Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,661 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,362 (1.6%)
Area name: Baltimore-Towson, MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baltimore city is $791 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $950 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1220 a month.
2005 air pollution in Baltimore city:
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 28 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
60 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
17.2 µg/m3.
Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
42 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Anne Arundel County
, Baltimore County
.
Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 48,736
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 29,638 (46% naturalized citizens)
| Baltimore
city: |
4.6% | | Whole
state: | 9.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 8,543
- 1990
to 1994: 5,514
- 1985
to 1989: 4,006
- 1980
to 1984: 2,969
- 1975
to 1979: 2,040
- 1970
to 1974: 2,132
- 1970
to 1974: 1,120
- 1965
to 1969: 3,314
|
Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 40,166
- One,
attached: 155,563
- Two:
20,031
- 3
or 4: 23,378
- 5
to 9: 17,449
- 10
to 19: 12,688
- 20
or more: 30,985
- Mobile
homes: 162
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 55
Housing units in Baltimore city with a mortgage: 79,119 (10,494 second mortgage, 7,550 home equity loan, 386 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37,461
Baltimore
city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/16/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males in 2005:
|
- Construction
(11%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Health
care (7%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
|
Most
common industries for females in 2005: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Public
administration (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005: |
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Trinidad
and Tobago (8%)
- Jamaica
(8%)
- Korea
(5%)
- Mexico
(4%)
- Nigeria
(4%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Germany
(4%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Baltimore city:
|
- German
(6%)
- Irish
(5%)
- United
States or American (3%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Polish
(3%)
- English
(3%)
- African
(1%)
|
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 136,378 (55%)
- Carpooled:
38,003 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 40,486 (16%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 721 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 3,587 (1%)
- Railroad:
1,895 (1%)
- Ferryboat:
26 (0%)
- Taxi:
1,858 (1%)
- Motorcycle:
98 (0%)
- Bicycle:
824 (0%)
- Walked:
17,727 (7%)
- Other
means: 1,944 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 5,826 (2%)
|
People
in group quarters in Baltimore city, Maryland
- 9262
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 4204
people in nursing homes
- 3705
people in state prisons
- 3514
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2305
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 352
people in other group homes
- 342
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 284
people in religious group quarters
- 262
people in halfway houses
- 202
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 193
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 171
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 153
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 128
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 93
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 80
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 79
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 66
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 64
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 62
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 62
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 57
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 56
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 48
people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 47
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 45
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 25
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 20
people in other workers' dormitories
- 13
people in crews of maritime vessels
- 10
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2
people in military ships
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,480.
8.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,625 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.32% | | Maryland
average: |
7.95% |
0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($306 average AGI)
| Baltimore
city: |
0.25% | | Maryland
average: | 0.25% |
5.11% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($23,169 average AGI)
2.96% relocated from other states ($15,149 average AGI)
| Baltimore
city: |
2.96% | | Maryland
average: | 3.62% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Baltimore County, MD
|
3.12% ($35,475 average AGI) |
| from
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.61% ($40,433) |
| from
Howard County, MD
|
0.34% ($48,691) |
| from
Prince George's County, MD
|
0.30% ($35,332) |
| from
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.26% ($46,964) |
| from
Harford County, MD
|
0.21% ($44,836) |
| from
District of Columbia, DC
|
0.17% ($52,897) |
8.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,040 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.59% | | Maryland
average: |
8.13% |
0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($352 average AGI)
| Baltimore
city: |
0.10% | | Maryland
average: | 0.13% |
5.86% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($27,630 average AGI)
2.63% relocated to other states ($15,059 average AGI)
| Baltimore
city: |
2.63% | | Maryland
average: | 3.94% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Baltimore County, MD
|
4.11% ($38,568 average AGI) |
| to
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.52% ($42,840) |
| to
Harford County, MD
|
0.34% ($42,811) |
| to
Howard County, MD
|
0.28% ($51,456) |
| to
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.17% ($54,464) |
| to
Prince George's County, MD
|
0.16% ($33,920) |
| to
York County, PA
|
0.14% ($56,189) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2
Births
per 1000 population in Baltimore city
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Baltimore city |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Baltimore city |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 95,297 (77,374 aged, 17,923 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 625,380
- In
family households: 490,891 (70,408 male householders, 77,759 female householders)
71,325
spouses, 179,907 children (168,410 natural, 4,535 adopted, 6,962 stepchildren), 35,904 grandchildren, 10,998 brothers or sisters, 6,756 parents, 17,894 other relatives, 19,940 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 134,489 (48,356 male householders (37,739 living alone)), 61,265 female householders (52,407 living alone)), 24,868 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 25,774 (12,499 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 55,677 2-persons, 38,911 3-persons, 27,050 4-persons, 14,547 5-persons, 6,965 6-persons, 5,017 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 90,146 1-person, 16,155 2-persons, 2,203 3-persons, 727 4-persons, 255 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.
48,908 married couples with children.
70,974 single-parent households (9,056 men, 61,918 women).
92.2% of residents of Baltimore city speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $10,590,076,000 ($16644 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,224,598,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,571,425,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,554,756,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $108,549,000
Federal grants: $3,944,460,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,559,760,000 ($1,043,143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $851,126,000 ($74,857,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $219,957,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $434,743,000
Federal Government insurance: $204,886,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 50,002
| Here: |
79 per 1000 residents | | State: |
71 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 41,689
| Here: |
66 per 1000 residents | | State: |
41 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +6,439
| Here: |
+10 per 1000 residents | | State: | +19
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -55,893
| Here: |
-88 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Baltimore city |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,122
- 1995
to 1998: 3,105
- 1990
to 1994: 3,931
- 1980
to 1989: 13,504
- 1970
to 1979: 23,232
- 1960
to 1969: 34,016
- 1950
to 1959: 56,680
- 1940
to 1949: 54,167
- 1939
or earlier: 110,720
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Baltimore city, Maryland:
|
- 1
room: 208
- 2
rooms: 830
- 3
rooms: 3,959
- 4
rooms: 6,705
- 5
rooms: 17,651
- 6
rooms: 47,435
- 7
rooms: 24,230
- 8
rooms: 15,747
- 9
or more rooms: 13,114
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Baltimore city, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 7,608
- 2
rooms: 13,442
- 3
rooms: 28,512
- 4
rooms: 26,324
- 5
rooms: 20,078
- 6
rooms: 19,015
- 7
rooms: 7,144
- 8
rooms: 3,461
- 9
or more rooms: 2,533
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baltimore city: |
- no
bedroom: 426
- 1
bedroom: 4,660
- 2
bedrooms: 26,385
- 3
bedrooms: 75,962
- 4
bedrooms: 15,926
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6,520
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Baltimore city: |
- no
bedroom: 9,442
- 1
bedroom: 45,048
- 2
bedrooms: 39,308
- 3
bedrooms: 27,860
- 4
bedrooms: 4,750
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,709
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Baltimore city in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 24,529
- 1
vehicle: 57,727
- 2
vehicles: 37,448
- 3
vehicles: 8,287
- 4
vehicles: 1,486
- 5
or more vehicles: 402
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Baltimore city in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 68,073
- 1
vehicle: 46,291
- 2
vehicles: 11,374
- 3
vehicles: 1,736
- 4
vehicles: 285
- 5
or more vehicles: 358
|
58% of Baltimore city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Maryland.
| Baltimore
city: |
58.3% | | State
average: |
57.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 463333
- Northeast:
46052
- Midwest:
12747
- South:
87984
- West:
7080
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (69%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (62%)
- Electricity
(24%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12,317
| Here: |
15.7% | | Maryland: |
14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5,206
| Here: |
13.7% | | Maryland: |
13.3% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 14,271
| Here: |
38.7% | | Maryland: |
21.7% |
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