Baltimore city, Maryland

Interactive maps and statistics for Baltimore city, Maryland: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Maryland and the United States.

Baltimore city, Maryland is among the highest in the country for total population (123rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (14th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Baltimore city, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	573,243	6,206,011	334,922,499	123rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,177	$103,678	$80,734	1881st of 3,221
Median Age	36.2	39.4	38.9	2851st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.1%	43.4%	35.7%	426th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$229,600	$419,900	$332,700	1086th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,331	$1,705	$1,413	383rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.7%	9.4%	12.5%	579th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.5%	4.9%	5.2%	550th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7,081.4	639.1	n/a	14th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.3%	16.6%	14.1%	451st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.0	n/a	n/a	2845th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	47.5%	67.6%	65.2%	3186th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.1	31.1	26.4	639th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.8%	19.3%	15.1%	222nd of 3,222
Uninsured	6.9%	n/a	n/a	2548th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	22.6%	46.2%	46.9%	3217th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.0%	n/a	n/a	2028th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Baltimore city, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore city, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	26.0%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.2%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.1	67.7	61.4

Age in Baltimore city, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore city, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	36.2	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	18.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.7%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Baltimore city, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore city, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	255,668	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	46.9%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.2%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.3%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	43.8%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	52.7%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Baltimore city, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore city, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,604	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.3%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.7%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.6%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.2%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Baltimore city, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore city, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	295,032	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	14.7%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	24.7%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.3%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,947.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	52.5%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.0%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,354	$4,093	n/a

Education in Baltimore city, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore city, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	12.3%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.7%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.8%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.1%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.1%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Baltimore city, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore city, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.2%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	55.5%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	10.3%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.8%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.3%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	26.7%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Baltimore city, Maryland

Statistic	Baltimore city, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.0%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.3%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.0%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.0%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.9%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.6%	16.9%	16.7%

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