Baltimore: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (CMSA)

1990: 6,727,050

2000: 7,608,070

Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 4th

U.S. rank in 1990: 4th

U.S. rank in 2000: 4th

City Residents

1980: 786,741

1990: 736,014

2000: 651,154

2003 estimate: 628,670

Percent change, 1990–2000: −11.5%

U.S. rank in 1980: 10th (MSA)

U.S. rank in 1990: 12th

U.S. rank in 2000: 23rd (State rank: 1st)

Density: 7,986 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 205,982

Black or African American: 418,951

American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,097

Asian: 9,985

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 222

Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 11,061

Other: 4,363

Percent of residents born in state: 71.2% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Poplation under 5 years old: 41,694

Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 46,968

Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 46,835

Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 47,710

Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 49,287

Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 93,248

Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 101,544

Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 83,408

Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 29,499

Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 35,040

Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 44,716

Poplation 85 years and older: 9,956

Median age: 35 years

Births in Baltimore County (2001)

Total number: 9,056

Deaths in Baltimore County (2001)

Total number: 7,663

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $21,240

Median household income: $32,400

Total households: 257,788

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 48,249

$10,000 to $14,999: 21,649

$15,000 to $24,999: 40,516

$25,000 to $34,999: 35,520

$35,000 to $49,999: 39,873

$50,000 to $74,999: 38,724

$75,000 to $99,999: 16,903

$100,000 to $149,999: 10,053

$150,000 to $199,999: 2,689

$200,000 or more: 3,612

Percent of families below poverty level: 18.8% (of which, 48.5% were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 55,820