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METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Baltimore Metro

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · 7 counties · 2,382,172 residents · 2,601 sq mi
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Baltimore is a metro area of 2,382,172 people. The median household earns $37,024, about 23% above the national median. The poverty rate is 10.1%, under the national 13.2%. About 23% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. The typical home is worth $98,425.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 33.4
US median: 33.0
More educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,382,172
−7%vs 2000
vs 2,552,994 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
916 / sq mi
−7%vs 2000
vs 981 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
33.4
−8%vs 2000
vs 36.3 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
2,601 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.3M2.5M2.6M2.8M2.9M19902000201020202024Baltimore
20242.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.4%(177,295)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97%(167,000)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 146.1%(144,940)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 196.4%(151,618)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.5%(177,509)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3418.7%(444,404)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4415.9%(378,886)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5410.9%(258,677)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 648.5%(203,502)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 747.2%(170,488)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 843.5%(84,055)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1%(23,798)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$37,024
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $51,043 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$16,596
−32%vs 2000
vs $24,398 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
10.1%
+0.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 9.9% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$98,425
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $128,915 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$514
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $666 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
63.9%
−3.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 67.3% in 2000
36.1% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic66.3%(1,692,851)
Black27.2%(695,517)
Hispanic / Latino2%(51,329)
Asian2.7%(68,403)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic71.8%(1,710,510)
Black25.8%(615,218)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(28,538)
Asian1.8%(41,870)
Other0.6%(14,574)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin
Central American2.7%(78,163)
Mexican1.6%(46,372)
Salvadoran1.4%(39,563)
Puerto Rican1.3%(35,750)
South American1.1%(30,969)
Honduran0.6%(16,206)
Guatemalan0.5%(14,767)
Dominican0.3%(9,223)
Peruvian0.3%(8,173)
Colombian0.3%(7,953)
Cuban0.3%(7,695)
Ecuadorian0.2%(5,488)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(5,421)
Panamanian0.1%(3,472)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,724)
Argentine0.1%(2,389)
Nicaraguan0.1%(2,363)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,636)
Chilean0.1%(1,625)
Bolivian0.1%(1,475)
Uruguayan0%(367)
Paraguayan0%(351)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.6%(44,515)
Chinese1.1%(30,345)
Korean0.8%(23,746)
Filipino0.7%(20,556)
Pakistani0.4%(11,714)
Vietnamese0.3%(8,072)
Nepalese0.2%(6,849)
Burmese0.2%(5,709)
Bangladeshi0.1%(2,561)
Japanese0.1%(2,221)
Taiwanese0.1%(1,530)
Thai0%(1,336)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0%(921)
Kazakh0%(920)
Cambodian0%(646)
Indonesian0%(533)
Mongolian0%(218)
Malaysian0.1%(210)
Bhutanese0%(209)
Laotian0%(200)
Hmong0%(155)
Okinawan0%(11)
Uzbek0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,842)
Samoan0%(721)
Chamorro0%(508)
Tongan0%(139)
Guamanian0%(44)
Fijian0%(22)
Chuukese0%(10)
Ancestry
German13.4%(380,765)
Irish11%(312,767)
English9%(257,155)
Italian5.4%(153,321)
American4.2%(119,365)
Polish3.4%(97,700)
Subsaharan African3.2%(92,129)
Scottish1.4%(40,877)
French1.2%(34,368)
West Indian1.1%(32,464)
Nigerian1.1%(30,590)
Russian0.9%(24,661)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.6%(16,901)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(16,463)
Arab0.6%(16,039)
Jamaican0.6%(15,788)
Welsh0.5%(15,363)
Dutch0.5%(14,914)
Swedish0.5%(14,880)
Norwegian0.5%(12,843)
Ukrainian0.4%(11,121)
British0.4%(10,568)
Czech0.4%(10,034)
Hungarian0.3%(9,595)
Lithuanian0.3%(9,065)
Ethiopian0.3%(8,358)
French Canadian0.2%(6,951)
Iranian0.2%(5,914)
Austrian0.2%(5,870)
Ghanaian0.2%(5,259)
Slovak0.2%(5,184)
Haitian0.2%(4,719)
Swiss0.2%(4,643)
Danish0.2%(4,511)
Portuguese0.2%(4,507)
Kenyan0.1%(3,197)
Finnish0.1%(3,097)
Brazilian0.1%(3,053)
Egyptian0.1%(2,942)
Turkish0.1%(2,886)
Lebanese0.1%(2,848)
Romanian0.1%(2,750)
Syrian0.1%(2,473)
Israeli0.1%(2,334)
Guyanese0.1%(2,210)
Canadian0.1%(2,179)
Moroccan0.1%(1,788)
Croatian0.1%(1,764)
Armenian0.1%(1,520)
Latvian0%(1,396)
Belgian0%(1,316)
Palestinian0%(1,042)
Serbian0%(949)
Bulgarian0%(924)
Slovene0%(900)
Barbadian0%(749)
Jordanian0%(725)
Australian0%(623)
Iraqi0%(493)
Somali0%(131)
Macedonian0%(127)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.1%
−6.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 29.1% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
74.6%
−7.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 81.8% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
9.2%
−2.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 11.9% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.5 min
+17%vs 2000
vs 20.8 min in 2000
US average: 21.9
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married38.7%(430,984)
Married50.4%(560,795)
Widowed2.7%(30,060)
Divorced8.2%(90,884)
Women 15+
Never married34.9%(425,529)
Married45.5%(554,814)
Widowed8.4%(101,873)
Divorced11.2%(136,916)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
4.9%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 9.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 64.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 75.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 33.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.8%(46,228)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(42,901)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.1%(43,776)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(5,826)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(1,345)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 150,313 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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In this metro

Largest cities

BaltimoreCENTRAL569,997ColumbiaCENTRAL104,338Ellicott City75,257Glen Burnie72,590Dundalk65,969TowsonCENTRAL58,679Severn58,402Bel Air South58,137Odenton45,002Catonsville43,368Annapolis40,634Essex40,580Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County)40,379Severna Park40,228Owings Mills37,245Randallstown35,957Pasadena34,309Pikesville33,524Middle River31,712Eldersburg31,695Bel Air North31,302Milford Mill30,829Parkville30,549Crofton29,549Perry Hall29,105Ilchester28,364Carney28,343Lochearn27,074Elkridge26,283Reisterstown25,582

The 30 most populous of 113 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

7 component counties

Baltimore CountyCENTRAL847,650Anne Arundel CountyCENTRAL603,380BaltimoreCENTRAL569,997Howard CountyCENTRAL339,183Harford County266,446Carroll County176,677Queen Anne's County54,448
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has about 2,382,172 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

The typical household in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns about $37,024 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD expensive?

In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, the median home is worth about $98,425, and the typical rent is about $514 a month.

How educated are people in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

About 23.1% of adults age 25 and over in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

About 10.1% of people in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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