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Towson, Maryland QuickFacts

	Towson, Maryland	United States
Total population	51,793	281,421,906
State	Maryland
City	towson

Towson, Maryland Population

	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
Male	23,459	45.29%	49.06%
Female	28,334	54.71%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.6		35.3

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	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
18 years and over	42,779	82.6%	74.31%
21 years and over	37,713	72.81%	69.97%
62 years and over	11,532	22.27%	14.66%
65 years and over	10,422	20.12%	12.43%

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	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
White	45,028	86.94%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,901	7.53%	12.32%
Asian	1,936	3.74%	3.64%
Some other race	325	0.63%	5.46%
Two or more races	603	1.16%	2.43%

Towson, Maryland Housing

	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
Total households	21,063		105,480,101
Family households (families)	11,326	53.77%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	9,737	46.23%	31.94%

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	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
Total housing units	22,025		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	934	4.24%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	21,063	95.63%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	12,571	57.08%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	8,492	38.56%	30.77%

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	Towson, Maryland	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	33	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,113	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,241	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,570	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,909	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,188	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	481	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	84	0.57%
Median (dollars)	157,100	119,600

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	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,021	19.09%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,030	28.63%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,076	14.6%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,502	16.63%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,904	9.04%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,553	12.12%	9.65%

Towson, Maryland Education

	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,624		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	829	4.99%	6.47%
Kindergarten	629	3.78%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,339	26.1%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,855	11.16%	21.38%
College or graduate school	8,972	53.97%	22.81%

Towson, Maryland Economy

	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
Population 16 years and over	43,726		217,168,077
In labor force	26,060	59.6%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	26,051	59.58%	63.39%
- - Employed	25,035	57.25%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,016	2.32%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	9	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	17,666	40.4%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	24,387	55.77%	51.66%
In labor force	13,158	30.09%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	13,158	30.09%	29.65%
- - Employed	12,518	28.63%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,793	6.39%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,737		12,787,501

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	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	21,112		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,456	6.9%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	986	4.67%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,343	11.1%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,962	9.29%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,001	14.21%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,101	19.42%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,745	13.0%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,364	11.2%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	894	4.23%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,260	5.97%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	53,775		41,994

	Towson, Maryland	%, Towson, Maryland	United States
With earnings	15,552	35.57%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	75,835		56,604
With Social Security income	7,210	16.49%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,648		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	382	0.87%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,693		6,320
With public assistance income	195	0.45%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,304		3,032
With retirement income	4,919	11.25%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	22,495		17,376

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