Baltimore County
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- Population
- 850,796
- Area
- 598.36 sq mi (1,549.74 km²), 83.38 sq mi water
- Median age
- 39.7
- Households
- 332,801
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $91,768
- Median house value
- $349,300
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Baltimore County
Local News
Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller visits local Towson mental health center to discuss stigmas, solutions
By Morgan Lane, Editor-in-Chief Maryland Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller spoke in Towson on Tuesday to discuss the importance of addressing and treating mental health. The event, hosted by the Jay Care Mental Health Center on Loch Raven Boulevard, focused on ways to break mental…
Data centers debated in Baltimore County Council contest
Two candidates want a ban. A third says the current moratorium is the way to go. They are raising questions about each other’s motivations. A data center moratorium is in place in Baltimore County through 2027.
Baltimore County Health Department offers HIV, Hepatitis B testing on campus
By Theresa Pratt, Deputy News Editor The Baltimore County Department of Health is offering free on-campus HIV and Hepatitis B testing for Towson students. The walk-in, confidential testing occurs once a month during the fall 2026 semester. The first HIV prevention measure taken…
After a decade of battling and waiting, Baltimore County’s Lansdowne gets its new high school
It is the first of three high schools the county has been building to be completed at a combined cost of around $740 million. Construction is continuing on Dulaney and Towson High Schools.
3 Towson students arrested in connection with York Road Shooting
By Morgan Lane, Editor-in-Chief Three Towson students are being held without bond in connection with the shooting of an 18-year-old male that occurred on the 8000 block of York Road on Sunday. Police responded to a report of shots fired at the Cardiff Hall apartments, causing a…