Baltimore by the Numbers

kevinprice Business, Politics
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With the recent debate about Baltimore’s situation, and who is to blame, USA Business Radio decided to simply break down the city’s situation by the numbers.

Baltimore city, Maryland
Population estimates, July 1, 2018, (V2018)602,495
PEOPLE
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2018, (V2018)602,495
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2018)620,862
Population, percent change – April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2018, (V2018)-3.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010620,961
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent

6.6%

Persons under 18 years, percent

21.0%

Persons 65 years and over, percent

12.8%

Female persons, percent

53.0%

Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent

30.3%

Black or African American alone, percent(a)

62.8%

American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)

0.3%

Asian alone, percent(a)

2.6%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)

0.0%

Two or More Races, percent

2.3%

Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)

5.0%

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent

27.6%

Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2013-201729,428
Foreign born persons, percent, 2013-20178.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2013-201747.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2013-2017$153,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2013-2017$1,424
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2013-2017$525
Median gross rent, 2013-2017$1,009
Building permits, 2018X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2013-2017239,791
Persons per household, 2013-20172.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2013-201783.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2013-20179.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2013-201781.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2013-201769.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2013-201784.2%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2013-201730.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2013-201711.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent

9.0%

Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2013-201761.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2013-201759.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c)1,607,810
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c)11,349,171
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c)5,043,278
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c)7,954,322
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c)3,647,668
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c)$5,871
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2013-201730.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2017 dollars), 2013-2017$46,641
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2017 dollars), 2013-2017$28,488
Persons in poverty, percent

22.4%

BUSINESSES
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2016X
Total employment, 2016X
Total annual payroll, 2016 ($1,000)X
Total employment, percent change, 2015-2016X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017X
All firms, 201250,735
Men-owned firms, 201221,952
Women-owned firms, 201224,599
Minority-owned firms, 201227,673
Nonminority-owned firms, 201220,782
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,216
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201243,918
GEOGRAPHY
Geography
Population per square mile, 20107,671.5
Land area in square miles, 201080.94
FIPS Code2404000

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