
    3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
      2.18k ± 1.06k
    16.7%
    Hispanic Population
    4k 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.

    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.

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    Global Diversity

    The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.
    Most Common Origin
    1. El Salvador
      133,677 ± 8,879 people
    2. India
      61,989 ± 6,082 people
    3. 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.

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    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.

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    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      202 ± 90
    2. Gulf War (1990s)
      96 ± 78
    3. 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.

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    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.

    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.

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    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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    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).

    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.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    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.

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    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).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    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.

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    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.

    US Senators from Maryland

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    Chris Van Hollen
    Senator from Maryland3
    Assumed office on January 3, 2017
    Angela Alsobrooks
    Senator from Maryland1
    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.

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Cockeysville, MD awarded 78 degrees. The student population of Cockeysville, MD in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 22 male students and 65 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Cockeysville, MD are Black or African American (32 and 41%), White (31 and 39.7%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 8.97%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (3 and 3.85%).

    The largest universities in Cockeysville, MD by number of degrees awarded are Institute of Health Sciences (78 and 100%).

    The most popular majors in Cockeysville, MD are Electroneurodiagnostic Technician (78 and 100%).

    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    In 2024 there were 87 students enrolled in Cockeysville, MD, 25.3% men and 74.7% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 35 records, of which 88.6% were women and 11.4% men.

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    Concentrations

    Most Common
    78 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Cockeysville, MD was Electroneurodiagnostic Technician with 78 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.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    78 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Institute of Health Sciences with 78 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    In 2024, 12 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cockeysville, MD, which is 0.182 times less than the 66 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 32 degrees mean that there were 1.03 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 31 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Average Net Price by Sector

    Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($15,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($700) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    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.

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    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.

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Cockeysville, 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.

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    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (73.1%)
    2. Worked At Home (12.9%)
    3. 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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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