Humidity & wind
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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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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
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 22/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 161/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 17/yr
Days above 90° 18/yr
Below freezing 76/yr
Annual rainfall 56.6in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 87°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 27°F
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
State of Maryland
State bird
Baltimore Oriole
State flower
Black-eyed Susan
State capital
Annapolis
Nickname
The Old Line State
Compare Baltimore with
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Cities near Baltimore
- Dundalk, MD7 mi · 65,969
- Towson, MD7 mi · 58,679
- Glen Burnie, MD10 mi · 72,590
- Ellicott City, MD12 mi · 75,257
- Severn, MD12 mi · 58,402
- Columbia, MD15 mi · 104,338
- Bel Air South, MD22 mi · 58,137
- Bowie, MD25 mi · 58,383
Cities about the same size
- Milwaukee, WI562,407
- Albuquerque, NM556,588
- Fresno, CA555,549
- Tucson, AZ548,371
- Sacramento, CA536,449
- Memphis, TN609,647
- Atlanta, GA529,110
- Kansas City, MO521,220
More in Maryland
- Frederick92,059
- Germantown90,719
- Waldorf82,943
- Silver Spring81,462
- Gaithersburg71,113
- Bethesda69,397
- Rockville67,563
- Aspen Hill53,279
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.