Baltimore city

Baltimore city has 573,243 residents across 21 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $62,177, 40% below the Maryland figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $229,600, and 36% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

573,243residentsACS 2020–2024

$62,177median household incomeMaryland: $104K

$229,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

85%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Baltimore city in MarylandZIP codes in Baltimore city highlighted; the rest of Maryland in grey

Map of Maryland with Baltimore city highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 21 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
21201	18,307	$46K	$275K	11%	46%	83%	25 min
21202	20,683	$59K	$272K	21%	45%	86%	27 min
21205	13,013	$43K	$96K	36%	17%	78%	30 min
21206	48,902	$65K	$216K	53%	28%	91%	33 min
21210	14,134	$112K	$547K	62%	84%	98%	25 min
21211	14,969	$83K	$285K	61%	63%	90%	28 min
21212	33,974	$97K	$374K	69%	57%	93%	31 min
21213	28,058	$51K	$155K	52%	18%	86%	31 min
21214	21,092	$86K	$260K	79%	42%	92%	34 min
21215	52,229	$52K	$201K	55%	26%	78%	31 min
21216	29,426	$42K	$148K	50%	17%	73%	36 min
21217	30,792	$38K	$180K	30%	23%	80%	35 min
21218	44,014	$62K	$243K	48%	45%	87%	30 min
21223	19,572	$46K	$111K	32%	16%	86%	33 min
21224	47,465	$89K	$295K	59%	49%	92%	30 min
21226	6,674	$83K	$331K	61%	33%	89%	31 min
21229	46,679	$60K	$201K	57%	24%	88%	34 min
21230	32,977	$92K	$330K	51%	59%	88%	29 min
21231	14,969	$85K	$350K	34%	64%	93%	25 min
21239	27,346	$63K	$207K	55%	33%	89%	29 min
21251	191	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	50%	–	22 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

573,243 residents in 255,668 households, next to the Maryland figure.

21%

under 18

27%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

44%

of households are people living alone

23%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

295,032 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $229,600 (±$3,425).

48%

of households own their home

15%

of homes are detached single-family houses

25%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

13%

of housing units are vacant

$1,331

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–20094%

1990–19994%

1980–19895%

1970–19796%

1960–19698%

1950–195914%

1940–194912%

1939 or earlier42%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,378.

$62,177

median household income

19.7%

of people live below the poverty line

6.5%

unemployment rate

36%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

31 min

average commute to work

19%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

63%

of workers drive or carpool

10%

take public transportation

walk or bike

18%

work from home

27%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

85%

of households have a broadband subscription

10%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Baltimore city, Maryland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.