COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baltimore vs Austin
PLACE A
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
VS
PLACE B
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Baltimore is 9% larger than Austin. Baltimore earns more, with a median household income $3,013 higher. Austin has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs 5%).
BALTIMOREAUSTINDIFFERENCE
Total population2,857,7812,620,945+9% vs Austin
Population density1,099621+477
Population growth4.9%33.0%−28.1 pts
Median age39.136.0+3.1
Male48.3%50.6%−2.2 pts
Female51.7%49.4%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born11.6%16.3%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.2%48.7%+3.5 pts
Black28.4%6.9%+21.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.1%32.2%−24.1 pts
Asian5.9%7.3%−1.4 pts
Other5.3%4.9%+0.4 pts
Median household income$103,525$100,512+$3,013
Per capita income$52,391$56,313−$3,922
Poverty rate9.8%9.8%−0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.458−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher44.0%50.7%−6.6 pts
Graduate degree20.5%19.0%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%4.3%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation66.8%71.3%−4.6 pts
Median home value$390,167$473,482−$83,315
Median gross rent$1,700$1,705−$5
Owner-occupied67.7%58.9%+8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%5.1%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%47.2%+1.2 pts
Average commute29.327.3+2.1
Worked from home18.2%26.5%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work3.4%1.0%+2.4 pts
Uninsured4.9%12.0%−7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025