Demographics of Baltimore city, Maryland

Baltimore city, Maryland had 569,997 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −13,298 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Baltimore city, in four figures

569,997
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −13,298 people.; 36.2 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,177 ±$1,378
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Baltimore city, Maryland's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Baltimore city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Baltimore city, Maryland's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Baltimore city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	583,295	100.0	100.0
2021	576,503	98.8	100.2
2022	570,475	97.8	100.7
2023	567,952	97.4	101.6
2024	570,053	97.7	102.5
2025	569,997	97.7	103.1

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Population of Baltimore city, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	583,295	−2,434	−351	+16	−2,094
2021	576,503	−6,792	−741	+642	−6,814
2022	570,475	−6,028	−78	+3,231	−9,228
2023	567,952	−2,523	+573	+3,291	−6,397
2024	570,053	+2,101	+104	+5,172	−3,150
2025	569,997	−56	+179	+1,789	−2,072

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.2 ±0.1: for men 34.9 ±0.1 and for women 37.3 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Baltimore city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	34,601 ±53	6.0% ±<0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	85,017 ±1,939	14.8% ±0.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	52,076 ±1,408	9.1% ±0.2	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	183,651 ±1,849	32.0% ±0.3	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	130,296 ±1,861	22.7% ±0.3	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	87,602 ±1,891	15.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,177 ±$1,378, and income per person $40,604 ±$577, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Baltimore city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	59,459 ±2,116	23.3% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	47,614 ±2,006	18.6% ±0.8	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	40,757 ±1,914	15.9% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	30,158 ±1,497	11.8% ±0.6	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	35,354 ±1,607	13.8% ±0.6	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	18,438 ±1,064	7.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	23,888 ±1,064	9.3% ±0.4	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Baltimore city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	109,292 ±4,082	19.7% ±0.7	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	29,951 ±1,851	25.5% ±1.4	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	52,711 ±2,257	16.8% ±0.7	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	26,630 ±1,333	22.0% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Baltimore city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Baltimore city	Maryland	United States
Housing units	295,032 ±179	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.7% ±0.5	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.3% ±0.5	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.5% ±0.8	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.5% ±0.9	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$229,600 ±$3,425	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,331 ±$15	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1947 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Baltimore city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	47,018 ±0	8.2% ±<0.1	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	148,914 ±559	26.0% ±0.1	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	335,489 ±1,411	58.5% ±0.2	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14,688 ±590	2.6% ±0.1	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	881 ±177	0.2% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	62 to 200	< 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,556 ±756	0.6% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	22,566 ±1,372	3.9% ±0.2	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Baltimore city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	366,961 ±4,048	64.0% ±0.7	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	145,826 ±4,220	25.4% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7,059 ±716	1.2% ±0.1	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	53,397 ±2,295	9.3% ±0.4	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24,620 ±1,471	4.3% ±0.3	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	28,777 ±1,918	5.0% ±0.3	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Baltimore city among the counties of Maryland

5th of 24 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Counties of Maryland near Baltimore city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Montgomery County	1,074,582	+1.3%
Prince George's County	970,374	+0.5%
Baltimore County	847,650	−0.7%
Anne Arundel County	603,380	+1.7%
Baltimore city	569,997	−2.3%
Howard County	339,183	+1.9%
Frederick County	302,883	+11.0%
Harford County	266,446	+2.0%
Carroll County	176,677	+2.2%
Charles County	176,593	+5.9%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Counties by population in Maryland
No. 24 Counties by population growth in Maryland

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026