Baltimore city, Maryland (MD)

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% of renters here:	50%
State:	32%

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Races in Baltimore city, Maryland:

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Males: 303,687	(46.6%)
Females: 347,467	(53.4%)

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Baltimore city:	2.4 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,949
Maryland:	$68,080

This county:	$622
State:	$868

Baltimore city:	$158,400
Maryland:	$347,000

Detached houses: $280,278

Here:	$280,278
State:	$459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $169,771

Here:	$169,771
State:	$274,414

In 2-unit structures: $241,128

Here:	$241,128
State:	$238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $208,116

Here:	$208,116
State:	$273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $291,244

Here:	$291,244
State:	$280,693

Health of residents in Baltimore city based on 932 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
72.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
16.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
48.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
51.7% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
68.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 189 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 161 pounds. This is more than average.
11.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Baltimore city:	20.0%
Maryland:	8.3%

Area name: Baltimore-Towson, MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baltimore city is $791 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $950 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1220 a month.

Cities in this county include: Baltimore.

2005 air pollution in Baltimore city:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 28 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 60 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 17.2 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 42 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Anne Arundel County , Baltimore County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	10.4%
Maryland:	7.1%

Current college students: 48,736
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 29,638 (46% naturalized citizens)

Baltimore city:	4.6%
Whole state:	9.8%

Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 40,166
• One, attached: 155,563
• Two: 20,031
• 3 or 4: 23,378
• 5 to 9: 17,449
• 10 to 19: 12,688
• 20 or more: 30,985
• Mobile homes: 162
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Housing units in Baltimore city with a mortgage: 79,119 (10,494 second mortgage, 7,550 home equity loan, 386 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37,461

Here:	67.9% with mortgage
State:	77.7% with mortgage

Baltimore city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/16/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Baltimore city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.1 miles away from Baltimore city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.1 miles away from Baltimore city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 136,378 (55%) Carpooled: 38,003 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 40,486 (16%) Streetcar or trolley car: 721 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3,587 (1%) Railroad: 1,895 (1%) Ferryboat: 26 (0%) Taxi: 1,858 (1%) Motorcycle: 98 (0%) Bicycle: 824 (0%) Walked: 17,727 (7%) Other means: 1,944 (1%) Worked at home: 5,826 (2%)

8.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,625 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.32%
Maryland average:	7.95%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($306 average AGI)

Baltimore city:	0.25%
Maryland average:	0.25%

5.11% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($23,169 average AGI)
2.96% relocated from other states ($15,149 average AGI)

Baltimore city:	2.96%
Maryland average:	3.62%

from Baltimore County, MD	3.12% ($35,475 average AGI)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.61% ($40,433)
from Howard County, MD	0.34% ($48,691)
from Prince George's County, MD	0.30% ($35,332)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.26% ($46,964)
from Harford County, MD	0.21% ($44,836)
from District of Columbia, DC	0.17% ($52,897)

8.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.59%
Maryland average:	8.13%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($352 average AGI)

Baltimore city:	0.10%
Maryland average:	0.13%

5.86% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($27,630 average AGI)
2.63% relocated to other states ($15,059 average AGI)

Baltimore city:	2.63%
Maryland average:	3.94%

to Baltimore County, MD	4.11% ($38,568 average AGI)
to Anne Arundel County, MD	0.52% ($42,840)
to Harford County, MD	0.34% ($42,811)
to Howard County, MD	0.28% ($51,456)
to Montgomery County, MD	0.17% ($54,464)
to Prince George's County, MD	0.16% ($33,920)
to York County, PA	0.14% ($56,189)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 95,297 (77,374 aged, 17,923 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 490,891 (70,408 male householders, 77,759 female householders)

  71,325 spouses, 179,907 children (168,410 natural, 4,535 adopted, 6,962 stepchildren), 35,904 grandchildren, 10,998 brothers or sisters, 6,756 parents, 17,894 other relatives, 19,940 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 134,489 (48,356 male householders (37,739 living alone)), 61,265 female householders (52,407 living alone)), 24,868 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 25,774 (12,499 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 55,677 2-persons, 38,911 3-persons, 27,050 4-persons, 14,547 5-persons, 6,965 6-persons, 5,017 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 90,146 1-person, 16,155 2-persons, 2,203 3-persons, 727 4-persons, 255 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

92.2% of residents of Baltimore city speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $10,590,076,000 ($16644 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,224,598,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,571,425,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,554,756,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $108,549,000
Federal grants: $3,944,460,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,559,760,000 ($1,043,143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $851,126,000 ($74,857,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $219,957,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $434,743,000
Federal Government insurance: $204,886,000

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	71 per 1000 residents

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	41 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+19 per 1000 residents

Here:	-88 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.9

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

58% of Baltimore city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Maryland.

Baltimore city:	58.3%
State average:	57.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 463333
• Northeast: 46052
• Midwest: 12747
• South: 87984
• West: 7080

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,700

Here:	15.7%
Maryland:	14.8%

Here:	13.7%
Maryland:	13.3%

Here:	38.7%
Maryland:	21.7%

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