Baltimore, Maryland had 569,997 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), 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.
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 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 620,770 → 2019: 593,490 (-4.4%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2010 base
620,770
April 1, 2010
2010
620,915
July 1, 2010
2011
620,410
July 1, 2011
2012
622,895
July 1, 2012
2013
622,391
July 1, 2013
2014
623,587
July 1, 2014
2015
622,522
July 1, 2015
2016
616,226
July 1, 2016
2017
610,481
July 1, 2017
2018
602,443
July 1, 2018
2019
593,490
July 1, 2019
What's the median 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.
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×).
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 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
30,060
$47,050
$22.62
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
26,380
$40,590
$19.51
Cashiers
24,540
$31,570
$15.18
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
22,820
$36,700
$17.64
Stockers and Order Fillers
21,540
$39,380
$18.93
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
20,060
$35,530
$17.08
Fast Food and Counter Workers
19,600
$31,200
$15.00
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
42,480
$103,740
$49.88
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
35,170
$33,700
$16.20
Registered Nurses · benchmark
29,030
$97,140
$46.70
Software Developers · benchmark
16,620
$137,350
$66.04
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
16,020
$74,880
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · 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.
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+).
Where Baltimore's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
9.3%-33.5% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
88.0%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish5.9%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
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 March 2023). 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 · score 99.4 · Relatively High
Winter Weather · score 97.8 · Very High
Cold Wave · score 96.9 · Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI March 2023 · methodology →
Internet & broadband.
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 →
In-state context.
Baltimore sits at state rank #1 among 157 cities in Maryland. Nearby in the state ranking:
Baltimore is ranked #30 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
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 →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
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.
