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Towson MD - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	51,793	641 (of 25,150) (97%)	11 (of 368) (97%)
Average Income	$53,775	3,428 (86%)	161 (56%)
Median House Value	$157,100	3,302 (87%)	128 (65%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	86.9%	17,087 (of 25,150) (32%)	172 (of 368) (53%)
% Black Population	7.5%	4,760 (81%)	190 (48%)
% Hispanic Population	1.9%	11,390 (55%)	173 (53%)
% Asian Population	3.7%	1,696 (93%)	77 (79%)
% American Indian Population	0.1%	17,328 (31%)	296 (20%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	90.9%	3,544 (of 25,150) (86%)	98 (of 368) (73%)
% College Graduates	53.2%	906 (96%)	38 (90%)
% Never Married	35.1%	1,789 (93%)	50 (86%)
% Married	45.8%	22,070 (12%)	300 (18%)
% Seperated	1.8%	10,320 (59%)	268 (27%)
% Divorced	7.9%	17,824 (29%)	238 (35%)
% Foreign Born	8.0%	3,979 (84%)	96 (74%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	22,025	586 (of 25,150) (98%)	8 (of 368) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	13.7%	14,665 (42%)	161 (56%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	12.2%	3,924 (84%)	172 (53%)
Average Rooms in House	6.0	4,614 (82%)	203 (45%)
% Households with No Car	10.3%	6,557 (74%)	101 (73%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	11.6%	20,747 (18%)	299 (19%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.7%	1,793 (93%)	42 (89%)
Median House Value	$157,100	3,302 (87%)	128 (65%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.1%	13,364 (47%)	138 (63%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	4.8%	1,921 (92%)	84 (77%)
Average Monthly Rent	$746	2,989 (88%)	154 (58%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	59.6%	15,233 (of 25,150) (39%)	316 (of 368) (14%)
% Drive Alone to Work	79.0%	12,072 (52%)	164 (55%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.1%	2,747 (89%)	142 (61%)
% Walk to Work	6.4%	4,436 (82%)	24 (93%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	22.9	13,916 (45%)	320 (13%)
% Households making less than $10,000	6.9%	16,564 (34%)	125 (66%)
% Households making over $200,000	6.0%	1,394 (94%)	39 (89%)
Median Household Income	$53,775	3,428 (86%)	161 (56%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	0.9%	19,465 (23%)	252 (32%)
Per Capita Income	$32,502	1,527 (94%)	55 (85%)
Male Worker Income	$49,554	2,293 (91%)	87 (76%)
Female Worker Income	$38,172	1,331 (95%)	75 (80%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	2.5%	20,813 (17%)	245 (33%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	7.7%	16,315 (35%)	143 (61%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Baltimore, Maryland	7 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.92

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Stratford, Connecticut	0.93
Tuckahoe, Virginia	0.92
Burnsville, Minnesota	0.91
Carmichael, California	0.91
Santee, California	0.91
Milford, Connecticut	0.90
Medford, Massachusetts	0.90
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin	0.90
Weymouth, Massachusetts	0.90
Redford, Michigan	0.90

Towson MD Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
1-Unit Attached Housing Units	4,970	127
Population in Group Quarters	6,287	152
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	4,173	168
Greek People	638	194
People with Graduate or Professional Degrees	8,350	200

Towson MD Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
75 to 84 year Old Population	4,297	2
65 and Older Female Population	6,683	2
Nonfamily Households with Householder Living Alone and Over 65	3,637	2
20 to 24 year Old Population	5,703	3
85 Year and Older Population	1,779	3

Towson MD Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent In Household Population	87.9%	24,245
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	26.1%	24,040
Percent Family Households	53.8%	24,032
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	37.2%	24,022
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	4.2%	23,821

Towson MD Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
Average Household Size of Renter Occupied Units	2	361
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	26.1%	359
Percent Armed Forces Population	0.0%	359
Percent Wood Fueled Households	0.0%	359
Mobile Homes	0	357

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Towson MD	Stratford, Connecticut
Total Population	49,976	51,793
Average Age	40.3	37.6
Average Income	$53,494	$53,775
Median House Value	$163,400	$157,100
% White Population	84.8%	86.9%
% Black Population	9.8%	7.5%
% Asian Population	1.4%	3.7%
% Hispanic Population	6.8%	1.9%

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