Towson

Population & Demographics

Towson, MD

Towson is home to 58,679 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,282 resident workers commute each day.

MarylandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
58,679
people
Population

58,679 residents

Median age 33.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Towson population & demographics

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

Population
58,679
Median age
33.6yrs
Median household income
$101,320
Median home value
$469,000
Median gross rent
$1,764/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
69.3%
Poverty rate
12.1%

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 Towson

How Towson 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).

White66.6%
Black16.5%
Hispanic or Latino6.0%
Asian6.0%
Two or more races4.4%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Towson

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 Towson.

Towson at a glance
Employed Residents
25,282
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Baltimore
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Towson 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 Towson 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

57 / 100

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

Towson

25,282 commutes, one dot at a time

Towson

Where 25,282 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Towson, by worker count.

1Baltimore5.6 mi7,904
2Towson0.0 mi3,584
3Cockeysville5.9 mi1,123
4Timonium3.6 mi547
5Columbia18.6 mi487
6Pikesville5.1 mi432
7Owings Mills10.1 mi396
8Rossville7.3 mi341

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Towson.

1Baltimore5.6 mi10,672
2Towson0.0 mi3,584
3Parkville2.9 mi1,490
4Carney4.4 mi1,334
5Dundalk10.1 mi1,275
6Perry Hall6.9 mi1,234
7Bel Air South17.2 mi1,019
8Essex10.1 mi1,013

Top industries

The sectors that employ Towson’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.0%
PAPublic Administration16.9%
EDEducational Services13.2%
RTRetail Trade9.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.5%
FIFinance and Insurance5.3%
COConstruction4.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Towson

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps97%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Towson

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