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Arbutus, Maryland.

A community in Baltimore County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Baltimore County’s.

Living in Arbutus, Baltimore County, Maryland

Arbutus, in Baltimore County, had 21,655 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $99,090 a year and half less, against $91,768 across Baltimore County; 14% of its people live below the poverty line. 69% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 31% are rented. Unemployment in Baltimore County was 4.0% in August 2026, and the county had 1.3% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 21,655 in the 2020 census; median age 33.9
Household income $99,090 the median, give or take $5,241 · Baltimore County: $91,768
Unemployment 4.0% Baltimore County, August 2026; 4.6% a year before
Homes 69% lived in by their owners; 31% rented
  • 8,424households
  • 42%of adults have a degree
  • 14%below the poverty line
  • 24 mintypical commute
  • 14%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care26%
  • Professional and business services13%
  • Shops (retail)10%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Government8%
  • Manufacturing7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Baltimore County had 369,662 jobs in 2025, 1.3% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 44° and 30°; warmest in July, 90° and 73° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 44° 30° F M A M J J 90° 73° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 44° and 30°; warmest in July, 90° and 73° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 44° 30° F M A M J J 90° 73° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 44° and lows near 30°; warmest in July, with highs near 90° and lows near 73°. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Md Sci Ctr Baltimore weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Arbutus

  1. UPSCouriers and express delivery services561
  2. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters427
  3. Ruff Roofers and Sheet MetalRoofing contractors230
  4. Blind Industries and Services of Maryland - HeadquartersNonwoven fabrics manufacturing176
  5. LTP HalethorpePlumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors171
  6. Hammers UtilityElectric light and power plant construction141
  7. Estes Express Lines122
  8. Aramark GUINNESS BREWERY F BFood service contractors116

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 34 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 3,339 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Heat wavesRelatively high
  2. Winter weatherRelatively high
  3. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Arbutus’ census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Baltimore County.