About the Region

Baltimore City, Maryland

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Private Sector Employers
1.	Johns Hopkins University	6,605
2.	Johns Hopkins Hospital	5,900
3.	Johns Hopkins Bayview	3,000
4.	General Motors Truck Group - Baltimore Assembly	2,800
5.	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	2,690
6.	St. Agnes HealthCare	2,469
7.	Allfirst Financial, Inc.*	2,100
8.	Union Memorial Hospital, Inc.	2,025
9.	Bank of America**	2,000
10.	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	2,000
11.	Loyola College in Maryland	2,000
12.	Baltimore Sun Company, Inc.	1,800
13.	Bon Secours Health System*	1,583
14.	Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.	1,500
15.	Good Samaritan Hospital of MD, Inc.	1,427
16.	Zurich U.S.	1,400
17.	Mercy Medical Center	1,324
18.	Bell Atlantic-Maryland Inc.	1,200
19.	CSX Transportation, Inc.	1,200
20.	Kennedy Krieger Children's Hospital	1,200
21.	Harbor Hospital Center, Inc.	1,130
22.	Maryland General Hospital	1,100
23.	St. Paul Companies, Inc. (1)	1,100
24.	Legg Mason, Inc.	1,000
25.	Morgan State University	1,000
Public Sector Employers
A.	Baltimore Ciy Government***	14,600
B.	Baltimore City Public Schools***	12,000
C.	University of Maryland Medical System (2)	5,600
D.	University of Maryland, Baltimore	4,800
E.	VA Medical Center	1,200
*2 locations
**3 locations
***Multiple locations
(1) Company's corporate campus is located on the Baltimore City/Baltimore County line.
(2) Employment includes MD General Hospital, which merged with UMMS 12/98.

Baltimore City
AREA	1980	1990	2000
POPULATION	786,775	736,014	651,154
HOUSEHOLDS	281,414	276,484	257,996
LABOR FORCE	344,980	347,600	304,500
EMPLOYMENT	504,000	515,300	460,800
HOUSEHOLD INCOME (Median, in current $)	$12,811	$24,045	$30,078

Baltimore City Population by Age
AGE	1980	1990	2000
0 - 4	52,345	58,729	41,694
5 - 19	190,570	145,499	141,513
20 - 44	281,760	303,194	244,079
45 - 64	161,525	128,705	137,947
65+	100,575	99,887	85,921
TOTAL*	786,775	736,014	651,154

Baltimore City Population By Race
RACE	1980	1990	2000
White	345,113	289,041	205,982
Non-White	441,662	446,973	445,172
TOTAL	786,775	736,014	651,154

Baltimore City Households By Income
INCOME LEVEL (in current $)	1980	1990	2000
Under $15,000	158,600	90,800	69,900
$15,000 - $30,000	86,800	73,900	58,700
$30,000 - $50,000	28,900	65,100	57,200
$50,000 - $75,000	5,000	31,300	38,700
Over $75,000	2,100	15,400	33,300

Baltimore City Employment By Industry
INDUSTRY	1980	1990	2000
Infrastructure	62,500	48,900	41,300
Manufacturing	70,700	44,000	28,500
Trade	105,800	93,400	68,200
Services	179,500	239,800	239,100
Government	85,600	89,200	83,800
TOTAL*	504,000	515,300	460,800

*Detail may not add to total due to rounding.

Sources

Population, Households, Population by Age,Population by Race, Labor Force and Income: U.S. Census Bureau.

Employment: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Last Updated: 09/16/2008

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