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 POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHICS |
|
POPULATION BY YEAR |
|
2000 |
218,590 |
|
2007 (estimate) |
248,322 |
|
2012 (projection) |
271,377 |
|
|
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census;
ESRI |
|
2007 ESTIMATED POPULATION BY SEX |
 Male |
48.9% |
121,429 |
 Female |
51.1% |
126,893 |
|
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|
Source: ESRI |
|
2007 ESTIMATED POPULATION BY AGE |
 Age 0-4 |
7.1% |
17,631 |
 Age 5-9 |
7.0% |
17,383 |
Age 10-14 |
7.5% |
18,624 |
Age 15-19 |
7.1% |
17,631 |
 Age 20-24 |
5.9% |
14,651 |
 Age 25-34 |
10.5% |
26,074 |
 Age 35-44 |
15.8% |
39,235 |
Age 45-54 |
16.0% |
39,732 |
 Age 55-64 |
11.8% |
29,302 |
 Age 65-74 |
6.1% |
15,148 |
 Age 75 & Over |
5.2% |
12,912 |
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|
Source: ESRI |
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HOUSEHOLD
DEMOGRAPHICS |
|
Average Household Income |
$85,487 |
|
Average House Sales Price |
$290,200 |
|
Number of Households |
91,478 |
|
Estimated Households 2012 |
100,545 |
|
% of Family Households |
72.8% |
|
Estimated Household Size |
2.7 |
|
|
Source: ESRI and U.S. Census Fact
Finder |
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EDUCATION
DEMOGRAPHICS |
|
PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
|
Elementary |
17,933 |
|
Secondary |
21,318 |
|
TOTAL SCHOOLS |
|
Public Elementary Schools |
33 |
|
Public Middle Schools |
11 |
|
Public High Schools |
12 |
|
Special Schools |
1 |
|
Total Public Schools |
57 |
|
Total Private Schools |
enrollment: 5,864 |
41 |
|
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT |
|
High School Graduate or higher |
90.3% |
|
Bachelor's Degree or higher |
30.8% |
|
|
Source: Harford County Public
Schools; MD DBED Facts 2006-2007
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MAJOR
CITY COST OF LIVING COMPARISON |
|
To maintain the same purchasing power, a salary of $600 in
Baltimore, Maryland would need to be: |
|
City/State |
Salary |
Groceries |
Housing |
Utilities |
Transportation |
Health
|
|
San Francisco, CA |
$854.98 |
34.34% + |
81.17% + |
23.81% + |
5.91% + |
18.52% + |
|
Boston, MA |
$681.50 |
12.03% + |
8.88% + |
7.61% + |
0.21% - |
24.03% + |
|
Manhattan, NY |
$1,035.91 |
35.31% + |
147.18% + |
25.58% + |
7.51% + |
22.68% + |
|
Middlesex Monmouth, NJ |
$649.32 |
9.31% + |
11.50% + |
7.78% - |
1.34% - |
4.14% + |
Washington, DC,
Arlington/Alexandria, VA |
$706.03 |
3.054% + |
41.70% + |
1.48% + |
0.35% + |
6.13% + |
|
Stamford, CT |
$747.30 |
10.51% + |
49.6% + |
6.91% + |
4.05% + |
9.138% + |
|
Chicago, IL |
$567.87 |
3.23% + |
15.386% - |
6.73% - |
1.27% + |
3.81% + |
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Source: CNN Money
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REGIONAL
LABOR FORCE STATISTICS |
| |
Baltimore, MD |
Philadelphia
|
Washington
|
Wilmington
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
1,394,893 |
2,946,906 |
2,986,751 |
358,310 |
|
Employment |
1,344,325 |
2,826,408 |
2,900,327 |
346,625 |
|
Unemployment |
50,568 |
120.498 |
86,424 |
11,685 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
3.6% |
4.1% |
2.9% |
3.3% |
|
|
Source: Department of Labor Statistics
|
|
MAJOR EMPLOYERS |
| GOVERNMENT
SECTOR |
|
Aberdeen Proving Ground |
|
18,279 |
|
Harford County Public Schools |
 |
5,298 |
|
Harford County Government
|
|
1,744 |
|
Harford County Public Library |
|
396 |
|
| PRIVATE
SECTOR |
|
Upper Chesapeake Health Systems |
|
2,464 |
|
Rite Aid Mid-Atlantic Customer Distribution Center |
|
1,270 |
|
Harford Community College |
|
1,219 |
|
SAIC |
|
797 |
|
Jacobs Technology, Inc. |
|
656 |
|
Saks Fifth Avenue |
|
495 |
|
Frito-Lay, Inc.
|
|
490 |
|
Sephora USA, LLC |
|
488 |
|
Blue Dot of Maryland |
|
400 |
|
Constar |
|
384 |
|
Log.Sec Corporation |
|
360 |
|
EAI Corporation |
|
354 |
|
Dixie Construction Company, Inc. |
|
300 |
|
C & S Wholesale Grocers |
|
300 |
|
Battelle BEST Center |
|
297 |
|
Custom Direct, LLC |
|
273 |
|
APG Federal Credit Union
|
|
242 |
|
Science & Technology Corporation |
|
240 |
|
WAVE (Worthington Armstrong Ventures) |
|
235 |
|
Cytec Engineered Materials, Inc. |
|
220 |
|
Alcore, Inc. |
|
210 |
|
Nutramax Laboratories, Inc. |
|
210 |
|
The ARC Northern Chesapeake Region |
|
203 |
|
The Arena Club |
|
200 |
|
PNC Bank |
|
199 |
|
Independent Can |
|
198 |
|
Homestead Publishing |
|
198 |
|
Bottcher America |
|
193 |
|
SafeNet |
|
193 |
|
Case Mason Filing |
|
193 |
|
SURVICE Engineering |
|
189 |
|
McCormick & Company, Inc. |
|
188 |
|
Dynamic Science |
|
180 |
|
Morris & Richie Associates, Inc. |
|
170 |
|
J.M. Huber Engineered Materials |
|
166 |
|
Smiths Detection, Inc. |
|
160 |
|
Source: Harford County Office of Economic
Development
|
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EMPLOYERS
ON THE MOVE TO HARFORD COUNTY: |
- CACI
- Crown Speciality Packaging USA
- EG & G/LearSiegler
- EPS
- Frito Lay (expansion)
- Leisure Specialties
- Lifoam
- MITRE Corporation
- Modular Components National
- RTR Technologies
- Stone Ridge Technology
Source: Harford
County Office of Economic Development |
|
|
LABOR
MARKET: |
|
Labor Force |
132,266 |
|
Employment |
127,384 |
|
Unemployment |
4,882 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
3.7% |
|
Source: Maryland Department of
Labor, Licensing and Regulation, June 2007 |
|
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FOREIGN
INVESTMENT: |
Harford County is the Sweet Spot for Foreign Investment...
- 3 port facilities and 3 international airports within two hours
reach
- Proximity to Washington DC Market places Harford Companies at the
Center of international relations, trade organizations and monetary
exchanges.
- Maryland's Department of Business and Economic Development
International Trade Office supports county efforts for all
international activities and serves as a "one-stop-shop" for
international businesses and Maryland businesses interested in
expanding overseas.
|
Harford County is home to seven overseas businesses: |
Selected Harford County Companies doing business overseas: |
- Boettcher America, Germany
- Custom Direct, Canada
- Lafarge North America, France
- Colwell North America Inc., Britain
- Mercedes Benz of North America, Germany
- Oldcastle Precast Group, Ireland
- Sephora, France
|
- SafeNet
- McCormick & Company, Inc.
- Cytec Engineered Materials, Inc.
- Innovative Plastic Solutions
- Huber Engineered Materials
- Michel Distribution Services, Inc.
- Titronics, Inc.
- EFC Systems, Inc.
- Independent Can Company
- Onguard Industries LLC
- Nutramax Laboratories
- Alban Tractor
- Paramount Die Company, Inc.
- Harford Systems, Inc.
- TICGums, Inc.
- SWS Security
- MCI Communications
|
Source: Harford County Office of
Economic Development |
|
EMPLOYMENT
& LABOR FORCE |
|
|
Quarterly
Average
Employment |
Average Weekly
Wage |
| TOTAL EMPLOYMENT |
82,798 |
$771 |
| PRIVATE SECTOR |
65,247 |
$706 |
| Construction |
7,033 |
$869 |
| Manufacturing |
4,376 |
$941 |
|
Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
18,960 |
$587 |
|
Education & Health Services |
8,471 |
$712 |
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
8,192 |
$257 |
| Financial Activities |
3,517 |
$840 |
| Professional Business Services |
11,030 |
$1,030 |
| Other |
3,642 |
$716 |
| GOVERNMENT |
17,551 |
$1,012 |
|
|
Source: MD Dept. of Labor, License & Regulation 4Q 06 |
DISTRIBUTION OF WORKERS ACROSS OCCUPATIONS
(By Locality) |
|
|
Source: MD Dept. of Labor, License & Regulation |
WAGE
RATES* - 2006 Hourly Rates |
| Selected Occupations: |
Median |
Entry |
Experienced |
|
Accountants |
$ 23.00 |
$17.75 |
$29.25 |
| Bookkeeping/accounting clerks |
15.50 |
10.50 |
19.00 |
|
Computer system analysts |
34.00 |
26.25 |
38.75 |
|
Customer service representatives |
13.75 |
9.75 |
16.50 |
|
Electrical engineers |
32.50 |
23.50 |
39.25 |
|
Electronic engineering technicians |
29.25 |
22.50 |
32.75 |
| Freight, stock and material movers, hand |
10.25 |
7.75 |
12.75 |
| Industrial truck operators |
15.00 |
12.00 |
17.00 |
| Machinists |
23.75 |
17.25 |
25.75 |
|
Maintenance workers, machinery |
11.50 |
10.50 |
13.50 |
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