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Overlea, 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 Overlea, Baltimore County, Maryland

Overlea, in Baltimore County, had 12,832 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $88,841 a year and half less, against $91,768 across Baltimore County; 9% of its people live below the poverty line. 75% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 25% 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 12,832 in the 2020 census; median age 40.1
Household income $88,841 the median, give or take $6,093 · Baltimore County: $91,768
Unemployment 4.0% Baltimore County, August 2026; 4.6% a year before
Homes 75% lived in by their owners; 25% rented
  • 5,300households
  • 35%of adults have a degree
  • 9%below the poverty line
  • 29 mintypical commute
  • 15%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care28%
  • Professional and business services17%
  • Shops (retail)8%
  • Banks, insurance and property8%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment6%
  • Manufacturing6%

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, 42° and 27°; warmest in July, 86° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 27° F M A M J J 86° 69° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 27°; warmest in July, 86° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 27° F M A M J J 86° 69° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 42° and lows near 27°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 69°.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Cylburn weather station, 7 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Overlea

  1. Loyola University MarylandUniversity or college1,104
  2. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters370
  3. Parkhurst DiningFood service contractors204
  4. Weis MarketsSupermarkets and other grocery138
  5. GiantGrocery stores85
  6. Wawa SiteConvenience store35
  7. Casper G. SippelFire alarm system, electric, installation only31
  8. Builders FirstSourceOther building material dealers27

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 8 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 915 people in all. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24). 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 Overlea’s 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.