Baltimore City · Maryland
Baltimore, MD demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Comptroller of Maryland.
Quick answer
Baltimore, MD has a population of 565,239 and a median household income of $58,349 — about $4,862 a month before tax. That ranks 74 of 94 covered metros by income and 29 of 94 by population.
Population
565,239
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$58,349
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
6%
Maryland + local
Income rank
#74
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Baltimore household at the median income of $58,349 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $875 a year in sales tax at 6%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Maryland exempts or discounts several categories. Maryland allows no local sales tax. Baltimore City is an independent city, so there is no surrounding county layer to add either.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Baltimore-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Comptroller of Maryland rate tables · rates as published for 2026