Bel Air, Maryland Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 10,080. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,014 (-0.7% change)
Males: 4,883 (48.4%), Females: 5,197 (51.6%)
Zip codes: 21014, 21015.
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $44,135
Median house value: $139,000
Population by Race
Races in Bel Air:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
- Black (4.4%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (27.3%), Irish (18.8%), English (12.6%), Italian (12.1%), Polish (5.3%), United States (5.1%).
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bel Air
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bel Air town
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 54.2%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 9.5%
3.6% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 1.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +991 (+10.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Bel Air:
- UPPER CHESAPEAKE MEDICAL CENTER (500 UPPER CHESAPEAKE DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bel Air:
- HARFORD MEMORIAL HOSP (about 17 miles; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD)
- FRANKLIN SQUARE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BALTIMORE, MD)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TOWSON, MD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bel Air:
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 34 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)
- LANCASTER (about 41 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 53 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bel Air:
- FALLSTON (about 5 miles; FALLSTON, MD; Abbreviation: W42)
- HARFORD COUNTY (about 11 miles; CHURCHVILLE, MD; Abbreviation: 0W3)
- MARTIN STATE (about 16 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: MTN)
Amtrak station near Bel Air:
- 13 miles: ABERDEEN (S. PHILADELPHIA & BELAIR AVE.). Services: free short-term parking, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Bel Air:
- HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,646; Location: 401 THOMAS RUN RD; Public; Website: www.harford.cc.md.us)
- INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY SCHOOL 3 (Full-time enrollment: 21; Location: 227 ARCHER ST; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.INTLBEAUTYSCHOOLS.COM)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Bel Air:
- MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- TOWSON UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; TOWSON, MD; Full-time enrollment: 13,971)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 12,330)
- LOYOLA COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,859)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-BALTIMORE (about 26 miles; Baltimore, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,456)
- UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE (about 26 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,230)
- BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,227)
Schools
Public high schools in Bel Air:
- C. MILTON WRIGHT HIGH (Students: 1,788; Location: 1301 N FOUNTAIN GREEN RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- BEL AIR HIGH (Students: 1,647; Location: 100 HEIGHE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- HARFORD TECHNICAL HIGH (Students: 1,070; Location: 200 THOMAS RUN RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Bel Air:
- JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL INC (Students: 825; Location: 703 CHURCHVILLE ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12)
- EMMORTON BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 32; Location: 106 PLUM TREE ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
- MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: PO BOX 1038; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bel Air:
- SOUTHAMPTON MIDDLE (Students: 1,540; Location: 1200 MOORES MILL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BEL AIR MIDDLE (Students: 1,462; Location: 99 IDLEWILD STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HOMESTEAD/WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 992; Location: 900 S MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- PROSPECT MILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 879; Location: 101 PROSPECT MILL RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- HICKORY ELEMENTARY (Students: 693; Location: 2100 CONOWINGO RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- FOUNTAIN GREEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 647; Location: 517 FOUNTAIN GREEN RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- EMMORTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 580; Location: 2502 TOLLGATE RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- RING FACTORY ELEMENTARY (Students: 567; Location: 1400 EMMORTON RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY (Students: 525; Location: 30 E LEE ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- JOHN ARCHER SCHOOL (Students: 154; Location: 100 THOMAS RUN RD; Grades: UG – UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Bel Air:
- ST MARGARET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 599; Location: 205 HICKORY AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
- BEL FOREST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 227; Location: 603 VALE RD; Grades: PK – 6)
- KIDDIE ACADEMY OF GOLDEN RING (Students: 80; Location: 108 WHEEL RD STE 200; Grades: PK – KG)
- KIDDIE ACADEMY OF BEL AIR (Students: 41; Location: 108 WHEEL RD; Grades: PK – KG)