Baltimore

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Baltimore

Total population

568,271

Median home value

$247,400

38.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$64,778

Baltimore$65k

National$74k

Air quality index

61Moderate

Elevation16 m

Weather80°F · Patchy Fog then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates39.30°, -76.61°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S. city with a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 569,997 in 2025, while the Baltimore metropolitan area at 2.86 million residents is the 22nd-largest metropolitan area in the nation. The city is also part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, which had a population of 9.97 million in 2020. Baltimore was designated as an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851. Though not located under the jurisdiction of any county in the state, it forms part of the Central Maryland region together with the surrounding county that shares its name.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Baltimore, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

B

Bernard Hopkins

American expatriate professional basketball player who became a naturalized citizen of Spain while playing there

J

Jonathan Sachs

American businessman

E

Edward F. Moore

Professor of mathematics and computer sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1925-2003)

William Daniel Hillis

American computer scientist (born 1956)

J

John Walker

Computer programmer and co-founder of Autodesk (1949-2024)

Tom Clancy

American author (1947–2013)

Christian York

American professional wrestler

Martin Emerich

American politician (1846-1922)

D

Don Abney

American musician (1923-2000)

C

Christopher Rouse

American composer (1949–2019)

Frank Zappa

American musician (1940–1993)

Muggsy Bogues

American basketball player-coach

Joanna Zeiger

American triathlete

Arthur Waskow

American rabbi

A

Ansley J. Coale

American demographer (1917–2002)

Simon Sobeloff

American judge (1894–1973)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maryland

• Baltimore Highlands
  4.7 mi away
• Lansdowne
  5.3 mi away
• Brooklyn Park
  5.6 mi away
• Arbutus
  5.9 mi away
• Dundalk
  6.5 mi away
• Parkville
  6.5 mi away
• Overlea
  6.7 mi away
• Linthicum
  6.9 mi away
• Lochearn
  7.1 mi away
• Catonsville
  7.4 mi away
• Ferndale
  7.9 mi away
• Pikesville
  7.9 mi away

Browse all places in Maryland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Baltimore

Thomas Guide 2001 Metropolitan Baltimore, Maryland

2001

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Baltimore, Maryland, 1891-1909

United States. Bureau of Customs

First Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland, records [1799-1854]

Index

Md.) First Presbyterian Church (Baltimore

Housing profile

1993

Memoir of Martha C. Thomas: Late of Baltimore, Maryland

Martha Carey Thomas · 1837

John Fuller 17th Century Immigrant from Baltimore Maryland

John Beattie Fuller · 2008

Criminal homicides in Baltimore, Maryland, 1960-1964

Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission. · 1967

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Little Schloss RX Prescribed Fire, Shenandoah, Virginia
  Wildfires · 2026-06-10 · 112 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

tall bellflower

Campanulastrum americanum

Seen 2026-06-28

Oriental Beetle

Exomala orientalis

Seen 2026-06-27

Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Seen 2026-06-27

Eastern Boxelder Bug

Boisea trivittata

Seen 2026-06-27

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Seen 2026-06-27

chicory

Cichorium intybus

Seen 2026-06-27

Versute Sharpshooter

Graphocephala versuta

Seen 2026-06-27

Orchard Orbweaver

Leucauge venusta

Seen 2026-06-27

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Seen 2026-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-27 21:20 UTC.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Baltimore, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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