Bel Air South

Population & Demographics

Bel Air South, MD

Bel Air South is home to 58,137 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,252 resident workers commute each day.

MarylandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
58,137
people
Population

58,137 residents

Median age 38.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bel Air South population & demographics

Who lives in Bel Air South — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
58,137
Median age
38.5yrs
Median household income
$123,653
Median home value
$405,900
Median gross rent
$1,757/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
49.4%
Poverty rate
3.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bel Air South

How Bel Air South breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White74.9%
Black8.9%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Asian5.4%
Two or more races4.4%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Bel Air South

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bel Air South.

Bel Air South at a glance
Employed Residents
27,252
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
17.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Baltimore
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bel Air South proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bel Air South commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bel Air South

27,252 commutes, one dot at a time

Bel Air South

Where 27,252 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bel Air South, by worker count.

1Baltimore20.7 mi3,455
2Bel Air2.9 mi2,491
3Bel Air South0.0 mi1,915
4Towson17.2 mi1,019
5Cockeysville16.8 mi790
6Bel Air North4.3 mi718
7Edgewood5.1 mi657
8Rossville13.3 mi563

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bel Air South.

1Bel Air South0.0 mi1,915
2Bel Air North4.3 mi647
3Baltimore20.7 mi537
4Edgewood5.1 mi442
5Bel Air2.9 mi261
6Aberdeen8.0 mi257
7Joppatowne6.2 mi220
8Havre de Grace12.0 mi202

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bel Air South’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade22.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services12.7%
EDEducational Services6.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.2%
FIFinance and Insurance4.5%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.1%
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