People Facts Baltimore Maryland
Population, 2003 estimate 628,670 5,508,909
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -3.5% 4.0%
Population, 2000 651,154 5,296,486
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -11.5% 10.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.4% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.8% 25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.2% 11.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 53.4% 51.7%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 31.6% 64.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 64.3% 27.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.5% 4.0%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.7% 1.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.5% 2.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 1.7% 4.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 57.1% 55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.6% 9.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.8% 12.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 68.4% 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.1% 31.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 31.1 31.2
 
Housing units, 2000 300,477 2,145,283
Homeownership rate, 2000 50.3% 67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $69,100 $146,000
 
Households, 2000 257,996 1,980,859
Persons per household, 2000 2.42 2.61
Median household income, 1999 $30,078 $52,868
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,978 $25,614
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 22.9% 8.5%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 6,171,247 54,906,650
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 3,438,384 46,428,206
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,229 $9,116
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 849,854 5,972,467
Total number of firms, 1997 35,880 400,203
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 27.8% 20.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 27.6% 28.9%
    Geography Facts
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 81 9,774
Persons per square mile, 2000 8,058.4 541.9
Counties Baltimore city