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HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND
Harford County is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area, strategically located on I-95 in the heart of the mid-Atlantic states and offers immediate proximity to premier research institutions such as the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) and Johns Hopkins.
New York

Bel Air
Washington, D.C.

Baltimore

Washington, DC

Harford County’s 5,520 businesses Baltimore metropolitan area, employ 62,000 workers; nearly 100 strategically located on I-95 in of these businesses have 100 or more the heart of the mid-Atlantic states. workers. APG is the major county employer and a technology resource for the region. As a result of the recent The new Harford Business Innovation Center (HBIC) is a military Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process and business incubation initiative and partnership used to assist the transformation of APG, Harford County is positioned emerging technology businesses including BRAC affected to become a “Technopolis” in Maryland. Over 50 defense defense companies. With its highly skilled regional workforce contractors have recently located to the county and Harford of more than 1.6 million, Harford County provides the ultimate expects to add over 8,200 new government and 7,500 to 10,000 setting for a vast array of companies and industry sectors. An contractor positions to its workforce. Additionally, a significant excellent quality of life and business-friendly environment make amount of new construction of Class A office space has changed Harford County one of the most desirable business locations the economic landscape of the county. on the East Coast.

Harford County is part of the

LOCATION
Driving distance from Bel Air: Miles Kilometers

POPULATION2,3
726 23 377 697 166 77 234 167 64 1,168 37 607 1,121 267 124 376 269 104
Harford County Households Population Baltimore Metro* Maryland

Atlanta, Georgia Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Chicago, Illinois New York, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Richmond,Virginia Washington, DC

2000 2010 2020**

79,667 92,200 ** 103,650

218,590 244,826 268,500

2,552,994 2,710,489 2,903,200

5,296,486 5,773,552 6,276,300

*Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard and Queen Anne’s counties **Projections

Selected places population (2010): Bel Air South 47,709; Bel Air North 30,568; Edgewood 25,562; Aberdeen 14,959; Havre de Grace 12,952; Joppatowne 12,616

CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY1
Yearly Precipitation (inches) Yearly Snowfall (inches) Summer Temperature (ºF) Winter Temperature (ºF) Duration of Freeze-Free Period (days) Land Area (square miles) Water Area (square miles) Shoreline (miles) Elevation (feet) 49.8 17.4 74.8 35.3 183 447.6 16.5 249 sea level to 803

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION2,3 (2009)
Age Number Percent

Under 5 5 - 19 20 - 44 45 - 64 65 and over Total Median age

15,158 50,801 77,554 69,099 29,902 242,514

6.3 20.9 32.0 28.5 12.3 100.0 39.0 years

MARYLAND OF OPPORTUNITY
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HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND
LABOR AVAILABILITY3,4,5 (BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE)
Civilian Labor Force (2010 avg.) County Total civilian labor force 131,040 Employment 121,246 Unemployment 9,794 Unemployment rate 7.5% Residents commuting outside the Number county to work (2007-2009) 59,967 Employment in selected occupations (2007-2009) Management, professional and related 50,853 Service 18,453 Sales and office 32,202 Production, transp. and material moving 11,520
* Harford, Baltimore and Cecil counties

EMPLOYMENT4 (2009, BY PLACE OF WORK)
Industry Estab- Annual Avg. Emp. Avg. Wkly. lishments Empl. % Wage

Labor Mkt. Area*

604,810 556,656 48,154 8.0%
Percent

47.9%

40.5% 14.7% 25.6% 9.2%

MAJOR EMPLOYERS6,7 (2010)
Employer Product/Service Employment

Federal government 55 State government 6 Local government 64 Private sector 5,524 Natl. resources and mining 35 Construction 953 Manufacturing 158 Trade, transp. and util. 1,194 Information 51 Financial activities 535 Prof. and business svcs. 1,081 Educ. and health services 561 Leisure and hospitality 449 Other services 506 Total 5,649
Includes civilian employment only

8,657 454 9,056 62,030 202 5,262 4,372 18,044 571 3,166 9,524 9,651 8,616 2,622 80,197

10.8 $1,608 0.6 739 11.3 918 77.3 711 0.3 565 6.6 865 5.5 1,070 22.5 582 0.7 1,058 3.9 803 11.9 1,038 12.0 770 10.7 272 3.3 558 100.0 832

Aberdeen Proving Ground* Upper Chesapeake Health System Harford Community Coll. Rite Aid Mid-Atlantic Customer Support Center ShopRite Jacobs Technology SAIC Sephora USA Saks Fifth Avenue Walmart Target Frito-Lay McDonald's CSC Giant Food Home Depot American Infrastructure Constar Blue Dot of Maryland Booz Allen Hamilton Custom Direct Weis Markets Arc of Harford County BSC America Northrop Grumman

Military installation, R&D Medical services

13,984 2,720

Businesses by Employment Size Class (2nd Q 2010) No. of employees 0-9 10-49 50-99 100-499

500+

Higher education 1,219 Pharmaceuticals, consumer 1,167 goods distribution Groceries 800 Laboratory analyses 785 Info. technology services 700 Cosmetics distribution 700 Apparel distribution 520 Consumer goods 497 Consumer goods 495 Snack products distrib. 435 Restaurants 420 Engineering services 410 Groceries 378 Home improvement prods. 360 Highways, streets, bridges 352 Molded plastic bottles 343 Plumbing, HVAC contractor 300 Government support 300 Checks, printed materials 295 Groceries 290 Medical and social services 250 Motor vehicle auction 250 Electr. surveillance products 250

No. of businesses

4,163

1,066

127

94

3

HOURLY WAGE RATES4 (2010)
Selected Occupations Median Entry Experienced

Bookkeeping/accounting clerks $17.50 Computer support specialists 24.00 Computer systems analysts 31.25 Customer service representatives 14.75 Electrical engineers 40.25 Electronic engineering technicians 32.75 Freight, stock and material 12.50 movers, hand Industrial truck operators 18.00 Machinists 26.25 Maintenance workers, machinery 16.75 Network administrators 35.25 Packaging and filling machine 16.00 operators Packers and packagers, hand 12.75 Secretaries 15.50 Shipping/receiving clerks 16.50 Team assemblers 17.00 Telemarketers 12.00

$11.00 15.75 22.00 10.50 28.50 24.00 8.75 12.75 18.50 11.50 24.25 12.00 9.75 12.00 11.75 11.75 9.75

$21.00 31.00 38.50 17.50 48.00 38.25 15.50 20.75 28.75 22.50 41.75 18.00 15.00 19.25 19.50 19.25 16.00

Excludes post offices, state and local governments; includes higher education * Federal and military facilities exclude contractors

Wages are an estimate of what workers might expect to receive in Cecil and Harford counties and may vary by industry, employer and locality

HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES3,8
Educational Attainment - age 25 & over (2007-2009) High school graduate or higher 91.0% Bachelor’s degree or higher 30.1% Public Schools Number: 32 elementary; 9 middle; 10 high Enrollment: 38,636 (Sept. 2009) Cost per pupil: $11,542 (2008-2009) Students per teacher: 14.2 (June 2009) High school career / tech enrollment: 5,488 (2010) High school graduates: 2,703 (June 2009) Private Schools Number: 47 (Sept. 2009) Higher Education (2009) Enrollment Degrees 2-year institution Harford Community College 6,702 630 The Higher Education and Conference Center at HEAT hosts undergraduate and graduate level courses through a partnership between Harford Community College and six major Maryland colleges and universities, including Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland, College Park. Several other universities host satellite programs at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Distribution

INCOME3 (2007-2009)
Percent Households Harford Co. Maryland U.S.

Under $25,000 $25,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $74,999 $75,000 - $99,999 $100,000 - $149,999 $150,000 - $199,999 $200,000 and over Median household Average household Per capita Total income (millions)

12.8 17.8 18.5 17.5 21.0 7.9 4.6 $76,297 $88,587 $33,593 $8,042

15.4 19.9 18.3 14.2 17.3 7.8 7.0 $69,695 $90,500 $34,384 $189,088

23.8 24.9 18.7 12.2 12.1 4.2 4.1 $51,369 $70,404 $27,100 $7,962,931

HOUSING2,3,10
Occupied Units (2007-2009) 90,776 (81.2% owner occupied) Housing Transactions (2009) Units Median Selling Price All arms-length transactions 2,314 $205,314 All multiple-listed properties* 2,432 $236,000
*Excludes auctions and FSBO

TAX RATES

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY6
Harford Co. Maryland

9

Corporate Income Tax (2011)
Base – federal taxable income

none 3.06% none

8.25% 2.0% - 5.5% * 6.0%

Personal Income Tax (2011) Sales & Use Tax (2011)

Base – federal adjusted gross income *Graduated rate peaking at 5.5% on taxable income over $500,000 Exempt – sales for resale; manufacturer’s purchase of raw materials; manufacturing machinery and equipment; purchases of materials and equipment used in R&D and testing of finished products; purchases of computer programs for reproduction or incorporation into another computer program for resale

Real Property Tax (FY 11)

$1.042

$0.112

Effective rate per $100 of assessed value In addition to this rate, there are some miscellaneous taxes and/ or special taxing areas in the county; in an incorporated area, the county rate will vary and a municipal rate will also apply

Business Personal Property Tax (FY 11)

The county offers excellent access to I-95, and two State Enterprise Zones located on U.S. 40. Select Office Parks Aberdeen Corporate Park - 265,900 sf corporate campus, two miles from APG North Gate. Box Hill Corporate Center - One million sf of existing and planned office, flex and retail space just off Exit 77-B of I-95. Fieldside Commons - 500,000 sf office park just off I-95 at Exit 85, next to Ripken Stadium. Water’s Edge Corporate Campus - A 200-acre mixed-use development on the scenic Bush River. G.A.T.E. (Government and Technology Enterprise) at APG - A planned two million + sf of office, lab and R&D facilities at APG. James Run Corporate Park - Planned mixed-use development with 915,000 sf of office at I-95 Exit 80, Belcamp/Riverside. North Gate Business Park - 765,000 sf of planned office space just outside the MD 22 Gate of APG. Business Incubator Harford Business Innovation Center (HBIC), Belcamp Market Profile Data Low High Average Land – cost per acre Industrial $150,000 $250,000 $200,000 Office $200,000 $400,000 $300,000 Rental Rates – per square foot Warehouse / Industrial $3.50 $11.00 $4.78 Flex / R&D / Technology $6.00 $15.00 $10.79 Class A Office $7.00 $24.43 $17.58

$2.605

none

Rate per $100 of depreciated value Exempt – manufacturing and R&D machinery, equipment, materials and supplies; manufacturing, R&D and warehousing inventory In an incorporated area, the county rate will vary and a municipal rate will also apply

Major Tax Credits Available Enterprise Zone, Job Creation, R&D

HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND
TRANSPORTATION
Highways: I-95, U.S. 1, U.S. 40, MD 24 and MD 7 Mass Transit: MTA Commuter Bus from Harford County to Baltimore City; Harford County Transportation Services (HCTS) public bus service with seven routes in the county, and connections to MTA Flyer and MARC commuter train Rail: Freight - CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway; Passenger - MARC (commuter rail) Truck: Approximately 90 local and long-distance trucking establishments are located in the county Water: Served by the Port of Baltimore, 50’ channel; a leading U.S. automobile and break-bulk port; seven public terminals including the state-of-the-art Intermodal Container Transfer Facility; also served by the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia Air: Served by Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI); charter service at Harford County (2,100 ft longest runway), Fallston (2,200 ft runway) and Forest Hill Airports

UTILITIES
Electricity: Major providers are Baltimore Gas and Electric and Delmarva Power; customers of investor-owned utilities and major cooperatives may choose their electric supplier Gas: Natural gas supplied by Baltimore Gas and Electric Water: County and municipal systems serve the county; municipal systems serve Havre de Grace and Aberdeen; a privately-run public system serves Bel Air Sewer: County and municipal systems serve the county Telecommunications: Predominant local carrier is Verizon Maryland; other providers offer service on proprietary or leased infrastructure; internet/CATV providers include Verizon FiOS, Comcast and Armstrong

GOVERNMENT11
County Seat: Bel Air Government: County executive and seven county council members elected for four-year terms; charter form of government allows for the separation of the executive from the legislative branch; lawmaking powers are vested in an elected legislative body David R. Craig, County Executive 410.638.3350 William K. (Billy) Boniface, President, County Council 410.638.3210 Website: www.harfordcountymd.gov County Delegation to Maryland General Assembly: Barry Glassman, Senate Chair 410.841.3603 Richard K. Impallario, House Chair 410.841.3334 U.S. Congressional Election Districts: 1st, 2nd, 6th County Bond Rating: AA+ (S&P); Aaa (Moody’s); AAA (Fitch) Harford County Office of Economic Development James C. Richardson, Director 220 South Main Street Bel Air, Maryland 21014 Telephone: 410.638.3059 Metropolitan Baltimore: 410.879.2000 ext. 3059 Toll free: 1.888.I-95 SITE (1.888.495.7483) Email: [email protected] www.harfordbusiness.org
Sources: 1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maryland State Office of Climatology (30-year averages); Maryland Geological Survey 2 Maryland Department of Planning 3 U.S. Bureau of the Census 4 Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Workforce Information and Performance 5 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 6 Harford County Office of Economic Development 7 Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development 8 Maryland State Department of Education; Maryland Higher Education Commission 9 Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation; Comptroller of the Treasury 10 Maryland Association of Realtors 11 Maryland State Archives; Maryland Association of Counties

RECREATION AND CULTURE
Parks: 6,919 acres of protected open space and 6,732 acres of state parkland including Rocks State and Susquehanna State Parks; leisure programs and facilities including the Cedar Lane Park Regional Sports Complex, a high quality regional venue for lacrosse, field hockey, football and soccer Golf: Harford is home to six public golf courses including Bulle Rock, a renowned Pete Dye designed course, APG Exton & Ruggles Courses, Geneva Farms, Mountain Branch, and Wetlands and the privately owned Maryland Golf & Country Club Attractions: Ripken Stadium, Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Steppingstone Museum, Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, Harford Community College cultural arts programs, Swan Harbor Farm, Ma and Pa Heritage Corridor Bike and Hike Trail, Ladew Topiary Gardens and Liriodendron Mansion Events: Bel Air Arts and Chocolate Festivals, Maryland State Championship BBQ Bash, Havre de Grace’s Seafood, Decoy and Wildlife Art and other arts festivals, and Darlington Apple Festival; for information, visit www.harfordmd.com Regional Attractions: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, CENTERSTAGE, Hippodrome, Lyric Opera House, Smithsonian, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Kennedy Center, and National Zoo

FEDERAL FACILITIES AND FUNDING3 (2009)
Direct Federal Expenditures or Obligations
Total Per Capita

Total $2,426,476,667 Defense $1,219,476,177 Non-defense $1,207,000,490 Major Federal Facility: Aberdeen Proving Ground

$10,006 $5,028 $4,977

The World Trade Center Baltimore 401 E. Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Telephone: 410.767.6300 • 1.888.CHOOSEMD TDD/TTY: 410.333.6926 www.ChooseMaryland.org

Martin O’Malley, Governor Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor Christian S. Johansson, Secretary

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