Baltimore city, Maryland

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 577,193
Median household income: $59,623
Median home value: $219,300

Baltimore city, Maryland counts 577,193 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $59,623, its median household income sits below Maryland's $101,652.

Between 2019 and 2023, Baltimore city's population declined 5.2% from 609,032 to 577,193, while its median household income rose 18.3% from $50,379 to $59,623.

56.8% of workers drive to work alone. 14.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 577,193
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $59,623
Median home value: $219,300
Median gross rent: $1,290
Housing units: 293,631
Homeownership rate: 47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

609,032577,193

Median household income

$50,379$59,623

Median home value

$160,100$219,300

Median gross rent

$1,073$1,290

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	609,032	$50,379	$160,100	$1,073
2020	602,274	$52,164	$167,300	$1,094
2021	592,211	$54,124	$175,300	$1,146
2022	584,548	$58,349	$202,900	$1,235
2023	577,193	$59,623	$219,300	$1,290

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35,305	6.1%
5 to 17	85,189	14.8%
18 to 24	52,399	9.1%
25 to 34	105,192	18.2%
35 to 44	79,164	13.7%
45 to 54	61,906	10.7%
55 to 64	71,877	12.5%
65 to 74	53,532	9.3%
75 and over	32,629	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	151,037	26.2%
Black or African American	342,194	59.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	980	0.2%
Asian	14,383	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	159	0.0%
Some other race	3,418	0.6%
Two or more races	19,602	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45,420	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51,739	12.8%
High school graduate	112,940	27.9%
Some college or associate's	96,388	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	73,130	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	70,103	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone56.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit11.5%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	152,616	56.8%
Carpooled	18,557	6.9%
Public transit	30,816	11.5%
Walked	15,088	5.6%
Bicycle	1,669	0.6%
Worked from home	42,672	15.9%
Other means	7,125	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37,964	16.8%
15 to 29 min	89,334	39.6%
30 to 44 min	54,845	24.3%
45 to 59 min	19,294	8.5%
60+ min	24,434	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 20.1% (111,877 of 557,089)

	Count	Share
Family households	118,149	47.1%
Nonfamily households	132,459	52.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	250,608	85.3%
Vacant	43,023	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119,077	47.5%
Renter-occupied	131,531	52.5%

1-unit, detached14.7%

1-unit, attached50.1%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units14.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	43,195	14.7%
1-unit, attached	147,152	50.1%
2 to 4 units	29,885	10.2%
5 to 19 units	29,158	9.9%
20 or more units	43,599	14.8%
Mobile home & other	642	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 24510
State: Maryland
Land area: 81 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 39.3000, -76.6105

Cities & places

Baltimore