Baltimore city, Maryland

Baltimore city population, land area and income

Baltimore city had 568,271 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 81.0 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 24 in Maryland by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 7,020.0 people per square mile, 72.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Maryland has 111,399 residents, so Baltimore city is 5.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,616 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Baltimore city's population changed since 2020

Baltimore city lost 14,918 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.6%. That ranks 24th of 24 in Maryland for growth. The median Maryland county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +1.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Baltimore city recorded 30,553 births and 30,618 deaths, a natural change of -65. Net international migration added +10,160 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -27,596. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 27,596 people.

Where Baltimore city is

The Census internal point of Baltimore city is at 39.300000, -76.610500. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades Maryland's 24 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Baltimore city outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Baltimore city

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Baltimore city, 568,271 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Baltimore city; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Baltimore with 568,271.

Counties bordering Baltimore city

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 2 neighbors for Baltimore city. The most populous is Baltimore County, MD, with 852,425 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Baltimore County

  852,425 people

  10 mi N

• Anne Arundel County

  602,350 people

  21 mi S

Distance to Annapolis and the nearest big city

Annapolis is 23.1 miles SSE of Baltimore city's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baltimore, MD (population 568,271), 0.0 miles away.

Baltimore city FIPS code

The FIPS code of Baltimore city is 24510: state code 24 for Maryland plus independent city code 510. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,616.