2022 population: 2,835,672 ( 125,183 from 2010 , 8,841 from 2020)
Land area: 2601.5 square miles
Population density: 1090.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,531,149	54.00%	5.8%
Black:	842,371	29.71%	9.4%
Indian:	6,847	0.24%	1.0%
Asian:	180,671	6.37%	46.5%
2+ races:	75,814	2.67%	34.7%
Hispanic:	198,820	7.01%	60.7%

Total non-White:	1,304,523	46.00%	20.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	71,014	12.5
Deaths:	65,742	11.6
Net Migration:	-25,016	-4.4
Net Immigration:	9,692	1.7

Change in White population:	-95,050	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	220,233	8.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,710,489
1,626,199	60.00%
769,641	28.39%
6,782	0.25%
123,327	4.55%
56,302	2.08%
123,754	4.57%
1,084,290	40.00%

2000
2,552,994
1,692,851	66.31%
695,517	27.24%
6,419	0.25%
69,295	2.71%
33,676	1.32%
51,329	2.01%
860,143	33.69%

1990
2,382,172
1,692,948	71.07%
611,854	25.68%
6,461	0.27%
42,371	1.78%
n/a
28,538	1.20%
689,224	28.93%

1980
2,199,531
1,594,555	72.50%
555,272	25.25%
3,619	0.16%
23,096	1.05%
n/a
20,688	0.94%
604,976	27.50%

1970
2,089,092
1,568,492	75.08%
490,296	23.47%
2,535	0.12%
6,399	0.31%
n/a
19,025	0.91%
520,600	24.92%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
322,155	12.6
215,971	8.5
-36,407	-1.4
45,803	1.8

-66,652	-2.6
224,147	8.8

Number	Rate
1990's
356,082	14.9
225,601	9.5
-52,911	-2.2
37,788	1.6

-97	-0.0
170,919	7.2

Number	Rate
1980's
347,632	15.8
207,232	9.4
62,915	2.9
n/a

98,393	4.5
84,248	3.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-30,414	-1.5
n/a

26,063	1.2
84,376	4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro 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
38.9
620,628	21.9%
2,215,044	78.1%
458,301	16.2%

1,098,268
2.53

701,982	63.9%
499,844	71.2%
72,604	10.3%
396,286	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
623,056	23.0%
2,087,433	77.0%
342,511	12.6%

1,038,765
2.54

679,558	65.4%
472,680	69.6%
81,276	12.0%
359,207	34.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
644,706	25.3%
1,908,288	74.7%
306,683	12.0%

974,359
2.55

658,188	67.6%
477,439	72.5%
79,131	12.0%
316,171	32.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
575,355	24.2%
1,806,817	75.8%
278,341	11.7%

879,968
2.64

625,590	71.1%
467,770	74.8%
66,415	10.6%
254,378	28.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
595,153	27.1%
1,604,378	72.9%
222,038	10.1%

765,770
2.80

569,780	74.4%
441,631	77.5%
62,297	10.9%
195,990	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	52,172	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	32,950	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	27,424	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	28,772	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	28,588	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	29,603	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	30,710	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	30,780	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	31,648	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	63,887	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	87,794	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	134,453	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	114,719	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	90,663	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	130,742	11.9%
$200,000 or more	183,363	16.7%

Median Household Income	96,157
Per Capita Income	48,844

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	103

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	52,103	4.7%
Public Assistance	29,825	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	136,798	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,255,924	73.2%
Unemployed	65,828	3.8%
In Armed Forces	15,292	0.9%

Total Labor Force	1,337,044	77.9%
Not in Labor Force	378,828	22.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	464,996	397,182	53.9%
Non-Profit	53,579	100,931	34.7%
Self-Employed	71,448	46,454	60.6%

Local Government	39,392	67,678	36.8%
State Government	30,941	41,605	42.7%
Federal Government	64,213	51,838	55.3%

Total Private + Self	536,444	443,636	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	188,125	262,052	41.8%
Total	724,569	705,688	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	20.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	286,424	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	273,392	19.1%
Professional, Technical	434,715	30.3%
Service Occupations	211,025	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,932	0.1%
All others	226,861	15.8%

White Collar		69.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	210,917	14.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	160,198	11.2%
Educational services	157,523	11.0%
Public administration	140,728	9.8%
Retail trade	136,529	9.5%
Construction	91,388	6.4%
Manufacturing	78,449	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	76,524	5.3%
Other services	67,585	4.7%
Finance and insurance	66,811	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	66,158	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	53,853	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29,460	2.1%
Wholesale trade	29,071	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	27,046	1.9%
Information	23,999	1.7%
Utilities	8,701	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,097	0.4%
Management	1,661	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	719	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	40,042	1.41%
Puerto Rican	29,023	1.02%
Cuban	7,317	0.26%
Dominican	8,759	0.31%

Total Central American	59,461	2.09%
Costa Rican	720	0.03%
Guatemalan	11,998	0.42%
Honduran	9,917	0.35%
Nicaraguan	1,799	0.06%
Panamanian	3,031	0.11%
Salvadoran	31,911	1.12%
Other Central American	85	0.00%

Total South American	23,041	0.81%
Argentinean	2,070	0.07%
Bolivian	1,036	0.04%
Chilean	1,123	0.04%
Colombian	5,517	0.19%
Ecuadorian	3,999	0.14%
Paraguayan	346	0.01%
Peruvian	6,232	0.22%
Uruguayan	327	0.01%
Venezuelan	2,137	0.08%
Other South American	254	0.01%

Other Hispanic	16,902	0.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	45,840	1.61%
Chinese	29,030	1.02%
Korean	24,151	0.85%
Filipino	18,599	0.65%
Vietnamese	8,265	0.29%
Burmese	3,524	0.12%
Bangladeshi	2,552	0.09%
Japanese	2,227	0.08%
Thai	1,434	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,316,100	86.6%
Spanish	119,309	4.5%
Other Indo-European	59,817	2.2%
Other	44,860	1.7%
Chinese	25,084	0.9%
Other Asian	22,585	0.8%
Korean	18,585	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15,822	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	15,258	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	394,952	13.9%
Irish	319,276	11.2%
English	237,127	8.3%
Italian	161,911	5.7%
American	126,919	4.5%
Polish	104,923	3.7%
European	41,267	1.5%
Scottish	40,874	1.4%
French	38,834	1.4%
African	32,082	1.1%
Russian	27,446	1.0%
Nigerian	23,790	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	19,067	0.7%
Greek	17,937	0.6%
British	17,674	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,715,644	95.6%
Not a citizen	124,361	4.4%

Native	2,538,744	89.4%
Foreign-born	301,261	10.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
55,457	2.8%	103,690	5.3%	469,108	23.8%	503,496	25.5%	457,915	23.2%	383,162	19.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	55,457	2.8%
9-12 Years	103,690	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	469,108	23.8%
Some College	503,496	25.5%
Bach. Degree	457,915	23.2%
Grad Degree	383,162	19.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,480,374	2,362,404	117,970	4.8%
1991	2,503,920	2,337,392	166,528	6.7%
1992	2,531,102	2,345,288	185,814	7.3%
1993	2,549,504	2,376,310	173,194	6.8%
1994	2,544,738	2,393,970	150,768	5.9%
1995	2,561,272	2,421,348	139,924	5.5%
1996	2,595,880	2,454,418	141,462	5.4%
1997	2,624,458	2,484,624	139,834	5.3%
1998	2,604,426	2,479,076	125,350	4.8%
1999	2,605,514	2,503,952	101,562	3.9%

2000	2,651,556	2,551,502	100,054	3.8%
2001	2,682,390	2,563,114	119,276	4.4%
2002	2,699,026	2,562,232	136,794	5.1%
2003	2,699,148	2,559,972	139,176	5.2%
2004	2,696,824	2,562,648	134,176	5.0%
2005	2,739,952	2,609,038	130,914	4.8%
2006	2,796,418	2,673,278	123,140	4.4%
2007	2,804,410	2,694,852	109,558	3.9%
2008	2,840,854	2,706,502	134,352	4.7%
2009	2,859,428	2,631,534	227,894	8.0%

2010	2,854,796	2,617,026	237,770	8.3%
2011	2,875,974	2,656,556	219,418	7.6%
2012	2,910,930	2,703,320	207,610	7.1%
2013	2,923,230	2,725,506	197,724	6.8%
2014	2,919,986	2,746,528	173,458	5.9%
2015	2,941,962	2,790,058	151,904	5.2%
2016	2,943,778	2,813,754	130,024	4.4%
2017	2,989,806	2,864,306	125,500	4.2%
2018	3,004,304	2,888,112	116,192	3.9%
2019	3,056,476	2,948,954	107,522	3.5%

2020	2,960,762	2,766,702	194,060	6.6%
2021	2,964,512	2,815,110	149,402	5.0%
2022	2,961,592	2,866,374	95,218	3.2%
2023	2,976,162	2,912,818	63,344	2.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,190,378
Median Value	$342,761

Occupied	1,098,268	92.3%
Vacant	92,110	7.7%

Owned	736,341	67.0%
Rented	361,927	33.0%
Median Rent	$1,540

Single-Family Units	877,861	73.7%
Detached	542,777	45.6%
Attached	335,084	28.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	248,471	20.9%
Mobile Homes	11,020	0.9%

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area