Baltimore, Maryland population is 569,997 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #30 nationally and #1 in Maryland. Cost of living runs 4.5% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $126,114/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
569,997
-56 in the last year
Top 1% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 104.5
+4.5% vs US
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$126,114/yr
+57% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$62,177
−20% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$229,600
−24% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,857/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
89°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
96%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Explore Baltimore, MD demographics, including age, race and ethnicity, households, origins, language, and education.
How many people live in Baltimore?
569,997 people live in Baltimore as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #30 largest U.S. city.
How big is Baltimore?
Baltimore covers 80.9 square miles of land and 11.1 square miles of water. Its population density is about 7,042 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population shrank 2.7% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 585,729 → 2025: 569,997 (-2.7%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
585,729
April 1, 2020
2020
583,295
July 1, 2020
2021
576,503
July 1, 2021
2022
570,475
July 1, 2022
2023
567,952
July 1, 2023
2024
570,053
July 1, 2024
2025
569,997
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population shrank 4.4% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Baltimore is the #30 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #1 in Maryland.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
585,729
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
-15,732
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
-2.7%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
-56
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
-0.0%
within V2025 only
Density
7,042
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
80.9
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#30
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#1
of 157 in Maryland
What is the median household income in Baltimore?
Median household income is 20% below the U.S. median ($62,177 vs $77,719); 19.7% live in poverty — 7.2 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$62,177
US
Baltimore: $62,177 — 20% below the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Baltimore
$62,177
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for Baltimore from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
62,177-20.0% vs US
±1,378
Per capita income
40,604-6.2% vs US
±577
Population in poverty
19.7%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 24% below the U.S. median ($229,600 vs $303,400); median rent is 1% below ($1,331 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio (3.7×) is roughly in line with the U.S. median (3.9×).
Median home value$229,600
US
Baltimore: $229,600 — 24% below the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,857/mo
US
Baltimore: $1,857/mo — 72% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Baltimore. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.0%
Baltimore (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
282,716
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
17.8%+27.1% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Baltimore sits in Baltimore city:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Baltimore city
18.0%
$63,451
4.0%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Baltimore's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
74,996
$1,520 / wk
#2
Educational services (61)
28,672
$1,804 / wk
#3
Professional and technical services (54)
21,816
$2,329 / wk
#4
Administrative and waste services (56)
21,591
$1,010 / wk
#5
Accommodation and food services (72)
20,484
$653 / wk
What workers earn in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
General and Operations Managers is the largest tracked occupation in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro (44,960 jobs, median $117,040/yr).
▸Show all 13 occupations
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
29,780
$49,220
$23.66
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
28,350
$43,250
$20.79
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
26,880
$37,640
$18.10
Cashiers
22,300
$33,760
$16.23
Fast Food and Counter Workers
21,090
$33,090
$15.91
Waiters and Waitresses
19,590
$36,170
$17.39
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
19,050
$36,460
$17.53
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
44,960
$117,040
$56.27
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
39,920
$34,800
$16.73
Registered Nurses · benchmark
30,930
$99,550
$47.86
Software Developers · benchmark
16,850
$138,900
$66.78
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
15,580
$59,460
$28.59
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 4.5% above the U.S. average (RPP 104.5); rents run 18.2% above (RPP 118.2) — the metro's housing premium is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 104.5
US
Baltimore's cost of living runs 4.5% above the U.S. average (RPP 104.5 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 104.5
+4.5% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,857/mo
FY2026 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA
State income tax (top marginal rate)
5.75%
8 brackets · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$10,509/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$5,795/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax (monthly, single adult)
$185/mo
Baltimore City County (MD) · F3 pipeline · details
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
9.3% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (5.9% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Baltimore's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
Hottest month: July (89°F avg high). Coldest: January (28°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 46.6 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Baltimore from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk score: 95.0/100 — Relatively High nationally; top hazard: Heat Wave (99.4).
Natural-hazard exposure for Baltimore from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Baltimore city
95.0
Relatively High
Heat Wave 99.4 Relatively High · Winter Weather 97.8 Very High · Cold Wave 96.9 Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Baltimore?
19 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 96% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Baltimore from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
19 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
14
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
95.9%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
95.9%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
316,536
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
How much crime is reported in Baltimore?
In 2024, law enforcement reported 9,101 violent and 23,555 property offenses in the Baltimore jurisdiction — a violent-crime rate of 1,606.2 per 100,000, above the U.S. estimate of 359.1.
Reported offenses known to law enforcement from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program (CIUS Table 8), 2024. Figures describe the FBI agency jurisdiction: Baltimore — an FBI jurisdiction population of 566,632, versus the Census place population of 569,997. The rate per 100,000 is the FBI's own (count ÷ that jurisdiction population), never divided by the Census place figure. These are reported crimes under voluntary participation — not measured or victimization crime — and the FBI cautions against using them to rank or compare places. See methodology §31.
Offenses known, 2024
Count
Rate /100k
U.S. rate
Violent crime
9,101
1,606.2
359.1
Property crime
23,555
4,157.0
1,760.1
▸Offense breakdown and 2-year trend
Offense, 2024
Count
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
197
Rape
326
Robbery
3,248
Aggravated assault
5,330
Burglary
2,968
Larceny-theft
14,630
Motor vehicle theft
5,957
Arson (12-month reporters only)
116
Year
Violent /100k
Property /100k
Jurisdiction pop.
2023
1,572.4
4,277.8
565,192
2024
1,606.2
4,157.0
566,632
Only years the agency reported a complete 12 months appear; the FBI does not estimate missing agency-years, so a gap is a non-reporting year, not zero crime.
U.S. rate is the FBI national estimate (imputes non-reporting agencies); the city figures are reported-only. Source: FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (2023–2024) · FBI agency jurisdiction: Baltimore · methodology → · FBI Crime Data Explorer →
In-state context.
Baltimore sits at state rank #1 among 157 cities in Maryland. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Memphis, TN · #29 · 609,647 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Milwaukee, WI · #31 · 562,407 residents.
Quick travel facts for Baltimore
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport(BWI) · 9 mi 15 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Apr · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Baltimore.
How many people live in Baltimore, MD?
Baltimore has 569,997 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #30 largest city in the United States and #1 in Maryland. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Baltimore growing or shrinking?
Baltimore has shrunk 2.7% since the April 2020 census baseline, losing 15,732 residents, including a 0.0% decline from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was Baltimore's population in the 2020 census?
The GEOID for Baltimore is 2404000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
