Metropolitan Area Residents (CMSA)
1990: 6,727,050
2000: 7,608,070
Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.1%
U.S. rank in 1980: 4th
U.S. rank in 1990: 4th
U.S. rank in 2000: 4th
City Residents
1980: 786,741
1990: 736,014
2000: 651,154
2003 estimate: 628,670
Percent change, 1990–2000: −11.5%
U.S. rank in 1980: 10th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 12th
U.S. rank in 2000: 23rd (State rank: 1st)
Density: 7,986 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 205,982
Black or African American: 418,951
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,097
Asian: 9,985
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 222
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 11,061
Other: 4,363
Percent of residents born in state: 71.2% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 41,694
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 46,968
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 46,835
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 47,710
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 49,287
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 93,248
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 101,544
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 83,408
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 29,499
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 35,040
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 44,716
Poplation 85 years and older: 9,956
Median age: 35 years
Births in Baltimore County (2001)
Total number: 9,056
Deaths in Baltimore County (2001)
Total number: 7,663
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $21,240
Median household income: $32,400
Total households: 257,788
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 48,249
$10,000 to $14,999: 21,649
$15,000 to $24,999: 40,516
$25,000 to $34,999: 35,520
$35,000 to $49,999: 39,873
$50,000 to $74,999: 38,724
$75,000 to $99,999: 16,903
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,053
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,689
$200,000 or more: 3,612
Percent of families below poverty level: 18.8% (of which, 48.5% were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 55,820