County profile
Baltimore County, MD
United States · GDP 2024
#76 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$73.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
340,854
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
20,340
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$68.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
847,650
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$91.8k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
42.3%±0.7%
Poverty rate
9.8%±0.5%
Business applications
13,851 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,467
29.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Universal Safety Products, Inc.Technology$4.8M35D2Alkane, Inc.Basic Materials———3Univec, Inc.Healthcare———4Hamilton Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care32%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation14%
Professional services12%
Construction11%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
847,650
residents · 2025 · -0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $79.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−23,466
International migration+16,586
Natural change+975
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$56.9B2019
$55.6B2020
$59.6B2021
$65.7B2022
$68.9B2023
$73.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$349.3k±$2.6k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
5.1%±0.3%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$335.8M
1,531 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 100Heat wave 99Lightning 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5672016
5822017
5982018
6162019
6322020
6892021
7682022
8142023
8522024
8772025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 55% since 20219862021
3352022
1,6732023
1,5112024
1,5312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.0 km
I-83
Nearest freight rail
4.0 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
7.2 km
Baltimore, MD
Nearest commercial airport
31.7 km
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL THURGOOD MARSHALL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):49,875,915 short tons/yr · Baltimore, MD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$68.6k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Baltimore?
Baltimore's economy produced $73.1B in 2024, growing 6.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.