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Total population: 636,919 (All urban)

Baltimore, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 300,477 (257,996 occupied: 129,879 owner occupied, 128,117 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  50%
State:  32%

Housing density: 3719 houses/condos per square mile


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $342,460.


Median contract rent in 2007: $622 (lower quartile is $426, upper quartile is $811)


Housing units in Baltimore 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





Baltimore,MD index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $158,400 (it was $69,900 in 2000)
Baltimore:  $158,400
Maryland:  $347,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,100 - $244,500

Mean price in 2007:
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

Median year house/condo built: 1943

Median year apartment built: 1955

Household type by relationship

Households: 625,380
  • 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.

48,908 married couples with children.
70,974 single-parent households (9,056 men, 61,918 women).

92.2% of residents of Baltimore 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).

Foreign born population: 29,638 (4.6%)
(45.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baltimore, Maryland:
  • 1 room: 208
  • 2 rooms: 830
  • 3 rooms: 3,959
  • 4 rooms: 6,705
  • 5 rooms: 17,651
  • 6 rooms: 47,435
  • 7 rooms: 24,230
  • 8 rooms: 15,747
  • 9 or more rooms: 13,114



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baltimore, Maryland:
  • 1 room: 7,608
  • 2 rooms: 13,442
  • 3 rooms: 28,512
  • 4 rooms: 26,324
  • 5 rooms: 20,078
  • 6 rooms: 19,015
  • 7 rooms: 7,144
  • 8 rooms: 3,461
  • 9 or more rooms: 2,533



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 1,122
  • 1995 to 1998: 3,105
  • 1990 to 1994: 3,931
  • 1980 to 1989: 13,504
  • 1970 to 1979: 23,232
  • 1960 to 1969: 34,016
  • 1950 to 1959: 56,680
  • 1940 to 1949: 54,167
  • 1939 or earlier: 110,720


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baltimore:
  • no bedroom: 426
  • 1 bedroom: 4,660
  • 2 bedrooms: 26,385
  • 3 bedrooms: 75,962
  • 4 bedrooms: 15,926
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6,520



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baltimore:
  • no bedroom: 9,442
  • 1 bedroom: 45,048
  • 2 bedrooms: 39,308
  • 3 bedrooms: 27,860
  • 4 bedrooms: 4,750
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,709



Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Cars and other vehicles available in Baltimore in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 24,529
  • 1 vehicle: 57,727
  • 2 vehicles: 37,448
  • 3 vehicles: 8,287
  • 4 vehicles: 1,486
  • 5 or more vehicles: 402



Cars and other vehicles available in Baltimore in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 68,073
  • 1 vehicle: 46,291
  • 2 vehicles: 11,374
  • 3 vehicles: 1,736
  • 4 vehicles: 285
  • 5 or more vehicles: 358


Baltimore, MD house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Baltimore, MD:

  • Less than $10,000: 531
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 265
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 265
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 469
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 700
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 709
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 741
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 1722
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 2001
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 2182
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 2903
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 3662
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 4788
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 14328
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 18220
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 18390
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 16053
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 13325
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 5660
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 5540
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 2436
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 2707
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 1135
  • $1,000,000 or more: 1088
 


Baltimore rent paid by renters for apartments graph
Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Baltimore:

  • Less than $100: 3,952 people
  • $100 to $149: 1,976
  • $150 to $199: 4,174
  • $200 to $249: 3,655
  • $250 to $299: 2,866
  • $300 to $349: 3,006
  • $350 to $399: 3,578
  • $400 to $449: 4,431
  • $450 to $499: 6,872
  • $500 to $549: 7,764
  • $550 to $599: 8,754
  • $600 to $649: 8,930
  • $650 to $699: 8,589
  • $700 to $749: 7,763
  • $750 to $799: 6,260
  • $800 to $899: 9,376
  • $900 to $999: 6,009
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 6,864
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 2,220
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 1,779
  • $2,000 or more: 1,082
  • No cash rent: 3,203
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 8,543
  • 1990 to 1994: 5,514
  • 1985 to 1989: 4,006
  • 1980 to 1984: 2,969
  • 1975 to 1979: 2,040
  • 1970 to 1974: 2,132
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,120
  • 1965 to 1969: 3,314

Baltimore, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.9%
Number of people working at home: 5,826 (2.3% of all workers)


Baltimore travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 4111
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 14032
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 25539
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 36466
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 41644
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 16706
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 41297
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 6180
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 8015
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 19442
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 17436
  • 90 or more minutes: 12679
 


Baltimore mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 


Baltimore, MD household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 48249
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 21649
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 20637
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 19879
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 18166
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 17354
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 15639
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 13434
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 10800
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 19022
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 19702
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 16903
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 6945
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 3108
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 2689
  • $200,000 or more: 3612
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 347559
 German: 31738
 Irish: 24139
 United States or American: 16056
 Italian: 15307
 Polish: 14090
 English: 13429
 Subsaharan African:: 9908
 African: 7006
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5951
 Russian: 4291
 French (except Basque): 2782
 Jamaican: 2733
 Scottish: 2721
 Scotch-Irish: 2435
 Greek: 2412
 European: 2000
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 1777
 Nigerian: 1479
 Dutch: 1373
 Ukrainian: 1307
 British: 1222
 Arab:: 1155
 Welsh: 1107
 Czech: 1090
 Lithuanian: 1079
 Eastern European: 880
 Norwegian: 841
 Hungarian: 766
 Swedish: 727
 West Indian: 685
 French Canadian: 517
 Austrian: 484
 Iranian: 392
 Slovak: 343
 Egyptian: 318
 Czechoslovakian: 306
 Danish: 306
 Canadian: 304
 Ethiopian: 297
 Ghanian: 297
 Swiss: 286
 Romanian: 274
 Latvian: 234
 U.S. Virgin Islander: 215
 Lebanese: 200
 Other Subsaharan African: 189
 Portuguese: 188
 Moroccan: 186
 Israeli: 181
 Armenian: 169
 Barbadian: 167
 British West Indian: 158
 Kenyan: 158
 Croatian: 154
 Northern European: 144
 Turkish: 144
 Guyanese: 143
 Haitian: 138
 Liberian: 134
 Finnish: 129
 Belgian: 123
 South African: 119
 Albanian: 119
 Palestinian: 116
 Brazilian: 113
 Estonian: 108
 Iraqi: 105
 Slavic: 102
 Arab/Arabic: 102
 Pennsylvania German: 101
 Bulgarian: 94
 Australian: 94
 Scandinavian: 89
 Sudanese: 83
 Sierra Leonean: 78
 Serbian: 70
 Celtic: 65
 Icelander: 60
 Yugoslavian: 56
 Syrian: 51
 Other Arab: 46
 Bahamian: 44
 Slovene: 39
 Afghan: 35
 Cape Verdean: 34
 Acadian/Cajun: 31
 Jordanian: 31
 Ugandan: 18
 Senegalese: 16
 Bermudan: 13
 Luxemburger: 8
 Belizean: 7
 Dutch West Indian: 7
 Other West Indian: 7
 Basque: 6
 Cypriot: 6
 New Zealander: 6
 Maltese: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Trinidad and Tobago (8%)
  • Jamaica (8%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • Mexico (4%)
  • Nigeria (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • Germany (4%)


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

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

58% of Baltimore 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.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,690
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,288
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4,388
  • 7th and 8th grade: 10,219
  • 9th grade: 9,131
  • 10th grade: 10,953
  • 11th grade: 10,635
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 11,939
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 53,104
  • Less than 1 year of college: 10,473
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 21,462
  • Associate degree: 5,609
  • Bachelor's degree: 20,142
  • Master's degree: 9,340
  • Professional school degree: 4,809
  • Doctorate degree: 2,636


Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3,077
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 998
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4,736
  • 7th and 8th grade: 12,111
  • 9th grade: 10,050
  • 10th grade: 13,813
  • 11th grade: 12,354
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 14,317
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 65,071
  • Less than 1 year of college: 15,832
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 25,910
  • Associate degree: 9,097
  • Bachelor's degree: 23,604
  • Master's degree: 14,031
  • Professional school degree: 3,777
  • Doctorate degree: 1,985


Educational Attainment for Females



Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.2%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.5%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.7%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.4%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.2%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 16.0%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $52,638
  • Black householders: $32,023
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,956
  • Asian householders: $48,689
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $61,711
  • Some other race householders: $49,434
  • Two or more races householders: $34,860
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,890

Baltimore household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Baltimore household income for Black householders

Baltimore household income for Asian householders

Baltimore household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Baltimore household income for Some other race householders

Baltimore household income for Two or more races householders

Baltimore household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Baltimore marital status for males

Baltimore marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $177,208
  • Black or African American householders: $144,350
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $164,291
  • Asian householders: $190,805
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $209,613
  • Some other race householders: $173,582
  • Two or more races householders: $157,493
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $188,765

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 to 49: 6,539
  • 50 or more: 24,446
  • Mobile homes: 162
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Median worth of mobile homes: $76,168


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Baltimore:

  


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (62%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12,317
Here:  15.7%
Maryland:  14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5,206
Here:  13.7%
Maryland:  13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14,271
Here:  38.7%
Maryland:  21.7%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students


School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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