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Bel Air, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bel Air, MD: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 63,810. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BEL-AIR-MD · Bel Air, MD 2 ZIPs · 63,810 pop · #1712/25278 · Harford County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $127,126
  • RANK-TOP #1712/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Forest Hill
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-SMALL 63,810
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 21014→21015
  • HOME-HIGH $436,650

Nearest income peer: Forest Hill, MD ( $1,918 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bel Air

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bel Air on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bel Air, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
63,810
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$127,126
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $127,126 and home value $436,650 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bel Air as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Annapolis is the closest lower-income city and Columbia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 5 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bel Air.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Bel Air differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Bel Air: $116,970 in ZIP 21014 to $137,281 in 21015. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

21014 to 21015

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

21014 to 21015

Poverty-rate spread
1.6 points

21015 to 21014

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 21014 skews compact Bel Air

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 21014 covers about 56% of Bel Air's 63,810 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Bel Air

Citywide ZBP: 1,817 establishments, 22,243 employees , annual payroll $1,055,078k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21014 (1,193 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (280) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Bel Air, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Harford County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Bel Air. See the Harford County roll-up →

Bel Air sits in the upper half of Harford County on income: Abingdon, Edgewood and Aberdeen report less, while Fallston and Churchville report more. Edgewood marks the far end of that range at $81,704, 36% below Bel Air.

Side-by-side: Compare 21014 vs 21015 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21014 36,047 $116,970 1,193 988
21015 27,763 $137,281 624 347
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Bel Air roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bel Air, .