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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area

2,834,316 Population
2,601.5 square miles 1,089.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,140 ±$694 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$94,289 ±$1,744 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.9% ±0.5% (273,463  ±13,307) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.7 minutes ±0.5 (36,038,312  ±756,998) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,127,320 ±5,282 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (2,775,565  ±494) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.2% ±0.5% (35,026  ±3,326) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,204,528 ±277 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$385,900 ±$4,185 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.7% ±0.6% (299,384  ±16,441.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.3% ±1.2% (1,822,644  ±23,868.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
44.4% ±0.8% (876,208  ±15,038.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

15.2% ±0.6% (406,357  ±16,018.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

12.2% ±2,389.2% (345,485  ±13,525) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.5% ±0.3% (143,343  ±6,043) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
143,343 Total veterans ±6,043 123,937 Male ±5,435 19,406 Female ±2,609

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