Cities / Maryland / Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

573,243 people

Right Now

Weather

77°F

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 84°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Metro Baltimore)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 7.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BWI

8 mi — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Population & People

Population

573,243

Median age

36.2

Median household income

$62,177

Poverty rate

19.7%

Unemployment rate

6.5%

Bachelor's degree+

36.1%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$229,600

Median gross rent

$1,331/mo

Homeownership rate

47.51%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,857

HUD Fair Market Rent (Baltimore city, 0 mi from Baltimore), 2026. Efficiency $1362, 1BR $1511, 2BR $1857, 3BR $2358, 4BR $2611. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Maryland commercial electricity

14.74¢/kWh

Maryland industrial electricity

12.5¢/kWh

Maryland residential electricity

19.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

568139.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

436172

All-Transactions House Price Index for Maryland

720.1

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Source: FRED, Maryland-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

8 mi away

DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

38 mi away

IAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

51 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Maryland energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Maryland economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).