2024 population: 3,090,516 ( 15,351 from 2020)
Land area: 4353.6 square miles
Population density: 709.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	1,662,894	53.81%	3.9%
Black:	875,270	28.32%	2.3%
Indian:	7,409	0.24%	1.3%
Asian:	192,005	6.21%	9.8%
2+ races:	85,262	2.76%	11.0%
Hispanic:	267,676	8.66%	16.2%

Total non-White:	1,427,622	46.19%	6.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	143,429	11.7
Deaths:	132,251	10.8
Net Migration:	-43,857	-3.6
Net Immigration:	46,738	3.8

Change in White population:	-66,925	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	82,276	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
3,075,165
1,729,819	56.25%
855,830	27.83%
7,504	0.24%
174,861	5.69%
76,798	2.50%
230,353	7.49%
1,345,346	43.75%

2010
2,935,260
1,807,593	61.58%
796,959	27.15%
7,293	0.25%
125,589	4.28%
60,018	2.04%
133,087	4.53%
1,127,667	38.42%

2000
2,752,400
1,860,049	67.58%
720,342	26.17%
6,907	0.25%
70,659	2.57%
35,440	1.29%
54,970	2.00%
892,351	32.42%

1990
2,559,181
1,842,371	71.99%
636,790	24.88%
6,911	0.27%
42,922	1.68%
n/a
30,187	1.18%
716,810	28.01%

1980
2,356,026
1,724,188	73.18%
580,294	24.63%
3,687	0.16%
23,469	1.00%
n/a
22,009	0.93%
631,838	26.82%

1970
2,231,397
1,683,765	75.46%
516,132	23.13%
2,590	0.12%
6,644	0.30%
n/a
19,805	0.89%
547,632	24.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
331,606	11.3
245,712	8.4
-59,462	-2.0
65,053	2.2

-77,774	-2.6
217,679	7.4

Number	Rate
2000's
346,286	12.6
235,648	8.6
-18,157	-0.7
47,505	1.7

-52,456	-1.9
235,316	8.5

Number	Rate
1990's
380,021	14.8
244,993	9.6
-37,889	-1.5
38,811	1.5

17,678	0.7
175,541	6.9

Number	Rate
1980's
370,492	15.7
224,194	9.5
78,664	3.3
n/a

118,183	5.0
84,972	3.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-23,406	-1.0
n/a

40,423	1.8
84,206	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Baltimore, MD Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
668,348	21.6%
2,422,168	78.4%
504,445	16.3%

1,187,480
2.53

761,364	64.1%
543,738	71.4%
78,804	10.4%
426,116	35.9%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
674,749	23.0%
2,260,511	77.0%
377,925	12.9%

1,125,634
2.54

739,806	65.7%
517,654	70.0%
87,135	11.8%
385,828	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
694,952	25.2%
2,057,448	74.8%
335,788	12.2%

1,051,420
2.55

713,067	67.8%
520,392	73.0%
84,428	11.8%
338,353	32.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
618,625	24.2%
1,940,556	75.8%
304,176	11.9%

946,351
2.64

674,782	71.3%
507,606	75.2%
70,376	10.4%
271,569	28.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
638,926	27.1%
1,717,100	72.9%
242,553	10.3%

820,664
2.80

611,934	74.6%
476,927	77.9%
65,198	10.7%
208,730	25.4%

2022 Housing Data for Baltimore, MD Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	56,149	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	35,724	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	30,826	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	31,717	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	32,134	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	32,755	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	34,227	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	33,764	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	34,980	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	70,310	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	95,381	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	146,127	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	124,732	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	97,568	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	138,877	11.7%
$200,000 or more	192,209	16.2%

Median Household Income	94,735
Per Capita Income	48,278

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	57,033	4.8%
Public Assistance	32,496	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	150,334	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,349,082	73.1%
Unemployed	70,442	3.8%
In Armed Forces	15,511	0.8%

Total Labor Force	1,435,035	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	411,596	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	500,951	427,886	53.9%
Non-Profit	56,535	107,159	34.5%
Self-Employed	79,441	50,326	61.2%

Local Government	43,165	73,031	37.1%
State Government	33,126	45,002	42.4%
Federal Government	67,053	53,924	55.4%

Total Private + Self	580,392	478,212	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	199,879	279,116	41.7%
Total	780,271	757,328	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	20.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	302,351	19.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	295,238	19.2%
Professional, Technical	459,217	29.8%
Service Occupations	229,861	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3,207	0.2%
All others	253,302	16.4%

White Collar		68.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	225,112	14.6%
Educational services	167,515	10.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	167,281	10.9%
Public administration	148,859	9.7%
Retail trade	148,271	9.6%
Construction	100,603	6.5%
Manufacturing	88,176	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	84,150	5.5%
Other services	72,941	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	70,911	4.6%
Finance and insurance	70,694	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	58,241	3.8%
Wholesale trade	31,417	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	31,284	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	29,013	1.9%
Information	25,235	1.6%
Utilities	9,507	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8,157	0.5%
Management	1,753	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	849	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	44,336	1.45%
Puerto Rican	31,552	1.03%
Cuban	7,652	0.25%
Dominican	9,256	0.30%

Total Central American	64,106	2.09%
Costa Rican	1,012	0.03%
Guatemalan	14,688	0.48%
Honduran	10,345	0.34%
Nicaraguan	1,832	0.06%
Panamanian	3,074	0.10%
Salvadoran	33,029	1.08%
Other Central American	126	0.00%

Total South American	23,557	0.77%
Argentinean	2,104	0.07%
Bolivian	1,062	0.03%
Chilean	1,140	0.04%
Colombian	5,630	0.18%
Ecuadorian	4,058	0.13%
Paraguayan	346	0.01%
Peruvian	6,397	0.21%
Uruguayan	327	0.01%
Venezuelan	2,239	0.07%
Other South American	254	0.01%

Other Hispanic	17,527	0.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	46,253	1.51%
Chinese	29,554	0.96%
Korean	24,313	0.79%
Filipino	19,151	0.62%
Vietnamese	8,463	0.28%
Burmese	3,556	0.12%
Bangladeshi	2,552	0.08%
Japanese	2,291	0.07%
Thai	1,506	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,515,890	87.0%
Spanish	128,461	4.4%
Other Indo-European	61,408	2.1%
Other	45,660	1.6%
Chinese	25,636	0.9%
Other Asian	23,110	0.8%
Korean	18,673	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16,529	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	15,642	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	431,840	14.1%
Irish	352,731	11.5%
English	269,979	8.8%
Italian	175,565	5.7%
American	144,107	4.7%
Polish	112,491	3.7%
European	45,796	1.5%
Scottish	45,543	1.5%
French	42,854	1.4%
African	32,909	1.1%
Russian	28,685	0.9%
Nigerian	24,205	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	21,183	0.7%
British	19,010	0.6%
Greek	18,610	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,936,055	95.7%
Not a citizen	130,655	4.3%

Native	2,754,389	89.8%
Foreign-born	312,321	10.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
60,153	2.8%	115,134	5.4%	525,086	24.6%	547,419	25.7%	484,010	22.7%	401,974	18.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	60,153	2.8%
9-12 Years	115,134	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	525,086	24.6%
Some College	547,419	25.7%
Bach. Degree	484,010	22.7%
Grad Degree	401,974	18.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,331,084	1,265,986	65,098	4.9%
1991	1,344,392	1,253,016	91,376	6.8%
1992	1,358,679	1,257,282	101,397	7.5%
1993	1,369,519	1,275,786	93,733	6.8%
1994	1,367,292	1,285,705	81,587	6.0%
1995	1,378,682	1,302,064	76,618	5.6%
1996	1,398,890	1,319,906	78,984	5.6%
1997	1,413,698	1,336,904	76,794	5.4%
1998	1,405,208	1,336,501	68,707	4.9%
1999	1,404,420	1,349,274	55,146	3.9%

2000	1,429,986	1,376,060	53,926	3.8%
2001	1,447,481	1,383,063	64,418	4.5%
2002	1,458,277	1,384,422	73,855	5.1%
2003	1,458,189	1,382,470	75,719	5.2%
2004	1,459,348	1,386,750	72,598	5.0%
2005	1,483,011	1,411,992	71,019	4.8%
2006	1,512,442	1,445,458	66,984	4.4%
2007	1,516,363	1,456,613	59,750	3.9%
2008	1,535,718	1,462,191	73,527	4.8%
2009	1,544,489	1,419,596	124,893	8.1%

2010	1,543,614	1,413,515	130,099	8.4%
2011	1,554,367	1,434,267	120,100	7.7%
2012	1,571,205	1,457,878	113,327	7.2%
2013	1,576,981	1,469,415	107,566	6.8%
2014	1,575,056	1,480,856	94,200	6.0%
2015	1,586,603	1,504,037	82,566	5.2%
2016	1,587,706	1,517,007	70,699	4.5%
2017	1,611,381	1,543,281	68,100	4.2%
2018	1,618,838	1,555,864	62,974	3.9%
2019	1,646,189	1,587,931	58,258	3.5%

2020	1,593,330	1,489,464	103,866	6.5%
2021	1,594,873	1,514,678	80,195	5.0%
2022	1,594,864	1,543,427	51,437	3.2%
2023	1,603,256	1,569,033	34,223	2.1%
2024	1,607,975	1,558,570	49,405	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,294,134
Median Value	$338,889

Occupied	1,187,480	91.8%
Vacant	106,654	8.2%

Owned	801,320	67.5%
Rented	386,160	32.5%
Median Rent	$1,511

Single-Family Units	962,045	74.3%
Detached	620,151	47.9%
Attached	341,894	26.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	257,712	19.9%
Mobile Homes	16,224	1.3%

Baltimore, MD Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Baltimore, MD Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Baltimore, MD Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Baltimore, MD Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Baltimore, MD Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Baltimore, MD Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Baltimore, MD Market Area