Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, Reisterstown had a population of 26,822. The median age was 37.1 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.0 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 10,127 households in Reisterstown, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.7% were married-couple households, 16.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 10,659 housing units, of which 5.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%.
2010 census The
census of 2010 reported that there were 25,968 people and 6,740 families residing in the Reisterstown
census-designated place (CDP), living in 10,133 of available housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.2%
White, 29.3%
African American, 0.4%
Native American, 6.3%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 3.7% from
other races, and 3.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 8.9% of the population. Of the community's 10,133 households, 33.0% had children under 18 years, 44.5% were
married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. Individuals living alone occupied 81.2% of the non-family households; 30.4% of these individuals were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 20, 6.5% from 20 to 25, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. In the 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the median income for a household in the CDP was $60,201, and the median income for a family was $65,911. The
per capita income for the CDP was $72,714. About 11.6% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==