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Baltimore, MD Urban Area

2,189,589 Population
654.9 square miles 3,343.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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45%White34%Black0%†Native7%Asian0%†Islander1%†Other5%Two+9%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$48,360 ±$755 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$87,972 ±$2,204 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11% ±0.6% (234,712  ±13,610) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty12%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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29 minutes ±0.5 (27,060,350  ±635,181) 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

886,510 ±6,095 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (2,138,541  ±11,286) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples53%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married44%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale41%Female39%
Now marriedMale47%Female42%
DivorcedMale9%Female11%
WidowedMale3%†Female8%
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5% ±0.6% (27,124  ±3,008) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-195%†20-248%†25-2911%†30-356%†35-392%†40-442%†45-50
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Housing

954,264 ±3,569 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied62%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit70%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$364,400 ±$4,662 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12% ±0.7% (259,439  ±14,885.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.4% ±1.3% (1,390,266  ±21,412.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
44% ±0.9% (669,505  ±13,484.5) 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)

Population by highest level of education

9%No degree23%High school24%Some college23%Bachelor's21%Post-grad
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17% ±0.9% (349,855  ±19,096.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only83%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only83%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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13.6% ±0.6% (297,456  ±12,544) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.2% ±0.3% (104,933  ±5,553) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

325†WWII3,155†Korea29,360Vietnam31,944†Gulf (1990s)35,193†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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104,933 Total veterans ±5,553 89,859 Male ±4,793 15,074 Female ±2,418

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Baltimore, MD Urban Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/40000US04843-baltimore-md-urban-area/>