| | People QuickFacts | Baltimore city | Maryland |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 619,493 | 5,828,289 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 620,961 | 5,773,552 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.2% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 620,961 | 5,773,552 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.8% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.6% | 23.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 11.8% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 52.9% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 31.5% | 61.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 63.6% | 30.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.5% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.9% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.3% | 8.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 28.4% | 54.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.4% | 85.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.0% | 13.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.1% | 15.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 77.4% | 87.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 25.2% | 35.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 40,098 | 455,328 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 29.2 | 31.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 296,450 | 2,391,350 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 49.8% | 69.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 33.1% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $160,400 | $329,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 238,392 | 2,121,047 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.52 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $23,333 | $34,849 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $39,386 | $70,647 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.3% | 8.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Baltimore city | Maryland |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 12,319 | 134,5791 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 274,077 | 2,075,5071 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -8.1 | 0.81 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 35,687 | 424,163 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 42,272 | 528,112 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 34.6% | 19.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 4.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 37.0% | 32.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 5,730,887 | 41,456,097 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,843,424 | 51,276,797 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,348,797 | 75,664,186 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $6,793 | $13,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,434,689 | 10,758,428 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 989 | 13,481 |