Jury Pool Profile
Baltimore City City, Maryland
- County seat
- Baltimore City
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 569,997
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 573,243.
At a glance
Baltimore City is a 569,997-person venue. The city population is 27% White and 59% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,451, $39,384 below the MD state median of $102,835; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 39.0% of covered employment, average pay $87,205/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.66%, above the 4.3% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 85% to 87% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 573,243
- Median household income
- $62,177
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This city: 59%.
Baltimore City has a population of 573,243, with a median age of 36.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 26.9%; Black residents 59.2%. Independently, 8.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,451; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 39% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 39.0% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 14.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.66%, above the Maryland state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 86%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Baltimore City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.2% in 2024, 87.3% in 2020, 85.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 47% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 4.7% of the adult civilian population (21,305 individuals).