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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

2,859,024 Population
2,601.5 square miles 1,099 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$52,346 ±$816 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$98,666 ±$2,168 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.2% ±0.6% (257,321  ±15,257) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.3 minutes ±0.4 (38,081,980  ±665,560) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,140,975 ±5,248 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (2,794,539  ±346) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.3% ±0.5% (29,538  ±3,344) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

1,212,112 ±163 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$403,000 ±$5,339 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.9% ±0.7% (308,408  ±18,480.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.6% ±1.2% (1,848,995  ±23,844.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
45.3% ±0.8% (903,460  ±16,542.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

15.3% ±0.6% (412,710  ±15,545.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

12.2% (349,506  ±12,896) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±0.3% (149,146  ±7,489) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
149,146 Total veterans ±7,489 128,051 Male ±5,738 21,095 Female ±2,748

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