Demographics of Baltimore Highlands CDP, Maryland

Baltimore Highlands CDP, Maryland had 8,206 ±1,205 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Baltimore Highlands CDP, in four figures

8,206 ±1,205
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 159th
Among Maryland's places: Of 203 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 34.0 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,304 ±$13,729
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.0 ±2.7: for men 33.5 ±3.3 and for women 35.1 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Baltimore Highlands CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	831 ±309	10.1% ±3.5	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,211 ±349	14.8% ±3.7	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	577 ±211	7.0% ±2.4	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,401 ±410	29.3% ±2.6	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,961 ±316	23.9% ±1.6	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,225 ±449	14.9% ±5.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,304 ±$13,729, and income per person $27,238 ±$4,149, 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 Highlands CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	180 to 828	6.4% to 28.2%	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	538 ±182	18.5% ±5.8	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	650 ±238	22.3% ±7.7	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	563 ±210	19.3% ±6.8	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	345 ±117	11.9% ±3.8	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	64 to 276	2.3% to 9.4%	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12 to 270	0.5% to 9.2%	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Highlands CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	746 to 2,256	18.3% ±8.8	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	143 to 493	15.6% ±7.6	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	426 ±190	10.1% ±4.2	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	162 to 1,352	11.5% to 67.1%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Baltimore Highlands CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Baltimore Highlands CDP	Maryland	United States
Housing units	3,127 ±340	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.1% ±5.1	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.5% to 10.3%	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.1% ±10.4	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.9% ±6.1	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$267,200 ±$16,878	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,392 ±$65	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±4	1979 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Highlands CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,481 ±1,000	30.2% ±11.3	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,662 ±614	32.4% ±5.8	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,155 ±609	26.3% ±6.3	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	17 to 483	0.2% to 5.9%	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 947	0% to 11.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	121 to 441	1.5% to 5.3%	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 Highlands CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	5,253 ±969	64.0% ±7.1	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	704 ±213	8.6% ±2.3	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	50 to 292	0.6% to 3.5%	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,078 ±727	25.3% ±8.0	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	323 to 1,083	4.1% to 13.0%	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,375 ±556	16.8% ±6.3	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Baltimore Highlands CDP among the places of Maryland

159th of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Baltimore Highlands CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mayo CDP	8,694 ±986
Edgewater CDP	8,519 ±806
Brunswick city	8,450 ±48
Mount Rainier city	8,245 ±41
Savage CDP	8,239 ±1,207
Baltimore Highlands CDP	8,206 ±1,205
Four Corners CDP	8,150 ±915
South Kensington CDP	8,148 ±775
Robinwood CDP	8,042 ±1,201
Taneytown city	7,932 ±22
Lansdowne CDP	7,876 ±1,164

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Maryland by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in Maryland by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 19 Places in Maryland by foreign-born share
No. 103 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 113 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate
No. 132 Places in Maryland by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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