Population

569,997

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$229,600

Owner-occupied units

Baltimore, MD

Maryland · 39.300° N, 76.610° W · 81 sq mi

Baltimore is the 30th largest city on this site, with a population of 569,997 and about 7,042 residents per square mile. The median household earns $62,177 a year, and the median home is worth $229,600.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

81 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

7,042

People per square mile

Rank by population

#30

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#119

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$62,177

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,331

Per month

Homeownership

47.5%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

29.1 min

One way

People

Median age

36.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

36.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

9.3%

Households

255,668

2.16 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 31.6^%

Professional & business services 13.9^%

Public administration 8.9^%

Retail trade 8.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Maryland

Name

Annette Lerner & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$5.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chevy Chase

Source of wealth

Real estate

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Maryland · private sector

Employer

Johns Hopkins

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Maryland

Company

Lockheed Martin

Revenue

$71.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Bethesda

Ticker

LMT

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Maryland

State bird

Baltimore Oriole

State flower

Black-eyed Susan

State capital

Annapolis

Nickname

The Old Line State

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