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Baltimore, Towson Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Baltimore, Towson Area is $35,613, which is about the same as the state average of $36,670 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Baltimore, Towson Area median household income is $70,311. On average Baltimore, Towson Area residents spend 30.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #20

Baltimore, Towson Area	35,613 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Baltimore, Towson Area	40,901 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Baltimore, Towson Area	47,033 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Baltimore, Towson Area	35,014 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #19

Baltimore, Towson Area	70,311 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Baltimore, Towson Area	92,155 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Baltimore, Towson Area	7.73%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Baltimore, Towson Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Maryland and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Baltimore, Towson Area		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.31%	$15,262, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.04%	$17,950, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.12%	$4,069, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.65%	$27,956, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Baltimore, Towson Area	87,107 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Baltimore, Towson Area	109,032 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Baltimore, Towson Area	Maryland	U.S.
White	$82,390, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$47,597, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$60,410, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$88,031, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,974, see rank	$54,127	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$68,973, see rank	$56,756	$53,370
One Race, Other	$56,737, see rank	$58,273	$40,300
Two or More Races	$63,587, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Baltimore, Towson Area	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$32,934, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$75,685, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$86,242, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$44,948, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Baltimore, Towson Area	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,205,546, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	1,048,081, 47.52%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	758,285, 72.35%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12,077, 1.15%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	746,208, 71.20%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	682,553, 91.47%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	63,655, 8.53%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	289,796, 27.65%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	1,157,465, 52.48%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	737,665, 63.73%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2,650, 0.23%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	735,015, 63.50%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	677,928, 92.23%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	57,087, 7.77%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	419,800, 36.27%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Baltimore, Towson Area	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,346,552, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,033,347, 76.74%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	120,083, 8.92%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	86,176, 6.40%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	35,219, 2.62%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	17,268, 1.28%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	54,459, 4.04%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Baltimore, Towson Area	30.7 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Baltimore, Towson Area	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,360,481	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	682,553, 50.17%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	287,542, 42.13%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	93,586, 13.71%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	120,966, 17.72%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,741, 0.26%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	53,014, 7.77%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	86,847, 12.72%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	677,928, 49.83%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	324,291, 47.84%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	124,056, 18.30%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	203,604, 30.03%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	489, 0.07%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,603, 0.24%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21,939, 3.24%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Baltimore, Towson Area	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,360,481, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5,304, 0.39%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	83,837, 6.16%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	76,838, 5.65%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	32,317, 2.38%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	140,946, 10.36%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	58,375, 4.29%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	28,573, 2.10%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	91,484, 6.72%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	186,101, 13.68%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	348,475, 25.61%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	103,720, 7.62%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	138,875, 10.21%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	65,636, 4.82%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Baltimore, Towson Area	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	295,371	11.00%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	51,798	7.69%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.