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County profile

Baltimore (Independent City) city, MD

United States · GDP 2024
#84 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 83% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$65.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
301,759
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
12,383
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$79.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
569,997
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.5%
Median HH income
$62.2k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
36.1%±0.7%
Poverty rate
19.7%±0.7%
Business applications
11,544 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,598
28.0/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care36%
Education21%
Retail trade12%
Professional services12%
Food & accommodation11%
Finance & insurance9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
569,997
residents · 2025 · -2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $69.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration27,661
International migration+14,125
Natural change+37

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$49.7B
2019
$49.2B
2020
$53.5B
2021
$57.8B
2022
$61.7B
2023
$65.6B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$229.6k±$3.4k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$15/mo
Vacancy rate
13.3%±0.5%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$125.0M
543 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 99Winter weather 98Cold wave 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
798
2016
815
2017
827
2018
845
2019
868
2020
936
2021
1028
2022
1073
2023
1106
2024
1135
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-65% since 2021
1,557
2021
1,657
2022
1,843
2023
1,273
2024
543
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.0 km
I-83
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
AMTK
Nearest port
3.4 km
BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR ANCHORAGE-SHIPS
Nearest commercial airport
15.2 km
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL THURGOOD MARSHALL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$79.8k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Baltimore (Independent City)?

Baltimore (Independent City)'s economy produced $65.6B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over yearfaster 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.