Full Report - the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance

Spring 2012 

1420 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21202 

bniajfi.org 

Housing & Community 

Development 

Children and Family Health 

&Well-Being 

Crime & Safety 

Workforce & Economic 

Development 

Sanitation 

Urban Environment 

& Transit 

Education and Youth 

Neighborhood Action & 

Sense of Community 

Census Demographics 

VITAL 

SIGNS 

Measuring Baltimore’s 

Progress Towards Strong Neighborhoods 

and a Thriving City 

Continued10

Vital Signs is made possible by the generous support of: 

The Annie E. Casey Foundation 

BNIA-JFI would also like to thank the following: 

The University of Baltimore 

The Jacob France Institute 

the Merrick School of Business 

the France-Merrick Foundation 

and the 

BNIA-JFI Steering Committee 

BNIA-JFI Staff who contributed to Vital Signs 10: 

Seema Iyer, Associate Director Jacob France Institute 

Matthew Kachura, Program Manager 

Cheryl Knott, GIS Analyst 

Nancy Jones, Data Manager 

Joshua Kachura and William Miles, Research Associates

Table of Contents 

Introduction 

Introduction……………………...……………………………………………………………… 1 

Ten Years of Vital Signs…………………………………………………………………. 1 

Section Indicators……………………………………………………………………..…. 2 

Data Consistency………………………………………………………………………… 3 

Geography & Data…...………………………………………………………………….. 3 

Census 

Census Demographics………………...………………………………………………………… 1 

Population…………..…………………………………………………………………… 2 

Race & Ethnicity……….………………………………………………………………... 2 

Sex & Age of Residents………..………….……………………………………………… 3 

Households & Families……….………………………………………………………….. 4 

Income……………..………….………………………………………………………….. 4 

Housing & Community Development 

Housing & Community Development………………………………………………………….. 1 

Housing Select Values………………………………………………………………….... 2 

Housing Affordability………………………………………………………………….... 3 

Foreclosure Filings………………………………………………………………………. 4 

Housing Vacancy & Housing Violations…………………………………………………. 5 

Resident Investment Activity…………………………………………………………….. 6 

Owner-Occupied Housing………………………………………………………………. 6 

Children & Family Health & Well-Being 

Children & Family Health & Well-Being.............................................................................. 1 

Safe Homes & Families…………………………...……………………………….…….. 1 

Individual & Family Poverty……………………...……………………………………… 2 

Maternal & Child Health………………………...……………………………………… 2 

Access to Preventative Health Care……………….………………………………………. 3 

Drug Treatment………………………………………………………………………….. 3 

Crime & Safety 

Crime & Safety…………………………………………………………………………………. 1 

Part 1 Crime……………………………………………………………………………… 2 

Violent Crime…………………………………………………………………………..… 3 

Domestic Violence……………………………………………………………………...…. 3

Workforce & Economic Development 

Workforce & Economic Development…………………………………………………………. 1 

Labor Force Participation & Employment……..………………………………………… 2 

Educational Attainment………………………………………………………………….. 2 

Commercial Investment Activity………………………………………………….……… 3 

Businesses & Successful Small Businesses……..………………………………………….. 3 

Sanitation 

Sanitation……………….………………………………………………………………………… 1 

Rate of Dirty Streets & Alleys…………………..……………………………………..…... 1 

Rate of Clogged Storm Drains……………………………………………………….……. 2 

Urban Environment & Transit 

Urban Environment & Transit…………………………………………………………………… 1 

Air Quality & Hazardous Waste……………………………..……………………………. 1 

Alternative Transportation Mode Use……………………………………………………... 2 

Travel Time to Work……………………………………………………………………… 3 

Education & Youth 

Education & Youth……………………………………………………………………………...… 1 

Student Enrollment & Demographics…………………………………………..…………. 2 

Dropout Rate & High School Completion………..…………………………...………….. 2 

Student Attendance, Suspensions, & Expulsions…..…………………………...………….. 4 

Elementary & Middle School Student Achievement..…………………………..…………. 5 

High School Performance……………………………………………………….………… 5 

Youth Labor Force Participation………………………………………………….……….. 6 

Youth Civic Engagement………………………………………………………………….. 6 

Neighborhood Action & Sense of Community 

Neighborhood Action & Sense of Community…………………....…………………………….. 1 

Neighborhood Groups & Organizations…………………………………………………… 1 

Neighborhood Initiatives…………………………………………………………………… 2 

Voter Participation…………………………………………………………………………. 2 

Appendices 

Appendix 

Appendix A – Data Definitions……………………………………………………........... A-1 

Appendix B – Changes & Explanations………………………………………………....... B-2 

Appendix C – Community Statistical Areas………………………………………………. C-1 

Modifications for 2010………………………………………………………….. C-1 

Map…………………………………………………………………………....... C-2

In 1998, the Annie E. Casey Foundation approached the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (ABAG) to 

explore the interest in Baltimore for developing a neighborhood indicators initiative. That initial exploration led to a 

two year-long planning process resulting in the gathering of several citywide nonprofit organizations, city government, 

neighborhoods, and foundations, which led to the creation of the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance (BNIA). 

BNIA then became a partner in the Urban Institute’s National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP), currently 

a collection of 36 cities across the United States dedicated to developing and maintaining neighborhood data systems 

and the democratization of data. In 2006, BNIA moved to the University of Baltimore’s Jacob France Institute in an 

effort to expand on the capabilities of BNIA and was renamed the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance – Jacob 

France Institute (BNIA-JFI). 

The Vital Signs report provides outcome indicators that "take the pulse" of Baltimore neighborhoods by measuring 

progress towards the goals of: strong neighborhoods; good quality of life; and a thriving, vital city. The goal of this 

effort is for neighborhood residents, organizations, and others to use data and the Vital Signs report strategically and 

effectively to foster new ways of thinking about improving our City, neighborhoods, and government over time. 

BNIA-JFI’s work is important to community organizations working to improve their neighborhoods, nonprofit groups 

considering new programs, foundations and corporations targeting their investments, city agencies improving their 

services, or policy makers considering new courses of action. Vital Signs is meant to serve as a resource that allows for 

the identification of the areas that need attention and interventions to improve the lives of and opportunities for every 

resident and family in Baltimore City. 

10 Years of Vital Signs 

In Vital Signs 10, BNIA-JFI tracks 111 indicators to show how Baltimore City has changed since the release of the first 

edition of Vital Signs in 2002. Many of the indicators are now available for Baltimore neighborhoods spanning the 

years 2000 to 2010 which is novel for two main reasons. First, every Baltimore community is unique, and these 

indicators reveal the experiences that each neighborhood has had over the past decade. From housing bubbles to 

foreclosures crises to crime amelioration to clogged storm drains, the indicators in Vital Signs corroborate (or dispel) 

perceptions of residents, business and other stakeholder about the quality of life in Baltimore’s neighborhoods. Second, 

as communities continue to plan ahead over the next decade, these outcome indicators can now be used as inputs into 

strategic planning processes as well as tracking and monitoring the effectiveness of interventions and actions. 

Since 2000, the City has seen improvement in many of the indicators tracked in Vital Signs reflecting the communitybased 

efforts made to achieve these results. For example, the City in general is safer, healthier and more sustainable; the 

crime rate has declined by nearly 45%, the teen birth rate has declined by 32%, and the percentage of residents not 

using a car to travel to work has increased almost 11%. Neighborhoods like Midtown and Fells Point experienced the 

greatest improvements in crime rates; teen birth rates declined dramatically in Cherry Hill and Brooklyn/Curtis Bay; 

and in Harbor East/Little Italy, more than 66% of workers now commute to work by alternative means of 

transportation. Use of the City’s newly implemented 311 service-call system for access to City services rose over the 

decade; for example, Baltimore residents increased calls to report dirty streets and alleys at a rate of more than 69 per 

1,000. 

The median household income in Baltimore City increased by $8,268, the median value of homes sold has increased by 

$50,000, and the poverty rate for both individuals and for families with children has declined by nearly 2%. 

Vital Signs 10 Introduction 1

Highlandtown, Washington Village, Patterson Park and Canton experienced large increases in median income; home 

sales prices increased most in Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry, South Baltimore and Downtown; and poverty rates have 

declined most in Greater Charles Village/Barclay and Midtown. 

Educational outcomes have improved with the percentage of chronically absent middle school students decreasing by 

over 13% (from 2005 to 2010) and the high school drop-out rate declining by slightly more than 6%. Chronic 

absenteeism among middle schoolers declined most in Southern Park Heights and Glen-Falstaff; the high school dropout 

rate declined most in Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market. 

However, these overall City improvements hide the fact that not all of the City’s neighborhoods have benefited equally. 

In the City’s most distressed neighborhoods, the compounding effects of population loss, increases in vacancies and 

foreclosures, recent increases in crime rates, and increases in unemployment and poverty continue to affect the lives of 

thousands of residents. There are seventeen communities in Baltimore where at least three of every ten families with 

children live in poverty. In communities such as Upton/Druid Heights and Oldtown/Middle East, at least one in every 

two families with children lives in poverty. In some of the same neighborhoods, the crime rate is at least the same as the 

City average; in Oldtown/Middle East, the crime rate is currently more than 40% above the City average. 

Some of the indicators tracked in Vital Signs have not shown positive improvement for the City as a whole over the past 

decade. More Baltimore neighborhoods are experiencing housing burdens; the percentage of vacant and abandoned 

homes increased by 2.6%, the percentage of residents spending more than 30% of their household income on their 

housing expenses increased by 12.7% for renters and 8.4% for homeowners, and while there were decreases in 

foreclosure filings until 2007, the City ended the decade with a higher rate of foreclosures than in 2000. Vacant and 

abandoned housing significantly increased in Greenmount East and Upton/Druid Heights; housing costs for renters are 

high in Midway/Coldstream and Clifton-Berea and for homeowners in Edmonson Village and Howard Park/West 

Arlington; and foreclosure rates have increased in 19 CSAs including Claremont/Armistead and Forest Park/Walbrook. 

Section Indicators 

The indicators and data in Vital Signs are organized into nine sections each of which describes an issue or area that is 

central to quality of life in Baltimore City. The data within each of the sections provide a picture of the conditions 

within Baltimore City’s neighborhoods and their progress over time. These sections are: 

• U.S. Census Data; 

• Housing and Community Development; 

• Children and Family Health and Well-being; 

• Crime and Safety; 

• Workforce and Economic Development; 

• Sanitation; 

• Urban Environment and Transit; 

• Education and Youth; and 

• Neighborhood Action and Sense of Community. 

Data within each of these sections are divided into additional subsections that allow for indicators to be clustered 

together around specific topics, such as housing conditions or safe neighborhoods, educational attainment, or student 

performance. 


Data Consistency 

BNIA-JFI strives to maintain consistency in both the sources and time series of the indicators and data collected; 

however, over time some of the indicators tracked by BNIA-JFI have changed. These changes are the result of data no 

longer being collected or maintained by data providers, a change in the geographic level of the data being collected, cost 

of the data purchased by BNIA-JFI or availability of new data sources. Changes in data for Vital Signs 10 are listed in 

Vital Signs 10 Changes and Explanations. 

Geography and Data 

The geographic level at which data is 

provided is important to understand. 

Wherever possible, Vital Signs uses 

Community Statistical Areas (CSAs) as 

the geographic level for which data is 

provided. CSAs are clusters of Census 

Tracts that correspond to Baltimore’s 

neighborhoods boundaries and are 

consistent statistical boundaries for 

which data can be acquired. 

Neighborhood lines often do not fall 

along CSA boundaries, but CSAs are 

representations of the conditions 

occurring within those particular 

neighborhoods. The CSAs were 

originally created by the Baltimore 

City Department of Planning in 2002 

and were updated by BNIA-JFI for 

Vital Signs 10 using new 2010 Census 

Tract boundaries. 

Many of the data sources in Vital Signs 

is based on administrative records 

(housing code violations, vital statistics, 

311-service calls, foreclosure filings, 

etc) precisely because US Census 

information was only available at the 

neighborhood level once every 10 

years. Starting with Vital Signs 10, 

however, data from the American 

Community Survey has been made available for the City’s neighborhoods. The new data collection methodology 

adopted by the Census Bureau means that while the data will be available more frequently, the indicators are not 

directly comparable with the 2000 Census. Throughout Vital Signs, use of the 5-year 2006-2010 ACS data is noted for 

clarification. 

A map of the CSAs is found in Appendix C. 


The United States Bureau of the Census collects a wide variety of social, demographic, and housing 

information on both persons and households across the United States. The Bureau of the Census administers 

both a decennial Census and the American Community Survey (ACS). Prior to 2010, the Census 

administered both a long- and short-form decennial Census which was used to collect detailed information on 

residents of the United States. Starting with the 

2010 Census, only a short-form Census was 

administered and the long-form was replaced by 

the ACS. The ACS is an ongoing, continuous 

survey that is used to collect data once supplied 

by the Census long-form. Information for the 

City of Baltimore is now available on an annual 

basis from the ACS, but community-level 

information is aggregated over 5-years of data 

collection. In Vital Signs 10, indicators were 

calculated using the 5-year average from the 

2006-2010 ACS data. Since the Census longform 

and the 5-year ACS represent different 

sampling methodologies, the indicators 

generated from them are not directly 

comparable; therefore, throughout Vital Signs 

10, 2010 indicators generated from the 2006- 

2010 ACS will be noted. 

The Census and ACS represent the best data for 

looking at how Baltimore City and its 

neighborhoods have changed 2000 to 2010. 

More information on the Bureau of the Census 

and the American Community Survey can be found at: http://www.census.gov. 

BNIA-JFI analyzed data from the Census to provide greater understanding of the socioeconomic and 

demographic characteristics of the residents of the City and its neighborhoods. BNIA-JFI also used this data 

as denominators for many of the Vital Signs indicators allowing for data to be normalized and rates to be 

computed. Census data analyzed by BNIA-JFI is grouped into the following categories: population, race and 

ethnicity; households and families; and income. Highlights of the data from 2010 are provided below. 

Vital Signs 10 Census Demographics 1

Population 

From 2000 to 2010, Baltimore City continued to lose residents but managed to experience a slowing of the 

decrease in population. Additionally, while the City as a whole has continued to lose population, there was 

variation between neighborhoods, with some growing in population significantly. 

• From 2000 to 2010, Baltimore City’s population has declined by 4.6%, decreasing from 651,154 to 

620,961 persons. 

• A total of 19 CSAs experienced an increase in population with the largest increases occurring in 

Downtown/Seton Hill (35.2%), Canton (15.5%), Cross-Country/Cheswolde (10.5%), and South 

Baltimore (8.9%). 

• Of the 34 CSAs that experienced a decline in population, the largest decreases occurred in 

Greenmount East (-29.2%), Clifton-Berea (-21.0%), and Midway/Coldstream (-20.4%). 

Race and Ethnicity 

BNIA-JFI tracks several indicators that help describe the residents of Baltimore’s neighborhoods. These 

include total population and population by race, and ethnicity. While overall the City has continued to lose 

population, there was variation between neighborhoods with some growing in population significantly. 

Additionally, there was growth in the percentage of Hispanic residents in several east Baltimore 

neighborhoods that have become important gateway communities and will be important to moving towards 

the City’s goal of increasing its 

population base. The Racial Diversity 

Index, an indicator that measures the 

degree of racial diversity in an area (but 

does not indicate which race is 

predominate in an area), increased 

overall for the City indicating a greater 

level of racial diversity in Baltimore’s 

neighborhoods. 

• African American residents in 

Baltimore City outnumber 

residents of all other races by 

nearly 2:1. The percentage of 

the City’s population that is 

African American decreased 

from 64.0% in 2000 to 63.7% 

in 2010. 

• There are currently 36 CSAs 

where at least half of the 

residents living in the 

neighborhood that are African 

American and 18 where at 

least 9 of every 10 residents 

are African American. 


• The percentage of white residents decreased slightly from 31.0% to 29.6% from 2000 to 2010. 

There are 15 CSAs where at least half of the neighborhood’s residents are white and only one CSA 

(South Baltimore) where 90% or more of the residents are white. 

• From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of Hispanic residents in Baltimore City increased from 1.7% to 

4.2%. While only one CSA (Fells Point) experienced a decline in the percentage of Hispanic 

residents, five CSAs experienced increases in the percentage of Hispanic residents over 10%. These 

include: Orangeville/East Highlandtown (26.6%), Southeastern (15.9%), Patterson Park North and 

East (14.5%), Highlandtown (14.1%), and Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland (11.2%). 

• From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of Asian residents in Baltimore City increased from 1.5% to 

2.3%. Baltimore’s Asian population is heavily concentrated in two CSAs, Downtown/Seton Hill 

(16.0%) and Greater Charles Village/Barclay (13.5%). 

• There is 37 CSAs where the percentage of residents who are Asian is less than the City average and of 

these, 23 CSAs have less than 1.0% of the residents being Asian. 

• In 2010, twenty four of the CSAs were over 40% racially diverse. 

• The racial diversity index increased from 2000 to 2010 (meaning the neighborhoods became more 

racially diverse) in forty-eight CSAs, with the greatest increases experienced in Orangeville/East 

Highlandtown, Highlandtown and Morrell Park/Violetville. 

Sex and Age of Residents 

Information on the sex and age of residents is important in knowing the mixture of potential services that 

may be needed within a community. Overall, the City lost more females than males between 2000 and 2010, 

and the age distribution of the City increased significantly for persons aged 45 to 65. 

• In 2010, 52.9% of the City’s population was female, down from 53.3% in 2000. 

• While there was a decrease in the number of males and females in Baltimore City from 2000 to 2010, 

the number of females decreased by over 1.6 times the number of males. 

• From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of the City’s residents aged 0 to 17 (youth) decreased by 3.3 

percentage points from 24.8% to 21.5%. The CSAs with the greatest percentage point decreases 

were South Baltimore (-9.1) and Patterson Park North and East (-8.9). 

• The percentage of the City’s residents aged 18 to 24 (college-aged) decreased from 14.8% in 2000 to 

12.6% in 2010. While the overall percentage declined, several areas (especially those near colleges 

and universities) experienced an increase in the percentage of residents aged 18 to 24. 

• From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of the City’s residents aged 25 to 44 (young adults) decreased by 

one percentage point from 29.9% in 2000 to 29.0% in 2010. The CSAs with the greatest percentage 

point decreases were Greenmount East (-6.1) and Howard Park/West Arlington (-5.1). 

• The City experienced gains in the percentage of residents aged 45 to 64 (working adults) from 17.3% 

in 2000 to 25.2% in 2010. The percentage of residents aged 45 to 64 increased in 46 CSAs from 

2000 to 2010. 

• While the percentage of older adults (persons aged 65 and over) decreased slightly from 13.2% in 

2000 to 11.7% in 2010, fourteen CSAs experienced an increase in the percentage of their residents 

over the age of 65 including the Waverlies and Northwood. 


Households and Families 

BNIA-JFI also tracks several indicators of households in Baltimore City reflecting the composition of the 

residents living together. From 2000 to 2010, while the City’s number of households has decreased, 

particular areas of the City have experienced growth mostly due to the development of new housing stock. 

• The number of households in Baltimore City declined by 3.0% from 257,996 in 2000 to 249,903 in 

2010. 

• Despite the declining number of total households, several CSAs experienced increases in the number 

of households. The CSAs with the greatest increases included Downtown/Seton Hill (66.8%), South 

Baltimore (21.0%), and Canton (15.5%). 

• The average household size in Baltimore City decreased slightly from 2.46 persons per household in 

2000 to 2.44 persons per household in 2010. 

• The percentage of families with related children living in the household decreased from 32.0% in 

2000 to 27.9% in 2010. 

Income 1 

Baltimore City’s median household income grew by nearly 28% from 2000 to 2010. It is important to note 

that the 2010 data is from the American Community Survey and captures incomes from 2006 to 2010 and is 

not directly comparable to the 2000 Census data and that the income figures are not adjusted for inflation. 

Despite this increase in overall household income, Baltimore remains a City of differences with some 

neighborhoods having very few households with significant incomes and other neighborhoods with large 

numbers of households with low earnings. 

• Baltimore City’s median household income (in current dollars) increased by 27.5% from $30,078 in 

2000 to $38,346 in between the years 2006-2010. 

• The CSAs with the greatest median household income during the years 2006-2010 are Greater 

Roland Park/Poplar Hill ($96,854), Mt. Washington/Coldspring ($79,127), and Inner 

Harbor/Federal Hill ($77,888). 

• During the years 2006-2010, the CSAs with the lowest median household income are Upton/Druid 

Heights ($13,811), Oldtown/Middle East ($15,415), and Cherry Hill ($18,606). 

• Nearly 35% of the City’s households earn less than $25,000 annually, 18% earn between $25,000 

and $40,000, 17% earn between $40,000 and $60,000, 9% earn between $60,000 and $75,000, and 

22% earn more than $75,000 annually. 

• The CSAs with the greatest percentage of households earning less than $25,000 annually include 

Upton/Druid Heights (66.5%), Oldtown/Middle East (60.6%), and Cherry Hill (59.3%). 

• The CSAs with the greatest percentage of households earning more than $75,000 annually include 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill (60.8%), Inner Harbor/Federal Hill (52.4%), and Canton (49.9%). 

1 Source for 2010 Household Median Income indicator is the 2006-2010 ACS. 


Vital Signs 10 Summary 

Indicator 2000 to 2010 

Total 

Population 

Hispanic 

Population 

Total 

Households 

Decreases 

Increases 

1. Greenmount East 

1. Downtown/Seton Hill 

2. Clifton/Berea 

2. Canton 

3. Midway/Coldstream 

3. Cross-Country/Cheswolde 

1. Fells Point 1. Orangeville/East Highlandtown 

2. Southeastern 

3. Patterson Park North & East 


2. Allendale/Irvington/South Hilton 

3. Southwest Baltimore 

1. Downtown/Seton Hill 

2. South Baltimore 

3. Canton 


Population 

Total Male Female 

Source: U.S. Census 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2010* 

00-10 

00-10 

00-10 

2000 2010* 

2000 2010* 

Change 

Change 

Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 19,129 16,217 -15.2 8,489 7,246 -14.6 10,640 8,971 -15.7 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 12,812 12,264 -4.3 5,702 5,566 -2.4 7,110 6,698 -5.8 

Belair-Edison 17,346 17,416 0.4 7,830 7,891 0.8 9,516 9,525 0.1 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 13,342 14,243 6.8 6,370 6,981 9.6 6,972 7,262 4.2 

Canton 7,010 8,100 15.5 3,464 4,011 15.8 3,546 4,089 15.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 23,313 23,557 1.0 10,909 10,788 -1.1 12,404 12,769 2.9 

Cherry Hill 7,664 8,202 7.0 3,179 3,343 5.2 4,485 4,859 8.3 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 8,173 7,756 -5.1 3,622 3,527 -2.6 4,551 4,229 -7.1 

Claremont/Armistead 8,371 8,231 -1.7 3,759 3,717 -1.1 4,612 4,514 -2.1 

Clifton-Berea 12,496 9,874 -21.0 5,692 4,473 -21.4 6,804 5,401 -20.6 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 11,796 13,034 10.5 5,381 5,956 10.7 6,415 7,078 10.3 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 4,376 4,101 -6.3 1,827 1,733 -5.1 2,549 2,368 -7.1 

Dorchester/Ashburton 12,470 11,786 -5.5 5,465 5,238 -4.2 7,005 6,548 -6.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 4,767 6,446 35.2 2,617 3,164 20.9 2,150 3,282 52.7 

Edmondson Village 8,903 7,900 -11.3 3,953 3,478 -12.0 4,950 4,422 -10.7 

Fells Point 8,569 9,039 5.5 4,513 4,613 2.2 4,056 4,426 9.1 

Forest Park/Walbrook 11,568 9,849 -14.9 5,321 4,469 -16.0 6,247 5,380 -13.9 

Glen-Falstaff 15,041 14,914 -0.8 6,687 6,783 1.4 8,354 8,131 -2.7 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 17,151 16,391 -4.4 8,897 8,528 -4.1 8,254 7,863 -4.7 

Greater Govans 11,589 10,681 -7.8 5,193 4,766 -8.2 6,396 5,915 -7.5 

Greater Mondawmin 9,770 9,322 -4.6 4,224 4,044 -4.3 5,546 5,278 -4.8 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 7,215 7,377 2.2 3,344 3,532 5.6 3,871 3,845 -0.7 

Greater Rosemont 21,877 19,259 -12.0 9,796 8,783 -10.3 12,081 10,476 -13.3 

Greenmount East 11,561 8,184 -29.2 5,423 3,737 -31.1 6,138 4,447 -27.5 

Hamilton 12,639 13,002 2.9 5,931 6,012 1.4 6,708 6,990 4.2 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA 5,407 NA NA 2,628 NA NA 2,779 NA 

Harford/Echodale 16,765 16,839 0.4 7,795 7,964 2.2 8,970 8,875 -1.1 

Highlandtown 6,722 7,250 7.9 3,270 3,734 14.2 3,452 3,516 1.9 

Howard Park/West Arlington 11,023 10,873 -1.4 5,031 4,949 -1.6 5,992 5,924 -1.1 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 12,264 12,855 4.8 6,049 6,528 7.9 6,215 6,327 1.8 

Jonestown/Oldtown 9,727 NA NA 4,939 NA NA 4,788 NA NA 

Lauraville 13,324 12,273 -7.9 6,294 5,757 -8.5 7,030 6,516 -7.3 

Loch Raven 15,592 15,311 -1.8 6,787 6,631 -2.3 8,805 8,680 -1.4 

Madison/East End 8,929 7,781 -12.9 4,117 3,587 -12.9 4,812 4,194 -12.8 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 17,030 17,388 2.1 8,136 8,322 2.3 8,894 9,066 1.9 

Midtown* 14,704 15,020 2.1 7,512 7,305 -2.8 7,192 7,715 7.3 

Midway/Coldstream 12,092 9,624 -20.4 5,614 4,448 -20.8 6,478 5,176 -20.1 

Morrell Park/Violetville 9,048 8,964 -0.9 4,155 4,238 2.0 4,893 4,726 -3.4 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 4,975 5,168 3.9 2,267 2,312 2.0 2,708 2,856 5.5 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 16,910 17,464 3.3 7,532 7,953 5.6 9,378 9,511 1.4 

Northwood 16,769 16,643 -0.8 7,545 7,506 -0.5 9,224 9,137 -0.9 

Oldtown/Middle East NA 10,021 NA NA 4,543 NA NA 5,478 NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 8,688 9,131 5.1 4,140 4,744 14.6 4,548 4,387 -3.5 

Patterson Park North & East 15,233 14,549 -4.5 7,101 7,289 2.6 8,132 7,260 -10.7 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 11,213 9,668 -13.8 5,207 4,501 -13.6 6,006 5,167 -14.0 

Perkins/Middle East 7,374 NA NA 3,282 NA NA 4,092 NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 13,606 11,816 -13.2 5,963 5,458 -8.5 7,643 6,358 -16.8 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 5,364 5,086 -5.2 2,428 2,403 -1.0 2,936 2,683 -8.6 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 17,495 14,896 -14.9 7,919 6,810 -14.0 9,576 8,086 -15.6 

South Baltimore 5,881 6,406 8.9 2,886 3,263 13.1 2,995 3,143 4.9 

Southeastern 6,935 6,260 -9.7 3,184 2,972 -6.7 3,751 3,288 -12.3 

Southern Park Heights 15,761 13,284 -15.7 7,070 6,037 -14.6 8,691 7,247 -16.6 

Southwest Baltimore 20,965 17,885 -14.7 9,757 8,685 -11.0 11,208 9,200 -17.9 

The Waverlies 8,011 7,753 -3.2 3,650 3,413 -6.5 4,361 4,340 -0.5 

Upton/Druid Heights* 10,404 10,342 -0.6 4,705 4,621 -1.8 5,699 5,721 0.4 

Washington Village 5,701 5,503 -3.5 2,737 2,743 0.2 2,964 2,760 -6.9 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 7,631 7,119 -6.7 3,490 3,447 -1.2 4,141 3,672 -11.3 

Baltimore City 651,154 620,961 -4.6 303,687 292,249 -3.8 347,467 328,712 -5.4 

NA = Data not available due to major modifications in Census geographies from 2000 to 2010. 

* 2010 data using new 2010 CSA boundaries. CSA boundaries were modified slightly due to modifications in Census geographies from 2000 to 2010. 

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Race/Ethnicity 

Black/African-American White Hispanic 

Percent population that a particular race or ethnicity. 



00-10 

00-10 

00-10 

2000 2010* 

2000 2010* 

Change 

Change 

Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 86.6 88.5 1.9 10.9 8.7 -2.2 0.8 1.3 0.5 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 75.1 79.3 4.2 21.6 17.2 -4.4 1.0 1.6 0.6 

Belair-Edison 77.0 87.3 10.3 19.7 10.2 -9.5 0.7 1.2 0.5 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 23.7 36.5 12.8 69.1 52.1 -17.0 2.7 9.8 7.1 

Canton 2.4 4.1 1.8 89.6 88.9 -0.8 3.9 5.0 1.0 

Cedonia/Frankford 68.2 79.1 10.9 28.0 15.6 -12.4 1.3 2.0 0.7 

Cherry Hill 96.8 95.7 -1.0 1.5 1.7 0.3 0.8 1.6 0.8 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 69.2 69.6 0.4 25.7 24.2 -1.5 1.7 3.7 2.0 

Claremont/Armistead 58.7 53.7 -5.1 36.7 35.9 -0.8 2.3 11.4 9.1 

Clifton-Berea 97.8 96.9 -0.8 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.4 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 18.5 20.5 2.0 77.0 73.4 -3.6 1.4 2.2 0.8 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 83.7 88.7 5.1 13.6 8.7 -4.9 1.1 1.9 0.8 

Dorchester/Ashburton 97.3 96.6 -0.6 0.7 1.5 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 56.1 37.5 -18.6 31.6 41.8 10.2 2.3 4.5 2.2 

Edmondson Village 97.5 97.1 -0.4 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.9 0.1 

Fells Point 9.6 8.0 -1.6 68.9 76.7 7.9 15.4 15.1 -0.3 

Forest Park/Walbrook 95.9 95.6 -0.3 1.7 2.3 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.4 

Glen-Falstaff 59.8 63.4 3.6 33.7 29.4 -4.3 2.6 5.7 3.1 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 39.4 35.0 -4.4 43.4 46.1 2.8 2.9 4.8 1.9 

Greater Govans 92.2 91.3 -0.9 4.9 5.7 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.6 

Greater Mondawmin 97.4 96.7 -0.7 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.3 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 5.9 7.9 2.0 87.8 79.2 -8.6 1.5 2.6 1.0 

Greater Rosemont 97.7 97.1 -0.6 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.0 0.4 

Greenmount East 97.4 96.2 -1.2 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.4 

Hamilton 28.5 56.8 28.3 66.8 38.2 -28.6 1.5 2.3 0.7 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA 58.3 NA NA 30.9 NA NA 6.8 NA 

Harford/Echodale 39.0 53.5 14.5 56.8 41.7 -15.0 1.3 3.4 2.2 

Highlandtown 7.8 9.2 1.4 82.6 72.8 -9.8 5.2 19.3 14.1 

Howard Park/West Arlington 95.4 94.9 -0.5 2.1 2.5 0.5 0.7 1.6 0.9 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 15.1 11.7 -3.4 79.1 81.5 2.4 1.7 3.2 1.4 

Jonestown/Oldtown 81.5 NA NA 13.6 NA NA 1.6 NA NA 

Lauraville 41.8 58.3 16.5 52.6 36.7 -15.9 1.9 2.3 0.4 

Loch Raven 79.8 88.3 8.5 15.8 8.0 -7.8 1.1 1.8 0.7 

Madison/East End 90.8 91.1 0.4 5.8 4.0 -1.8 1.4 4.0 2.6 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 10.3 11.7 1.4 82.8 79.0 -3.8 1.8 3.6 1.8 

Midtown* 40.7 32.4 -8.3 48.7 54.9 6.3 2.8 3.9 1.1 

Midway/Coldstream 96.5 96.1 -0.4 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.6 

Morrell Park/Violetville 7.3 17.8 10.5 88.3 74.3 -14.1 1.3 4.3 3.0 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 21.3 22.8 1.5 72.2 69.3 -2.9 1.8 2.5 0.8 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 12.7 12.0 -0.7 78.8 77.2 -1.6 2.2 3.3 1.2 

Northwood 88.9 89.2 0.3 8.4 7.5 -0.9 0.9 1.7 0.8 

Oldtown/Middle East NA 90.3 NA NA 5.9 NA NA 1.7 NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 11.6 12.9 1.3 76.8 60.6 -16.1 3.7 30.3 26.6 

Patterson Park North & East 50.9 38.7 -12.3 37.7 44.1 6.5 6.6 21.1 14.5 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 93.4 91.0 -2.4 4.1 6.0 1.9 0.7 1.5 0.8 

Perkins/Middle East 91.8 NA NA 4.5 NA NA 0.8 NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 94.3 94.8 0.5 3.7 3.0 -0.8 0.6 1.1 0.5 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 81.7 83.5 1.8 14.5 13.2 -1.3 0.7 1.7 1.0 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 97.6 97.0 -0.6 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 

South Baltimore 2.0 2.7 0.7 94.6 92.1 -2.6 1.4 2.6 1.2 

Southeastern 34.5 26.3 -8.3 56.0 56.7 0.7 4.0 19.9 15.9 

Southern Park Heights 97.1 96.1 -0.9 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.4 

Southwest Baltimore 71.2 76.2 5.0 24.6 17.6 -7.1 1.2 3.6 2.4 

The Waverlies 81.1 79.4 -1.7 13.9 15.9 2.1 1.5 2.4 0.9 

Upton/Druid Heights* 95.4 93.2 -2.2 2.3 4.1 1.8 0.6 1.4 0.8 

Washington Village 44.3 49.7 5.4 48.4 40.7 -7.7 1.1 3.4 2.3 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 68.7 66.1 -2.6 27.1 23.3 -3.8 1.9 13.1 11.2 

Baltimore City 64.0 63.7 -0.3 31.0 29.6 -1.4 1.7 4.2 2.5 






Asian 

Pacific Islander 

Native American 




00-10 

00-10 

00-10 

2000 2010* 

2000 2010* 

Change 

Change 

Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 1.0 0.8 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 

Belair-Edison 1.2 0.5 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 1.7 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.6 -0.2 

Canton 1.3 3.4 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.2 -0.5 

Cedonia/Frankford 0.7 2.3 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 

Cherry Hill 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 

Claremont/Armistead 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.6 

Clifton-Berea 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 1.6 3.7 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 -0.1 

Dorchester/Ashburton 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 

Downtown/Seton Hill 7.8 16.0 8.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.1 

Edmondson Village 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 

Fells Point 2.1 4.6 2.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.5 -0.6 

Forest Park/Walbrook 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 

Glen-Falstaff 0.8 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 11.4 13.5 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 

Greater Govans 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.0 

Greater Mondawmin 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 3.2 9.8 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 

Greater Rosemont 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 

Greenmount East 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 

Hamilton 1.6 1.2 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 


Harford/Echodale 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 

Highlandtown 0.8 2.6 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.3 -0.2 

Howard Park/West Arlington 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 2.3 3.9 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 


Lauraville 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 -0.1 

Loch Raven 1.5 1.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 

Madison/East End 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 3.0 5.1 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 

Midtown* 5.8 7.8 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 

Midway/Coldstream 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 

Morrell Park/Violetville 1.4 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 2.7 4.0 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 4.6 7.5 3.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 

Northwood 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 2.3 3.1 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.0 0.0 

Patterson Park North & East 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5 0.0 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 


Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 -0.1 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 1.5 1.0 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 

South Baltimore 0.8 2.7 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 

Southeastern 1.2 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.4 0.3 

Southern Park Heights 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 

Southwest Baltimore 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 

The Waverlies 1.6 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 

Upton/Druid Heights* 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 

Washington Village 4.5 5.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 

Baltimore City 1.5 2.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 






Persons of Two or 

More Races 

Other Race 

Racial Diversity Index 



The probability that two people picked at random 

will be of a different race/ethnicity. 


00-10 

00-10 

2000 2010* 

Change 

Change 

2000 2010* 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.3 22.2 22.9 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 0.9 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 37.7 36.2 

Belair-Edison 1.2 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 35.3 24.6 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 2.0 4.9 2.9 0.1 4.2 4.1 44.2 66.7 

Canton 1.8 1.7 -0.2 0.2 1.7 1.5 15.9 28.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 1.4 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.5 44.0 37.5 

Cherry Hill 0.5 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.7 5.8 11.2 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 1.8 2.1 0.3 0.4 1.9 1.5 43.4 49.5 

Claremont/Armistead 1.2 3.2 2.0 0.2 5.6 5.4 50.7 66.7 

Clifton-Berea 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 3.5 7.9 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 1.3 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.7 35.6 44.3 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.6 26.6 23.4 

Dorchester/Ashburton 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 3.4 8.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 1.6 3.1 1.6 0.2 1.1 0.9 56.6 68.8 

Edmondson Village 0.7 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 3.5 7.4 

Fells Point 2.5 3.3 0.9 0.4 6.7 6.3 45.5 55.6 

Forest Park/Walbrook 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 6.2 10.8 

Glen-Falstaff 1.7 1.8 0.1 1.3 3.5 2.2 50.4 56.5 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 2.5 3.3 0.8 0.3 1.6 1.4 62.1 67.8 

Greater Govans 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.4 12.9 18.6 

Greater Mondawmin 0.6 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 3.6 8.2 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 1.2 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.4 20.3 38.9 

Greater Rosemont 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.2 3.1 7.6 

Greenmount East 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 4.1 9.1 

Hamilton 1.2 2.5 1.3 0.1 0.8 0.6 45.8 55.2 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA 2.4 NA NA 3.2 NA NA 61.8 

Harford/Echodale 1.6 2.2 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.2 50.8 57.0 

Highlandtown 2.0 3.4 1.4 0.1 10.5 10.4 27.8 62.9 

Howard Park/West Arlington 1.3 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 6.5 12.7 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.6 33.1 36.2 

Jonestown/Oldtown 1.2 NA NA 0.1 NA NA 30.7 NA 

Lauraville 1.8 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.5 52.6 54.6 

Loch Raven 1.6 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 31.7 24.2 

Madison/East End 0.8 1.7 1.0 0.2 1.7 1.6 16.4 23.2 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 1.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 27.7 40.4 

Midtown* 1.5 3.4 1.8 0.3 1.1 0.8 57.7 61.8 

Midway/Coldstream 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 4.8 9.6 

Morrell Park/Violetville 1.2 2.8 1.6 0.0 1.9 1.9 19.5 46.4 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 1.7 2.9 1.2 0.2 0.7 0.5 40.7 49.2 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 1.2 2.3 1.1 0.3 0.8 0.5 33.8 42.3 

Northwood 1.2 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.6 18.3 22.5 

Oldtown/Middle East NA 1.2 NA NA 0.3 NA NA 20.8 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 4.2 3.6 -0.6 0.3 18.6 18.4 33.5 77.8 

Patterson Park North & East 1.9 3.4 1.6 0.2 10.1 9.9 58.2 77.0 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 1.1 2.0 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.2 10.6 19.3 

Perkins/Middle East 0.9 NA NA 0.1 NA NA 14.3 NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.4 9.4 12.0 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 1.5 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 29.3 30.9 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 3.3 7.3 

South Baltimore 0.9 1.7 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.4 8.6 19.4 

Southeastern 2.8 3.6 0.9 0.4 10.0 9.6 53.5 73.4 

Southern Park Heights 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 4.2 9.3 

Southwest Baltimore 1.5 2.4 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.0 41.5 43.1 

The Waverlies 1.6 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.7 22.5 37.5 

Upton/Druid Heights* 0.9 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 7.3 15.4 

Washington Village 1.2 2.7 1.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 55.7 61.2 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 0.8 2.2 1.3 0.2 6.0 5.8 44.8 62.0 

Baltimore City 1.3 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.8 1.6 38.2 54.5 





Age 

0 to 17 

18 to 24 25 to 44 

Percent population that is a particular age. 



00-10 

00-10 

00-10 

2000 2010* 

2000 2010* 

Change 

Change 

Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 27.6 25.0 -2.6 9.0 10.3 1.3 27.6 24.2 -3.4 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 27.9 23.2 -4.7 9.4 10.2 0.7 31.0 27.4 -3.6 

Belair-Edison 29.8 27.1 -2.7 9.0 10.9 1.9 30.5 26.3 -4.2 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 28.5 28.4 -0.1 9.4 11.1 1.6 31.7 30.0 -1.7 

Canton 10.5 7.1 -3.5 7.8 10.5 2.7 41.7 53.0 11.4 

Cedonia/Frankford 26.6 24.5 -2.1 11.0 11.6 0.6 31.3 27.5 -3.8 

Cherry Hill 36.0 35.7 -0.3 11.3 12.1 0.9 25.8 23.8 -2.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 23.8 21.3 -2.4 9.3 11.1 1.8 31.5 28.2 -3.3 

Claremont/Armistead 28.8 26.8 -2.0 11.4 10.4 -1.0 27.7 28.8 1.1 

Clifton-Berea 28.5 25.5 -3.0 8.9 10.5 1.6 25.4 22.5 -2.9 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 26.2 27.5 1.3 8.1 9.8 1.7 23.7 23.8 0.1 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 30.0 26.6 -3.4 11.7 11.7 0.0 30.6 29.4 -1.3 

Dorchester/Ashburton 24.2 21.6 -2.6 7.7 9.6 1.9 25.7 22.9 -2.7 

Downtown/Seton Hill 11.8 8.0 -3.8 15.9 20.6 4.7 43.2 50.7 7.5 

Edmondson Village 26.7 23.5 -3.2 8.6 11.2 2.6 25.6 21.6 -3.9 

Fells Point 13.6 9.7 -3.9 12.1 11.3 -0.8 42.9 51.7 8.8 

Forest Park/Walbrook 27.2 22.2 -4.9 8.7 10.7 2.0 27.9 23.3 -4.5 

Glen-Falstaff 24.2 22.0 -2.2 7.5 9.3 1.8 25.6 23.2 -2.4 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 12.4 8.3 -4.1 30.7 33.9 3.2 31.8 30.7 -1.1 

Greater Govans 27.5 24.4 -3.1 8.8 10.0 1.2 27.5 25.6 -1.8 

Greater Mondawmin 24.1 21.2 -2.9 10.7 15.5 4.9 24.7 22.0 -2.7 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 17.8 18.9 1.1 6.0 6.5 0.5 27.8 25.2 -2.6 

Greater Rosemont 27.9 26.1 -1.7 8.4 11.0 2.6 25.7 22.3 -3.3 

Greenmount East 29.9 25.4 -4.6 9.1 10.8 1.7 27.9 21.7 -6.1 

Hamilton 23.4 23.4 0.0 7.1 8.4 1.3 31.6 28.6 -3.0 


Harford/Echodale 24.9 23.0 -1.9 8.6 9.9 1.3 32.2 29.4 -2.8 

Highlandtown 19.7 14.2 -5.5 8.4 10.6 2.1 31.1 47.1 16.0 

Howard Park/West Arlington 23.6 20.7 -2.9 7.0 9.3 2.3 26.7 21.6 -5.1 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 11.9 9.5 -2.4 8.6 13.3 4.7 43.8 47.2 3.4 


Lauraville 25.2 22.6 -2.6 8.1 8.9 0.8 31.4 27.5 -3.9 

Loch Raven 25.3 22.1 -3.2 10.5 11.4 0.8 30.5 26.5 -4.0 

Madison/East End 36.7 32.8 -3.9 9.6 13.1 3.5 28.8 24.9 -3.9 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 18.0 13.2 -4.7 8.4 9.1 0.7 35.2 39.0 3.8 

Midtown* 7.6 6.0 -1.7 23.3 22.6 -0.7 37.4 39.3 1.9 

Midway/Coldstream 29.3 25.9 -3.5 9.3 11.3 2.0 26.5 24.0 -2.5 

Morrell Park/Violetville 22.7 19.4 -3.2 8.1 8.6 0.5 28.9 28.4 -0.5 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 20.1 20.1 0.1 5.2 4.2 -1.0 33.1 29.4 -3.8 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 13.5 15.0 1.5 27.4 28.2 0.8 22.8 20.8 -2.0 

Northwood 20.9 18.0 -2.8 21.4 24.7 3.3 23.9 20.4 -3.5 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 21.0 21.1 0.1 7.8 10.3 2.6 29.6 34.5 4.8 

Patterson Park North & East 31.2 22.2 -8.9 10.1 11.6 1.5 31.0 41.2 10.2 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 28.4 24.3 -4.1 8.9 10.1 1.2 30.4 26.9 -3.5 


Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 27.2 23.1 -4.1 8.2 9.7 1.5 25.0 21.7 -3.2 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 28.0 25.5 -2.4 10.3 10.5 0.3 31.5 28.7 -2.8 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 31.2 25.8 -5.4 8.9 11.5 2.7 27.5 23.9 -3.5 

South Baltimore 19.7 10.6 -9.1 8.2 10.4 2.2 34.3 51.3 17.0 

Southeastern 30.0 23.1 -6.9 8.5 10.4 1.9 27.9 28.6 0.7 

Southern Park Heights 30.6 25.8 -4.8 9.7 11.1 1.4 25.8 23.7 -2.1 

Southwest Baltimore 29.9 27.1 -2.9 9.3 11.0 1.7 28.8 25.3 -3.5 

The Waverlies 29.1 22.1 -7.0 9.5 9.3 -0.2 30.1 28.9 -1.2 

Upton/Druid Heights* 30.3 29.1 -1.1 10.1 12.1 2.0 26.9 24.3 -2.6 

Washington Village 27.5 21.0 -6.5 10.2 11.3 1.1 33.2 37.6 4.4 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 34.8 29.4 -5.4 9.5 10.9 1.4 28.7 28.3 -0.4 

Baltimore City 24.8 21.5 -3.3 14.8 12.6 -2.2 29.9 29.0 -0.9 





Age 

45 to 64 

Age - 65+ 

Percent population that is a particular age. 



00-10 

00-10 

2000 2010* 

Change 

Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 21.4 27.8 6.3 14.5 12.8 -1.7 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 22.7 28.7 6.0 8.9 10.5 1.6 

Belair-Edison 21.6 27.7 6.2 9.1 7.9 -1.2 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 19.9 23.5 3.6 10.6 7.1 -3.5 

Canton 21.9 18.5 -3.5 18.1 10.9 -7.1 

Cedonia/Frankford 20.6 27.8 7.2 10.5 8.7 -1.9 

Cherry Hill 17.9 20.0 2.1 9.1 8.4 -0.7 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 25.3 27.9 2.6 10.2 11.4 1.3 

Claremont/Armistead 21.6 24.5 2.9 10.4 9.5 -0.9 

Clifton-Berea 20.7 26.1 5.4 16.5 15.5 -1.0 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 18.4 19.8 1.4 23.7 19.2 -4.5 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 17.0 23.7 6.8 10.7 8.7 -2.1 

Dorchester/Ashburton 24.0 28.9 4.9 18.5 16.9 -1.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 20.4 16.9 -3.5 8.7 3.8 -4.9 

Edmondson Village 23.5 26.7 3.2 15.6 17.0 1.4 

Fells Point 20.2 19.5 -0.7 11.2 7.7 -3.5 

Forest Park/Walbrook 21.9 29.4 7.5 14.3 14.3 0.0 

Glen-Falstaff 24.2 27.6 3.4 18.6 17.9 -0.7 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 16.0 19.9 3.9 9.2 7.2 -1.9 

Greater Govans 23.7 27.1 3.5 12.5 12.8 0.3 

Greater Mondawmin 21.7 26.0 4.3 19.0 15.3 -3.6 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 28.9 30.9 2.0 19.4 18.4 -1.0 

Greater Rosemont 20.9 27.6 6.8 17.2 12.9 -4.4 

Greenmount East 20.5 29.9 9.4 12.7 12.3 -0.4 

Hamilton 21.5 28.8 7.3 16.5 10.9 -5.6 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA 22.6 NA NA 6.6 NA 

Harford/Echodale 20.8 27.6 6.8 13.5 10.2 -3.3 

Highlandtown 23.3 18.9 -4.4 17.4 9.2 -8.2 

Howard Park/West Arlington 25.5 29.3 3.8 17.2 19.1 2.0 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 20.9 19.4 -1.5 14.8 10.6 -4.2 

Jonestown/Oldtown NA NA NA 10.4 NA NA 

Lauraville 22.2 30.4 8.2 13.1 10.6 -2.5 

Loch Raven 22.1 28.3 6.2 11.6 11.8 0.1 

Madison/East End 18.6 22.6 4.0 6.3 6.6 0.3 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 22.1 22.5 0.4 16.3 16.2 -0.2 

Midtown* 17.9 19.4 1.5 13.8 12.7 -1.0 

Midway/Coldstream 22.6 26.5 3.9 12.2 12.3 0.1 

Morrell Park/Violetville 19.9 25.8 5.9 20.4 17.8 -2.6 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 27.5 30.2 2.7 14.2 16.1 2.0 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 21.8 23.2 1.4 14.5 12.8 -1.7 

Northwood 23.7 23.8 0.1 10.2 13.0 2.8 

Oldtown/Middle East NA 23.9 NA NA 11.9 NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 22.3 21.9 -0.3 19.3 12.2 -7.1 

Patterson Park North & East 18.1 18.7 0.6 9.7 6.2 -3.5 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 21.6 29.4 7.9 10.7 9.2 -1.5 

Perkins/Middle East 18.8 NA NA 10.1 NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 24.5 28.2 3.7 15.1 17.3 2.2 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 19.4 25.9 6.5 10.8 9.3 -1.5 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 20.0 26.9 7.0 12.6 11.8 -0.7 

South Baltimore 23.1 19.6 -3.6 14.6 8.1 -6.5 

Southeastern 20.3 25.1 4.8 13.3 12.8 -0.5 

Southern Park Heights 21.6 26.9 5.3 12.2 12.5 0.2 

Southwest Baltimore 20.4 26.6 6.3 11.6 10.0 -1.6 

The Waverlies 22.9 27.1 4.2 8.5 12.6 4.1 

Upton/Druid Heights* 20.2 24.3 4.1 12.5 10.1 -2.4 

Washington Village 19.1 22.0 2.9 10.0 8.1 -1.9 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 18.8 23.0 4.1 8.1 8.4 0.3 

Baltimore City 17.3 25.2 7.9 13.2 11.7 -1.5 





Households 

Total Households 

Familes with Related Kids 

Average Household Size 

Percent of families with related children aged 18 

Total number of households 

Average number of persons per households 


years and under 


00-10 

00-10 

00-10 

2000 2010* 

2000 2010* 

Change 

Change 

Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 7,350 6,098 -17.0 38.6 35.5 -3.1 2.63 2.64 0.6 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 5,139 5,076 -1.2 38.8 33.2 -5.6 2.48 2.40 -3.2 

Belair-Edison 6,214 6,174 -0.6 44.0 39.9 -4.1 2.88 2.90 0.9 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 5,243 5,204 -0.7 36.5 38.5 2.0 2.64 2.61 -1.0 

Canton 3,732 4,310 15.5 11.7 8.6 -3.1 1.84 1.86 0.9 

Cedonia/Frankford 9,542 9,348 -2.0 35.4 33.9 -1.5 2.48 2.54 2.6 

Cherry Hill 2,885 3,145 9.0 47.7 45.0 -2.8 2.62 2.57 -1.7 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 3,553 3,359 -5.5 31.6 28.9 -2.6 2.24 2.26 1.1 

Claremont/Armistead 3,589 3,419 -4.7 35.4 34.8 -0.6 2.34 2.41 3.0 

Clifton-Berea 4,160 3,529 -15.2 40.4 34.3 -6.1 3.06 2.83 -7.5 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 5,145 5,341 3.8 23.5 27.2 3.7 2.34 2.44 4.1 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 1,900 1,877 -1.2 37.9 33.5 -4.5 2.23 2.18 -2.2 

Dorchester/Ashburton 4,861 4,565 -6.1 34.0 30.7 -3.3 2.57 2.58 0.4 

Downtown/Seton Hill 2,204 3,676 66.8 13.4 8.5 -4.9 1.59 1.55 -2.5 

Edmondson Village 3,075 2,875 -6.5 40.2 34.5 -5.7 2.87 2.72 -5.3 

Fells Point 4,242 4,717 11.2 15.3 11.2 -4.1 2.06 2.00 -2.8 

Forest Park/Walbrook 4,487 3,943 -12.1 37.0 30.3 -6.6 2.55 2.47 -3.4 

Glen-Falstaff 6,429 6,414 -0.2 27.8 26.5 -1.3 2.38 2.32 -2.9 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 7,848 7,040 -10.3 13.2 10.7 -2.5 2.07 1.98 -4.7 

Greater Govans 4,250 4,073 -4.2 38.2 33.2 -5.0 2.69 2.61 -3.2 

Greater Mondawmin 3,795 3,466 -8.7 32.0 29.3 -2.8 2.49 2.49 0.0 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 3,487 3,398 -2.6 20.2 22.8 2.6 1.90 1.99 4.7 

Greater Rosemont 7,956 6,893 -13.4 38.5 34.4 -4.1 2.74 2.79 1.8 

Greenmount East 3,930 3,115 -20.7 40.3 33.4 -6.9 2.76 2.67 -3.0 

Hamilton 5,152 5,139 -0.3 31.2 32.0 0.9 2.43 2.50 2.9 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA 2,305 NA NA 28.5 NA NA 2.17 NA 

Harford/Echodale 7,034 6,914 -1.7 32.6 31.5 -1.1 2.34 2.42 3.3 

Highlandtown 2,994 3,196 6.7 23.0 16.7 -6.3 2.24 2.29 2.4 

Howard Park/West Arlington 4,120 4,204 2.0 35.3 29.5 -5.8 2.64 2.54 -3.8 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 6,062 6,724 10.9 13.8 11.3 -2.5 1.97 1.96 -0.9 

Jonestown/Oldtown 3,872 NA NA 33.0 NA NA 2.14 NA NA 

Lauraville 4,862 4,686 -3.6 35.7 31.0 -4.7 2.59 2.58 -0.5 

Loch Raven 6,649 6,589 -0.9 34.2 30.1 -4.0 2.35 2.34 -0.7 

Madison/East End 2,673 2,302 -13.9 53.8 50.2 -3.7 3.32 3.31 -0.2 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 8,106 8,289 2.3 21.4 17.3 -4.1 2.18 2.08 -4.4 

Midtown* 8,750 9,078 3.7 6.8 5.7 -1.0 1.62 1.65 1.9 

Midway/Coldstream 3,791 3,212 -15.3 45.6 37.6 -8.1 3.14 2.98 -5.1 

Morrell Park/Violetville 3,769 3,785 0.4 29.8 24.9 -4.9 2.35 2.34 -0.4 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 2,371 2,466 4.0 23.9 22.8 -1.1 1.96 1.93 -1.3 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 6,680 6,479 -3.0 19.4 22.4 3.0 2.17 2.28 5.2 

Northwood 5,627 5,532 -1.7 34.9 29.7 -5.2 2.58 2.50 -2.8 

Oldtown/Middle East NA 3,792 NA NA 32.9 NA NA 2.25 NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 3,554 3,357 -5.5 27.3 29.3 2.0 2.46 2.83 15.2 

Patterson Park North & East 5,416 5,289 -2.3 40.6 30.2 -10.5 2.82 2.76 -2.1 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 4,680 4,248 -9.2 32.6 27.3 -5.4 2.42 2.33 -3.7 

Perkins/Middle East 2,851 NA NA 39.4 NA NA 2.53 NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 4,860 4,464 -8.1 37.1 31.1 -6.0 2.77 2.66 -4.1 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 2,162 2,181 0.9 34.0 30.0 -4.0 2.35 2.23 -5.1 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 6,418 5,541 -13.7 39.6 34.3 -5.3 2.73 2.64 -3.4 

South Baltimore 2,568 3,107 21.0 25.4 14.5 -10.9 2.34 2.07 -11.4 

Southeastern 2,760 2,452 -11.2 37.7 31.2 -6.6 2.60 2.64 1.5 

Southern Park Heights 5,465 4,739 -13.3 42.7 37.6 -5.0 2.85 2.72 -4.4 

Southwest Baltimore 7,482 6,288 -16.0 39.8 35.6 -4.1 2.79 2.81 0.6 

The Waverlies 2,980 3,279 10.0 40.7 28.2 -12.5 2.67 2.41 -9.9 

Upton/Druid Heights* 4,447 4,439 -0.2 33.8 31.7 -2.0 2.32 2.35 1.2 

Washington Village 2,168 2,273 4.8 36.9 27.8 -9.0 2.62 2.36 -9.8 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 2,657 2,499 -5.9 48.1 41.7 -6.4 2.90 2.83 -2.4 

Baltimore City 257,996 249,903 -3.1 32.0 27.9 -4.1 2.46 2.44 -1.0 





Median Household Income 

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey (ACS) 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2006-2010*† 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton $28,043 $33,563 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills $38,917 $50,781 

Belair-Edison $36,512 $42,921 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point $26,358 $32,888 

Canton $40,235 $74,685 

Cedonia/Frankford $32,479 $38,969 

Cherry Hill $17,464 $18,602 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere $36,764 $44,660 

Claremont/Armistead $22,453 $33,236 

Clifton-Berea $22,516 $26,148 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde $41,065 $56,276 

Dickeyville/Franklintown $24,398 $33,707 

Dorchester/Ashburton $31,441 $41,474 

Downtown/Seton Hill $21,723 $33,874 

Edmondson Village $33,023 $40,122 

Fells Point $41,898 $64,113 

Forest Park/Walbrook $28,766 $36,859 

Glen-Falstaff $32,508 $35,785 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay $21,068 $31,659 

Greater Govans $32,147 $36,070 

Greater Mondawmin $27,105 $37,034 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill $64,571 $96,854 

Greater Rosemont $24,682 $28,810 

Greenmount East $18,712 $23,056 

Hamilton $38,926 $52,678 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA $29,475 

Harford/Echodale $37,513 $51,797 

Highlandtown $28,180 $59,210 

Howard Park/West Arlington $37,099 $38,218 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill $51,615 $77,888 

Jonestown/Oldtown $11,162 NA 

Lauraville $44,870 $56,061 

Loch Raven $37,407 $47,093 

Madison/East End $26,460 $33,352 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry $34,084 $49,204 

Midtown* $22,426 $35,394 

Midway/Coldstream $27,712 $32,544 

Morrell Park/Violetville $32,078 $40,645 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring $58,653 $79,127 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland $58,995 $73,588 

Northwood $42,214 $54,759 

Oldtown/Middle East NA $15,415 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown $28,003 $38,988 

Patterson Park North & East $27,663 $48,889 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill $22,287 $27,874 

Perkins/Middle East $14,900 NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop $26,012 $28,815 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market $17,063 $22,050 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park $18,924 $23,974 

South Baltimore $39,354 $69,813 

Southeastern $23,922 $30,506 

Southern Park Heights $21,218 $29,357 

Southwest Baltimore $23,070 $28,514 

The Waverlies $32,492 $34,787 

Upton/Druid Heights* $14,487 $13,811 

Washington Village $22,271 $47,178 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland $28,346 $40,959 

Baltimore City $30,078 $38,346 



† 2000 Census data not directly comparable to 2006-2010 ACS data. 



Houshold Earnings 

Percentage of households with median household income in each of the income quintiles 


Less than $25,000 $25,000 -$40,000 $40,000 -$60,000 $60,000 -$75,000 $75,000+ 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 

2000 2006-2010*† 2000 2006-2010*† 2000 2006-2010*† 2000 2006-2010*† 2000 2006-2010*† 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 45.3 39.3 20.7 17.1 17.9 18.4 7.6 6.2 8.6 19.0 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 30.2 21.6 21.1 18.2 20.4 21.8 10.0 10.4 18.3 28.0 

Belair-Edison 31.7 25.1 23.6 22.7 22.8 21.5 9.7 9.8 12.1 20.9 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 47.7 52.5 21.7 17.6 16.1 11.7 7.1 7.8 7.5 10.3 

Canton 32.8 13.7 16.9 8.1 18.6 15.2 8.5 13.1 23.2 49.9 

Cedonia/Frankford 39.9 27.3 20.4 24.0 19.7 20.8 8.4 10.8 11.6 17.1 

Cherry Hill 67.4 59.3 18.1 18.2 7.9 10.1 2.9 6.7 3.6 5.6 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 30.5 26.3 23.6 17.5 21.6 19.3 10.0 8.7 14.3 28.3 

Claremont/Armistead 54.3 39.7 20.5 18.9 15.0 17.5 4.2 10.6 6.0 13.3 

Clifton-Berea 54.9 47.6 21.8 23.2 11.8 15.8 5.8 5.1 5.7 8.3 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 32.3 19.1 16.2 15.2 18.8 19.0 9.5 13.5 23.3 33.2 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 51.0 38.0 19.2 20.3 16.6 19.3 5.1 6.7 8.2 15.7 

Dorchester/Ashburton 40.8 26.2 19.8 23.7 18.3 17.1 8.6 12.5 12.6 20.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 55.4 47.1 17.6 15.7 13.1 16.8 5.2 6.8 8.8 13.6 

Edmondson Village 36.1 28.3 24.2 19.8 16.4 23.4 11.7 9.7 11.5 18.8 

Fells Point 28.3 21.0 19.2 10.6 21.2 15.1 11.2 10.4 20.0 42.9 

Forest Park/Walbrook 43.8 36.6 20.3 16.2 16.9 18.3 8.1 9.8 10.9 19.1 

Glen-Falstaff 38.8 34.4 22.2 19.2 18.6 18.1 6.8 8.7 13.6 19.5 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 56.2 39.8 16.4 14.5 12.7 16.3 4.3 7.4 10.4 21.9 

Greater Govans 41.1 36.0 17.9 20.1 20.4 17.6 9.3 8.6 11.3 17.8 

Greater Mondawmin 45.1 32.9 21.9 21.5 16.3 15.6 8.2 11.8 8.5 18.1 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 18.0 10.7 14.5 11.8 15.1 8.9 7.0 7.7 45.4 60.8 

Greater Rosemont 50.5 43.0 19.2 23.5 18.0 16.1 5.7 6.7 6.5 10.6 

Greenmount East 59.1 53.0 20.3 22.0 11.3 12.0 4.7 6.9 4.7 6.1 

Hamilton 28.7 19.6 22.6 20.7 19.4 15.4 12.6 10.0 16.7 34.2 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA 44.7 NA 13.4 NA 6.8 NA 10.8 NA 24.2 

Harford/Echodale 30.4 21.8 22.8 21.4 21.9 16.9 9.9 13.0 15.1 26.9 

Highlandtown 43.2 20.9 19.8 17.6 17.7 11.9 7.5 13.2 11.8 36.5 

Howard Park/West Arlington 31.6 27.0 23.8 25.5 21.0 17.1 9.6 12.2 13.9 18.2 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 27.8 17.9 12.9 5.6 16.4 17.5 11.0 6.6 31.9 52.4 

Jonestown/Oldtown 71.9 NA 11.3 NA 5.7 NA 4.2 NA 6.9 NA 

Lauraville 21.9 14.1 21.0 15.3 24.7 24.0 13.0 13.8 19.4 32.9 

Loch Raven 28.4 22.3 25.5 18.8 23.1 22.7 9.9 15.4 13.1 20.8 

Madison/East End 47.0 43.2 25.0 22.7 13.2 17.0 3.9 8.1 10.9 8.9 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 34.7 21.9 24.0 19.1 19.7 19.9 10.1 9.8 11.6 29.4 

Midtown* 53.4 38.0 16.3 17.3 15.2 16.6 4.0 4.9 11.2 23.2 

Table continued on next page. 


Houshold Earnings 

Percentage of households with median household income in each of the income quintiles 


Less than $25,000 $25,000 -$40,000 $40,000 -$60,000 $60,000 -$75,000 $75,000+ 


2000 2006-2010*† 2000 2006-2010*† 2000 2006-2010*† 2000 2006-2010*† 2000 2006-2010*† 

Midway/Coldstream 43.2 39.0 24.1 23.7 18.2 13.4 5.1 11.3 9.4 12.5 

Morrell Park/Violetville 37.5 28.5 23.5 19.2 19.2 21.1 10.4 10.3 9.4 20.8 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 18.5 21.5 16.3 12.0 15.9 11.3 11.4 8.5 37.9 46.7 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 28.3 23.7 11.4 7.0 10.8 16.3 9.2 5.0 40.4 48.1 

Northwood 25.6 18.6 22.0 19.2 20.0 16.6 12.8 15.5 19.6 30.2 

Oldtown/Middle East NA 60.6 NA 10.8 NA 11.6 NA 6.0 NA 10.9 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 44.9 32.2 20.9 22.3 22.0 18.9 4.7 11.3 7.6 15.3 

Patterson Park North & East 44.9 28.9 24.2 13.5 15.9 20.3 7.3 10.4 7.8 26.9 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 54.8 43.9 18.9 20.4 11.0 13.4 6.4 9.4 9.0 12.9 

Perkins/Middle East 69.7 NA 13.3 NA 8.0 NA 4.9 NA 4.1 NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 48.5 44.8 20.2 19.6 16.0 17.7 7.0 4.6 8.3 13.4 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 62.1 57.7 13.9 13.2 11.1 9.0 4.6 4.7 8.4 15.4 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 63.6 51.6 17.3 20.3 11.4 13.9 4.0 7.4 3.6 6.9 

South Baltimore 30.7 13.5 20.1 12.0 22.1 20.2 11.9 13.4 15.2 40.9 

Southeastern 51.4 48.6 19.8 22.8 14.6 12.6 5.6 6.1 8.7 9.9 

Southern Park Heights 56.3 43.5 18.1 16.5 13.4 20.3 4.8 8.4 7.5 11.3 

Southwest Baltimore 52.8 43.8 22.3 23.0 15.0 17.2 4.2 5.7 5.7 10.4 

The Waverlies 41.6 38.2 20.0 20.0 18.5 15.8 10.0 8.5 9.9 17.4 

Upton/Druid Heights* 68.5 66.5 14.8 13.6 7.9 10.8 2.9 3.5 6.0 5.5 

Washington Village 54.5 28.5 20.1 15.8 13.8 21.8 5.9 9.8 5.7 24.1 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 42.9 34.0 24.6 18.3 16.2 12.6 8.2 11.6 8.1 23.6 

Baltimore City 42.8 34.7 19.9 17.8 16.8 16.6 7.6 9.0 12.9 21.8 






In 2010, the housing market in Baltimore 

City continued to follow trends associated 

with the slowdown in the national 

housing market and economy. While the 

City experienced an overall increase in the 

total number of homes sold, the median 

sales prices of homes continued to 

decline. Throughout 2010, a large stock 

of homes either remained on the market 

for long period of time or was in some 

stage of the foreclosure process. 

While a multitude of factors impact the 

City’s housing market, the two most 

significant problems that continue to 

negatively impact the City’s housing 

market are: foreclosures and vacant and 

abandoned homes. 

In 2010, Baltimore City experienced a 

decline in the both the number and rate 

of foreclosure filings. The number of 

filings declined by over 29% from 6,263 

filings in 2009 to 4,435 filings in 2010. Additionally, the percentage of properties receiving filings decreased 

from 3.0% in 2009 to 2.2% in 2010. This decrease was affected by the change in both federal and state law 

regarding foreclosures, as a result of the robosigning moratoriums and the negotiations from the Attorney 

Generals settlement. Servicers held back on foreclosures specifically since these issues were not yet resolved. 

This led to a sharp drop off in the number of foreclosure filings in the third and fourth quarters of 2010. 

While having declined, foreclosures continue to impact families and homeowners, through such negative 

consequences as the loss of household wealth or a stable home, they also impact communities through adding 

to neighborhood instability and declining property values. Several neighborhoods still experienced increases 

in the number of properties receiving a foreclosure filing (see below). Additional research by BNIA-JFI found 

Vital Signs 10 Housing & Community Development 1

that nearly 3% of all Baltimore City’s public school students are impacted by foreclosure and that 21% of the 

public school students affected by foreclosure move to a new address in the following year. 1 

Vacant and abandoned homes are a significant detriment to neighborhood conditions, the ability to sell 

homes, and housing values. In 2010, there were nearly 16,065 residential properties that were vacant and 

abandoned in Baltimore City. This means that nearly 8 out of every 100 homes in Baltimore City are 

classified as vacant and abandoned. In seven CSAs, more than 20 out of every 100 homes are classified as 

vacant and abandoned. The combination of foreclosed properties and vacant and abandoned housing is a 

serious problem that needs to be addressed to improve the City’s neighborhoods. 

BNIA-JFI tracks nine indicators designed to follow the City’s housing and community development market. 

These indicators are grouped into five categories: residential investment activity; housing vacancy; housing 

sales and value; owner-occupied housing; and foreclosure filings. Highlights of these housing conditions 

include: 

Housing Sales and Values 

In 2010, Baltimore’s housing market 

experienced mixed performance. While 

still off their peaks during the housing 

boom, the number of homes sold 

increased from 2009 and length of time 

on the market decreased slightly in 

Baltimore City. While the overall median 

home sales prices continued to decline, 

several neighborhoods in Baltimore 

actually experienced increases in sales 

prices from 2009 to 2010. BNIA-JFI 

tracks the number of homes sold, the 

median price of the homes sold, and 

median number of days a home was on 

the market as indicators of the housing 

market and demand for housing in 

Baltimore City. This data comes from 

First American Real Estate Solutions 

(FARES) and Maryland Regional 

Information Systems (MRIS). 2 Data 

from FARES takes into account both 

market and private transactions. 

1 http://www.bniajfi.org/publications_and_research 

2 

Maryland Regional Information Systems is now called Real Estate Business Intelligence, LLC. (RBIntel). 


Additionally, BNIA-JFI tracks the total number of residential properties from Maryland Property View. This 

data is used as a denominator for housing market calculations, such as the percentage of homes sold. 

• The median sales price of homes sold in Baltimore City decreased by $30,000 or approximately 21% 

from $145,000 in 2009 to $115,000 in 2010. Despite the significant decrease from last year, over 

the decade, home prices in Baltimore City have increased from $65,000 to $115,000 (76.9%). 

• From 2009 to 2010, the median sales price of homes sold in Baltimore City declined in 44 of the 55 

CSAs. The greatest decreases in sales price were in Upton/Druid Heights (-77.7%), Clifton-Berea 

(-73.0%), and Greenmount East (-72.5%). These were both areas where there were numerous 

properties that were Real Estate Owned and Neighborhood Stabilization Program purchases. 

• From 2009 to 2010 the number of homes sold in Baltimore City increased. In 2009, there were 

4,834 homes sold and in 2010, there were 5,913 homes sold in Baltimore City for an increase of 

22.3%. 

• From 2009 to 2010, 40 CSAs experienced an increase in the number of homes sold. 

• The CSAs that experienced the greatest increase in the number of homes sold from 2009 to 2010 

include: Patterson Park North and East (134 more homes sold); Greater Rosemont (88 more homes 

sold); Southwest Baltimore (81 more homes sold); Penn North/Reservoir Hill (67 more homes sold); 

and Inner Harbor/Federal Hill (65 more homes sold). 

• The median days on the market decreased from 102 in 2009 to 100.5 in 2010. 

Housing Affordability 3 

The burst of the housing bubble and the foreclosure crisis put an emphasis on the ability of households to be 

able to reside in affordable housing. BNIA-JFI tracks a housing affordability index which measures the 

percentage of household that paying a mortgage or rent exceeding 30% of their total household income. 

Paying in excess of 30% of total household income on housing related expenses is viewed as residing in 

unaffordable housing. From 2000 to 2010, despite the increase in total household incomes, both the 

affordability of rental and mortgage properties declined. This means that the costs for housing increased 

faster than the increase in income and that residents are expending more of their incomes to pay for housing, 

which may put them at greater risk. 

• The percentage of households living in rental properties that spend more than 30% of their 

household income on rent increased from 40.0% in 2000 to 52.7% in 2010. 

• In 2010, there were 34 CSAs where the more than half of the households living in rental properties 

spend more than 30% of their total household income on rent. 

• In 2010, the CSAs where the greatest percentage of households spent more than 30% of their total 

household income on rent included Midway/Coldstream (70.1%) and Clifton-Berea (67.6%). 

• The percentage of households living in properties with a mortgage that spend more than 30% of 

their household income on mortgage increased from 31.6% in 2000 to 40.0% in 2010. 

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Source for the Housing Affordability Index is the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS). 


• In 2010, there were 31 CSAs where the more than forty percent of the households living in 

properties with a mortgage spent more than 30% of their total household income on mortgage. 

• In 2010, the CSAs where the greatest percentage of households spent more than 30% of their total 

household income on mortgage included Downtown/Seton Hill (58.9%), Edmonson Village 

(58.1%), and Howard Park/West Arlington (55.0%). 

Foreclosure Filings 

The percentage of homes 

receiving a mortgage foreclosure 

filing is an indicator of 

homeownership conditions, 

lending policies, and 

affordability. The indicator 

reflects the residential properties 

where the bank or lending 

company has filed for a 

foreclosure proceeding with the 

Baltimore City Circuit Court. 

Mortgage foreclosure filings are 

an important early measure of 

housing and property conditions as they precede the possible actual foreclosure, sale of the property, or curing 

of the default. 

BNIA-JFI tracts foreclosure filings not only for Vital Signs, but also for the Baltimore Homeownership 

Preservation Coalition, whose mission is to mitigate the effects of foreclosure on Baltimore families and 

neighborhoods. For more recent information on foreclosure filings in Baltimore, visit 

http://foreclosures.bniajfi.org/. 

• The number of Baltimore City homes receiving a mortgage foreclosure filing decreased by 29.2% 

from 6,263 in 2009 to 4,435 homes in 2010. 

• In 2010, 2.2% of the City’s residential properties received a foreclosure filing. This is a decrease of 

0.8 percentage points from 2009. This decline from 2009 to 2010 was in part a result of the change 

in Maryland’s foreclosure process allowing homeowners facing foreclosure an option to go to 

mediation. 

• The highest rates of properties with a foreclosure filing in 2010 were located in Downtown/Seton 

Hill (5.1%), Claremont/Armistead (4.7%), and Forest Park/Walbrook (4.5%). 

• In 2010, the lowest rates of properties with a foreclosure filing were located in Greater Roland 

Park/Poplar Hill (0.4%) and North Baltimore/Guilford/Homewood (0.8%). 

• From 2009 to 2010, the greatest percentage point decreases in the rate of foreclosure filings were 

located in Penn North/Reservoir Hill (-2.7); Madison/East End (-2.2); and Washington Village (- 

2.0). 


Housing Vacancy and Housing Violations 

Vacant and abandoned homes generally 

contribute to neighborhood blight and 

other negative housing conditions. They 

tend to lower home values of adjacent 

homes, be places where crime might occur, 

or become fire hazards. Vacant notice 

violations are issued to structures that are 

uninhabitable and unsafe for entry. 

Homes with other housing violations 

include properties whose façade, structure, 

and/or surrounding area violate Baltimore 

City’s housing code. While not as severe as 

vacant violations, these properties can lower 

home values as a sign of some level of 

neglect. This data is provided by the 

Baltimore City Department of Housing 

and Community Development and 

represent a snapshot in time because 

properties can enter and exit the vacant and 

abandoned/other property violation 

database on a daily basis. 

• The percentage of residential properties that are vacant and abandoned in Baltimore City remained 

steady at 7.9% from 2009 to 2010. In 2010, there were 16,065 vacant and abandoned properties in 

the City. 

• From 2001 to 2010, the percentage of residential properties that are vacant and abandoned in 

Baltimore City has increased by 2.6 percentage points from 5.3% to 7.9%. 

• In 2010, six of the 55 CSAs in Baltimore City had at least one in five properties that were vacant and 

abandoned. These CSAs were: Greenmount East (38.6%), Upton/Druid Heights (35.5%), 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park (31.0%), Madison/East End (25.7%), Southwest Baltimore 

(25.2%), and Clifton-Berea (24.5%). 

• In 2010, twenty-six of the 55 CSAs in Baltimore City had less than 2% of properties classified as 

being vacant and abandoned. Of these, seventeen CSAs had less than 1% of properties classified as 

being vacant and abandoned. 

• In 2010, 3.8% of the City’s residential properties received a housing violation. This is an increase of 

0.7 percentage points from 3.1% in 2009. 

• Four CSAs in 2010 had at least one out of every ten residential properties having received a housing 

violation. These CSAs were: Greenmount East (15.5%); Upton/Druid Heights (11.3%); Clifton- 

Berea (11.3%); and Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park (10.5%). 


Residential Investment Activity 

BNIA-JFI tracks the percentage of residential properties that receive rehabilitation permits exceeding $5,000. 

This amount is considered to be a level where the work being performed on a property is greater than basic 

repairs and indicates that an investment is being made in the property. This data is provided by the 

Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development. 

• The percentage of homes that received permits for rehabilitation exceeding $5,000 held nearly steady 

at 2.6% in 2009 to 2.5% in 2010 (a total of 5,071 residential properties in 2010). The percentage of 

homes receiving permits for rehabilitation in 2010 is slightly greater than twice the percentage 

receiving permits in 2001. 

• From 2009 to 2010, the percentage of homes receiving rehabilitation permits increased in twentytwo 

CSAs. The greatest percentage point increases in permits from 2009 to 2010 were in 

Dickeyville/Franklintown (1.7) Forest Park/Walbrook (1.5), and Glen-Falstaff (1.2). 

• From 2009 to 2010, the percentage of homes receiving rehabilitation permits declined in twenty-six 

CSAs. The greatest percentage point decreases in permits from 2009 to 2010 were in Washington 

Village (-1.5), Canton (-1.3), and Penn North/Reservoir Hill (-1.3). 

• In 2010, the CSA in which the greatest percentage of homes received a rehabilitation permit was 

South Baltimore at 6.0% (198 residential properties) and the CSA with the lowest percentage was 

Cherry Hill at 0.4% (four residential properties). 

Owner-Occupied Housing 

Owner-occupancy is tracked as a measure of stability within a neighborhood and is used to understand the 

level of homeownership and community advocacy. The data comes from Maryland Property View (Maryland 

Department of Planning) and is the total number of properties where the person living at the address is the 

principal resident divided by the total number of residential properties in the neighborhood. 

• From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of homes that are owner-occupied decreased from 64.9% to 

60.2% in Baltimore City. This decrease may be due in part to investors purchasing homes during 

the real estate boom but not living in these properties, the large number of foreclosures, the number 

of vacant properties, and the continued out-migration of residents out of the City. 

• The percentage of homes that are owner-occupied increased slightly from 59.1% in 2009 to 60.2% 

in 2010. 

• In 2010, the CSA with the lowest owner-occupancy rate was Madison/East End (26.9%) and the 

highest was Harford/Echodale (84.5%). 


Indicator 

Median Price 

of Homes 

Sold 

Percentage of 

Properties 

Receiving a 

Mortgage 

Foreclosure 

Filing 

Percentage of 

Properties 

that are 

Vacant and 

Abandoned 

Percentage of 

Properties 

that are 

Owner- 

Occupied 


2000 to 2010 2009 to 2010 

Decreases Increases Decreases Increases 

1. Sandtown- 

Winchester/ 

Harlem Park 

2. Clifton-Berea 

3. Greenmount 

East 

1. Madison/East 

End 

2. Patterson Park 

North & East 

3. Southern Park 

Heights 


North & East 

2. Fells Point 

3. Highlandtown 

(2001-2010) 

1. Orangeville/ 

East 

Highlandtown 


End 

3. Greater 

Rosemont 

1. Downtown/ 

Seton Hill 


North & East 


1. Claremont/ 

Armistead 

2. Forest Park/ 

Walbrook 

3. Howard Park/ 

West Arlington/ 

Hamilton 

1. Greenmount 

East 

2. Upton/Druid 

Heights 

3. Sandtown- 

Winchester/ 

Harlem Park 

(2001-2010) 

1. Downtown/ 

Seton Hill 

2. Midtown 

3. Claremont/ 

Armistead 


Heights 


3. Greenmount 

East 

1. Penn North/ 

Reservoir Hill 


End 

3. Washington 

Village 


2. Washington 

Village 

3. Sandtown- 

Winchester/ 

Harlem Park 

1. Orangeville/Eas 

t Highlandtown 

2. Medfield/Hamp 

den/Woodberry 

3. Midtown 

1. Claremont/ 

Armistead 

2. Greater Roland 

Park/ Poplar Hill 

3. Dickeyville/ 

Franklintown 

1. Downtown/ 

Seton Hill 

2. Cherry Hill 

3. Claremont/ 

Armistead 

1. Westport/Mt. 

Winans/Lakeland 


3. Brooklyn/Curtis 

Bay/ Hawkins Point 

1. Downtown/Seton 

Hill 




Total Residential Properties 

The total number of residential properties. 

Source: Maryland Property View 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 

09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 5,591 5,588 5,588 5,585 5,575 5,568 5,559 5,580 5,517 5,567 5,568 1.8 -0.4 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 3,416 3,411 3,410 3,409 3,402 3,400 3,406 3,320 3,370 3,408 3,557 4.4 4.1 

Belair-Edison 6,310 6,316 6,316 6,319 6,311 6,312 6,308 6,456 6,419 6,298 6,295 0.0 -0.2 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 4,278 4,262 4,259 4,257 4,255 4,253 4,242 4,232 4,278 4,288 4,283 -0.1 0.1 

Canton 3,573 3,604 3,652 3,709 3,743 3,817 3,954 4,334 4,149 4,017 4,013 -0.1 12.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 6,291 6,296 6,289 6,290 6,284 6,282 6,290 6,385 6,389 6,294 6,294 0.0 0.0 

Cherry Hill 999 998 997 967 987 987 987 988 987 988 988 0.0 -1.1 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 2,700 2,697 2,694 2,693 2,677 2,676 2,693 2,736 2,699 2,679 2,694 0.6 -0.2 

Claremont/Armistead 522 521 521 521 686 692 692 688 691 696 725 4.2 38.9 

Clifton-Berea 5,446 5,437 5,431 5,415 5,244 5,163 5,115 4,919 5,009 4,991 4,783 -4.2 -12.2 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 2,847 2,847 2,845 2,851 2,850 2,853 2,841 3,056 2,743 2,870 2,914 1.5 2.4 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 293 293 296 296 287 288 310 309 308 319 333 4.4 13.7 

Dorchester/Ashburton 3,475 3,472 3,469 3,467 3,467 3,459 3,459 3,543 3,462 3,454 3,421 -1.0 -1.6 

Downtown/Seton Hill 293 296 299 309 299 306 358 355 665 671 670 -0.1 128.7 

Edmondson Village 2,837 2,836 2,837 2,837 2,839 2,839 2,839 2,879 2,913 2,843 2,843 0.0 0.2 

Fells Point 3,455 3,464 3,478 3,484 3,514 3,949 4,022 3,981 3,982 4,053 4,058 0.1 17.5 

Forest Park/Walbrook 2,909 2,907 2,906 2,908 2,905 2,901 2,892 2,888 2,878 2,888 2,883 -0.2 -0.9 

Glen-Falstaff 3,711 3,711 3,713 3,710 3,686 3,694 3,656 3,684 3,852 3,713 3,691 -0.6 -0.5 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 3,912 3,913 3,906 3,904 3,878 3,737 3,728 3,803 3,529 3,700 3,675 -0.7 -6.1 

Greater Govans 3,794 3,788 3,787 3,765 3,747 3,732 3,725 3,842 3,769 3,723 3,720 -0.1 -2.0 

Greater Mondawmin 3,477 3,473 3,473 3,467 3,466 3,435 3,423 3,632 3,498 3,436 3,439 0.1 -1.1 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 2,997 3,007 3,024 3,015 3,018 3,016 3,015 3,059 3,036 3,005 3,030 0.8 1.1 

Greater Rosemont 7,439 7,440 7,429 7,421 7,423 7,392 7,370 7,386 7,345 7,363 7,267 -1.3 -2.3 

Greenmount East 4,780 4,773 4,749 4,700 4,684 4,562 4,355 4,331 4,233 4,142 4,100 -1.0 -14.2 

Hamilton 4,373 4,373 4,372 4,365 4,362 4,360 4,358 4,586 4,404 4,359 4,368 0.2 -0.1 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1,596 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 4,997 4,986 4,981 4,981 4,972 4,971 4,978 4,876 4,943 5,007 5,076 1.4 1.6 

Highlandtown 3,047 3,078 3,078 3,096 3,098 3,128 3,150 3,237 3,206 3,175 3,163 -0.4 3.8 

Howard Park/West Arlington 3,148 3,150 3,153 3,150 3,146 3,142 3,140 3,055 3,137 3,135 3,165 1.0 0.5 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 4,934 5,036 5,027 5,035 5,101 5,349 5,680 5,892 5,759 5,880 5,894 0.2 19.5 

Jonestown/Oldtown 1,338 1,363 1,353 1,295 1,452 1,442 1,567 1,869 1,925 1,922 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 4,491 4,485 4,490 4,485 4,484 4,478 4,472 4,267 4,413 4,489 4,480 -0.2 -0.2 

Loch Raven 4,233 4,233 4,233 4,234 4,231 4,231 4,230 4,356 4,303 4,231 4,229 0.0 -0.1 

Madison/East End 3,453 3,446 3,431 3,427 3,511 3,466 3,333 3,544 3,262 3,210 3,220 0.3 -6.7 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 6,610 6,595 6,535 6,533 6,571 6,601 6,703 6,706 6,759 6,745 6,750 0.1 2.1 

Midtown* 2,735 2,742 2,752 2,752 2,759 2,839 2,908 3,236 3,261 3,285 3,279 -0.2 19.9 


Vital Signs 10 Housing and Community Development 8

Total Residential Properties 

The total number of residential properties. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

Midway/Coldstream 4,268 4,270 4,268 4,268 4,269 4,233 4,218 4,002 3,985 4,197 4,176 -0.5 -2.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville 3,106 3,108 3,108 3,105 3,106 3,110 3,112 3,081 3,137 3,139 3,165 0.8 1.9 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 1,772 1,770 1,768 1,765 1,750 1,754 1,754 1,610 1,757 1,759 1,825 3.8 3.0 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 5,176 5,174 5,171 5,158 5,142 5,143 5,139 5,163 5,300 5,108 5,099 -0.2 -1.5 

Northwood 4,684 4,684 4,679 4,681 4,680 4,680 4,684 4,453 4,594 4,675 4,670 -0.1 -0.3 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1,423 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 3,417 3,418 3,416 3,413 3,399 3,397 3,414 3,565 3,370 3,423 3,505 2.4 2.6 

Patterson Park North & East 6,309 6,308 6,299 6,557 6,323 6,306 6,264 5,894 6,224 6,257 6,342 1.4 0.5 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 2,933 2,932 2,932 2,913 2,871 2,876 2,936 2,876 2,933 2,982 2,976 -0.2 1.5 

Perkins/Middle East 2,280 2,271 2,250 2,028 1,993 1,538 1,257 1,184 1,204 1,220 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 4,143 4,176 4,175 4,167 4,165 4,131 4,029 4,008 3,976 4,005 3,980 -0.6 -3.9 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 1,632 1,630 1,626 1,600 1,622 1,554 1,379 1,436 1,362 1,356 1,367 0.8 -16.2 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 6,435 6,396 6,427 6,159 6,289 6,104 6,016 5,823 5,985 6,099 6,076 -0.4 -5.6 

South Baltimore 2,766 2,798 2,756 2,754 2,767 2,910 3,023 2,842 3,423 3,077 3,307 7.5 19.6 

Southeastern 1,781 1,782 1,786 1,787 1,782 1,779 1,785 1,694 1,809 1,808 1,841 1.8 3.4 

Southern Park Heights 4,449 4,446 4,438 4,406 4,406 4,318 4,243 4,094 4,048 4,085 4,037 -1.2 -9.3 

Southwest Baltimore 8,485 8,477 8,473 8,468 8,459 8,353 8,252 8,250 8,309 8,245 8,243 0.0 -2.9 

The Waverlies 2,733 2,733 2,731 2,707 2,698 2,698 2,689 2,563 2,704 2,693 2,692 0.0 -1.5 

Upton/Druid Heights* 2,663 2,638 2,605 2,741 2,703 2,529 2,284 2,204 2,240 2,197 2,179 -0.8 -18.2 

Washington Village 2,592 2,591 2,585 2,751 2,739 2,735 2,726 2,751 2,781 2,752 2,752 0.0 6.2 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 2,137 2,131 2,132 2,127 2,128 2,124 2,123 2,122 2,130 2,131 2,146 0.7 0.4 

Baltimore City 202,465 202,570 202,398 202,207 202,205 201,592 201,085 201,625 202,364 202,052 202,265 0.1 -0.1 


* CSA boundaries were modified slightly due to modifications in Census geographies from 2000 to 2010. 



Total Housing Units Sold 

The number of single family homes and condominiums sold in an area for the given year. 

Source: First American Real Estate Solutions (FARES) 


09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 160 173 218 196 276 361 292 277 150 91 118 29.7 -26.3 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 171 167 156 173 199 191 142 152 74 71 72 1.4 -57.9 

Belair-Edison 319 310 399 373 468 539 449 405 217 127 153 20.5 -52.0 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 195 188 267 240 281 331 262 304 171 95 104 9.5 -46.7 

Canton 252 260 326 326 347 354 311 331 224 229 230 0.4 -8.7 

Cedonia/Frankford 318 316 440 345 428 433 407 362 176 142 195 37.3 -38.7 

Cherry Hill 11 11 14 11 14 17 48 25 10 6 9 50.0 -18.2 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 136 130 145 116 169 184 160 141 63 49 74 51.0 -45.6 

Claremont/Armistead 13 9 20 8 20 70 65 27 15 13 16 23.1 23.1 

Clifton-Berea 127 66 78 71 152 179 203 209 160 51 87 70.6 -31.5 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 134 121 121 137 160 149 60 151 85 74 53 -28.4 -60.4 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 13 20 15 16 13 17 9 8 9 5 4 -20.0 -69.2 

Dorchester/Ashburton 112 114 112 118 185 193 178 155 62 55 84 52.7 -25.0 

Downtown/Seton Hill 15 11 19 11 19 17 62 63 104 20 20 0.0 33.3 

Edmondson Village 74 78 85 82 150 161 133 149 66 45 70 55.6 -5.4 

Fells Point 171 153 204 237 293 305 336 264 146 176 170 -3.4 -0.6 

Forest Park/Walbrook 79 97 108 120 143 177 158 144 73 58 81 39.7 2.5 

Glen-Falstaff 162 145 172 190 199 197 164 125 82 64 90 40.6 -44.4 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 161 155 194 210 241 248 159 284 126 91 110 20.9 -31.7 

Greater Govans 121 111 151 158 228 249 206 195 119 66 92 39.4 -24.0 

Greater Mondawmin 97 72 90 89 138 188 76 171 76 60 75 25.0 -22.7 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 151 116 164 185 204 228 70 130 106 95 90 -5.3 -40.4 

Greater Rosemont 186 172 208 184 311 440 238 402 200 102 190 86.3 2.2 

Greenmount East 79 58 39 46 87 130 78 180 96 58 93 60.3 17.7 

Hamilton 283 290 325 293 371 352 281 259 147 136 120 -11.8 -57.6 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 46 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 278 324 342 300 383 320 290 251 160 118 124 5.1 -55.4 

Highlandtown 181 162 225 254 283 277 186 243 162 147 145 -1.4 -19.9 

Howard Park/West Arlington 87 81 107 118 137 179 136 145 73 50 71 42.0 -18.4 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 382 356 444 403 502 518 347 394 263 248 313 26.2 -18.1 

Jonestown/Oldtown 4 9 16 9 17 21 143 87 65 42 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 229 219 240 274 324 311 252 202 131 104 129 24.0 -43.7 

Loch Raven 198 197 206 197 236 262 262 188 94 82 99 20.7 -50.0 

Madison/East End 126 112 103 97 131 277 193 228 159 61 110 80.3 -12.7 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 308 351 410 484 525 575 451 417 319 240 223 -7.1 -27.6 

Midtown* 76 84 83 87 87 113 120 245 117 84 81 -3.6 6.6 

Midway/Coldstream 106 79 76 94 165 221 32 213 130 51 86 68.6 -18.9 

Morrell Park/Violetville 150 168 203 195 229 236 230 180 107 90 73 -18.9 -51.3 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 99 102 99 103 105 115 58 84 64 39 32 -17.9 -67.7 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 303 307 302 330 349 338 187 341 175 149 151 1.3 -50.2 

Northwood 184 165 188 213 225 230 228 141 106 89 83 -6.7 -54.9 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 48 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 152 152 195 183 195 259 163 191 124 83 107 28.9 -29.6 

Patterson Park North & East 367 352 454 438 613 740 471 466 284 290 424 46.2 15.5 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 98 86 127 123 205 212 158 193 79 50 117 134.0 19.4 

Perkins/Middle East 77 44 33 52 84 55 57 57 59 31 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 114 99 104 78 162 226 92 190 113 52 72 38.5 -36.8 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 43 32 34 40 79 88 33 107 55 29 41 41.4 -4.7 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 185 96 80 156 193 300 35 307 205 93 107 15.1 -42.2 

South Baltimore 157 156 232 220 298 274 208 209 168 191 186 -2.6 18.5 

Southeastern 63 63 75 63 104 113 106 75 39 26 49 88.5 -22.2 

Southern Park Heights 117 103 123 118 148 242 27 223 136 83 107 28.9 -8.5 

Southwest Baltimore 221 156 154 174 293 361 121 432 215 106 187 76.4 -15.4 

The Waverlies 110 110 155 150 163 163 131 164 100 55 74 34.5 -32.7 

Upton/Druid Heights* 64 54 111 128 95 147 41 165 85 43 61 41.9 -4.7 

Washington Village 120 104 119 122 250 425 208 246 134 86 109 26.7 -9.2 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 101 117 119 80 143 178 143 144 55 43 53 23.3 -47.5 

Baltimore City 8,500 8,037 9,609 9,455 12,043 13,668 9,656 11,853 6,733 4,834 5,913 22.3 -30.4 





Median Price of Homes Sold (in $) 

The selling price of a home that falls in the middle of the most expensive and least expensive home sale price in that area. 



09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton $54,950 $55,000 $55,000 $58,250 $56,575 $72,000 $98,000 $99,900 $91,000 $89,900 $42,500 -52.7 -22.7 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills $73,500 $78,500 $82,200 $84,000 $91,000 $116,000 $160,000 $183,000 $169,000 $155,000 $142,250 -8.2 93.5 

Belair-Edison $58,000 $57,582 $59,929 $59,000 $65,000 $80,000 $112,400 $118,000 $105,000 $99,750 $56,000 -43.9 -3.4 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point $47,500 $49,618 $49,900 $55,100 $57,900 $66,150 $94,700 $95,000 $89,000 $74,950 $58,005 -22.6 22.1 

Canton $103,500 $144,500 $162,000 $194,000 $226,900 $292,500 $290,000 $295,000 $271,500 $239,900 $251,000 4.6 142.5 

Cedonia/Frankford $70,925 $69,900 $74,000 $75,000 $90,000 $129,700 $142,900 $149,900 $145,000 $128,875 $103,225 -19.9 45.5 

Cherry Hill $53,000 $52,000 $45,000 $46,000 $47,250 $63,000 $115,075 $70,000 $78,000 $93,500 $69,000 -26.2 30.2 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere $72,950 $75,250 $75,000 $84,700 $101,000 $119,500 $145,793 $150,000 $175,000 $167,000 $117,450 -29.7 61.0 

Claremont/Armistead $64,500 $57,000 $63,700 $53,950 $71,950 $152,501 $270,680 $147,500 $153,000 $83,000 $139,000 67.5 115.5 

Clifton-Berea $42,000 $43,000 $35,850 $43,000 $31,475 $52,743 $65,000 $67,000 $64,000 $49,000 $13,250 -73.0 -68.5 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde $97,000 $109,000 $127,000 $129,500 $173,500 $200,000 $267,500 $205,000 $224,000 $209,750 $165,000 -21.3 70.1 

Dickeyville/Franklintown $125,000 $131,500 $167,500 $160,000 $160,000 $158,500 $280,500 $238,500 $275,000 $205,000 $245,000 19.5 96.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton $69,900 $69,000 $73,000 $79,450 $85,000 $104,000 $157,450 $141,500 $137,549 $110,000 $68,150 -38.0 -2.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill $62,500 $68,000 $68,400 $69,650 $120,000 $73,500 $302,000 $220,000 $303,425 $216,450 $210,450 -2.8 236.7 

Edmondson Village $61,450 $60,300 $61,000 $56,000 $57,500 $72,000 $110,000 $109,000 $127,500 $90,000 $49,100 -45.4 -20.1 

Fells Point $90,000 $90,000 $125,000 $145,200 $190,000 $279,300 $235,000 $274,000 $267,500 $240,000 $215,500 -10.2 139.4 

Forest Park/Walbrook $60,000 $60,000 $63,523 $60,840 $76,200 $89,950 $140,000 $109,500 $129,000 $99,950 $60,250 -39.7 0.4 

Glen-Falstaff $72,900 $67,500 $74,950 $82,950 $89,200 $108,000 $150,000 $160,000 $151,500 $126,000 $102,600 -18.6 40.7 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay $81,250 $87,500 $115,000 $106,750 $165,000 $235,000 $268,000 $198,950 $201,000 $187,000 $146,000 -21.9 79.7 

Greater Govans $56,900 $55,000 $60,000 $63,450 $65,000 $84,000 $115,750 $122,500 $125,000 $105,000 $47,094 -55.1 -17.2 

Greater Mondawmin $58,900 $52,500 $60,000 $57,500 $61,000 $76,125 $92,000 $89,625 $97,000 $82,800 $34,000 -58.9 -42.3 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill $170,000 $212,000 $240,438 $235,000 $239,250 $307,000 $537,500 $340,000 $381,272 $292,400 $380,000 30.0 123.5 

Greater Rosemont $50,000 $49,900 $50,034 $54,000 $48,000 $60,000 $76,500 $80,000 $69,950 $54,675 $29,700 -45.7 -40.6 

Greenmount East $40,000 $44,250 $44,000 $31,500 $31,475 $112,505 $62,500 $67,400 $64,950 $46,825 $12,900 -72.5 -67.8 

Hamilton $82,500 $83,250 $85,000 $94,000 $110,000 $148,950 $175,000 $182,000 $179,000 $155,000 $139,175 -10.2 68.7 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA $242,500 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale $85,000 $86,000 $94,900 $101,750 $125,000 $160,000 $185,000 $189,900 $180,000 $168,000 $154,950 -7.8 82.3 

Highlandtown $70,000 $90,500 $119,000 $142,280 $189,000 $225,000 $273,000 $225,000 $236,325 $210,000 $215,000 2.4 207.1 

Howard Park/West Arlington $71,000 $77,000 $76,522 $75,750 $89,900 $130,000 $175,000 $160,000 $168,000 $109,500 $115,000 5.0 62.0 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill $140,000 $164,000 $180,000 $220,000 $257,250 $300,000 $336,000 $318,500 $300,000 $274,950 $275,000 0.0 96.4 

Jonestown/Oldtown $50,500 $56,000 $53,500 $45,000 $60,500 $259,561 $355,784 $274,000 $310,000 $257,500 NA NA NA 

Lauraville $79,000 $83,000 $83,950 $95,000 $117,950 $140,700 $183,500 $183,750 $184,000 $166,500 $137,000 -17.7 73.4 

Loch Raven $71,000 $72,500 $75,063 $80,000 $92,900 $129,900 $156,773 $165,000 $160,200 $148,500 $134,000 -9.8 88.7 

Madison/East End $45,000 $50,000 $50,000 $45,000 $46,284 $56,000 $66,000 $65,500 $58,825 $54,900 $25,000 -54.5 -44.4 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry $64,950 $69,000 $79,900 $105,000 $129,999 $180,000 $199,900 $200,000 $185,000 $175,750 $164,950 -6.1 154.0 

Midtown* $139,625 $149,728 $210,000 $235,000 $285,000 $228,000 $350,000 $263,452 $262,000 $239,000 $195,000 -18.4 39.7 




The selling price of a home that falls in the middle of the most expensive and least expensive home sale price in that area. 



09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

Midway/Coldstream $49,200 $47,500 $45,081 $47,000 $45,000 $55,563 $110,750 $69,950 $85,000 $50,000 $24,500 -51.0 -50.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville $59,950 $61,250 $66,000 $69,900 $76,900 $103,500 $135,000 $141,000 $136,500 $125,000 $103,000 -17.6 71.8 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring $113,000 $147,950 $151,500 $200,000 $175,000 $296,107 $355,000 $275,000 $275,000 $295,000 $280,000 -5.1 147.8 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland $221,000 $231,500 $251,550 $257,950 $353,000 $385,000 $469,900 $390,000 $305,000 $377,500 $347,500 -7.9 57.2 

Northwood $75,000 $74,000 $76,926 $85,000 $95,000 $127,000 $162,075 $171,000 $164,950 $139,999 $138,000 -1.4 84.0 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA $173,750 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown $51,625 $56,000 $58,000 $61,000 $75,000 $118,500 $150,000 $140,000 $141,000 $110,000 $84,000 -23.6 62.7 

Patterson Park North & East $56,900 $51,253 $56,000 $65,000 $100,000 $155,000 $209,900 $198,000 $190,000 $160,000 $189,950 18.7 233.8 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill $49,596 $53,000 $55,000 $65,000 $101,500 $104,546 $128,000 $133,000 $125,000 $50,946 $44,000 -13.6 -11.3 

Perkins/Middle East $65,000 $52,100 $56,000 $32,000 $55,000 $127,500 $154,500 $102,000 $62,750 $151,860 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop $52,500 $49,900 $53,950 $50,000 $49,500 $71,950 $85,750 $79,988 $75,000 $62,578 $48,094 -23.1 -8.4 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market $45,000 $65,000 $55,000 $75,000 $75,000 $135,425 $178,000 $136,250 $127,200 $109,000 $48,000 -56.0 6.7 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park $46,000 $32,195 $40,000 $57,000 $48,000 $84,400 $83,000 $63,000 $65,000 $30,000 $12,886 -57.0 -72.0 

South Baltimore $84,000 $108,000 $141,000 $150,000 $193,500 $271,000 $318,500 $277,000 $276,500 $239,000 $250,500 4.8 198.2 

Southeastern $52,000 $53,500 $61,500 $62,000 $65,550 $96,000 $118,489 $119,950 $125,000 $85,694 $79,000 -7.8 51.9 

Southern Park Heights $49,900 $45,000 $50,000 $45,000 $39,900 $60,000 $87,000 $78,232 $72,000 $45,600 $21,000 -53.9 -57.9 

Southwest Baltimore $42,500 $42,546 $44,082 $33,750 $36,000 $56,500 $73,000 $65,000 $70,000 $45,000 $22,500 -50.0 -47.1 

The Waverlies $58,000 $64,450 $59,999 $60,500 $68,250 $89,995 $139,500 $135,000 $134,950 $115,000 $84,950 -26.1 46.5 

Upton/Druid Heights* $44,000 $47,500 $77,750 $88,000 $72,000 $165,000 $178,500 $140,000 $68,400 $90,000 $20,100 -77.7 -54.3 

Washington Village $45,000 $50,000 $60,000 $59,450 $66,775 $131,500 $187,000 $140,000 $153,950 $148,500 $70,000 -52.9 55.6 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland $53,000 $53,000 $54,900 $54,500 $59,500 $70,250 $94,000 $100,000 $84,000 $83,500 $62,250 -25.4 17.5 

Baltimore City $65,000 $69,000 $74,100 $81,000 $90,000 $105,000 $162,500 $150,000 $150,000 $145,000 $115,000 -20.7 76.9 





Median Number of Days on the Market 

The number of days it takes to sell a property on the public market that falls in the middle of the least days a property was on the market and the most days a property was on the market. 

Source: Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS) 


09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 73.0 75.0 66.0 40.5 38.0 20.0 64.0 72.5 85.5 108.0 85.0 -21.3 16.4 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 58.0 42.0 38.0 26.0 24.5 10.0 60.0 74.0 112.0 132.0 102.0 -22.7 75.9 

Belair-Edison 56.0 72.0 68.0 50.0 28.0 14.0 62.0 70.0 96.0 95.5 94.0 -1.6 67.9 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 79.5 73.0 88.0 72.0 35.0 18.5 58.0 74.0 101.5 94.0 108.0 14.9 35.8 

Canton 27.0 43.0 43.0 31.0 24.0 26.0 92.0 101.0 116.0 92.0 82.0 -10.9 203.7 

Cedonia/Frankford 63.0 49.0 52.0 37.0 28.0 16.5 70.0 67.5 90.5 95.0 98.5 3.7 56.3 

Cherry Hill 50.0 36.0 96.0 46.5 24.0 56.0 119.0 67.0 126.5 106.0 141.0 33.0 182.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 46.0 42.0 21.5 28.5 21.0 10.0 62.0 61.5 119.5 89.0 103.0 15.7 123.9 

Claremont/Armistead 81.0 105.0 98.0 39.5 24.5 14.0 60.5 70.5 69.5 112.0 135.0 20.5 66.7 

Clifton-Berea 57.0 96.0 68.5 41.5 33.0 20.0 78.5 74.5 114.0 86.0 71.0 -17.4 24.6 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 42.0 30.0 26.0 25.5 17.5 13.0 81.0 102.5 105.5 119.5 120.5 0.8 186.9 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 44.0 64.5 31.5 35.0 53.5 24.5 154.0 132.0 132.5 109.5 218.5 99.5 396.6 

Dorchester/Ashburton 63.0 41.5 44.0 52.5 31.0 17.0 71.0 71.0 109.5 102.0 120.0 17.6 90.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 128.0 65.0 36.0 20.0 13.5 27.0 120.0 85.0 224.0 66.5 111.0 66.9 -13.3 

Edmondson Village 53.5 42.0 50.0 54.0 53.0 15.0 71.0 76.0 119.0 97.0 95.0 -2.1 77.6 

Fells Point 32.0 47.0 41.0 35.0 26.0 18.0 97.0 113.0 109.0 101.0 122.5 21.3 282.8 

Forest Park/Walbrook 66.5 64.0 77.0 42.5 26.0 25.0 85.0 86.0 93.0 92.0 122.0 32.6 83.5 

Glen-Falstaff 62.0 49.0 34.0 31.0 24.0 18.0 76.0 71.0 101.0 100.0 120.0 20.0 93.5 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 49.0 23.0 13.0 10.0 10.0 11.0 71.0 91.0 104.0 109.5 90.0 -17.8 83.7 

Greater Govans 63.0 74.5 80.0 43.0 34.0 26.5 69.0 83.0 100.0 101.0 99.0 -2.0 57.1 

Greater Mondawmin 77.0 82.5 69.0 37.5 37.0 21.0 79.0 66.5 107.0 107.5 88.0 -18.1 14.3 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 11.5 11.0 12.0 9.0 7.0 12.0 74.0 83.0 89.0 83.0 110.5 33.1 860.9 

Greater Rosemont 85.0 80.0 51.0 61.0 43.0 27.0 77.0 79.0 80.0 85.0 101.5 19.4 19.4 

Greenmount East 50.5 70.0 78.0 29.5 28.0 37.0 93.0 100.5 116.0 112.0 117.0 4.5 131.7 

Hamilton 74.0 52.0 45.0 27.0 21.0 13.0 65.0 79.0 99.0 99.0 106.0 7.1 43.2 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 111.0 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 54.0 43.0 27.0 20.0 11.0 12.0 72.0 74.0 102.0 119.5 98.0 -18.0 81.5 

Highlandtown 49.0 37.0 36.0 28.5 21.0 21.5 98.0 97.0 120.0 110.0 107.0 -2.7 118.4 

Howard Park/West Arlington 49.0 52.0 54.0 47.0 31.5 17.5 74.0 82.0 111.0 110.0 104.5 -5.0 113.3 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 26.0 34.0 25.0 25.0 21.0 22.0 94.0 97.0 88.0 99.0 99.0 0.0 280.8 

Jonestown/Oldtown 27.0 43.0 34.0 55.0 39.5 14.0 98.0 111.0 112.0 139.0 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 62.0 49.0 46.0 28.5 22.0 14.0 70.0 85.0 97.0 106.0 106.0 0.0 71.0 

Loch Raven 56.0 36.0 37.0 24.0 14.0 10.0 59.0 71.0 100.0 97.5 98.5 1.0 75.9 

Madison/East End 77.0 45.0 35.0 25.0 42.0 63.0 77.0 78.0 95.0 75.0 122.5 63.3 59.1 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 43.0 24.0 14.0 10.0 12.0 11.0 70.5 70.0 96.0 105.0 97.0 -7.6 125.6 

Midtown* 37.0 25.5 19.5 10.0 10.0 18.0 84.0 115.0 108.0 127.5 83.0 -34.9 124.3 

Midway/Coldstream 69.0 83.0 56.0 38.0 28.0 23.0 74.0 71.0 108.5 113.5 84.5 -25.6 22.5 

Morrell Park/Violetville 84.0 59.0 63.0 36.5 22.0 16.0 63.0 80.0 111.5 105.5 91.0 -13.7 8.3 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 24.0 19.0 6.0 7.0 10.0 7.5 69.0 69.0 84.0 85.0 115.0 35.3 379.2 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 13.0 13.0 13.0 8.0 9.0 10.5 73.0 94.0 93.0 116.0 122.0 5.2 838.5 

Northwood 44.0 35.0 39.0 25.0 19.0 8.0 60.0 77.0 102.5 87.5 96.0 9.7 118.2 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 111.0 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 66.5 59.0 42.0 24.0 11.5 7.0 74.0 86.0 140.0 102.0 108.0 5.9 62.4 

Patterson Park North & East 51.0 41.5 20.0 18.0 18.0 17.0 92.0 104.5 96.0 106.0 102.0 -3.8 100.0 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 68.0 90.0 29.0 22.5 39.0 22.0 101.0 135.0 128.5 122.0 101.0 -17.2 48.5 

Perkins/Middle East 44.0 45.0 32.0 23.5 20.0 30.0 65.0 78.0 84.5 140.0 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 84.5 89.0 57.0 57.0 32.5 23.0 76.0 85.0 112.0 89.0 80.0 -10.1 -5.3 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 42.0 77.5 60.0 33.0 15.0 23.5 106.5 115.0 119.0 126.0 115.5 -8.3 175.0 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 61.0 80.0 57.0 29.0 31.0 23.0 74.0 77.0 117.5 111.5 90.0 -19.3 47.5 

South Baltimore 31.0 20.5 38.5 31.0 21.5 24.0 88.5 103.5 93.0 86.0 82.0 -4.7 164.5 

Southeastern 84.0 64.0 41.5 83.5 22.0 11.0 63.0 62.0 130.0 116.0 86.5 -25.4 3.0 

Southern Park Heights 75.0 82.0 49.0 36.5 32.0 28.0 71.0 78.5 98.5 94.0 82.0 -12.8 9.3 

Southwest Baltimore 89.0 74.0 60.0 51.0 46.0 29.0 86.0 92.0 111.5 106.0 88.5 -16.5 -0.6 

The Waverlies 59.0 45.5 46.0 31.5 14.5 13.5 61.0 76.0 98.0 100.0 97.5 -2.5 65.3 

Upton/Druid Heights* 107.0 87.0 42.0 45.0 18.5 22.0 93.5 75.0 116.0 101.0 117.0 15.8 9.3 

Washington Village 60.0 56.0 32.0 26.0 13.5 20.0 100.0 102.0 140.0 116.0 99.5 -14.2 65.8 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 75.0 70.5 60.0 42.5 30.0 13.0 63.5 67.0 119.0 85.0 103.0 21.2 37.3 

Baltimore City 52.0 46.0 36.0 28.0 22.0 17.0 75.0 83.0 101.0 102.0 100.5 -1.5 93.3 





Affordability Index 

Percent of households spending more than 30% of their total reported household income on housing related expenses. 



Rent 

Mortgage 

2000 2006-2010*† 2000 2006-2010*† 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 39.6 57.4 32.2 49.4 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 32.6 49.6 31.2 42.1 

Belair-Edison 33.6 60.6 28.6 40.4 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 40.8 48.6 35.2 43.7 

Canton 36.3 40.7 29.9 35.6 

Cedonia/Frankford 44.4 60.3 28.2 49.8 

Cherry Hill 42.2 51.3 46.2 24.9 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 39.0 49.1 37.7 35.6 

Claremont/Armistead 36.0 50.1 24.3 46.1 

Clifton-Berea 43.0 67.6 47.0 44.7 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 44.8 39.1 25.1 43.3 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 42.8 53.6 59.3 30.9 

Dorchester/Ashburton 42.1 62.8 40.3 48.9 

Downtown/Seton Hill 40.5 45.9 55.7 58.9 

Edmondson Village 38.9 55.5 39.2 58.1 

Fells Point 33.0 50.9 25.9 41.3 

Forest Park/Walbrook 41.9 62.5 40.7 49.9 

Glen-Falstaff 38.8 55.1 33.2 43.3 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 46.6 47.8 22.2 34.7 

Greater Govans 36.9 61.7 34.1 36.3 

Greater Mondawmin 42.5 46.9 37.7 40.1 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 37.9 43.9 17.7 28.3 

Greater Rosemont 46.5 64.8 36.1 45.5 

Greenmount East 40.0 60.4 30.0 43.5 

Hamilton 35.0 54.4 32.4 41.3 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA 59.9 NA 36.4 

Harford/Echodale 40.4 58.1 29.4 35.1 

Highlandtown 42.9 40.3 37.0 37.9 

Howard Park/West Arlington 43.2 62.3 37.4 55.0 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 33.0 39.1 23.4 28.2 

Jonestown/Oldtown 38.9 NA 33.7 NA 

Lauraville 29.2 57.1 27.1 46.2 

Loch Raven 34.2 48.3 27.8 31.6 

Madison/East End 47.0 58.0 35.7 43.2 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 38.4 45.2 25.2 33.1 

Midtown* 36.7 46.9 32.9 28.8 

Midway/Coldstream 43.1 70.1 30.5 31.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville 30.8 40.7 29.5 40.2 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 28.3 47.7 20.5 33.8 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 38.4 51.7 16.5 28.5 

Northwood 36.2 55.4 29.3 35.7 

Oldtown/Middle East NA 41.9 NA 51.9 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 33.0 49.3 37.3 47.8 

Patterson Park North & East 38.2 55.7 33.2 36.5 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 42.1 57.2 37.7 47.8 

Perkins/Middle East 43.7 NA 37.2 NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 50.8 55.7 41.3 43.0 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 36.3 55.6 28.7 30.5 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 40.2 56.3 36.0 37.6 

South Baltimore 39.7 44.5 29.4 37.6 

Southeastern 39.5 62.2 21.7 42.3 

Southern Park Heights 45.0 45.9 43.6 41.8 

Southwest Baltimore 41.3 54.5 34.9 41.9 

The Waverlies 44.7 62.6 36.0 37.9 

Upton/Druid Heights* 39.0 57.3 33.3 49.1 

Washington Village 51.9 48.8 33.1 41.9 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 36.1 52.8 42.7 39.4 

Baltimore City 40.0 52.7 31.6 40.0 






Percent of Residential Properties Receiving a Mortgage Foreclosure Filing 

The percentage of properties receiving a mortgage foreclosure filing out of all residential properties in that area (as reported by Maryland Property View). 

Source: Baltimore City Circuit Court, Maryland Judiciary Case Search System 


09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 3.3 3.8 3.7 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.0 2.8 2.3 3.4 2.6 -0.8 -0.7 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 2.4 2.3 3.3 2.3 2.3 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.7 3.0 2.1 -0.9 -0.3 

Belair-Edison 3.2 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 4.1 3.1 -1.0 0.0 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 3.8 3.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.8 0.1 -1.0 

Canton 1.5 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.0 1.7 3.1 1.8 -1.3 0.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 2.4 3.9 2.9 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.5 2.4 4.2 2.9 -1.3 0.5 

Cherry Hill 0.9 1.3 1.2 2.1 1.4 1.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.6 2.0 0.4 1.1 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.3 2.1 2.0 0.0 -0.1 


Clifton-Berea 2.9 2.8 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 2.6 1.7 -1.0 -1.3 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.9 -0.3 0.3 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 3.4 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.6 2.5 1.5 -1.0 -1.9 

Dorchester/Ashburton 3.3 2.5 2.7 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.1 3.1 2.8 4.1 2.8 -1.3 -0.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 3.8 4.4 4.0 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.7 2.7 3.1 5.1 1.9 1.3 


Fells Point 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.5 2.5 1.6 -0.9 0.2 


Glen-Falstaff 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.6 2.2 2.2 -0.1 0.3 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.8 1.6 -1.3 -0.5 

Greater Govans 2.9 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.9 2.6 3.9 2.1 -1.8 -0.8 

Greater Mondawmin 2.6 2.3 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5 1.3 3.8 2.1 -1.7 -0.5 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.4 -0.3 0.3 

Greater Rosemont 3.1 3.6 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.7 2.5 3.4 2.3 -1.0 -0.7 

Greenmount East 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.2 -0.5 -1.2 

Hamilton 1.7 2.4 3.0 2.5 2.7 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.2 3.7 3.1 -0.6 1.4 



Highlandtown 2.4 2.6 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.8 3.6 2.2 -1.4 -0.2 

Howard Park/West Arlington 2.2 2.7 3.9 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.8 2.5 3.5 3.8 0.3 1.6 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.4 1.9 1.3 -0.6 0.3 


Lauraville 2.0 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 3.2 2.5 -0.7 0.5 

Loch Raven 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.6 1.8 3.3 2.7 -0.6 0.0 

Madison/East End 6.6 4.8 3.6 3.0 2.7 1.4 2.2 1.8 2.2 4.5 2.4 -2.2 -4.2 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.3 2.0 1.6 -0.4 0.0 

Midtown* 1.6 1.6 2.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.6 -0.1 0.0 

Midway/Coldstream 3.2 3.0 3.4 2.2 2.2 1.5 2.3 2.1 2.2 3.7 2.1 -1.5 -1.1 

Morrell Park/Violetville 2.3 2.9 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.5 2.3 1.5 2.9 2.3 -0.6 0.0 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.4 1.2 0.9 -0.3 0.1 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.9 0.8 -0.1 0.3 

Northwood 1.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.1 -0.3 0.6 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 2.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.1 0.8 1.2 1.2 2.2 1.8 -0.4 -0.8 

Patterson Park North & East 5.1 5.8 4.3 3.0 2.2 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.9 4.8 2.9 -1.9 -2.2 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 3.0 3.3 2.9 2.8 1.9 1.4 1.4 3.2 3.4 5.5 2.8 -2.7 -0.2 



Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 2.2 2.3 3.3 2.6 1.4 0.8 1.3 2.1 2.6 3.7 3.0 -0.7 0.8 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.6 1.6 -1.0 -1.3 

South Baltimore 1.8 2.1 1.4 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.3 2.0 1.2 2.4 1.4 -1.0 -0.4 

Southeastern 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.3 0.7 1.5 1.2 2.5 1.6 -0.9 -0.1 

Southern Park Heights 4.0 4.0 3.1 2.5 3.5 2.1 2.4 2.9 2.3 3.5 1.9 -1.6 -2.1 


The Waverlies 3.1 3.8 2.8 2.6 3.1 1.6 1.6 2.2 2.0 3.6 2.3 -1.3 -0.8 

Upton/Druid Heights* 2.5 2.4 1.7 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.5 3.6 2.5 -1.1 0.0 

Washington Village 3.8 4.1 3.8 2.7 1.9 1.2 1.4 2.7 3.4 4.5 2.6 -2.0 -1.2 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.1 2.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.4 2.9 2.5 -0.4 -1.1 

Baltimore City 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 3.0 2.2 -0.8 -0.3 





Percent of Residential Properties that are Vacant and Abandoned 

Percent of vacant and abandoned homes out of all residential properties in that area that year (as reported by Maryland Property View). Properties are considered vacant/abandoned by Baltimore City if 

the property is not habitable. 

Source: Baltimore City Housing 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 

09-10 01-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 2.3 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.3 0.1 2.0 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 

Belair-Edison 1.3 1.4 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.7 1.4 -0.2 0.2 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 2.7 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.9 4.6 3.9 3.9 0.6 3.7 3.1 1.0 

Canton 1.2 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 -0.2 -0.2 

Cedonia/Frankford 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.1 

Cherry Hill 0.9 2.7 2.5 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.3 0.0 3.4 3.4 2.5 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.1 

Claremont/Armistead 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Clifton-Berea 18.5 18.2 20.4 21.6 23.8 25.5 24.6 26.8 26.9 24.5 -2.4 6.0 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.9 1.9 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.2 

Dorchester/Ashburton 1.9 2.2 2.7 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.3 3.0 3.2 3.3 0.1 1.4 

Downtown/Seton Hill 3.0 4.7 3.9 2.7 3.3 13.1 13.0 7.7 8.2 8.4 0.2 5.3 

Edmondson Village 2.4 2.6 2.5 3.1 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.6 -0.1 0.2 

Fells Point 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.0 -0.7 -2.5 

Forest Park/Walbrook 2.1 4.4 4.7 4.2 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.6 0.0 3.6 

Glen-Falstaff 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.2 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 5.8 8.0 8.5 8.3 9.5 11.8 10.9 11.3 10.1 9.6 -0.5 3.8 

Greater Govans 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.5 4.1 0.5 0.2 

Greater Mondawmin 5.7 7.7 8.7 8.3 10.1 10.4 10.1 10.7 11.1 10.3 -0.8 4.6 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 

Greater Rosemont 8.3 9.5 10.6 11.0 11.6 13.0 13.3 14.4 14.7 14.9 0.2 6.7 

Greenmount East 16.9 21.5 24.6 26.1 28.7 36.2 37.0 37.7 39.3 38.6 -0.7 21.7 

Hamilton 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.6 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 

Highlandtown 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.4 1.5 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.0 -0.8 -2.2 

Howard Park/West Arlington 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.9 0.3 2.0 1.8 -0.1 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 

Jonestown/Oldtown 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.0 2.4 5.2 2.9 4.8 4.2 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 

Loch Raven 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 

Madison/East End 21.6 24.4 24.6 23.7 26.8 23.2 21.4 24.4 25.5 25.7 0.2 4.1 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 -0.2 -0.6 

Midtown* 3.6 5.1 4.8 5.8 5.7 7.8 6.6 6.7 6.0 5.3 -0.7 1.7 

Midway/Coldstream 9.5 11.9 14.3 15.6 16.3 15.7 17.2 16.5 17.9 16.6 -1.3 7.1 

Morrell Park/Violetville 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.2 1.6 1.5 0.4 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 

Northwood 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.0 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 40.1 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.4 -0.5 -0.4 

Patterson Park North & East 9.7 9.4 9.5 9.9 9.9 9.1 8.9 8.1 7.1 5.3 -1.8 -4.4 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 11.6 14.9 16.9 15.8 16.5 20.1 18.7 18.3 18.0 16.4 -1.7 4.8 

Perkins/Middle East 22.2 23.0 28.9 27.6 41.8 48.2 49.9 48.1 46.7 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 2.6 6.9 8.7 8.3 9.4 8.5 10.8 12.3 12.6 13.1 0.5 10.5 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 10.6 12.2 12.5 12.0 13.0 16.8 16.4 19.4 19.6 18.7 -0.9 8.2 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 19.2 20.1 23.0 21.4 24.2 30.0 30.5 32.5 32.8 31.0 -1.8 11.8 

South Baltimore 1.3 1.9 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 -0.3 -0.4 

Southeastern 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.0 -0.1 

Southern Park Heights 6.5 8.9 11.8 12.2 14.0 14.8 14.9 17.2 17.8 17.7 -0.1 11.3 

Southwest Baltimore 14.0 18.4 19.9 20.6 23.2 23.1 22.4 22.9 24.0 25.2 1.2 11.2 

The Waverlies 4.1 4.5 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.3 3.2 3.2 3.5 0.3 -0.7 

Upton/Druid Heights* 18.6 22.7 22.0 21.5 25.1 32.0 35.2 33.9 35.9 35.5 -0.4 16.9 

Washington Village 9.0 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.6 12.5 9.1 10.7 10.9 8.7 -2.2 -0.3 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 4.5 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.5 7.1 8.2 8.2 0.0 8.1 8.1 3.6 

Baltimore City 5.3 6.5 6.9 6.8 7.3 7.8 7.8 8.0 7.9 7.9 0.0 2.6 





Percent of Residential Properties with Housing Violations 

Percent of residential buildings whose facade, structure, and/or surrounding area violate the Baltimore City Housing Code out of all residential properties (as reported by Maryland Property View; this 

indicator excludes vacant properties). 



09-10 01-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 5.7 2.0 2.8 2.8 - 0.4 3.3 2.8 5.1 5.0 -0.1 -0.7 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 3.3 0.8 0.9 1.2 - 0.2 2.0 1.8 3.6 2.0 -1.6 -1.3 

Belair-Edison 4.3 2.7 1.7 0.7 - 0.3 2.4 2.2 2.9 2.2 -0.6 -2.1 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 3.4 3.2 4.5 3.4 - 0.6 3.4 2.8 3.5 3.7 0.3 0.3 

Canton 3.0 0.6 0.8 0.9 - 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 -0.2 -2.4 

Cedonia/Frankford 2.2 1.6 1.3 1.5 - 0.2 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.6 0.2 -0.6 

Cherry Hill 1.9 1.2 2.5 0.9 - 0.1 2.8 2.0 2.8 2.9 0.1 1.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 1.7 1.8 2.3 1.1 - 0.1 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.3 0.8 0.7 

Claremont/Armistead 4.5 2.5 2.2 2.4 - 0.9 2.7 1.9 2.2 3.3 1.2 -1.2 

Clifton-Berea 6.5 3.8 2.0 3.5 - 1.7 10.6 6.0 3.2 11.3 8.2 4.9 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 4.2 0.8 0.7 0.4 - 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.4 -0.2 -3.8 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 2.5 0.6 0.4 0.8 - 0.0 1.4 1.3 2.8 4.5 1.7 2.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 11.5 4.2 5.1 3.4 - 0.5 4.2 2.3 3.4 2.5 -0.8 -9.0 

Downtown/Seton Hill 10.0 6.0 3.3 6.0 - 2.9 0.7 5.6 4.6 7.2 2.5 -2.8 

Edmondson Village 6.4 2.3 3.5 4.5 - 0.3 3.2 2.7 7.0 3.8 -3.1 -2.6 

Fells Point 9.4 2.2 2.8 3.9 - 0.1 0.7 1.0 2.6 2.0 -0.5 -7.4 

Forest Park/Walbrook 15.7 5.5 5.3 5.5 - 0.9 7.0 4.5 4.8 5.1 0.2 -10.6 

Glen-Falstaff 5.2 2.4 1.4 1.1 - 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.1 1.1 -1.0 -4.1 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 13.1 6.4 4.1 4.5 - 3.5 3.5 4.3 3.4 3.6 0.2 -9.5 

Greater Govans 5.3 4.5 2.4 2.2 - 0.3 3.3 2.0 2.4 3.2 0.8 -2.2 

Greater Mondawmin 6.8 4.2 4.1 3.4 - 0.8 7.4 3.9 3.7 4.9 1.1 -2.0 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 1.1 0.5 1.1 0.8 - 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.0 -0.5 

Greater Rosemont 5.9 3.7 2.8 2.7 - 0.8 5.1 4.2 3.7 5.6 1.8 -0.3 

Greenmount East 7.3 3.4 2.0 4.2 - 4.3 14.1 9.7 4.2 15.5 11.3 8.2 

Hamilton 3.2 1.9 1.5 1.1 - 0.1 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.6 0.0 -1.7 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA - NA NA NA NA 2.8 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 3.1 1.6 1.2 0.8 - 0.1 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.2 -1.6 

Highlandtown 3.5 1.1 1.1 1.3 - 0.1 1.8 0.9 2.5 1.4 -1.2 -2.1 

Howard Park/West Arlington 9.2 3.3 3.4 1.6 - 0.4 3.7 2.6 3.8 2.6 -1.2 -6.6 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 3.4 2.0 1.0 1.2 - 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.4 -0.6 -3.1 

Jonestown/Oldtown 7.5 1.5 2.2 2.2 - 2.7 2.3 3.2 2.5 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 5.5 5.0 2.3 2.7 - 0.5 2.0 1.3 1.1 1.3 0.1 -4.3 

Loch Raven 3.4 2.0 4.1 2.6 - 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.4 -2.1 

Madison/East End 8.3 3.6 2.4 3.3 - 0.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 0.1 -4.6 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 3.3 1.8 3.1 1.9 - 0.3 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.4 -2.0 

Midtown* 25.9 9.5 5.4 7.6 - 1.0 2.6 6.0 5.5 5.2 -0.3 -20.7 

Midway/Coldstream 13.3 5.1 4.8 5.2 - 1.5 7.8 5.9 4.4 7.0 2.6 -6.4 

Morrell Park/Violetville 2.2 1.8 1.4 1.2 - 0.1 2.2 0.7 4.3 2.5 -1.8 0.3 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.7 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 - 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.2 -0.2 

Northwood 5.3 8.1 1.8 1.1 - 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.0 0.0 -4.3 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA - NA NA NA NA 4.9 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 3.9 4.3 3.0 2.7 - 0.1 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.1 -0.8 -2.8 

Patterson Park North & East 6.6 2.2 2.2 2.4 - 0.5 2.6 1.9 3.1 2.2 -0.9 -4.4 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 16.2 8.8 5.8 7.9 - 4.1 6.1 7.1 7.3 8.1 0.8 -8.1 

Perkins/Middle East 6.7 1.4 1.2 3.2 - 1.2 4.1 4.7 1.8 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 8.6 2.8 2.5 2.8 - 0.9 3.5 3.8 3.4 4.3 0.9 -4.2 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 9.9 7.4 5.2 4.5 - 2.1 9.2 9.2 6.2 7.2 1.0 -2.8 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 8.8 3.5 2.8 4.2 - 2.1 8.1 6.9 7.8 10.5 2.7 1.7 

South Baltimore 3.1 1.3 0.7 0.7 - 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.2 -0.5 -2.8 

Southeastern 2.6 0.9 3.2 2.6 - 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.7 0.7 -1.0 -1.9 

Southern Park Heights 9.3 4.4 2.7 3.7 - 2.1 5.1 7.2 6.3 8.3 2.0 -1.0 

Southwest Baltimore 11.9 5.9 4.3 3.8 - 0.8 6.3 3.5 4.7 7.9 3.2 -4.0 

The Waverlies 5.3 4.2 2.3 4.7 - 1.1 3.3 2.7 2.6 4.0 1.4 -1.3 

Upton/Druid Heights* 10.4 5.8 2.5 5.6 - 4.0 5.8 9.8 10.9 11.3 0.4 0.9 

Washington Village 8.2 5.2 4.3 4.1 - 0.4 5.4 1.6 3.7 2.7 -1.1 -5.5 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.2 - 0.1 4.0 1.5 3.7 3.4 -0.3 0.2 

Baltimore City 6.5 3.4 2.6 2.7 0.9 3.9 2.9 3.1 3.8 0.7 -2.7 





Percent of Residential Properties with Rehabilitation Permits Exceeding $5,000 

The percentage of residential properties where investment in interior or exterior maintenance exceeded $5,000 out of all residential properties (reported by Maryland Property View). 



09-10 01-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.6 1.7 1.9 1.3 -0.6 0.7 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.3 2.2 1.9 -0.3 1.2 

Belair-Edison 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.4 0.3 1.0 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.8 2.7 1.3 1.3 -0.1 0.8 

Canton 6.1 8.5 7.7 7.0 9.4 7.9 7.5 4.7 5.3 4.0 -1.3 -2.1 

Cedonia/Frankford 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.9 0.6 1.3 

Cherry Hill 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 2.5 0.3 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.2 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 0.8 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.4 2.3 0.8 1.5 

Claremont/Armistead 0.8 1.0 1.1 11.7 13.2 5.0 2.5 1.7 2.0 1.5 -0.5 0.7 

Clifton-Berea 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.4 3.7 2.4 1.7 -0.7 1.5 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 1.6 2.3 3.7 2.6 4.9 2.7 4.6 3.5 2.3 2.8 0.5 1.2 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 2.0 3.4 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.4 3.9 9.7 2.2 3.9 1.7 1.9 

Dorchester/Ashburton 0.9 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.1 2.9 2.1 2.4 1.9 -0.5 0.9 

Downtown/Seton Hill 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.5 3.1 3.4 2.0 1.2 0.9 -0.3 -3.8 

Edmondson Village 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.8 1.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 1.2 

Fells Point 5.1 7.7 7.1 6.7 7.7 7.6 7.9 6.4 4.5 4.4 -0.1 -0.7 


Glen-Falstaff 0.7 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.6 0.9 2.4 1.0 1.6 2.7 1.2 2.1 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.4 3.4 5.3 8.1 6.1 3.5 2.7 -0.8 1.6 

Greater Govans 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.7 3.5 2.5 1.7 1.5 -0.2 0.7 


Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 1.9 2.8 4.5 3.1 4.6 2.2 5.3 4.0 3.3 3.6 0.2 1.6 

Greater Rosemont 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.0 -0.3 1.3 

Greenmount East 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.7 5.1 4.7 3.7 2.9 -0.8 2.5 

Hamilton 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.1 2.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 0.3 1.4 


Harford/Echodale 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.9 0.7 1.4 

Highlandtown 4.8 5.8 5.5 6.9 8.6 8.1 10.0 5.6 5.6 4.4 -1.3 -0.4 

Howard Park/West Arlington 1.1 1.9 1.6 2.4 2.1 1.6 3.9 3.1 1.8 2.8 1.0 1.7 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 4.7 5.5 6.2 4.4 5.9 4.9 8.1 4.4 4.7 3.9 -0.8 -0.8 


Lauraville 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 2.0 1.9 3.3 1.8 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.1 

Loch Raven 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.5 0.9 1.2 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 0.9 1.2 1.6 2.3 3.2 2.2 4.0 3.6 2.2 2.4 0.2 1.5 

Midtown* 1.6 2.6 4.0 3.6 6.7 4.0 7.0 5.5 2.9 3.9 1.0 2.3 



Mt. Washington/Coldspring 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.3 4.1 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.3 3.1 0.8 1.1 


Northwood 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.4 0.2 0.9 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 0.6 1.2 0.9 1.2 2.2 1.7 4.1 2.2 2.6 1.5 -1.1 0.9 

Patterson Park North & East 3.1 4.8 0.3 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.4 7.0 5.2 4.9 -0.4 1.8 



Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 2.5 2.2 2.5 1.7 -0.8 1.0 


Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 0.7 1.2 1.4 3.1 1.8 2.0 5.5 5.2 2.9 1.6 -1.3 1.0 

South Baltimore 4.5 7.9 5.3 7.4 10.9 8.8 10.9 7.7 5.5 6.0 0.5 1.4 

Southeastern 0.7 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 2.5 0.8 1.7 2.0 0.4 1.3 

Southern Park Heights 0.6 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 3.9 3.7 2.2 2.2 0.0 1.6 

Southwest Baltimore 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.1 2.1 2.6 5.8 5.6 2.6 1.6 -1.0 0.9 

The Waverlies 0.9 1.4 1.0 2.0 1.8 1.9 4.0 2.7 2.1 2.4 0.3 1.5 

Upton/Druid Heights* 0.5 1.5 1.1 1.0 3.4 5.3 8.2 6.7 4.7 5.0 0.3 4.5 

Washington Village 0.7 1.8 1.9 4.4 9.5 14.2 17.0 8.1 5.4 4.0 -1.5 3.2 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 -0.1 1.3 

Baltimore City 1.2 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.8 2.8 4.6 3.4 2.6 2.5 -0.1 1.3 





Percent of Housing Units that are Owner-Occupied 

The percentage of homeowners who are the principle residents of the home out of all housing units. 



09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 75.4 74.4 73.4 71.1 69.9 68.1 67.6 67.8 66.4 65.9 66.0 0.1 -9.4 


Belair-Edison 82.3 80.9 79.9 77.4 75.3 72.8 72.1 71.0 69.9 67.9 67.2 -0.7 -15.1 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 63.0 61.5 59.8 57.3 55.2 53.2 53.0 50.5 51.7 50.7 50.4 -0.3 -12.6 

Canton 70.3 69.6 68.1 69.2 70.9 68.9 70.2 67.8 69.8 69.8 69.9 0.1 -0.4 

Cedonia/Frankford 86.4 85.1 84.8 83.6 82.4 80.9 81.5 79.9 81.2 78.5 79.2 0.7 -7.2 

Cherry Hill 62.0 61.3 60.3 61.0 58.7 57.4 57.4 57.0 55.1 53.9 54.7 0.8 -7.3 



Clifton-Berea 46.3 44.4 44.0 42.9 41.2 40.6 39.8 38.4 37.3 36.9 35.8 -1.1 -10.5 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 86.7 86.8 86.6 86.6 86.9 85.3 85.9 84.2 88.0 84.6 84.4 -0.2 -2.3 




Edmondson Village 78.3 77.8 77.2 75.6 74.0 72.7 72.1 72.1 71.9 71.5 70.9 -0.6 -7.4 

Fells Point 53.2 53.3 52.5 51.5 52.1 46.6 50.1 51.7 51.7 51.9 53.2 1.3 0.0 

Forest Park/Walbrook 70.0 69.2 69.5 68.2 65.6 65.0 65.2 64.9 63.9 63.5 63.4 -0.1 -6.6 

Glen-Falstaff 82.5 82.3 81.4 81.6 81.3 79.4 80.8 77.0 78.8 77.8 78.5 0.7 -4.0 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 44.9 44.6 44.4 43.8 43.2 44.3 43.8 44.6 45.8 45.4 44.9 -0.5 0.0 






Hamilton 87.9 87.9 87.8 87.3 85.8 85.0 85.4 84.8 85.7 82.6 83.1 0.5 -4.8 


Harford/Echodale 89.2 89.1 89.0 88.4 87.3 86.8 87.2 84.2 86.3 84.5 84.5 0.0 -4.7 

Highlandtown 72.0 70.0 67.4 66.5 65.2 63.2 64.0 64.1 63.5 62.9 61.9 -1.0 -10.1 

Howard Park/West Arlington 82.3 81.5 80.4 79.2 77.8 78.0 78.5 79.0 78.9 78.4 78.0 -0.4 -4.3 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 67.5 67.3 68.7 68.4 68.4 66.9 65.9 59.9 64.6 63.2 63.5 0.3 -4.0 


Lauraville 84.3 83.4 83.6 82.4 81.4 80.2 80.6 79.8 80.6 78.3 79.0 0.7 -5.3 

Loch Raven 86.0 85.7 86.2 84.3 83.5 82.5 83.1 81.2 82.9 81.2 81.5 0.3 -4.5 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 71.4 70.8 71.0 70.2 68.5 67.1 68.9 66.9 70.1 70.5 68.7 -1.8 -2.7 

Midtown* 40.4 41.4 41.8 42.9 41.5 41.2 42.0 36.5 41.9 43.5 41.9 -1.6 1.5 


Morrell Park/Violetville 81.9 81.0 80.8 79.1 78.6 77.7 78.3 75.4 78.4 78.0 77.2 -0.8 -4.7 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 83.4 84.3 85.0 85.2 85.7 84.8 86.0 87.1 86.1 84.7 83.6 -1.1 0.2 


Northwood 88.4 88.2 88.5 87.7 87.2 86.6 86.9 86.2 85.3 84.3 84.2 -0.1 -4.2 



Patterson Park North & East 57.9 54.8 52.3 47.6 47.7 47.3 48.7 50.0 48.6 49.1 48.8 -0.3 -9.1 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 43.6 41.4 41.4 40.9 40.6 39.9 40.2 40.4 39.7 39.0 39.2 0.2 -4.4 


Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 66.6 64.6 63.7 62.2 60.7 59.6 60.0 57.4 57.3 55.6 56.1 0.5 -10.5 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 39.2 38.2 37.5 34.9 34.6 33.6 35.4 32.6 33.6 34.0 33.4 -0.6 -5.8 




Southern Park Heights 54.4 52.2 52.4 51.5 50.4 49.6 49.4 47.9 49.3 48.3 48.3 0.0 -6.1 


The Waverlies 69.8 67.9 67.0 66.2 64.8 63.7 63.9 66.2 65.1 64.1 63.5 -0.6 -6.3 

Upton/Druid Heights* 31.2 27.7 27.2 30.5 30.7 32.3 34.8 33.6 33.9 33.3 32.4 -0.9 1.2 

Washington Village 50.5 49.8 48.0 42.8 41.6 40.6 44.2 44.1 46.1 46.0 46.5 0.5 -4.0 


Baltimore City 64.9 63.8 63.3 62.3 61.2 60.2 60.7 60.7 60.1 59.1 60.2 1.1 -4.7 





Baltimore City continues to make improving the health and lives of its residents a priority. In 2011, the City 

released the update of Community Health Profiles 1 for all CSAs as well as Healthy Baltimore 2015 2 , a 

comprehensive health policy agenda and measures for tracking progress. In order to describe the health and 

well-being of City residents, BNIA-JFI currently tracks thirteen adult, juvenile, and infant health indicators 

for Baltimore City and its neighborhoods. The data is provided by the Maryland Department of Health and 

Mental Hygiene, Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems (BSAS), 

the Baltimore City Health Department, and the United States Bureau of the Census. Where possible, data is 

presented at the CSA and City level. For several indicators, data is only avaiable at the zip code level. These 

health and well-being indicators and their change over the past several years are described below. 

Safe Homes and Families 

BNIA-JFI tracks two measures of safe homes and families: the number of children tested for the presence of 

lead in their blood and the percent of children who have elevated levels of lead in their blood 3 . Elevated levels 

of lead in the blood is toxic to many organs and tissues including heart, kidnesys, bones, and the nervous 

system. In children, elevated levels of lead in the blood can lead to permanent learning and behavior 

disorders. 

• In 2010, a total of 19,702 children in Baltimore City were tested for the presence of lead in the 

blood. The greatest numbers of children tested lived in Southwest Baltimore (506) and in Greater 

Rosemont (479). 

• Since 2006, the number of children tested for elevated levels of blood lead have increased by 7.7%. 

• From 2006 to 2010, the percentage of children who were tested for the presence of lead in their 

blood and were found to have elevated blood levels decreased by 3.2 percentage points from 4.8% in 

2006 to 1.6% in 2010. 

• The percentage of children who were tested for the presence of lead in their blood and were found to 

have elevated blood lead levels decreased by 0.2 percentage points from 1.8% in 2009 to 1.6% in 

2010. 

1 For more information, visit http://www.baltimorehealth.org/neighborhood.html 

2 

http://www.baltimorehealth.org/healthybaltimore2015.html 

3 

BNIA-JFI tracks the number of children 0 to 6 years old that are tested for elevated levels of blood lead as established 

by the Maryland Department of the Environment Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 

(http://www.mde.state.md.us/programs/Land/LeadPoisoningPrevention/Pages/Programs/LandPrograms/LeadCoordinati 

on/index.aspx). 

Vital Signs 10 Children & Family Health & Well-Being 1

• In 2010, the CSAs with the highest percentages of children with elevated levels of blood lead lived in 

Belair-Edison (7.5%), Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park (6.9%), Midway/Coldstream (6.1%), and 

Madison/East End (6.1%). 

• The increasing number of children being tested for elevated blood lead levels and the decreasing 

percentage of children with elevated blood lead levels means that fewer children can be expected to 

suffer from the negative effects of blood lead poisoning in Baltimore City. 

Individual and Family Poverty 4 

The percentage of persons and of families with related children under eighteen with incomes below the 

poverty line are used as measures to understand the level of suffering, need, and insufficiency within 

Baltimore City. Typically, neighborhoods with higher poverty levels require a greater level of services from 

the City, foundations, and other support organizations. This data comes from the United States Bureau of 

the Census and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey. While the overall level of both individual and 

family poverty has decreased in Baltimore City from 2000 to 2010, there still exists areas with poverty levels 

exceeding 25%. 

• From 2000 to in between the years 2006-2010, the percentage of persons living in poverty decreased 

from 22.3% in 2000 to 21.3% in 2010. 

• During the years 2006-2010, there are 21 CSAs where at least one in every four residents (25%) live 

in poverty. 

• During the years 2006-2010, the CSAs with the highest poverty rates include Upton/Druid Heights 

(52.0%), Cherry Hill (47.9%), and Oldtown/Middle East (47.4%). 

• The percentage of families with related children under eighteen in Baltimore City living in poverty 

decreased from 26.2% in 2000 to 24.6% in between the years 2006-2010. 

• In between the years 2006-2010, there were 26 CSAs where at least one of every four families with 

children under eighteen lived in poverty. 

• During the years 2006-2010, the CSAs with the highest rates of families with children living in 

poverty included Upton/Druid Heights (61.0%), Harbor East/Little Italy (54.8%), and 

Oldtown/Middle East (52.6%). 

Maternal and Child Health 

Good health begins with babies being born healthy. BNIA-JFI tracks four measures of maternal and child 

health. These include the percent of births where the mother received early prenatal care (within the first 

trimester); the percent of births delivered at term; the percent of babies born with a satisfactory birth weight; 

and teen birth rate. In 2010, the Maryland Certificate of Live birth was revised and a number of data items 

were added or modified in order to conform to national standards. Prenatal care was one of the items that 

4 

Source for the individual and family poverty indicators is the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS). 


were modified. On the earlier version of the birth certificate, which had been in use since 1989, birthing 

facilities were asked to report the month that prenatal care began. This information was collected from 

various sources and was in some cases an estimate. The current version of the certificate requires the birthing 

facility to report the month, day, and a year of the first prenatal care visit, as reported in the medical record. 

As a result of these changes, prenatal care rates based on the old and new versions of the certificates are not 

comparable. Additional information on this change can be found on the summary of changes/explanations 

section of the full Vital Signs 10 report and on the BNIA-JFI website. 

• In 2010, the percentage of births where mothers received early prenatal care was 57.0%. The CSAs 

with the lowest percentage of mothers receiving early prenatal care were Orangeville/East 

Highlandtown (40.4%) and Midway/Coldstream (45.2%). 

• From 2009 to 2010, the percentage of births delivered at term (37 to 42 weeks) in Baltimore City 

remained steady from 86.7% to 86.5%. 

• From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of births delivered at term (37 to 42 weeks) has increased from 

84.4% to 86.5%. 

• From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of babies born with satisfactory birth weight (a birth weight of 

5.5 pounds or more) has 

increased from 86.2% in 

2000 to 88.3% in 2010. 

• The teen birth rate in 

Baltimore City has 

declined from 83.3 in 

2000 to 51.1 per 1,000 

teens giving birth in 

2010. This is a decrease 

of 32.2 births per 1,000 

teens over the past ten years and mirrors historic lows nationally in teen births 5 . 

• The teen birth rate in Baltimore City decreased from 60.1 per 1,000 teens giving birth in 2009 to 

51.1 in 2010. In only two CSAs, at least one in ten teens gave birth in 2010. These CSAs were 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point and Orangeville/East Highlandtown. 

Access to Preventative Health Care 

Access to preventative health care is an important issue in Baltimore City. Without access to preventative 

care, residents in Baltimore City are more succeptible to illness and preventable illnesses that can become lifethreatening. 

In 2010, BNIA-JFI tracked two indicators: the number of children hospitalized for asthma; and 

5 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that teen births hit an all-time low in 2010. There were 34.4 

births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19, a 9 percent drop from the year before. 


the percent of persons with vaccine-preventable diseases (per 10,000 persons). Due to data avaialbility and 

restrictions on usage, these indicators are aonly vailable at the zip code level. 

• From 2009 to 2010, the number of children hospitalized for asthma decreased from 1,071 to 751. 

This is a decrease of nearly 30%. 

• In Baltimore City, the number of children hospitalized for asthma has decreased from 1,034 in 2000 

to 751 in 2010. This is a decrease of 27.4%. 

• In Baltimore City, the percentage of persons with vaccine-preventable diseases has decreased from 

13.4% in 2000 to 4.9% in 2010. This is a decrease of 8.5 percentage points over the decade. 

However, from 2009 to 2010, the percentage of persons with vaccine-preventable diseases increased 

from 1.6% to 4.9%. This is an increase of 3.4 percentage points from 2009 to 2010. 

Drug Treatment 

The number of persons receiving treatment for addiction to illegal substances is used as a measure of the drugrelated 

behaviorsin the City. This indicator does not fully capture the extent of the problem in Baltimore 

City for two reasons. First, the indicator only captures persons with either the financial resources or 

willingness to seek treatment. Second, the number of persons receiving treatment is limited to the total 

number of available spaces for persons to be treated. Both of these reasons translate into a conservative figure 

for the drug addiction problem in Baltimore City. The data is provided to BNIA-JFI from the Baltimore 

Substance Abuse System (BSAS). 

• In 2010, 18,703 persons were receiving treatment for addiction to drugs. 

• From 2009 to 2010, the number of persons receiving treatment for drugs increased by 170 persons or 

0.9% 

• From 2000 to 2010, the number of persons receiving treatment for addiction to drugs increased by 

2,184 persons or 13.2%. 


Indicator 

Percent of 

Children 

with 

Elevated 

Blood Lead 

Levels 


2000 to 2010 2009 to 2010 





3. Greater 

Mondawmin 

(2006-2010) 

1. Belair-Edison 

(2006-2010) 



Heights 



1. Belair-Edison 

2. Midway/ 

Coldstream 

3. Southwest 

Baltimore 

Teen Birth 

Rate 

Number of 

Children 

Hospitalized 

for Asthma 

1. Downtown/ 

Seton Hill 

2. Brooklyn/ 

Curtis Bay/ 

Hawkins Point 


1. 21211 

2. 21234 

3. 21207 

1. Canton 


3. Washington/ 

Village 

1. 21214 

2. 21205 

3. 21231 


2. Downtown/ 

Seton Hill 

3. Hamilton 

1. 21287 

2. 21208 

3. 21222 

4. 21226 



North & East 


Bay/Hawkins Point 

1. 21201 

2. 21209 

3. 21223 

Number of 

Drug 

Treatment 

Clients 

1. 21236 

2. 21222 

3. 21228 

1. 21226 

2. 21225 

3. 21215 

1. 21251 

2. 21222 

3. 21209 

1. 21210 

2. 21234 

3. 21239 


Number of Children Tested for Presence of Lead in their Blood 

The number of children ages 0-6 tested for the presence of lead in their blood. 

Source: State Department of the Environment, Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 09-10 Change 06-10 Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 355 218 73 277 386 39.4 8.7 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 0 114 85 0 0 - - 

Belair-Edison 318 0 50 0 200 - -37.1 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 0 232 226 0 0 - - 

Canton 34 100 109 91 96 5.5 182.4 

Cedonia/Frankford 247 166 303 118 240 103.4 -2.8 

Cherry Hill 216 223 248 73 198 171.2 -8.3 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 0 0 124 83 146 75.9 - 

Claremont/Armistead 137 231 225 242 240 -0.8 75.2 

Clifton-Berea 283 272 149 218 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 145 0 0 398 408 2.5 181.4 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 0 112 106 106 110 3.8 - 

Dorchester/Ashburton 271 167 233 150 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Downtown/Seton Hill 10 51 287 57 49 -14.0 390.0 

Edmondson Village 110 0 46 135 123 -8.9 11.8 

Fells Point 108 87 193 181 137 -24.3 26.9 

Forest Park/Walbrook 308 296 222 237 109 -54.0 -64.6 

Glen-Falstaff 275 80 0 79 164 107.6 -40.4 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 0 0 44 179 84 -53.1 - 

Greater Govans 225 277 102 0 54 - -76.0 

Greater Mondawmin 175 110 225 38 203 434.2 16.0 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 50 55 5 54 132 144.4 164.0 

Greater Rosemont 629 605 354 216 479 121.8 -23.8 

Greenmount East 283 193 261 286 183 -36.0 -35.3 

Hamilton 89 84 0 164 64 -61.0 -28.1 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA 199 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 270 62 235 238 156 -34.5 -42.2 

Highlandtown 79 145 0 44 113 156.8 43.0 

Howard Park/West Arlington 110 0 142 134 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 164 130 270 205 232 13.2 41.5 

Jonestown/Oldtown 50 0 211 48 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 208 91 74 144 145 0.7 -30.3 

Loch Raven 115 96 279 129 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Madison/East End 388 401 207 385 377 -2.1 -2.8 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 237 152 134 67 156 132.8 -34.2 

Midtown* 19 72 25 53 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Midway/Coldstream 357 323 133 0 114 - -68.1 

Morrell Park/Violetville 0 191 392 118 65 -44.9 - 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 127 116 185 103 90 -12.6 -29.1 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 31 27 288 266 239 -10.2 671.0 

Northwood 189 168 0 101 170 68.3 -10.1 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA 171 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 79 0 134 235 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Patterson Park North & East 444 431 259 144 410 184.7 -7.7 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 72 276 13 91 88 -3.3 22.2 

Perkins/Middle East 112 85 119 55 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 347 321 267 250 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 141 189 0 0 88 - -37.6 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 519 313 475 187 203 8.6 -60.9 

South Baltimore 80 108 163 66 121 83.3 51.3 

Southeastern 0 0 117 219 202 -7.8 - 

Southern Park Heights 587 362 107 324 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Southwest Baltimore 645 705 337 179 506 182.7 -21.6 

The Waverlies 117 0 0 115 100 -13.0 -14.5 

Upton/Druid Heights* 378 268 73 129 85 -34.1 -77.5 

Washington Village 42 33 61 69 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 166 63 101 0 208 - 25.3 

Baltimore City 18,286 17,781 18,682 19,043 19,702 3.5 7.7 




Vital Signs 10 Children and Family Health and Well-Being 6

Percent of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels 

Percent of children age 0-6 tested for blood lead and found to have elevated blood lead levels. 

Source: State Department of the Environment, Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 


Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 5.6 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -5.6 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Belair-Edison 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 7.5 0.9 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Canton 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Cedonia/Frankford 0.0 3.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Cherry Hill 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.8 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Claremont/Armistead 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Clifton-Berea 16.6 11.8 12.1 6.1 0.0 -6.1 -16.6 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 5.2 3.6 6.0 1.7 0.0 -1.7 -5.2 

Downtown/Seton Hill 0.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Edmondson Village 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -8.2 

Fells Point 4.6 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 -4.6 

Forest Park/Walbrook 7.1 4.4 2.7 3.5 4.6 1.1 -2.6 

Glen-Falstaff 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.2 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 -1.4 0.0 

Greater Govans 7.1 5.1 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 -7.1 

Greater Mondawmin 13.7 5.5 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 -13.7 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Greater Rosemont 6.0 6.1 2.8 2.9 1.0 -1.8 -5.0 

Greenmount East 11.7 8.8 5.0 4.9 3.8 -1.1 -7.8 

Hamilton 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA 0.0 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Highlandtown 0.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Howard Park/West Arlington 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -4.6 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Jonestown/Oldtown 0.0 0.0 6.6 0.0 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Loch Raven 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Madison/East End 12.6 12.5 12.6 7.8 6.1 -1.7 -6.5 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 3.4 4.0 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -3.4 

Midtown* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Midway/Coldstream 10.4 6.2 6.0 0.0 6.1 6.1 -4.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Northwood 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA 0.0 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Patterson Park North & East 12.6 5.1 5.0 3.2 3.4 0.2 -9.2 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 16.7 9.4 0.0 2.0 0.0 -2.0 -16.7 

Perkins/Middle East 4.5 0.0 6.7 0.0 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 4.9 4.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 -4.9 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 11.2 11.2 4.4 3.5 6.9 3.4 -4.3 

South Baltimore 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Southeastern 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Southern Park Heights 3.8 3.3 4.7 3.2 0.0 -3.2 -3.8 

Southwest Baltimore 14.0 9.5 3.6 1.4 5.3 3.9 -8.6 

The Waverlies 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -4.3 

Upton/Druid Heights* 5.6 6.7 11.0 1.7 0.0 -1.7 -5.6 

Washington Village 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -3.0 

Baltimore City 4.8 3.7 3.1 1.8 1.6 -0.2 -3.2 





Percent of Individuals Living Below the Poverty Line 

Percent of the population living below the federal poverty threshold. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2006- 2010*† 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 23.1 19.0 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 10.5 10.7 

Belair-Edison 13.4 14.9 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 29.9 25.2 

Canton 14.5 5.5 

Cedonia/Frankford 17.9 15.5 

Cherry Hill 43.2 47.9 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 13.7 14.8 

Claremont/Armistead 28.1 19.3 

Clifton-Berea 32.3 25.2 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 9.0 10.6 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 27.2 20.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 19.3 12.3 

Downtown/Seton Hill 42.4 36.4 

Edmondson Village 15.5 16.1 

Fells Point 14.1 18.3 

Forest Park/Walbrook 22.0 22.2 

Glen-Falstaff 16.2 18.6 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 31.9 31.1 

Greater Govans 16.3 16.2 

Greater Mondawmin 26.0 22.4 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 7.8 4.9 

Greater Rosemont 26.2 31.7 

Greenmount East 37.1 34.3 

Hamilton 8.3 8.3 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA 41.8 

Harford/Echodale 12.0 10.6 

Highlandtown 21.4 19.5 

Howard Park/West Arlington 13.6 16.2 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 15.0 14.0 

Jonestown/Oldtown 50.5 NA 

Lauraville 10.4 8.5 

Loch Raven 9.9 14.1 

Madison/East End 34.8 27.8 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 14.1 13.0 

Midtown* 27.6 26.5 

Midway/Coldstream 24.9 25.3 

Morrell Park/Violetville 11.1 20.3 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 7.5 7.0 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 13.7 12.5 

Northwood 10.1 9.5 

Oldtown/Middle East NA 47.4 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 20.6 16.8 

Patterson Park North & East 27.0 23.6 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 35.1 30.3 

Perkins/Middle East 45.4 NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 26.7 28.8 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 40.2 36.0 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 37.0 33.2 

South Baltimore 12.7 8.1 

Southeastern 36.1 24.8 

Southern Park Heights 31.7 28.3 

Southwest Baltimore 35.6 33.9 

The Waverlies 22.8 28.0 

Upton/Druid Heights* 47.4 52.0 

Washington Village 27.2 25.2 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 24.3 19.4 

Baltimore City 22.9 21.3 






Percent of Families with Children Under 18 Living Below the Poverty Line 

Percent of families with related children under the age of 18 living below the federal poverty threshold. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2006- 2010*† 





Canton 29.8 3.8 































Midtown* 37.2 14.0 




























Percent of Births Where Mother Received Early Prenatal Care 

The percentage of births where the mother received prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy that year. 

Source: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) 


Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 73.6 68.9 77.2 78.3 71.8 74.2 79.7 79.3 77.5 79.4 51.9 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 82.0 85.7 82.8 82.0 77.7 79.1 88.0 81.0 81.4 81.8 64.3 

Belair-Edison 71.9 71.4 71.1 68.9 73.7 75.0 73.0 79.4 70.2 74.9 63.9 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 67.0 69.3 79.6 73.8 65.0 76.0 72.0 66.4 76.5 72.1 50.9 

Canton 89.1 93.2 89.4 83.2 89.0 80.4 91.3 87.0 89.8 91.2 73.9 

Cedonia/Frankford 72.5 74.0 74.0 80.7 76.5 73.7 78.8 74.0 74.7 77.4 56.6 

Cherry Hill 63.0 61.1 74.3 69.5 66.5 69.9 66.5 63.6 68.3 71.3 57.2 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 86.9 78.2 82.1 80.4 75.2 79.0 73.0 79.7 77.1 78.5 63.9 

Claremont/Armistead 70.9 67.2 83.2 66.4 69.6 75.7 69.9 77.7 74.8 74.8 47.2 

Clifton-Berea 61.2 61.1 58.2 56.1 66.5 71.9 70.3 67.9 60.3 71.8 52.2 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 85.6 92.4 95.2 95.1 91.3 90.0 91.4 92.4 88.8 93.1 60.2 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 73.0 85.7 80.8 83.9 77.6 76.7 80.4 81.0 78.9 81.4 63.6 

Dorchester/Ashburton 76.9 78.3 73.4 80.9 71.2 76.7 77.6 70.6 73.9 78.0 56.4 

Downtown/Seton Hill 74.3 73.7 69.1 84.9 80.6 76.0 80.9 86.0 85.1 79.5 69.6 

Edmondson Village 71.5 77.1 76.1 73.4 77.4 76.5 83.9 74.4 79.0 77.7 62.6 

Fells Point 63.6 65.6 74.4 66.7 72.8 72.7 67.1 75.2 73.4 83.5 59.1 

Forest Park/Walbrook 66.9 74.2 71.3 69.2 81.1 69.1 75.2 71.8 75.9 73.0 52.8 

Glen-Falstaff 83.5 78.3 79.9 84.2 85.0 82.1 84.6 78.5 73.0 80.2 56.4 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 75.0 73.8 77.9 70.3 74.8 81.5 75.9 75.2 79.1 77.1 56.2 

Greater Govans 74.2 71.7 73.0 75.8 76.1 76.7 78.6 67.8 68.5 75.7 61.0 

Greater Mondawmin 69.3 72.5 70.5 57.4 70.8 71.4 68.3 67.2 63.7 68.4 49.6 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 94.0 90.2 100.0 95.2 92.3 88.2 89.2 88.9 81.5 88.7 74.3 

Greater Rosemont 63.9 68.2 78.2 69.5 70.3 72.5 69.8 67.6 70.1 74.2 52.3 

Greenmount East 53.4 52.8 61.3 56.5 61.6 65.6 67.2 74.4 66.4 66.5 48.6 

Hamilton 83.0 86.5 84.7 81.9 83.9 75.0 84.5 76.9 74.7 82.8 68.6 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 61.7 

Harford/Echodale 83.8 82.1 86.1 80.2 84.9 77.2 81.0 78.7 75.1 80.5 58.0 

Highlandtown 76.1 64.1 80.0 78.4 75.5 68.6 68.8 75.2 77.1 78.8 62.6 

Howard Park/West Arlington 77.0 78.7 78.2 85.9 72.4 78.8 77.2 76.8 71.4 74.8 48.6 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 84.2 85.3 93.5 91.7 90.3 84.0 87.0 81.6 84.4 91.7 74.4 

Jonestown/Oldtown 64.1 64.2 63.0 59.8 68.7 75.8 66.1 71.3 69.1 78.0 NA 

Lauraville 81.4 75.0 82.0 83.2 81.3 72.3 81.5 80.2 76.2 79.6 66.1 

Loch Raven 78.4 79.7 82.5 78.9 81.1 72.5 78.1 74.0 75.8 81.0 54.4 

Madison/East End 56.1 52.0 58.4 65.9 65.9 79.8 72.4 64.8 63.4 72.6 50.3 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 86.2 84.7 78.4 83.0 88.0 73.0 80.8 77.8 80.7 84.0 66.5 

Midtown* 72.3 81.3 72.2 81.0 73.6 61.7 79.2 84.6 80.9 83.8 67.9 

Midway/Coldstream 60.7 61.8 72.0 67.0 64.9 82.3 75.1 61.7 65.6 69.3 45.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville 76.5 75.0 86.0 78.0 75.3 92.9 84.2 82.4 76.7 81.9 61.7 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 90.9 92.3 94.7 97.2 91.9 84.5 87.8 86.2 88.4 89.2 64.2 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 94.2 90.2 93.5 96.2 95.3 74.0 87.8 83.3 83.1 87.1 63.6 

Northwood 77.9 83.0 81.7 77.6 77.4 66.0 82.0 77.1 73.9 76.5 58.3 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 53.8 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 75.4 69.8 76.7 72.3 64.9 58.7 59.2 73.0 68.7 74.9 40.4 

Patterson Park North & East 63.5 63.2 72.0 61.7 67.2 72.4 65.3 71.4 76.4 73.4 50.8 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 69.2 69.9 71.7 70.4 68.9 72.2 73.5 73.1 70.4 72.7 54.3 

Perkins/Middle East 56.4 67.2 66.4 64.3 71.8 73.6 73.9 72.8 65.3 70.0 NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 66.5 66.7 70.9 75.1 66.4 77.9 74.5 71.2 69.4 72.2 51.0 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 77.3 65.3 77.3 72.7 68.8 65.9 83.3 70.6 66.7 81.9 53.4 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 66.5 62.2 72.9 69.0 68.0 83.1 70.9 69.5 68.2 70.5 58.3 

South Baltimore 77.0 85.1 86.1 90.5 90.9 75.4 93.8 84.3 88.5 91.5 71.8 

Southeastern 69.1 68.6 76.4 70.0 74.6 66.5 81.2 64.0 71.1 74.3 50.9 

Southern Park Heights 68.9 71.9 73.7 75.4 69.1 70.7 71.1 70.7 66.5 71.1 52.4 

Southwest Baltimore 69.9 63.6 71.5 70.6 61.6 75.2 73.4 71.2 69.1 71.6 50.0 

The Waverlies 65.4 67.0 72.1 73.9 75.7 73.2 74.8 68.5 71.5 67.9 55.6 

Upton/Druid Heights* 66.5 66.4 73.7 66.4 67.5 83.8 76.6 68.2 68.9 71.4 60.8 

Washington Village 74.3 77.6 82.8 72.0 69.2 69.5 78.1 75.4 78.7 84.4 65.7 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 73.2 64.4 75.4 72.7 72.9 74.4 68.5 68.1 70.9 81.3 47.1 

Baltimore City 72.1 72.1 76.5 74.9 74.3 86.8 76.3 74.3 73.7 77.4 57.0 

Note: Change in data collection methodolgy for 2010; not comparable to previous years. 





Percent of Births Delivered at Term 

The percentage of babies born at full term (37-42 weeks gestation) that year. 



09-10 00-10 

Change Change 


Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 80.2 93.7 90.2 83.2 75.4 84.8 82.5 83.6 88.2 88.4 87.5 -0.9 7.3 

Belair-Edison 82.9 86.8 82.8 82.6 86.1 81.6 83.7 80.4 78.7 86.0 84.0 -1.9 1.1 


Canton 94.5 84.9 83.3 90.5 79.5 93.5 94.6 92.0 87.8 89.2 94.6 5.4 0.0 

Cedonia/Frankford 84.7 88.1 86.7 88.0 83.2 83.3 87.3 84.5 85.6 85.3 83.8 -1.5 -0.9 

Cherry Hill 76.7 81.4 86.3 78.1 82.7 80.4 80.2 90.4 84.1 83.8 80.9 -2.9 4.2 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 87.7 90.9 86.6 90.6 79.0 86.8 91.3 84.8 88.5 89.2 87.0 -2.2 -0.7 

Claremont/Armistead 83.4 87.2 86.5 83.2 90.4 87.0 83.6 91.2 86.7 86.7 83.0 -3.6 -0.4 

Clifton-Berea 79.6 83.2 81.0 80.4 84.5 84.8 82.9 80.9 80.9 84.0 82.8 -1.1 3.2 



Dorchester/Ashburton 85.7 80.6 81.1 80.9 89.7 86.7 85.1 84.3 83.4 83.0 87.2 4.2 1.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 87.8 82.5 89.1 87.9 85.1 88.0 86.8 92.0 85.1 91.8 87.5 -4.3 -0.3 

Edmondson Village 79.2 85.6 81.2 83.5 83.5 77.4 79.8 83.2 87.1 81.3 85.0 3.8 5.8 

Fells Point 88.2 90.4 91.5 89.3 88.8 87.4 89.9 87.2 89.2 88.5 94.2 5.7 6.0 

Forest Park/Walbrook 80.1 84.5 81.6 83.8 87.1 84.6 80.5 89.3 81.9 89.2 85.9 -3.3 5.8 

Glen-Falstaff 90.0 91.1 90.2 89.6 92.0 88.4 91.6 91.8 91.6 90.6 90.4 -0.2 0.4 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 87.8 88.6 86.3 83.9 88.2 90.3 86.5 87.2 91.9 85.6 86.1 0.5 -1.7 

Greater Govans 83.9 78.3 85.7 89.2 84.8 88.7 85.4 85.3 86.4 80.5 87.2 6.8 3.4 




Greenmount East 85.9 85.2 80.7 83.2 83.4 85.9 76.3 80.8 80.4 82.3 85.4 3.1 -0.5 

Hamilton 91.8 82.5 87.9 91.0 88.8 88.1 91.4 87.4 86.0 79.9 83.1 3.2 -8.8 



Highlandtown 92.4 83.3 85.6 93.2 85.3 92.2 85.9 90.7 86.3 89.8 92.4 2.6 0.0 




Lauraville 85.7 83.3 88.5 91.2 90.3 89.4 89.7 83.1 86.0 88.8 85.8 -3.0 0.1 

Loch Raven 84.9 84.5 87.5 87.4 85.7 85.5 81.4 88.2 81.2 88.4 83.9 -4.4 -0.9 

Madison/East End 80.8 82.1 82.0 83.0 81.3 80.9 83.2 83.4 84.7 83.6 83.6 0.0 2.8 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 85.6 92.1 90.1 92.0 86.2 92.0 87.7 90.2 89.5 86.9 90.0 3.1 4.4 

Midtown* 90.4 76.9 83.5 88.8 86.8 83.0 83.3 86.3 90.9 90.9 89.3 -1.6 -1.1 

Midway/Coldstream 83.2 80.0 79.6 82.1 84.5 81.2 81.5 85.2 81.5 84.7 85.7 1.1 2.5 


Mt. Washington/Coldspring 94.3 89.7 96.0 90.3 91.9 90.0 89.2 89.7 97.1 90.5 89.6 -1.0 -4.8 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 91.6 90.9 91.5 89.3 88.8 87.2 88.9 92.5 92.2 92.9 91.5 -1.3 -0.1 

Northwood 83.7 81.0 85.6 84.5 89.9 84.0 83.5 86.7 84.9 87.3 85.9 -1.5 2.2 



Patterson Park North & East 80.1 84.1 83.7 85.8 87.9 85.1 85.0 89.0 86.9 88.4 89.6 1.2 9.4 



Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 83.3 80.8 83.5 83.7 86.1 79.3 82.0 77.9 79.0 86.7 83.4 -3.2 0.2 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 83.0 81.6 84.1 85.9 83.9 82.6 86.5 76.5 82.8 84.3 89.0 4.7 6.1 


South Baltimore 85.1 86.5 89.9 84.5 83.3 85.5 88.8 89.9 92.0 91.5 97.1 5.6 12.0 


Southern Park Heights 84.1 80.6 81.9 82.8 82.6 78.4 84.2 85.0 84.3 82.5 85.4 2.9 1.3 

Southwest Baltimore 85.3 84.1 85.1 83.1 85.6 82.4 83.7 84.1 84.2 85.9 85.8 -0.2 0.5 

The Waverlies 86.6 82.1 88.3 85.4 92.2 86.1 82.0 79.8 81.5 86.2 82.1 -4.2 -4.6 




Baltimore City 84.4 85.2 85.6 85.4 85.7 85.7 85.3 86.0 86.3 86.7 86.5 -0.2 2.1 





Percent of Babies Born with a Satisfactory Birth Weight 

The percentage of babies born with a birth weight of 5.5 pounds or greater that year. 



09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 87.3 89.3 85.3 89.2 85.5 88.0 84.1 87.1 85.5 83.6 87.4 3.9 0.1 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 86.2 92.0 90.7 88.6 79.9 82.2 82.5 85.7 88.7 88.4 91.7 3.3 5.4 

Belair-Edison 84.8 86.8 84.1 83.0 86.1 84.2 84.7 83.2 79.8 84.9 87.7 2.8 2.9 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 86.7 85.2 91.5 85.2 85.4 88.6 87.5 85.9 86.6 86.2 89.9 3.7 3.1 

Canton 94.5 90.4 86.4 92.6 84.9 95.7 97.8 95.0 89.8 89.2 94.6 5.4 0.0 


Cherry Hill 80.8 82.0 84.7 80.8 82.7 81.6 83.0 92.8 82.9 82.6 88.8 6.2 8.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 86.9 93.6 87.5 91.3 86.5 87.7 86.5 83.3 86.3 89.2 92.6 3.4 5.7 


Clifton-Berea 82.0 87.9 84.8 84.4 85.2 83.2 85.1 86.4 83.4 85.6 83.6 -2.1 1.5 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 92.8 94.9 91.7 91.4 91.7 93.7 94.9 94.3 92.2 96.2 95.1 -1.1 2.3 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 81.0 85.7 89.0 90.3 74.6 88.3 82.1 87.3 87.7 89.8 85.5 -4.4 4.5 

Dorchester/Ashburton 86.0 79.8 84.6 83.2 89.0 90.8 84.5 81.0 86.6 82.3 85.7 3.4 -0.3 


Edmondson Village 82.3 84.8 80.3 84.4 82.6 77.4 80.6 85.6 86.3 84.8 85.0 0.2 2.7 

Fells Point 90.9 92.0 93.2 92.0 92.8 91.6 94.6 92.0 92.1 89.9 94.2 4.2 3.2 

Forest Park/Walbrook 82.5 88.4 80.9 84.6 85.6 82.4 80.5 89.3 83.6 88.3 87.3 -1.0 4.8 

Glen-Falstaff 90.0 91.7 91.3 90.2 89.5 87.9 90.3 90.0 91.6 92.6 94.5 1.9 4.5 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 85.3 88.6 86.3 91.6 88.9 87.1 90.1 85.0 91.2 85.6 88.3 2.7 3.1 

Greater Govans 84.5 84.2 87.3 88.3 84.8 85.3 88.5 84.7 88.3 81.7 87.9 6.3 3.4 

Greater Mondawmin 84.3 88.1 87.5 84.3 84.9 91.4 85.4 88.2 89.4 82.0 85.6 3.7 1.3 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 95.5 96.7 88.6 96.8 89.7 98.0 95.4 93.7 100.0 94.3 94.3 -0.1 -1.2 



Hamilton 95.2 84.1 88.5 86.8 91.9 91.3 92.5 87.4 89.3 83.3 86.4 3.1 -8.8 


Harford/Echodale 86.7 91.3 85.2 90.3 85.7 89.7 87.2 90.0 88.1 88.0 88.1 0.0 1.4 

Highlandtown 95.7 85.9 86.7 97.3 88.2 94.1 89.8 93.8 89.3 89.1 91.6 2.6 -4.0 




Lauraville 88.6 89.6 88.5 92.0 91.8 87.3 86.3 85.3 88.4 89.5 86.6 -2.9 -2.0 

Loch Raven 87.2 81.3 86.5 87.4 86.2 88.4 85.1 89.8 80.7 86.8 88.6 1.8 1.4 

Madison/East End 87.4 80.9 85.1 84.7 81.8 79.2 86.5 80.8 88.6 83.1 85.4 2.3 -2.0 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 88.7 90.0 91.0 89.9 88.0 93.9 89.7 92.9 91.7 86.9 91.0 4.1 2.3 

Midtown* 91.5 84.6 84.5 88.8 84.6 85.0 86.5 84.6 92.7 88.9 90.2 1.3 -1.3 


Morrell Park/Violetville 88.7 87.9 91.0 81.1 87.1 91.5 88.3 89.0 87.7 89.5 92.5 3.0 3.8 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 94.3 93.6 96.0 90.3 87.8 88.6 86.5 93.1 94.2 90.5 92.5 2.0 -1.8 


Northwood 87.2 85.7 87.6 83.9 89.9 82.8 84.0 86.2 85.4 87.3 84.0 -3.3 -3.2 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 91.0 93.8 88.7 88.7 94.8 93.1 88.3 88.6 93.4 93.6 91.0 -2.6 0.0 

Patterson Park North & East 81.2 81.6 85.2 85.4 88.2 88.5 88.1 90.7 91.5 89.0 91.9 2.8 10.6 



Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 83.6 85.9 83.1 82.9 85.6 82.1 85.0 81.4 84.4 85.6 84.7 -0.8 1.1 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 79.5 80.6 81.8 89.9 81.3 83.7 89.6 84.3 80.6 84.3 84.9 0.6 5.4 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 81.8 80.7 84.4 83.6 82.9 82.4 82.6 84.2 84.6 86.2 86.8 0.6 5.0 

South Baltimore 87.4 89.2 93.7 88.1 84.9 91.6 92.5 94.4 95.4 94.9 95.1 0.3 7.8 



Southwest Baltimore 86.0 84.3 85.1 83.4 85.6 81.8 84.2 86.0 85.7 86.2 87.0 0.8 1.0 

The Waverlies 88.2 86.8 89.0 87.7 93.9 90.7 82.7 82.3 83.1 86.2 83.8 -2.5 -4.4 


Washington Village 85.8 89.7 90.8 86.0 89.4 85.1 93.2 92.8 83.0 85.6 92.9 7.4 7.1 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 88.2 85.2 86.2 83.6 88.4 88.7 87.7 85.3 89.1 87.3 92.6 5.2 4.3 

Baltimore City 86.2 86.5 86.5 86.3 86.3 86.8 86.7 87.2 87.2 87.2 88.3 1.1 2.1 





Teen Birth Rate 

The number of teen ages 15-19 who gave birth per 1,000 teens (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). 



09-10 00-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 77.1 79.7 78.4 85.0 91.5 96.7 102.7 70.7 68.0 65.3 67.6 2.2 -9.6 


Canton 9.3 64.8 46.3 46.3 27.8 18.5 8.5 17.1 25.6 25.6 46.5 20.9 37.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 81.6 77.7 90.7 72.5 66.1 89.4 85.8 94.2 70.3 69.1 48.9 -20.2 -32.7 

Cherry Hill 164.4 143.8 167.8 126.7 150.7 123.3 97.9 133.5 62.3 109.8 57.6 -52.2 -106.7 



Clifton-Berea 132.3 106.3 95.4 93.3 86.8 97.6 120.3 99.6 103.7 83.0 72.0 -11.0 -60.3 





Edmondson Village 100.8 78.4 84.0 95.2 92.4 78.4 79.7 57.7 57.7 63.2 89.5 26.3 -11.3 

Fells Point 132.8 203.1 117.2 164.1 156.3 125.0 108.1 101.4 114.9 81.1 88.9 7.8 -43.9 

Forest Park/Walbrook 98.4 101.0 106.2 46.6 85.5 77.7 67.3 77.3 37.4 57.4 71.8 14.5 -26.6 

Glen-Falstaff 49.1 34.0 35.8 22.6 39.6 39.6 48.0 32.0 62.0 38.0 49.5 11.5 0.5 




Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -8.5 



Hamilton 29.5 55.4 59.0 70.1 81.2 62.7 55.1 63.0 65.6 68.2 25.3 -43.0 -4.3 


Harford/Echodale 58.8 53.7 66.5 58.8 66.5 66.5 69.6 43.5 58.7 47.8 15.8 -32.0 -43.0 

Highlandtown 50.2 91.3 41.1 36.5 45.7 45.7 98.9 120.9 60.4 44.0 77.6 33.6 27.4 


Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 57.0 70.2 70.2 52.6 43.9 21.9 48.1 32.1 42.8 32.1 30.0 -2.1 -27.0 


Lauraville 38.5 47.6 38.5 45.4 52.2 36.3 45.8 59.5 45.8 41.2 38.8 -2.4 0.3 

Loch Raven 58.4 54.6 62.1 56.5 47.1 64.0 61.8 65.5 49.1 50.9 57.8 6.9 -0.5 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 82.7 77.7 92.7 82.7 45.1 67.7 62.5 73.4 51.6 54.3 58.8 4.5 -23.9 

Midtown* 33.1 27.6 23.9 20.2 18.4 7.4 17.5 17.5 10.5 7.0 8.0 1.0 -25.1 


Morrell Park/Violetville 115.2 78.5 78.5 104.7 36.6 73.3 63.0 71.4 88.2 54.6 78.8 24.2 -36.4 



Northwood 30.0 22.8 15.0 20.0 15.7 22.8 16.6 27.2 26.4 21.9 15.6 -6.3 -14.3 



Patterson Park North & East 119.9 121.5 108.4 88.7 110.0 111.7 94.4 65.0 60.4 57.3 87.1 29.8 -32.8 




Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 144.4 133.3 144.4 94.4 122.2 88.9 77.6 50.2 73.1 86.8 65.5 -21.3 -79.0 



Southeastern 139.1 104.3 113.0 95.7 100.0 100.0 79.8 121.8 67.2 58.8 68.0 9.1 -71.2 



The Waverlies 113.0 66.4 99.7 69.8 73.1 73.1 111.5 76.4 79.6 54.1 53.6 -0.6 -59.4 

Upton/Druid Heights* 165.4 153.1 155.6 121.0 111.1 153.1 75.1 121.1 96.9 84.7 97.4 12.6 -68.1 

Washington Village 57.1 137.1 205.7 125.7 125.7 97.1 68.3 48.8 87.8 58.5 69.8 11.2 12.6 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 104.0 110.7 100.7 127.5 107.4 107.4 90.6 84.4 109.4 59.4 64.9 5.5 -39.1 

Baltimore City 83.3 81.1 77.1 68.2 68.0 67.9 68.6 69.2 66.1 60.1 51.1 -9.0 -32.2 





Number of Children Hospitalized for Asthma or Asthma-Related Illnesses 

Number of children in each zip code admitted to emergency rooms for severe asthma or asthma related illnesses. 

Source: Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) 

Zip Code 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

21201 35 25 38 18 24 31 15 20 12 6 18 200.0 -48.6 

21202 36 34 28 30 27 43 25 17 32 24 22 -8.3 -38.9 

21205 45 54 55 58 73 66 37 39 49 60 53 -11.7 17.8 

21206 55 60 48 62 54 73 70 80 67 81 55 -32.1 0.0 

21207 14 13 14 6 11 17 47 58 55 43 4 -90.7 -71.4 

21208 ND 1 0 0 2 ND 14 6 3 10 0 -100.0 ND 

21209 9 7 7 17 11 8 6 8 9 3 8 166.7 -11.1 

21210 0 1 3 2 4 ND 2 3 0 ND 4 - - 

21211 16 10 7 14 9 13 6 10 3 7 1 -85.7 -93.8 

21212 22 29 30 37 36 26 13 20 24 24 12 -50.0 -45.5 

21213 79 107 87 114 101 121 68 65 61 70 68 -2.9 -13.9 

21214 12 24 24 34 37 49 19 21 12 20 17 -15.0 41.7 

21215 108 113 149 130 121 109 85 95 71 70 79 12.9 -26.9 

21216 66 87 74 85 93 86 45 48 48 53 47 -11.3 -28.8 

21217 106 98 87 76 63 88 60 55 28 53 56 5.7 -47.2 

21218 84 87 91 117 96 113 63 58 45 53 60 13.2 -28.6 

21222 ND 1 3 3 3 6 55 64 66 51 0 -100.0 ND 

21223 59 67 79 77 67 80 47 63 46 40 50 25.0 -15.3 

21224 47 60 54 75 83 77 47 50 38 53 42 -20.8 -10.6 

21225 41 60 40 69 75 88 67 82 64 73 20 -72.6 -51.2 

21226 ND 6 5 12 8 7 11 10 7 7 0 -100.0 ND 

21227 6 4 5 6 15 17 29 32 28 35 9 -74.3 50.0 

21228 ND 4 1 6 4 7 16 22 13 14 1 -92.9 ND 

21229 86 88 64 66 75 95 54 85 61 71 55 -22.5 -36.0 

21230 47 50 54 51 48 61 33 23 21 29 22 -24.1 -53.2 

21231 14 18 31 33 13 16 11 19 7 18 16 -11.1 14.3 

21234 6 10 4 10 5 ND 37 46 48 52 1 -98.1 -83.3 

21236 0 0 4 1 0 0 19 20 20 21 2 -90.5 - 

21239 32 43 33 38 40 45 23 27 22 29 23 -20.7 -28.1 

21251 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ND 0 - - 

21287 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -100.0 - 

Baltimore City 1,034 1,161 1,119 1,247 1,198 1,354 1,024 1,146 961 1,071 751 -29.9 -27.4 

ND = No data 



Percent of People with Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 

The percentage of people with vaccine-preventable diseases per 10,000 (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). Vaccine preventable diseases include measles, 

mumps, flu, meningitis, and others. 

Source: Baltimore City Health Department 

Zip Code 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

09-10 00-10 

Change Change 

21201 17.7 28.7 6.1 8.6 31.8 39.7 6.0 1.3 7.3 0.7 9.4 8.7 -8.3 

21202 16.5 39.7 15.3 13.2 50.9 51.8 3.0 4.7 5.9 0.0 9.6 9.6 -6.9 

21205 15.9 22.6 14.0 14.5 25.5 27.7 9.2 3.3 9.8 2.2 6.2 4.0 -9.7 

21206 7.4 11.9 3.4 5.3 11.9 13.7 2.8 4.0 4.8 1.0 3.0 2.0 -4.4 

21207 7.2 12.6 3.6 8.4 8.1 11.5 2.1 1.7 2.9 0.4 0.8 0.4 -6.4 

21208 5.2 2.6 2.6 0.0 12.5 6.3 1.6 3.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 -5.2 

21209 2.7 0.0 0.9 3.5 6.2 7.1 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.5 1.5 -1.2 

21210 1.8 5.5 1.8 2.8 2.8 3.7 1.7 3.4 2.6 0.0 4.9 4.9 3.1 

21211 8.6 17.1 5.1 4.6 18.6 12.6 1.8 1.2 2.4 1.2 5.2 4.0 -3.4 

21212 9.1 8.7 3.7 2.1 8.2 9.0 2.3 3.4 3.4 0.0 3.1 3.1 -6.0 

21213 15.1 20.2 5.1 8.9 24.5 25.5 5.5 6.0 8.6 1.6 3.7 2.1 -11.4 

21214 11.2 7.2 4.9 3.1 14.1 9.9 2.8 2.3 3.8 1.9 5.3 3.4 -5.9 

21215 8.2 14.4 4.9 5.5 17.4 17.4 3.3 2.0 3.3 1.1 4.5 3.4 -3.7 

21216 8.6 15.6 8.9 7.2 15.2 18.5 2.4 1.4 4.7 0.8 5.9 5.1 -2.7 

21217 15.7 27.1 10.5 10.5 31.7 27.6 6.0 4.3 4.6 2.6 5.9 3.3 -9.8 

21218 9.9 18.3 4.8 8.8 20.2 22.0 4.5 3.5 4.9 0.9 4.0 3.1 -5.9 

21222 20.6 0.0 6.9 0.0 15.1 7.5 3.5 4.0 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 -20.6 

21223 14.8 24.0 15.1 13.4 24.5 26.1 3.2 2.6 6.8 1.3 4.6 3.3 -10.2 

21224 13.0 20.4 7.4 6.1 22.9 16.5 3.0 3.5 7.4 1.0 1.6 0.6 -11.4 

21225 13.0 14.0 5.0 8.0 15.1 13.4 2.7 2.2 7.0 1.6 1.5 -0.1 -11.5 

21226 12.1 24.2 6.1 18.2 12.8 22.4 1.2 3.0 1.5 1.5 1.3 -0.2 -10.8 

21227 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.4 3.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 

21228 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

21229 11.7 15.7 4.4 4.4 11.4 12.6 2.6 1.4 4.8 1.0 4.0 3.0 -7.7 

21230 12.1 15.6 8.6 4.5 14.8 14.5 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.3 5.7 5.4 -6.4 

21231 11.0 25.8 9.8 2.5 27.3 22.9 2.5 3.8 5.1 0.6 3.2 2.6 -7.8 

21234 6.7 6.7 4.5 1.3 9.4 14.1 1.3 1.4 4.2 0.3 0.7 0.4 -6.0 

21236 0.0 0.0 0.0 ND 0.0 0.0 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 

21239 9.1 4.6 3.7 3.5 10.5 10.5 3.5 2.8 4.2 0.3 3.1 2.8 -6.0 

21251 0.0 ND ND ND ND 0.0 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 

21287 0.0 ND ND ND ND 0.0 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 


ND = No data 



Number of Persons Enrolled in Drug Treatment Programs 

Number of people in each zip code who received some type of drug treatment that year. 

Source: Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems (BSAS) 

Zip Code 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

09-10 00-10 

Change 

Change 

21201 421 405 479 385 514 599 448 468 504 501 408 -18.6 -3.1 

21202 773 884 994 745 1,088 1,384 901 987 1,100 1,004 919 -8.5 18.9 

21205 808 785 911 706 938 1,521 1,135 1,084 1,271 1,012 800 -20.9 -1.0 

21206 493 537 600 490 627 836 677 672 721 663 622 -6.2 26.2 

21207 466 478 628 448 577 677 441 471 485 396 372 -6.1 -20.2 

21208 62 38 92 73 85 87 50 36 63 41 37 -9.8 -40.3 

21209 58 53 62 65 56 52 52 46 54 38 29 -23.7 -50.0 

21210 16 21 37 18 25 31 20 24 23 13 20 53.8 25.0 

21211 319 375 371 252 350 499 360 322 380 323 280 -13.3 -12.2 

21212 363 431 544 448 488 531 441 442 461 359 327 -8.9 -9.9 

21213 1,352 1,485 1,641 1,254 1,691 2,564 1,925 1,788 2,096 1,665 1,433 -13.9 6.0 

21214 218 215 253 176 227 344 286 250 295 255 244 -4.3 11.9 

21215 1,629 1,953 2,198 1,479 2,224 3,254 2,498 2,491 2,369 2,112 2,162 2.4 32.7 

21216 1,084 1,280 1,417 978 1,429 1,737 1,394 1,249 1,452 1,247 1,132 -9.2 4.4 

21217 1,673 2,131 2,428 1,726 2,435 3,106 2,229 2,246 2,398 1,903 1,647 -13.5 -1.6 

21218 1,377 1,553 1,806 1,360 1,915 2,637 1,948 1,807 2,137 1,512 1,339 -11.4 -2.8 

21222 308 141 422 347 459 479 197 188 354 162 123 -24.1 -60.1 

21223 1,319 1,397 1,720 1,379 1,921 2,566 1,829 1,769 2,011 1,476 1,149 -22.2 -12.9 

21224 765 792 916 685 954 1,225 851 884 974 813 697 -14.3 -8.9 

21225 392 426 525 562 745 1,068 752 682 903 534 570 6.7 45.4 

21226 31 48 52 61 74 108 66 57 77 67 73 9.0 135.5 

21227 131 99 184 154 185 231 ND ND 182 93 86 -7.5 -34.4 

21228 107 56 145 114 132 112 ND ND 69 57 52 -8.8 -51.4 

21229 764 840 962 678 956 1,226 924 842 966 717 630 -12.1 -17.5 

21230 464 469 621 512 737 916 661 631 792 622 553 -11.1 19.2 

21231 406 456 466 328 462 604 459 471 510 452 444 -1.8 9.4 

21234 278 207 332 252 308 195 171 157 180 137 154 12.4 -44.6 

21236 94 45 97 88 85 41 ND ND 29 28 

27 -3.6 -71.3 

21239 348 378 387 306 375 523 416 378 437 329 362 10.0 4.0 

21251 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -50.0 ND 

21287 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ND ND 

Baltimore City 16,519 17,978 21,290 16,069 22,062 29,153 21,131 20,442 23,293 18,533 18,703 0.9 13.2 

ND = No data 



Over the past decade, Baltimore City has made improving the safety of its residents and visitors a priority. 

While incidents of crime and criminal activity tend to dominate the news, in reality many of the City’s 

neighborhoods have become increasingly safer over the past several years. BNIA-JFI tracks two measures of 

adult crime, Part 1 crimes and violent crimes. Part 1 offenses, include homicide, rape, aggravated assault, 

robbery, burglary, larceny, and auto theft. 1 Violent crimes are a subset of Part 1 offenses and include 

homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. These more violent offenses tend to be covered by the news 

and are an important indicator as to the physical safety of residents. 

From 2000 to 2010, the Part 1 crime rate and violent crime rate both declined. Specifically, the number of 

reported Part 1 crime 

incidents has decreased by 

over 45% and violent crime 

incidents has decreased by 

11% from 2000 to 2010. 

Despite the long-term 

decreases in the Part 1 crime 

rate and the violent crime 

rate, Baltimore City 

experienced a slight increase 

in both rates from 2009 to 

2010. 

Rates of domestic violence are also an important indicator of the safety and well-being of a community’s 

residents. Similar to both the Part 1 and violent crime rates, the rate of 911 calls for service decreased over the 

decade, but increased from 2009 to 2010. 

All crime data for Vital Signs indicators are provided by the Baltimore City Police Department. BNIA-JFI 

normalizes this data by population to establish crime rates. Normalizing data allows for the rates to reflect the 

concentration of the crime relative to the population in the area and allows for comparison between areas of 

different populations. A summary of these crime and safety indicators and their change over the past several 

years is described below. 

1 The FBI Uniform Crime Report definition of Part 1 crime also includes arson, but for the purposes of this analysis it 

has been excluded. 

Vital Signs 10 Crime 1

In 2010, BNIA-JFI was only able to analyze three indicators designed to track adult crime and safety in 

Baltimore City and its neighborhoods. Unfortunately, juvenile arrest indicators previously tracked by BNIA- 

JFI were currently unavailable for 2010. While some information was available from the Baltimore City 

Police Department, the information available did not allow for the arrest information to be analyzed by 

neighborhood. The Baltimore City Police Department is working to address this issue and BNIA-JFI hopes 

to be able to analyze this information and provide our juvenile arrest indicators at a later point. 

Part 1 Crime 

• The Part 1 crime rate in Baltimore 

City has declined from 106.0 

offenses per 1,000 persons in 2000 

to 61.4 offenses per 1,000 persons 

in 2010. 

• The CSAs that have experienced 

the greatest decreases in Part 1 

crime in the past decade have been 

Downtown/Seton Hill, Midtown, 

and Fells Point. 

• From 2000 to 2010, no CSA 

experienced an increase in their 

Part 1 crime rate. 

• The Part 1 crime rate in Baltimore 

City increased by nearly two 

incidents per 1,000 persons from 

59.6 offenses per 1,000 persons in 

2009 to 61.4 offenses per 1,000 

persons in 2010. 

• The CSAs that experienced the 

greatest increase in Part 1 crime 

from 2009 to 2010 include Inner 

Harbor/Federal Hill, Southwest 

Baltimore, and Greater 

Mondawmin. 

• The CSAs with the highest overall crime rates in 2010 were Downtown/Seton Hill (424.4 offenses 

per 1,000 persons), Inner Harbor/Federal Hill (165.2 offenses per 1,000 persons), Washington 

Village (123.9 offenses per 1,000 persons), Harbor East/Little Italy (119.3 offenses per 1,000 

persons), and Greater Mondawmin (112.4 offenses per 1,000 persons). A possible explanation of 

these high rates may be that these are destination areas that attract a large number of employees and 

tourists, whereas the number of crimes is normalized by the resident population which is relatively 

low compared to the total number of additional employees and tourists that come there. 


Violent Crime 

• The City’s violent crime rate 

decreased by nearly 11 incidents per 

1,000 persons from 26.2 violent 

offenses per 1,000 persons in 2000 

to 15.6 violent offenses per 1,000 

persons in 2010. 

• The greatest decreases in the violent 

crime rate in the past decade 

include Downtown/Seton Hill, 

Patterson Park North and East, and 

Southeastern. 

• Only one CSA (Harford/Echodale) 

experienced an increase in their 

violent crime rate from 2000 to 

2010. 

• From 2009 to 2010, the violent 

crime rate for the City as a whole 

increased slightly from 15.3 offenses 

per 1,000 persons in 2009 to 15.6 

offenses per 1,000 persons in 2010. 

• The CSAs that experienced the 

greatest increase in violent crime 

from 2009 to 2010 include 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop, Downtown/Seton Hill, and Inner Harbor/Federal Hill. 

• The CSAs with the highest overall violent rates in 2010 were Downtown/Seton Hill (97.9 offenses 

per 1,000 persons), Southwest Baltimore (28.8 offenses per 1,000 persons), Harbor East/Little Italy 

(28.5 offenses per 1,000 persons), Oldtown/Middle East (27.8 offenses per 1,000 persons), 

Upton/Druid Heights (27.3 offenses per 1,000 persons), and Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 

(27.1 offenses per 1,000 persons). 

Domestic Violence 

• From 2000 to 2010, the domestic violence rate has decreased by 6.6 incidents per 1,000 persons. 

• Since 2007, the domestic violence rate has been steadily increasing from 28.9 incidents per 1,000 

persons in 2007 to 50.5 incidents per 1,000 persons in 2010. 

• From 2000 to 2010, the greatest percentage decreases in calls of domestic violence were in 

Madison/East End and South Baltimore. 

• From 2000 to 2010, the greatest percentage increases in 911 calls for domestic violence were reported 

in Mount Washington/Coldspring, Inner Harbor/Federal Hill, and Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill. 

• In 2010, the number of 911 calls reporting incidences of domestic violence was 50.5 incidents per 

1,000 persons. This is an increase of nearly 3 calls per 1,000 persons or 5.6% from 2009. 


• In 2010, the CSAs with the lowest domestic violence rate were South Baltimore (19.4 incidents per 

1,000 persons), Cross Country/Cheswolde (22.6 incidents per 1,000 persons), and Midtown (25.0 

incidents per 1,000 persons). 

• In 2010, the CSAs with the highest domestic violence rate were Downtown/Seton Hill (91.9 

incidents per 1,000 persons), Washington Village (83.0 incidents per 1,000 persons), and Harbor 

East/Little Italy (74.9 incidents per 1,000 persons). 

Indicator 

Part 1 Crime 

Rate 

Violent 

Crime Rate 

Domestic 

Violence 

Rate 


2000 to 2010 2009 to 2010 


1. Downtown/ 

Seton Hill 

2. Midtown 


1. Downtown/ 

Seton Hill 

2. Patterson 

Park North & 

East 


1. Madison/ 

East End 

2. South 


3. Greenmount 

East 

None 

1. Harford/ 

Echodale 

1. Mt. 

Washington/ 

Coldspring 

2. Inner 

Harbor/Federal 

Hill 


Park/Poplar Hill 


2. Canton 


1. Lauraville 




Bay/Hawkins 

Point 




1. Inner Harbor/ 

Federal Hill 

2. Southwest 


3. Greater 

Mondawmin 

1. Pimlico/Arlington/ 

Hilltop 


Hill 

3. Inner 

Harbor/Federal Hill 


Federal Hill 

2. Washington Village 

3. Penn 

North/Reservoir 

Hill 


Part 1 Crime Rate (per 1,000 Residents) 

The number of reported homicide, aggravated assault, rape, robbery, burglary, larceny, and auto theft incidents per 1,000 residents (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). 

Source: Baltimore City Police Department 


09-10 00-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 67.9 71.0 61.4 62.6 71.4 65.5 58.1 52.7 46.2 41.5 50.3 8.8 -17.6 


Canton 141.9 117.4 88.3 106.6 80.5 63.1 80.6 89.2 77.9 89.0 61.0 -28.0 -81.0 


Cherry Hill 81.2 95.0 80.9 79.3 67.5 63.7 65.2 54.9 66.9 59.5 60.0 0.5 -21.2 


Claremont/Armistead 89.5 87.2 61.8 63.6 57.7 63.2 60.7 63.0 55.5 42.5 52.6 10.1 -36.9 

Clifton-Berea 94.5 86.4 77.2 62.0 52.3 46.2 55.7 49.1 48.3 49.7 57.9 8.2 -36.6 


Dickeyville/Franklintown 67.4 50.5 45.0 56.0 39.8 36.1 32.4 43.0 53.0 43.9 49.5 5.6 -17.9 




Fells Point 191.2 165.4 158.5 136.3 118.2 95.2 104.7 96.3 98.1 81.3 62.3 -19.1 -128.9 

Forest Park/Walbrook 63.0 59.6 61.0 62.3 48.9 47.7 48.6 45.0 44.1 46.6 48.7 2.1 -14.3 

Glen-Falstaff 95.9 91.8 81.1 72.4 68.9 64.6 58.8 58.6 49.2 54.5 53.6 -0.9 -42.3 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 146.1 118.2 107.5 86.9 110.2 68.0 84.8 70.6 65.2 71.9 74.3 2.4 -71.8 

Greater Govans 64.9 63.7 44.4 51.3 49.9 47.5 55.5 51.7 39.8 34.3 42.2 8.0 -22.7 

Greater Mondawmin 120.5 121.1 74.1 93.9 82.0 84.5 93.8 80.7 85.4 95.9 112.4 16.5 -8.0 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 68.8 54.8 41.2 43.2 33.3 38.4 26.2 27.9 38.5 33.0 32.1 -0.9 -36.6 

Greater Rosemont 82.7 88.7 71.4 68.4 58.7 58.4 58.2 54.4 57.8 52.2 63.5 11.3 -19.2 


Hamilton 68.0 63.1 49.9 55.3 62.0 54.0 46.0 45.4 43.0 41.9 40.8 -1.1 -27.2 


Harford/Echodale 45.8 46.8 45.1 37.8 39.0 42.2 41.2 41.4 45.6 38.5 41.5 3.0 -4.4 

Highlandtown 150.9 148.2 118.3 132.7 105.6 80.3 97.6 101.6 94.0 102.5 77.5 -25.0 -73.3 

Howard Park/West Arlington 75.8 75.9 63.7 58.8 56.0 50.2 51.0 48.3 52.9 60.5 50.5 -10.0 -25.3 



Lauraville 49.8 48.1 49.2 47.7 44.4 35.9 37.7 37.5 43.4 43.4 39.6 -3.8 -10.2 

Loch Raven 52.1 50.8 45.8 42.7 46.3 48.6 44.8 41.8 43.6 39.0 34.3 -4.7 -17.9 



Midtown* 228.0 183.6 144.7 130.7 123.3 107.4 118.5 119.1 111.5 100.9 92.9 -8.0 -135.2 

Midway/Coldstream 94.3 92.0 77.5 67.6 75.0 53.4 48.0 54.3 47.3 50.7 66.4 15.7 -27.9 

Morrell Park/Violetville 82.0 81.7 74.2 72.6 59.5 57.9 64.4 66.1 80.0 62.4 68.0 5.6 -14.0 



Northwood 56.6 57.3 42.0 45.3 48.4 42.3 47.6 37.6 40.0 33.4 39.9 6.5 -16.7 







Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 130.9 134.0 116.5 109.3 81.3 82.6 79.4 75.1 83.1 65.1 80.2 15.2 -50.6 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 119.5 111.9 69.0 70.4 70.8 65.7 68.6 76.3 63.8 61.2 69.5 8.3 -50.0 




Southwest Baltimore 123.4 120.9 106.0 87.1 81.9 80.1 70.2 66.4 67.7 60.7 79.3 18.6 -44.1 

The Waverlies 116.0 106.0 73.9 76.3 86.5 78.0 79.6 73.4 66.8 69.2 70.6 1.4 -45.4 

Upton/Druid Heights* 160.8 121.9 96.2 102.4 98.3 87.9 99.1 86.0 83.9 70.1 65.2 -4.8 -95.6 








Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 Residents) 

The number of reported homicide, aggravated assault, and rape incidents per 1,000 residents (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). 



09-10 00-10 

Change Change 


Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 12.0 10.7 5.7 11.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.7 7.2 7.1 8.4 1.3 -3.6 

Belair-Edison 18.3 15.3 16.7 14.3 16.3 18.1 18.4 15.3 14.2 13.8 13.3 -0.6 -5.0 


Canton 22.1 16.1 13.1 13.7 13.0 11.1 10.8 12.0 9.4 7.3 8.3 1.0 -13.8 


Cherry Hill 28.3 33.7 29.5 28.6 27.4 23.2 29.1 24.9 22.4 21.4 22.6 1.2 -5.8 



Clifton-Berea 38.3 36.3 28.3 24.8 20.0 19.0 20.4 22.5 21.0 22.2 23.3 1.0 -15.0 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 2.9 2.8 2.0 2.0 3.2 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.2 1.5 1.8 0.2 -1.1 


Dorchester/Ashburton 16.9 16.7 10.8 15.4 15.3 14.2 12.4 13.1 15.0 14.7 15.4 0.8 -1.5 



Fells Point 35.5 37.3 33.0 25.8 18.8 18.4 22.2 19.3 12.8 16.9 13.5 -3.4 -22.0 

Forest Park/Walbrook 16.1 14.7 15.7 14.7 13.4 13.4 11.2 9.4 8.0 11.0 10.4 -0.6 -5.7 

Glen-Falstaff 18.6 15.6 12.8 10.7 11.4 9.3 10.0 12.1 11.6 11.2 11.7 0.5 -6.8 




Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 4.0 5.0 4.9 2.1 3.1 6.0 2.4 2.6 1.7 1.4 2.0 0.6 -2.0 

Greater Rosemont 26.0 28.3 26.6 23.4 20.4 20.8 21.2 19.7 19.3 18.7 19.5 0.8 -6.4 


Hamilton 10.2 11.7 10.7 9.1 10.8 11.4 9.7 11.9 10.1 9.7 9.5 -0.2 -0.7 



Highlandtown 35.6 35.4 25.1 29.0 23.5 15.8 18.1 19.9 18.9 20.2 20.7 0.5 -14.9 

Howard Park/West Arlington 15.6 12.8 12.3 9.5 11.1 10.5 10.3 9.2 11.3 11.2 11.4 0.2 -4.2 



Lauraville 6.5 7.1 10.1 10.7 8.9 8.5 7.9 7.5 9.3 10.6 6.3 -4.3 -0.2 

Loch Raven 15.8 10.8 10.3 9.6 11.1 13.0 11.9 8.4 10.4 8.9 8.4 -0.5 -7.4 



Midtown* 32.7 25.9 27.3 23.0 18.4 16.8 21.8 24.0 17.8 15.1 15.2 0.1 -17.5 





Northwood 11.3 9.4 7.8 9.8 11.5 10.4 13.1 10.0 11.9 7.9 9.6 1.6 -1.8 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 29.7 28.3 26.5 20.3 23.5 16.3 21.3 20.7 20.0 20.1 20.4 0.2 -9.3 











The Waverlies 30.1 25.2 19.4 20.5 22.7 21.2 20.3 23.5 19.5 16.6 18.4 1.8 -11.6 









Domestic Violence Calls for Service (per 1,000 Residents) 

The number of 911 calls to police for domestic violence incidents per 1,000 residents (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). 



09-10 00-10 

Change Change 


Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 30.0 37.5 37.5 32.2 33.1 36.3 42.4 26.5 34.7 41.0 47.9 6.9 17.9 

Belair-Edison 57.1 60.7 62.9 51.6 48.4 51.0 50.2 35.3 53.1 49.4 51.1 1.7 -6.0 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 57.1 92.4 89.9 59.1 53.2 51.0 50.7 41.5 68.4 75.3 68.0 -7.2 11.0 

Canton 31.5 30.0 23.5 22.0 18.3 15.6 30.0 13.4 16.1 33.1 34.3 1.2 2.8 

Cedonia/Frankford 52.8 55.9 57.9 46.8 42.7 15.6 55.1 40.7 41.5 62.8 60.2 -2.6 7.5 

Cherry Hill 74.2 94.7 85.9 76.2 61.7 72.4 64.6 50.4 66.7 67.3 62.9 -4.4 -11.3 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 35.2 36.6 35.2 29.1 33.9 29.1 26.6 20.9 24.8 42.9 39.7 -3.2 4.5 


Clifton-Berea 67.8 79.7 59.1 42.7 38.7 38.1 46.7 33.6 62.7 48.8 49.7 0.9 -18.1 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 12.6 12.0 11.4 8.0 12.4 15.5 13.9 5.9 5.5 20.3 22.6 2.2 9.9 


Dorchester/Ashburton 41.9 42.3 47.2 43.3 38.7 39.0 41.5 27.8 43.9 56.6 51.6 -5.0 9.7 



Fells Point 39.6 38.4 32.7 27.0 20.8 20.3 24.3 14.7 13.8 41.2 40.5 -0.7 0.9 


Glen-Falstaff 31.6 31.3 35.3 29.7 31.1 31.2 33.3 17.7 24.7 47.0 47.2 0.2 15.6 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 40.9 38.9 32.8 22.0 23.6 24.1 26.4 15.8 18.2 39.4 43.3 4.0 2.4 


Greater Mondawmin 64.8 64.1 70.3 50.0 44.6 49.0 53.4 35.3 54.4 60.4 62.5 2.2 -2.2 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 5.7 8.2 5.8 1.9 3.1 4.4 13.9 3.2 4.4 38.5 32.5 -6.0 26.9 



Hamilton 37.8 38.1 47.5 32.2 30.8 29.2 35.7 20.7 24.1 46.7 42.5 -4.2 4.6 



Highlandtown 65.3 39.9 44.2 48.8 36.6 31.4 38.7 23.7 31.4 49.2 46.2 -3.0 -19.1 


Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 27.7 26.8 19.5 12.9 11.9 14.3 13.0 8.8 11.0 28.8 57.3 28.5 29.6 


Lauraville 33.6 38.7 33.4 24.9 29.7 29.4 31.1 18.9 22.9 42.9 48.8 5.9 15.2 

Loch Raven 40.9 46.8 41.0 33.9 32.6 31.8 39.5 24.8 29.4 48.4 45.1 -3.3 4.2 



Midtown* 37.3 38.1 34.8 24.8 27.2 25.0 23.1 12.5 18.1 23.0 25.0 2.0 -12.2 


Morrell Park/Violetville 46.1 48.4 50.1 39.0 37.7 34.2 52.6 30.1 38.0 47.4 59.3 11.9 13.3 



Northwood 32.5 31.7 39.7 28.5 29.0 31.1 29.1 19.0 28.7 43.7 39.2 -4.5 6.7 













The Waverlies 66.7 52.3 74.9 56.7 52.3 44.6 43.3 32.3 38.1 56.7 61.1 4.5 -5.5 



Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 71.9 72.9 64.2 46.3 43.2 39.6 41.4 29.1 43.2 48.5 52.8 4.3 -19.1 






Baltimore City is the regional center for 

the metropolitan area in terms of both 

population and economic activity. The 

City is home to nearly 621,000 residents 

who are a major source of labor for 

businesses in the City, region and State. 

The City is also a major center of 

economic activity and is home to over 

20,000 businesses and approximately 

374,000 employees. However, the City is 

economically distressed in comparison to 

the State of Maryland. In 2010, State 

unemployment rate was 7.8% and the 

City’s was 10.9% 1 . 

BNIA-JFI tracks fourteen workforce and 

economic development indicators that 

measure the importance of and role of the 

City as both a major source of labor and 

as a center of economic activity. These 

indicators are grouped into the following 

categories: labor force participation and 

employment; educational attainment; 

commercial investment activity; and businesses and successful small businesses. Information for the City of 

Baltimore is now available on an annual basis from the American Community Survey (ACS), but communitylevel 

information is aggregated over 5-years of data collection. In Vital Signs 10, indicators were calculated 

using the 5-year average from the 2006-2010 ACS. Business data is purchased from InfoUSA and is available 

at the address level, which can be aggregated to the CSA level for Vital Signs. It is still important to note that 

the firm level data from InfoUSA is best to be analyzed at the City level since due to methodology issues, 

individual level firm data can be problematic to analyze. Highlights of the workforce and economic 

development indicators tracked by BNIA-JFI are described below. 

1 

http://www.dllr.state.md.us/lmi/laus/ 

Vital Signs 10 Workforce & Economic Development 1

Labor Force Participation and Employment 2 

BNIA-JFI collects four indicators of labor force participation and employment. These indicators include the 

percentage of the population that is employed, the percentage of the population that is unemployed and 

looking for work, the percentage of the population not in the labor force, and the unemployment rate. These 

indicators provide a picture as to the workforce characteristics of Baltimore City residents. This data comes 

from the Census and the American Community Survey. Small area population data, such as labor force and 

employment statistics is available from the American Community Survey using multi-year averages. 

• The American Community Survey data for 2010 identifies 12.6% of the City’s workforce as 

unemployed with six CSAs having at least one of every five persons being unemployed. 

• In 2010, the CSAs with the lowest unemployment rates are Mt. Washington/Coldspring (2.8%) and 

Canton (3.0%) while the CSAs with the highest unemployment rates are Southwest Baltimore 

(24.3%) and Penn North/Reservoir Hill (24.2%). 

• Currently, the American Community Survey reports that 38.4% of the City’s residents are not in the 

labor force. There are 25 CSAs where the percentage of persons aged 16 to 64 that are not in the 

labor force exceeds 40%. 

• Seven and a half percent of the City’s residents between the ages of 16 and 64 are currently 

unemployed and looking for work. Mt. Washington/Coldspring has the lowest percentage of 

unemployed residents seeking work at 2.2% and Southwest Baltimore has the highest percentage at 

14.3%. 

• The percentage of persons in Baltimore City between the ages of 16 and 64 that are employed 

decreased from 58.6% in 2000 to 54.1% in 2010. The CSA with the greatest percentage of residents 

aged 16 to 64 that are employed is Canton at 76.5% and the lowest is Upton/Druid Heights at 

35.6%. 

Educational Attainment 3 

BNIA-JFI tracks two educational attainment indicators collected from the Census and American Community 

Survey: (1) the percentage of the population with a high school degree; and (2) the percentage with at least 

some college education. These measures of education attainment are important because in today’s 

increasingly complex economy, most jobs at the very least require a high school level of education and an 

increasingly number of jobs require additional degrees or certifications, such as a bachelors degree or above. 

Baltimore’s population has experienced an increase in educational attainment and since 2000, with the 

percentage of residents with a high school degree remaining steady and those with at least some college 

education increasing. This increase may be due to a combination of an increasing number of residents 

graduating from school and also from the new residents moving to either live or work in Baltimore City that 

have a higher level of educational attainment. 

2 

Source for the Labor Force and Employment indicators is the 2006-2010 American Community Survey. 

3 Source for 2010 Educational Attainment indicators is the 2006-2010 American Community Survey. 


• From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of persons (aged 25 and above) that have a high school diploma 

held steady at 29.4%. 

• The percentage of City residents with at least some college education (aged 25 and above) increased 

from 45.1% in 2000 to 47.9% in 2010. 

• In 2010 there are twenty three CSAs where at least 50% of the residents over the age of 25 have some 

college education and two CSAs (Mt. Washington/Coldspring and Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill) 

where over 90% of the residents over the age of 25 have some college education. 

Commercial Investment Activity 

BNIA-JFI tracks two indicators of commercial investment activity: the total number of commercial properties 

and the percentage of commercial properties that apply for and receive a rehabilitation permit (a measure of 

business investment in real estate). The number of commercial properties in Baltimore City has decreased 

and since 20007, fewer businesses are applying for and receiving rehabilitation permits. Data for commercial 

businesses comes from the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development. 

• The number of commercial properties in Baltimore City has continued to decline from 16,480 in 

2009 to 15,828 in 2010. This is a decline of 4% from the previous year. 

• The percentage of commercial properties that applied for and received a rehabilitation permit of 

greater than $5,000 decreased slightly from 12.9% in 2009 to 12.4% in 2010. 

• Since 2001, the percentage of commercial properties in Baltimore City applying for and receiving a 

rehabilitation permit has increased by 8.8%. 

Businesses and Successful Small Businesses 

BNIA-JFI tracks six indicators of business activity and of successful small businesses. These indicators 

include: the total number of businesses, total employment; the number of businesses with fewer than 50 

employees; the number of businesses with between 50 to 100 employees; the percent of businesses over four 

years old; and the percent of businesses with 50 or fewer employees that are more than four years old. BNIA- 

JFI uses data from InfoUSA, a national marketing firm. The data for each business is collected through a 

combination of methods including phone directories, product registrations, United States Postal Service files, 

and surveys. As a result of how the data is collected, there can be significant variation from year to year in the 

number of businesses and employment. Additionally, firms with multiple branches or establishments may 

report their total employment out of a single location which may distort an accurate count of employees. For 

these reasons, long-term comparisons of the data between years are not recommended. 

• Of the approximately 20,000 businesses in Baltimore City in 2010, 14.8% are located in the 

Downtown/Seton Hill CSA and 5.4% are located in the Midtown CSA. 

• In 2010, there were approximately 374,000 persons employed by businesses in Baltimore City. 

These persons include both City residents and persons who live outside of Baltimore City. 

• A vast majority of businesses in Baltimore have fewer than 100 employees. In 2010, 95% of firms 

employ less than 50 persons, and 3% employ 50 to 99 persons. 


• In 2010, 56.6% of businesses in Baltimore City can be considered to be small and successful 

businesses. These firms have 50 or fewer employees and are more than four years old. The CSAs 

with the greatest percentage of small and successful businesses is Cherry Hill (73.9%) followed by 

Harford/Echodale (68.3%). 

Indicator 

Percentage of 

Commercial 

Properties with 

Rehabilitation 

Permits Above 

$5,000 


2001 to 2010 2009 to 2010 


1. Greenmount 

East 



3. Pimlico/ 

Arlington/ 

Hilltop 

1. Mt. Washington/ 

Coldspring 


Franklintown 

3. Northwood 

1. Cross-Country/ 

Cheswolde 


3. Chinquapin Park/ 

Belvedere 


Labor Force Participation 

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 

(ACS) 

Percent Unemployed 

The percentage of the population aged 16-64 that is unemployed and actively 

looking for work. 

Unemployment Rate 

The percentage of the population aged 16-64 that is unemployed and actively 

seeking work per 1,000 residents. 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2006 - 2010*† 2000 2006 - 2010*† 



Belair-Edison 7.3 10.6 10.5 16.0 


Canton 4.6 2.6 6.3 3.0 


Cherry Hill 10.3 13.4 18.2 23.8 



Clifton-Berea 9.8 9.3 18.1 20.0 






Fells Point 4.3 3.8 5.5 4.2 


Glen-Falstaff 5.6 4.9 7.9 7.9 







Hamilton 2.0 4.9 2.6 6.8 



Highlandtown 3.9 6.1 5.5 8.1 




Lauraville 6.1 7.5 7.7 10.4 

Loch Raven 4.4 8.8 5.8 12.6 



Midtown* 4.6 4.9 7.0 7.7 





Northwood 8.8 7.1 12.3 11.6 













The Waverlies 8.0 7.1 11.9 10.1 









Vital Signs 10 Workforce and Economic Development 5

Labor Force Participation 


(ACS) 

Percent Employed 

The percentage of the population aged 16-64 that is employed. 

Percent Not in Labor Force 

The percentage of the population aged 16-64 that is not employed or 

actively seeking employment. 




Belair-Edison 62.2 54.6 30.4 34.9 


Canton 69.1 76.5 26.3 20.9 


Cherry Hill 46.6 43.2 43.0 43.4 



Clifton-Berea 44.2 37.6 45.9 53.1 






Fells Point 72.7 73.4 22.7 22.8 


Glen-Falstaff 65.6 56.7 28.6 38.4 







Hamilton 74.6 62.5 23.4 32.6 



Highlandtown 66.7 69.5 29.2 24.4 




Lauraville 72.3 63.4 21.6 29.1 

Loch Raven 71.7 59.0 23.9 32.2 



Midtown* 60.7 58.8 34.8 36.3 





Northwood 62.5 53.8 28.6 39.1 













The Waverlies 59.3 62.8 32.3 30.1 










Educational Attainment for 

Population 25+ 

Percent with High School Diploma or 

Equivalency Only 

Percent of Population 25+ with Some 

College Education 


(ACS) 

The percent of the population aged 25-64 (as reported by 2000 and 2010 

Census) with a high school diploma or G.E.D. only (no college). 

The percentage of the population aged 25-64 (as reported by 2000 and 2010 

Census) with some college education (associate degree, bachelor’s degree, 

graduate/professional degree, or some college coursework without 

obtaining a degree). 




Belair-Edison 34.1 34.8 44.2 36.9 


Canton 16.2 13.1 66.9 73.6 


Cherry Hill 41.2 38.9 24.3 35.4 



Clifton-Berea 37.7 39.6 21.8 24.1 






Fells Point 16.9 12.2 63.7 71.9 


Glen-Falstaff 28.9 27.5 55.7 53.2 







Hamilton 30.7 32.4 52.9 54.8 



Highlandtown 31.3 22.3 40.5 52.7 




Lauraville 26.0 28.5 61.5 59.0 

Loch Raven 28.4 28.8 56.7 56.6 



Midtown* 14.5 14.2 70.2 71.1 





Northwood 27.7 31.7 59.7 54.2 













The Waverlies 31.2 30.6 41.7 48.6 










Percent of Commerical Properties with Rehabilitation Permits Above $5,000 

The percentage of commercial properties where rehabilitation took place totaling $5,000 or more out of all commercial properties in the area. This includes investments in improvements, rehabilitation, and 

maintenance to exterior facades and interior building. 



09-10 01-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 1.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.1 6.0 10.0 10.1 9.4 13.3 3.9 11.7 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 16.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 16.7 20.8 22.5 25.0 29.3 25.5 -3.7 8.9 

Belair-Edison 2.6 5.1 2.6 2.6 3.8 14.0 10.5 7.6 11.6 8.5 -3.1 5.9 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 1.4 3.0 1.2 2.7 1.8 6.8 23.3 7.2 6.9 5.2 -1.7 3.8 

Canton 4.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 8.2 22.6 17.2 19.2 18.9 14.1 -4.8 9.4 

Cedonia/Frankford 3.9 4.9 3.5 5.3 4.4 10.4 9.6 12.1 12.0 7.8 -4.2 3.9 

Cherry Hill 0.0 21.4 21.4 7.1 0.0 7.7 26.7 9.3 20.3 29.7 9.4 29.7 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 0.0 18.4 5.3 7.9 7.7 11.1 4.5 16.3 2.0 10.5 8.6 10.5 

Claremont/Armistead 6.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 0.0 9.2 15.4 16.4 15.0 10.4 -4.6 4.3 

Clifton-Berea 1.3 2.5 0.8 0.8 1.3 11.3 13.4 8.8 4.6 6.7 2.1 5.4 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.7 7.4 33.3 10.0 20.8 10.8 20.8 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.7 8.7 50.0 20.8 3.4 -17.4 3.4 

Dorchester/Ashburton 3.4 1.7 8.3 3.3 1.7 5.3 12.4 8.8 17.5 7.8 -9.8 4.4 

Downtown/Seton Hill 8.4 7.9 7.8 7.9 8.4 25.2 28.7 20.7 23.6 23.3 -0.3 14.9 

Edmondson Village 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 18.2 10.0 6.3 -3.8 6.3 

Fells Point 5.1 7.6 6.1 6.8 0.0 12.5 14.8 12.6 13.3 9.9 -3.4 4.8 


Glen-Falstaff 5.3 4.4 7.0 4.8 4.8 10.0 9.8 13.7 12.8 7.5 -5.2 2.2 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 2.9 2.8 3.8 3.4 4.5 10.6 15.0 14.9 16.4 18.9 2.5 16.0 

Greater Govans 3.5 4.3 1.0 7.1 4.1 6.6 6.9 23.4 10.4 4.1 -6.3 0.6 


Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 11.9 7.1 9.5 11.9 7.1 20.7 15.9 34.0 25.0 26.7 1.7 14.8 

Greater Rosemont 1.6 2.5 2.8 2.2 1.3 7.0 5.6 12.0 18.6 6.6 -11.9 5.1 

Greenmount East 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.6 3.9 7.7 7.3 3.9 1.6 -2.4 -0.2 

Hamilton 2.9 4.4 2.4 2.9 2.4 6.7 6.7 7.1 6.0 7.2 1.2 4.3 


Harford/Echodale 3.2 2.7 3.8 1.6 2.2 5.2 9.6 7.7 15.9 6.8 -9.1 3.6 

Highlandtown 3.0 4.7 3.1 5.0 6.2 24.8 18.7 10.7 8.8 9.4 0.5 6.4 

Howard Park/West Arlington 3.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 10.0 14.8 9.5 9.7 11.5 1.9 8.0 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 5.9 7.8 6.9 7.0 7.6 40.1 26.8 23.7 18.2 19.2 1.0 13.3 


Lauraville 1.7 2.5 5.5 2.6 4.3 3.7 6.5 7.0 5.4 3.5 -1.9 1.8 

Loch Raven 16.7 16.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 25.0 30.0 20.5 29.3 34.0 4.7 17.3 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.5 16.3 14.5 9.3 10.8 10.3 -0.5 6.5 

Midtown* 4.6 5.1 3.8 4.7 5.8 12.9 13.4 15.0 8.5 8.1 -0.4 3.5 



Mt. Washington/Coldspring 7.9 7.9 2.6 10.5 2.6 14.9 23.3 23.4 30.9 9.8 -21.1 1.9 


Northwood 9.1 9.1 0.0 8.3 16.7 11.1 32.4 18.6 28.3 11.1 -17.1 2.0 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 2.4 4.0 2.8 2.8 3.9 16.6 21.4 12.8 16.7 15.5 -1.2 13.1 

Patterson Park North & East 3.6 5.6 6.2 4.7 7.1 12.2 14.4 13.9 9.6 7.4 -2.2 3.9 



Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 1.4 4.9 3.6 4.9 3.6 13.6 22.4 13.9 15.4 22.7 7.3 21.4 


Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 0.2 0.8 5.8 6.5 1.7 6.9 10.7 21.5 10.4 14.2 3.8 14.0 

South Baltimore 3.6 7.1 7.5 8.6 10.1 31.9 18.9 24.0 27.0 25.9 -1.1 22.3 

Southeastern 4.4 4.5 3.1 1.5 6.1 30.3 29.3 23.4 17.2 11.0 -6.2 6.5 

Southern Park Heights 2.2 2.3 3.7 2.2 1.5 8.7 5.4 8.8 16.1 6.7 -9.4 4.5 

Southwest Baltimore 2.7 1.7 2.0 1.1 2.5 4.2 4.4 5.7 4.3 3.0 -1.3 0.3 

The Waverlies 1.7 2.6 2.6 4.4 2.6 13.1 11.7 12.6 9.4 6.4 -3.0 4.7 

Upton/Druid Heights* 1.9 1.9 2.7 1.9 3.1 12.4 14.4 13.7 19.9 7.6 -12.3 5.7 

Washington Village 2.5 6.7 4.9 8.8 5.5 25.6 14.6 5.6 10.1 14.6 4.6 12.1 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 10.2 1.0 4.4 6.8 8.9 11.7 18.4 32.8 13.7 13.4 -0.3 3.2 

Baltimore City 3.7 4.6 4.2 4.3 4.9 15.3 15.6 13.3 12.9 12.4 -0.5 8.8 





Total Number of Businesses 

The total number of businesses during the fourth quarter of that year. 

Source: InfoUSA 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2008 2009 2010* 09-10 Change 08-10 Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 288 248 269 8.5 -6.6 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 173 133 154 15.8 -11.0 

Belair-Edison 238 195 225 15.4 -5.5 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 684 390 329 -15.6 -51.9 

Canton 399 285 314 10.2 -21.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 398 374 426 13.9 7.0 

Cherry Hill 175 91 88 -3.3 -49.7 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 130 126 140 11.1 7.7 

Claremont/Armistead 219 173 177 2.3 -19.2 

Clifton-Berea 174 160 182 13.8 4.6 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 201 162 209 29.0 4.0 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 78 38 32 -15.8 -59.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 198 162 173 6.8 -12.6 

Downtown/Seton Hill 5,229 2,173 2,985 37.4 -42.9 

Edmondson Village 67 50 55 10.0 -17.9 

Fells Point 528 410 491 19.8 -7.0 

Forest Park/Walbrook 163 132 146 10.6 -10.4 

Glen-Falstaff 747 635 711 12.0 -4.8 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 1,085 764 884 15.7 -18.5 

Greater Govans 150 133 149 12.0 -0.7 

Greater Mondawmin 375 240 225 -6.3 -40.0 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 424 312 350 12.2 -17.5 

Greater Rosemont 340 300 311 3.7 -8.5 

Greenmount East 225 154 178 15.6 -20.9 

Hamilton 272 238 263 10.5 -3.3 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA 408 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 369 266 278 4.5 -24.7 

Highlandtown 468 354 386 9.0 -17.5 

Howard Park/West Arlington 222 162 174 7.4 -21.6 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 1,108 711 810 13.9 -26.9 

Jonestown/Oldtown 679 476 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 246 217 234 7.8 -4.9 

Loch Raven 343 191 216 13.1 -37.0 

Madison/East End 228 181 212 17.1 -7.0 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 1,023 767 861 12.3 -15.8 

Midtown* 1,346 992 1,100 10.9 -18.3 

Midway/Coldstream 270 215 228 6.0 -15.6 

Morrell Park/Violetville 662 407 463 13.8 -30.1 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 230 196 219 11.7 -4.8 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 460 336 411 22.3 -10.7 

Northwood 135 119 157 31.9 16.3 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA 475 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 629 473 553 16.9 -12.1 

Patterson Park North & East 259 199 205 3.0 -20.8 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 202 142 246 73.2 21.8 

Perkins/Middle East 981 294 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 522 306 360 17.6 -31.0 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 147 127 149 17.3 1.4 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 279 217 246 13.4 -11.8 

South Baltimore 246 220 244 10.9 -0.8 

Southeastern 471 359 388 8.1 -17.6 

Southern Park Heights 206 187 203 8.6 -1.5 

Southwest Baltimore 517 426 452 6.1 -12.6 

The Waverlies 181 155 170 9.7 -6.1 

Upton/Druid Heights* 280 215 314 46.0 12.1 

Washington Village 403 321 350 9.0 -13.2 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 281 234 247 5.6 -12.1 

Baltimore City 26,353 17,543 20,225 15.3 -23.3 





Total Number of Employees 

The total number of employees as reported by each business in a CSA. 



Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 2,320 2,661 2,778 4.4 19.7 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 1,143 1,275 1,462 14.7 27.9 

Belair-Edison 1,305 1,386 1,590 14.7 21.8 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 8,368 6,900 6,127 -11.2 -26.8 

Canton 3,248 2,628 2,653 1.0 -18.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 2,401 3,200 3,281 2.5 36.7 

Cherry Hill 2,813 1,082 872 -19.4 -69.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 1,058 1,191 1,170 -1.8 10.6 

Claremont/Armistead 2,793 2,876 2,681 -6.8 -4.0 

Clifton-Berea 1,041 1,463 2,009 37.3 93.0 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 591 791 1,088 37.5 84.1 


Dorchester/Ashburton 1,244 1,445 1,438 -0.5 15.6 

Downtown/Seton Hill 59,131 80,457 85,143 5.8 44.0 

Edmondson Village 457 467 501 7.3 9.6 

Fells Point 5,648 5,028 5,649 12.4 0.0 

Forest Park/Walbrook 682 686 767 11.8 12.5 

Glen-Falstaff 7,988 7,937 8,523 7.4 6.7 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 10,686 9,868 10,955 11.0 2.5 

Greater Govans 714 892 989 10.9 38.5 

Greater Mondawmin 4,882 4,548 4,279 -5.9 -12.4 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 3,543 3,173 3,412 7.5 -3.7 

Greater Rosemont 1,902 2,331 2,005 -14.0 5.4 

Greenmount East 1,314 1,363 1,173 -13.9 -10.7 

Hamilton 1,860 1,834 2,149 17.2 15.5 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA 41,601 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 3,225 2,788 2,549 -8.6 -21.0 

Highlandtown 2,830 2,734 2,803 2.5 -1.0 

Howard Park/West Arlington 2,760 2,960 2,889 -2.4 4.7 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 18,221 15,762 15,541 -1.4 -14.7 

Jonestown/Oldtown 7,443 16,867 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 1,668 1,756 1,752 -0.2 5.0 

Loch Raven 4,256 4,105 4,256 3.7 0.0 

Madison/East End 795 974 1,142 17.2 43.6 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 10,868 12,549 12,954 3.2 19.2 

Midtown* 17,317 29,101 29,523 1.5 70.5 

Midway/Coldstream 1,681 1,457 1,576 8.2 -6.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville 11,731 7,364 7,894 7.2 -32.7 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 2,505 2,907 3,220 10.8 28.5 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 3,552 3,305 4,089 23.7 15.1 

Northwood 821 1,172 3,220 174.7 292.2 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA 15,720 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 9,836 7,921 10,386 31.1 5.6 

Patterson Park North & East 1,172 1,458 1,403 -3.8 19.7 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 1,798 1,815 2,398 32.1 33.4 

Perkins/Middle East 20,535 12,579 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 10,339 4,105 4,281 4.3 -58.6 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 1,659 923 1,203 30.3 -27.5 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 1,469 1,441 1,730 20.1 17.8 

South Baltimore 4,175 5,954 7,213 21.1 72.8 

Southeastern 13,307 19,507 19,662 0.8 47.8 

Southern Park Heights 1,450 1,817 1,708 -6.0 17.8 

Southwest Baltimore 5,315 4,002 3,938 -1.6 -25.9 

The Waverlies 2,199 1,618 1,972 21.9 -10.3 

Upton/Druid Heights* 2,687 1,764 2,747 55.7 2.2 

Washington Village 11,271 7,769 8,327 7.2 -26.1 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 3,591 3,715 3,592 -3.3 0.0 

Baltimore City 308,459 328,480 374,241 13.9 21.3 





Number of Businesses with Under 50 Employees 

The number of businesses reporting having fewer than 50 total employees. 



Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 276 234 255 9.0 -7.6 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 168 128 148 15.6 -11.9 

Belair-Edison 231 188 217 15.4 -6.1 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 646 358 297 -17.0 -54.0 

Canton 387 278 307 10.4 -20.7 


Cherry Hill 167 85 84 -1.2 -49.7 



Clifton-Berea 168 152 173 13.8 3.0 



Dorchester/Ashburton 192 155 166 7.1 -13.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 5,035 2,017 2,818 39.7 -44.0 

Edmondson Village 65 48 53 10.4 -18.5 

Fells Point 508 397 474 19.4 -6.7 

Forest Park/Walbrook 161 130 144 10.8 -10.6 

Glen-Falstaff 714 608 683 12.3 -4.3 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 1,059 744 862 15.9 -18.6 

Greater Govans 147 130 146 12.3 -0.7 

Greater Mondawmin 360 225 209 -7.1 -41.9 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 407 297 334 12.5 -17.9 


Greenmount East 219 147 172 17.0 -21.5 

Hamilton 263 232 254 9.5 -3.4 



Highlandtown 454 341 375 10.0 -17.4 

Howard Park/West Arlington 206 149 163 9.4 -20.9 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 1,040 655 756 15.4 -27.3 


Lauraville 238 209 227 8.6 -4.6 

Loch Raven 333 181 206 13.8 -38.1 

Madison/East End 226 179 209 16.8 -7.5 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 985 736 828 12.5 -15.9 

Midtown* 1,289 952 1,063 11.7 -17.5 

Midway/Coldstream 263 211 223 5.7 -15.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville 624 378 431 14.0 -30.9 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 219 183 204 11.5 -6.8 


Northwood 131 113 148 31.0 13.0 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 582 439 520 18.5 -10.7 

Patterson Park North & East 254 193 200 3.6 -21.3 



Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 508 296 349 17.9 -31.3 


Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 272 211 238 12.8 -12.5 

South Baltimore 227 202 227 12.4 0.0 


Southern Park Heights 198 180 196 8.9 -1.0 

Southwest Baltimore 503 415 443 6.7 -11.9 

The Waverlies 171 149 163 9.4 -4.7 




Baltimore City 25,269 16,652 19,308 16.0 -23.6 





Number of Businesses with 50 to 99 Employees 

The number of businesses reporting having between 50 and 99 total employees. 



Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 6 8 9 12.5 50.0 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 1 1 2 100.0 100.0 

Belair-Edison 6 6 8 33.3 33.3 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 20 17 21 23.5 5.0 

Canton 5 4 5 25.0 0.0 


Cherry Hill 5 6 4 -33.3 -20.0 



Clifton-Berea 6 8 8 0.0 33.3 


Dickeyville/Franklintown 2 1 1 0.0 -50.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 2 3 4 33.3 100.0 

Downtown/Seton Hill 91 78 105 34.6 15.4 

Edmondson Village 2 2 2 0.0 0.0 

Fells Point 11 6 10 66.7 -9.1 

Forest Park/Walbrook 1 2 2 0.0 100.0 

Glen-Falstaff 22 16 20 25.0 -9.1 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 9 7 9 28.6 0.0 

Greater Govans 2 2 2 0.0 0.0 

Greater Mondawmin 6 6 7 16.7 16.7 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 9 8 11 37.5 22.2 


Greenmount East 5 6 6 0.0 20.0 

Hamilton 7 5 7 40.0 0.0 



Highlandtown 11 10 9 -10.0 -18.2 

Howard Park/West Arlington 8 7 6 -14.3 -25.0 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 28 23 24 4.3 -14.3 


Lauraville 5 6 6 0.0 20.0 

Loch Raven 7 6 5 -16.7 -28.6 

Madison/East End 1 1 3 200.0 200.0 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 20 14 16 14.3 -20.0 

Midtown* 27 19 21 10.5 -22.2 

Midway/Coldstream 4 3 5 66.7 25.0 

Morrell Park/Violetville 17 16 20 25.0 17.6 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 7 7 10 42.9 42.9 


Northwood 2 3 5 66.7 150.0 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 27 21 20 -4.8 -25.9 

Patterson Park North & East 3 4 4 0.0 33.3 



Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 6 4 6 50.0 0.0 


Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 5 4 5 25.0 0.0 

South Baltimore 8 10 11 10.0 37.5 


Southern Park Heights 5 3 6 100.0 20.0 

Southwest Baltimore 9 9 8 -11.1 -11.1 

The Waverlies 3 2 3 50.0 0.0 




Baltimore City 575 492 582 18.3 1.2 





Percent of Businesses Over 4 Years Old 

The percentage of all businesses that are over four years old at the end of the fourth quarter of that year. 



Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 91.7 56.5 66.2 9.7 -25.5 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 86.1 62.4 67.5 5.1 -18.6 

Belair-Edison 88.7 56.9 68.4 11.5 -20.2 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 89.2 65.6 78.1 12.5 -11.1 

Canton 86.2 61.4 66.6 5.2 -19.7 

Cedonia/Frankford 91.5 57.2 63.8 6.6 -27.6 

Cherry Hill 92.0 69.2 85.2 16.0 -6.8 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 92.3 62.7 67.9 5.2 -24.5 

Claremont/Armistead 89.0 69.9 72.3 2.4 -16.7 

Clifton-Berea 93.7 57.5 65.9 8.4 -27.7 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 89.1 50.0 59.3 9.3 -29.7 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 79.5 65.8 62.5 -3.3 -17.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 74.7 57.4 62.4 5.0 -12.3 

Downtown/Seton Hill 89.4 57.5 64.1 6.5 -25.4 

Edmondson Village 95.5 66.0 72.7 6.7 -22.8 

Fells Point 89.8 54.9 65.4 10.5 -24.4 

Forest Park/Walbrook 84.7 60.6 60.3 -0.3 -24.4 

Glen-Falstaff 91.0 58.7 66.2 7.5 -24.8 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 90.4 53.3 60.0 6.7 -30.5 

Greater Govans 86.0 55.6 61.7 6.1 -24.3 

Greater Mondawmin 56.3 59.6 68.9 9.3 12.6 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 89.6 61.9 69.1 7.3 -20.5 

Greater Rosemont 93.8 57.7 62.7 5.0 -31.1 

Greenmount East 95.6 64.9 69.1 4.2 -26.5 

Hamilton 89.0 56.7 65.4 8.7 -23.6 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA 60.5 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 88.9 67.7 74.1 6.4 -14.8 

Highlandtown 88.9 64.7 68.4 3.7 -20.5 

Howard Park/West Arlington 75.7 66.7 71.3 4.6 -4.4 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 91.9 56.8 62.6 5.8 -29.3 

Jonestown/Oldtown 90.6 52.7 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 88.2 50.7 59.8 9.1 -28.4 

Loch Raven 90.1 61.3 70.4 9.1 -19.7 

Madison/East End 87.7 56.4 63.7 7.3 -24.0 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 90.3 61.9 69.0 7.1 -21.3 

Midtown* 89.2 60.5 67.5 7.1 -21.7 

Midway/Coldstream 91.9 53.0 63.6 10.6 -28.3 

Morrell Park/Violetville 92.0 63.6 72.1 8.5 -19.9 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 84.3 56.1 62.1 6.0 -22.2 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 92.0 61.0 67.2 6.1 -24.8 

Northwood 72.6 56.3 56.1 -0.3 -16.5 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA 56.4 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 93.3 60.3 67.3 7.0 -26.1 

Patterson Park North & East 93.1 53.8 60.5 6.7 -32.6 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 84.7 56.3 69.9 13.6 -14.7 

Perkins/Middle East 96.5 60.9 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 89.7 57.2 65.3 8.1 -24.4 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 95.9 53.5 59.1 5.5 -36.9 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 91.0 62.2 66.3 4.0 -24.8 

South Baltimore 88.6 58.6 67.2 8.6 -21.4 

Southeastern 92.4 57.7 67.8 10.1 -24.6 

Southern Park Heights 89.3 56.1 63.5 7.4 -25.8 

Southwest Baltimore 94.0 59.6 66.6 7.0 -27.4 

The Waverlies 90.1 60.0 66.5 6.5 -23.6 

Upton/Druid Heights* 86.4 63.3 71.7 8.4 -14.8 

Washington Village 92.6 58.6 71.7 13.1 -20.8 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 88.3 57.7 66.8 9.1 -21.5 

Baltimore City 89.6 58.9 65.8 6.9 -23.8 





Percent of Small Businesses Over 4 Years Old 

The percentage of all businesses reporting having fewer than 50 employees and being established for over 4 years at the end of the fourth quarter for that year. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2008 2009 2010* 09 -10 Change 08 -10 Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 87.5 52.0 57.2 5.2 -30.3 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 83.2 58.6 59.7 1.1 -23.5 

Belair-Edison 85.7 53.8 57.8 3.9 -27.9 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 84.2 59.0 67.8 8.8 -16.4 

Canton 83.2 59.3 58.3 -1.0 -24.9 

Cedonia/Frankford 89.2 54.8 57.3 2.5 -31.9 

Cherry Hill 88.0 63.7 73.9 10.1 -14.1 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 90.0 59.5 62.9 3.3 -27.1 

Claremont/Armistead 83.1 61.8 67.8 5.9 -15.3 

Clifton-Berea 90.2 53.1 61.5 8.4 -28.7 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 88.1 48.8 45.9 -2.8 -42.1 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 75.6 60.5 62.5 2.0 -13.1 

Dorchester/Ashburton 72.2 53.7 54.9 1.2 -17.3 

Downtown/Seton Hill 85.9 52.1 51.4 -0.7 -34.5 

Edmondson Village 92.5 62.0 67.3 5.3 -25.3 

Fells Point 86.4 52.9 54.6 1.7 -31.8 

Forest Park/Walbrook 83.4 59.1 54.8 -4.3 -28.6 

Glen-Falstaff 86.7 55.4 58.6 3.2 -28.1 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 88.2 51.0 51.4 0.3 -36.8 

Greater Govans 84.0 53.4 53.7 0.3 -30.3 

Greater Mondawmin 53.9 55.0 58.2 3.2 4.4 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 85.8 57.7 58.9 1.2 -27.0 

Greater Rosemont 90.3 54.3 55.6 1.3 -34.7 

Greenmount East 92.9 61.7 61.8 0.1 -31.1 

Hamilton 86.0 54.2 58.9 4.7 -27.1 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA 50.5 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 85.1 64.7 68.3 3.7 -16.7 

Highlandtown 86.3 61.9 59.8 -2.0 -26.5 

Howard Park/West Arlington 69.4 60.5 64.9 4.4 -4.4 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 86.2 50.4 53.7 3.4 -32.5 

Jonestown/Oldtown 86.9 49.6 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 85.0 47.5 48.7 1.3 -36.2 

Loch Raven 87.2 57.1 59.3 2.2 -27.9 

Madison/East End 87.3 55.2 57.1 1.8 -30.2 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 87.2 58.3 60.5 2.2 -26.7 

Midtown* 85.6 57.3 57.3 0.0 -28.3 

Midway/Coldstream 90.0 51.6 57.0 5.4 -33.0 

Morrell Park/Violetville 86.7 57.2 59.6 2.4 -27.1 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 79.6 51.0 53.4 2.4 -26.1 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 88.9 57.1 55.2 -1.9 -33.7 

Northwood 69.6 52.9 47.1 -5.8 -22.5 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA 51.8 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 86.5 53.9 59.1 5.2 -27.4 

Patterson Park North & East 91.1 51.8 50.7 -1.0 -40.4 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 82.2 53.5 59.8 6.2 -22.4 

Perkins/Middle East 93.8 55.1 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 87.0 54.2 58.3 4.1 -28.6 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 91.8 52.0 53.0 1.1 -38.8 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 88.5 59.4 61.0 1.5 -27.6 

South Baltimore 82.1 50.9 56.6 5.6 -25.6 

Southeastern 83.7 48.7 58.0 9.2 -25.7 

Southern Park Heights 86.9 52.9 55.7 2.7 -31.2 

Southwest Baltimore 91.3 57.5 60.0 2.4 -31.3 

The Waverlies 85.1 56.8 58.2 1.5 -26.8 

Upton/Druid Heights* 82.1 59.5 64.6 5.1 -17.5 

Washington Village 82.1 51.4 63.4 12.0 -18.7 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 81.1 49.6 57.9 8.3 -23.2 

Baltimore City 85.8 54.7 56.6 1.9 -29.2 





Sanitation is an important determinant of general public health and, therefore, is an important component of 

quality of life. BNIA-JFI currently tracks two indicators that measure the cleanliness of Baltimore City: the 

rate of dirty streets and alleys and the rate of clogged storm drains. The data analyzed by BNIA-JFI originate 

as calls for service requests, which occur when residents, employees of businesses, City employees, or anyone 

calls the City’s 311 line, utilizes the new 311 mobile phone application, or files a request for service on the 

City’s website to report a wide variety of incidents or problems ranging from piles of trash to broken street 

lights to potholes to broken equipment at a public park. While these indicators may be a sign of Baltimore’s 

cleanliness, the data may also indicate greater resident knowledge of the City’s public services and resident 

involvement in neighborhood conditions and issues. 

From 2002 to 2010, both the rate of reported dirty streets and alleys and the rate of clogged storm drains 

increased in Baltimore City. This increase may be due to either a greater number of residents reporting 

incidents or to residents making repeated calls reporting these incidents. 

All sanitation data for Vital Signs indicators are provided by the Baltimore CitiStat. BNIA-JFI normalizes 

this data by population to establish rates. Normalizing data allows for the rates to reflect the concentration of 

the issue relative to the population in the area and allows for comparison between areas of different 

populations. A summary of these crime and safety indicators and their change over the past several years is 

described below. 

In 2010, BNIA-JFI was unable to analyze the rate of reported rat incidents in Baltimore City and its 

neighborhoods. Unfortunately, one of the inputs into this indicator (provided by the City Health 

Department) to CitiStat is no longer available. This means that the indicator as currently available is not 

consistent with previous years of data and we therefore have elected to not provide this indicator for 2010. 

Rate of Dirty Streets and Alleys 

• Since 2002, the reported rate of dirty streets and alleys in Baltimore City has increased from 6.1 

reported incidents per 1,000 persons to 75.8 reported incidents per 1,000 persons for an increase of 

nearly 70 incidents per 1,000 persons. 

• The reported rate of dirty streets and alleys in Baltimore City increased by 16.3 incidents per 1,000 

persons from 59.5 in 2009 to 75.8 in 2010. 

• A nearly equal number of Baltimore CSAs experienced increased reports of dirty streets and alleys and 

decreased reports of dirty streets and alleys in 2010, with 27 CSAs having a higher number of 

reported incidents per 1,000 persons and 26 CSAs had a lower number of reported incidents per 

1,000 persons than in 2009. 

Vital Signs 10 Sanitation 1

• The largest decreases in reported dirty streets and alley incidents from 2009 to 2010 occurred in 

Upton/Druid Heights, Greater Mondawmin, and South Baltimore. 

• The largest increases in reported dirty streets and alley incidents from 2009 to 2010 occurred in 

Madison/East End, Patterson Park North and East, and Southwest Baltimore. 

Rate of Clogged Storm Drains 

• The rate of clogged storm drains in Baltimore City has remained nearly steady at 3.7 reported 

incidents per 1,000 persons in 2002 to 4.9 reported incidents per 1,000 persons in 2010. 

• The reported rate of clogged storm drains in Baltimore City has increased by less than 1 reported 

incident (0.6) per 1,000 persons from 4.3 in 2009 to 4.9 in 2010. 

• Similar to the rate of dirty streets and alleys, the number of reported clogged storm drains per 1,000 

persons has increased in 27 CSAs and decreased in 26 of the CSAs from 2009 to 2010. 

• CSAs that experienced the greatest decrease in clogged storm drains from 2009 to 2010 include Mt. 

Washington/Coldstream, Forest Park/Walbrook, and Morrell Park/Violetville. 

• From 2009 to 2010, the CSAs with the greatest increases in reported clogged storm drains were 

Greenmount East, Orangeville/East Highlandtown, and Patterson Park North and East. 

Indicator 

Dirty Streets 

and Alleys 

None 


2002 to 2010 2009 to 2010 



End 


North & East 

3. Southwest 



Heights 

2. Greater 

Mondawmin 


1. Madison/East End 


North & East 

3. Southwest 


Clogged 

Storm 

Drains 

1. Mt. 

Washington/ 

Coldspring 


Heights 


1. Greenmount 

East 


End 



Coldspring 

2. Forest Park/ 

Walbrook 

3. Morrell Park/ 

Violetville 


2. Orangeville/East 

Highlandtown 


North & East 


Rate of Dirty Streets and Alleys (per 1,000 Residents) 

The number of reported incidents of dirty streets and alleys per 1,000 residents (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). 

Source: Baltimore CitiStat 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 

09-10 02-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 3.9 11.9 18.1 32.6 36.2 52.1 41.5 36.5 41.7 5.1 37.8 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 1.5 6.1 8.3 9.7 12.6 19.7 15.4 13.8 10.5 -3.3 9.0 

Belair-Edison 6.3 20.6 33.5 51.0 55.8 113.5 192.3 107.7 90.2 -17.5 83.9 


Canton 7.6 26.3 34.1 42.9 58.1 54.4 44.9 47.6 32.8 -14.8 25.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 2.0 7.6 12.6 16.0 21.2 50.8 52.1 30.5 22.5 -8.0 20.5 

Cherry Hill 0.9 4.7 6.0 13.7 12.4 9.0 13.6 10.2 11.7 1.5 10.8 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 3.5 9.1 10.3 14.2 20.7 25.9 51.1 27.9 26.3 -1.6 22.8 

Claremont/Armistead 0.4 2.4 5.3 7.3 7.0 15.8 21.9 14.2 8.1 -6.1 7.8 

Clifton-Berea 10.7 21.6 30.3 67.2 95.2 192.9 188.8 119.7 167.2 47.5 156.5 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 1.2 6.0 4.1 5.5 5.8 10.8 6.2 7.3 3.3 -4.0 2.1 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 0.2 1.8 3.9 4.1 0.2 1.1 3.7 3.9 3.2 -0.7 2.9 


Downtown/Seton Hill 4.0 16.2 25.6 43.2 43.2 43.0 47.6 36.9 31.2 -5.7 27.2 

Edmonson Village 3.8 12.0 15.4 24.2 26.2 53.9 29.4 33.5 41.4 7.9 37.6 

Fells Point 5.0 23.1 30.7 42.4 44.7 60.6 59.8 60.9 49.7 -11.2 44.7 

Forest Park/Walbrook 5.5 16.9 18.6 28.9 31.8 60.2 70.3 38.2 40.5 2.3 35.0 

Glen-Falstaff 5.3 13.7 11.9 17.6 23.8 38.3 28.9 25.3 26.0 0.8 20.8 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 4.7 17.9 20.6 36.6 57.4 94.3 85.6 63.0 56.7 -6.4 52.0 


Greater Mondawmin 11.6 27.3 38.3 69.6 82.1 140.0 127.1 115.8 90.6 -25.1 79.1 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 1.2 4.2 3.5 8.6 10.3 17.0 19.0 19.4 12.7 -6.7 11.5 


Greenmount East 14.7 26.0 37.1 78.0 85.2 167.6 182.4 158.9 154.6 -4.3 139.9 

Hamilton 1.7 8.7 11.4 12.2 9.3 34.8 55.4 24.9 23.2 -1.7 21.5 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 35.9 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 1.5 5.3 6.4 7.7 6.2 16.9 36.0 16.0 11.4 -4.6 9.9 

Highlandtown 10.6 36.8 45.4 75.0 79.0 137.9 177.2 98.6 126.2 27.6 115.6 

Howard Park/West Arlington 3.6 12.3 18.6 20.6 21.0 31.3 45.3 31.4 28.7 -2.7 25.1 


Jonestown/Oldtown 3.0 9.6 13.1 17.1 21.3 35.5 50.3 41.8 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 2.0 7.7 8.8 14.3 10.0 21.2 56.8 27.4 27.7 0.3 25.8 

Loch Raven 2.4 10.5 14.4 14.9 13.0 29.2 72.5 46.4 38.8 -7.6 36.4 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 4.8 18.0 22.5 28.4 31.1 49.9 63.3 41.3 33.8 -7.5 29.1 

Midtown* 4.1 12.8 17.0 22.1 28.8 51.7 62.2 53.3 44.0 -9.2 39.9 


Morrell Park/Violetville 3.8 8.4 12.8 19.0 20.8 25.0 29.4 28.5 28.6 0.0 24.8 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 0.8 4.8 6.2 6.0 10.9 13.3 14.7 11.1 5.0 -6.0 4.2 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 1.0 3.4 4.2 6.1 6.6 14.8 32.3 17.9 14.8 -3.1 13.8 

Northwood 2.2 7.8 10.1 13.1 13.2 23.6 49.4 26.7 34.2 7.6 32.0 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 65.4 NA NA 




Perkins/Middle East 8.4 17.1 25.6 87.5 80.8 63.3 63.3 58.9 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 6.8 16.6 23.2 34.5 45.3 87.2 86.8 56.4 79.0 22.7 72.3 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 4.5 24.6 29.3 66.2 131.8 234.7 115.8 65.4 57.0 -8.4 52.5 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 9.8 21.7 32.4 124.1 265.5 300.6 138.2 100.4 157.7 57.3 147.9 

South Baltimore 6.8 18.4 22.6 40.3 47.3 45.2 44.4 35.5 15.8 -19.7 9.0 

Southeastern 2.7 8.8 13.1 19.3 23.9 20.9 36.3 33.0 28.0 -5.1 25.2 

Southern Park Heights 7.8 16.2 24.1 43.9 47.2 91.2 119.0 64.1 77.9 13.8 70.1 

Southwest Baltimore 9.1 25.9 36.7 84.4 267.5 198.4 212.9 119.3 253.6 134.3 244.5 

The Waverlies 4.6 18.2 21.7 33.1 43.6 80.8 113.0 71.3 84.2 12.9 79.6 

Upton/Druid Heights* 6.2 20.0 25.3 63.2 69.3 109.9 126.1 77.7 52.1 -25.6 45.8 

Washington Village 13.3 38.6 51.8 108.6 175.9 185.9 175.4 153.1 193.2 40.0 179.8 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 6.0 16.4 22.7 41.2 40.9 58.3 50.3 41.9 67.3 25.4 61.3 




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Rate of Clogged Storm Drains (per 1,000 Residents) 

The number of reported incidents of clogged storm drains per 1,000 residents (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). 

Source: Baltimore CitiStat 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 

09-10 02-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 3.0 3.9 2.8 3.4 13.1 5.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 -0.4 1.2 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 2.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 9.6 3.4 3.4 2.4 3.4 1.0 1.4 

Belair-Edison 1.6 2.7 1.7 2.3 10.5 3.7 6.3 3.6 4.1 0.4 2.5 


Canton 7.4 6.1 4.0 5.3 11.7 9.8 6.6 7.7 6.3 -1.4 -1.1 

Cedonia/Frankford 1.9 2.3 1.4 1.9 8.8 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.5 -0.6 0.6 

Cherry Hill 1.6 1.7 0.7 3.7 6.9 4.2 2.9 2.9 1.2 -1.7 -0.3 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 2.6 2.9 1.5 4.2 7.6 2.6 3.7 2.6 5.0 2.5 2.5 

Claremont/Armistead 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.9 3.2 1.9 3.2 3.0 1.6 -1.4 0.3 

Clifton-Berea 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.9 10.6 5.4 9.3 5.5 10.9 5.4 6.9 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 2.0 3.9 2.5 2.5 4.2 2.9 2.1 2.3 1.1 -1.2 -1.0 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 0.7 2.7 1.1 0.2 5.3 1.6 2.1 2.1 0.7 -1.3 0.0 


Downtown/Seton Hill 7.3 11.8 7.3 7.8 15.1 9.0 18.7 11.5 8.9 -2.7 1.5 

Edmonson Village 1.2 2.6 13.1 1.7 12.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.8 -0.4 0.5 

Fells Point 5.4 6.3 5.5 5.5 11.1 5.5 9.2 6.3 9.5 3.2 4.1 

Forest Park/Walbrook 3.5 7.5 4.7 4.2 15.4 5.6 5.3 5.9 2.7 -3.1 -0.8 

Glen-Falstaff 2.5 3.4 2.9 5.9 8.8 4.3 2.7 2.3 1.4 -0.9 -1.1 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 2.2 1.6 2.9 3.9 6.6 4.7 2.2 1.4 3.5 2.1 1.3 


Greater Mondawmin 6.3 5.9 4.6 6.1 18.2 11.0 6.9 7.2 5.9 -1.3 -0.4 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 5.3 8.6 5.1 7.2 20.8 5.4 8.2 7.8 5.2 -2.6 -0.1 


Greenmount East 5.1 6.5 5.3 4.5 15.0 8.0 7.8 6.7 14.8 8.1 9.7 

Hamilton 2.1 7.4 2.9 3.1 9.3 4.5 3.3 4.1 3.8 -0.3 1.7 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 9.6 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 1.1 5.2 3.0 2.2 6.6 3.0 2.1 2.7 4.6 1.9 3.5 

Highlandtown 5.1 4.3 5.5 3.1 11.0 7.0 5.5 2.7 2.8 0.1 -2.3 

Howard Park/West Arlington 3.4 5.0 3.4 3.4 11.6 3.6 4.4 3.9 3.8 -0.1 0.3 


Jonestown/Oldtown 3.3 4.9 4.5 4.3 9.4 6.9 10.9 5.7 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 1.8 5.3 3.8 3.4 8.6 2.3 3.2 2.7 2.8 0.1 1.0 

Loch Raven 2.1 2.7 1.8 2.2 7.5 2.4 2.1 2.0 4.0 2.0 1.9 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 3.5 4.9 4.9 3.5 9.5 5.8 5.7 3.8 2.1 -1.7 -1.5 

Midtown* 4.5 4.6 3.3 2.7 6.7 3.9 3.6 5.2 5.9 0.6 1.4 


Morrell Park/Violetville 1.4 6.1 4.0 4.5 10.6 4.1 3.9 5.1 2.0 -3.1 0.6 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 5.2 8.2 6.4 4.2 17.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 1.0 -4.5 -4.3 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 1.8 6.8 3.9 2.8 6.2 2.7 5.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 2.4 

Northwood 1.9 3.9 2.2 2.3 8.3 1.6 4.1 2.7 4.1 1.5 2.2 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 11.8 NA NA 




Perkins/Middle East 4.5 6.0 4.6 5.4 14.9 8.4 5.2 6.2 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 4.8 6.0 3.5 4.9 12.7 8.5 3.2 3.5 4.1 0.5 -0.7 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 2.2 3.9 5.0 3.4 7.6 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.1 -1.1 0.9 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 4.1 5.7 5.1 5.7 11.7 8.4 7.9 6.6 5.2 -1.3 1.2 

South Baltimore 4.6 6.8 4.8 5.3 15.6 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.4 -1.6 0.8 

Southeastern 2.9 4.5 4.6 3.9 7.6 4.0 5.3 6.8 10.2 3.4 7.3 

Southern Park Heights 3.6 4.2 4.5 7.6 11.1 6.0 3.2 4.5 2.6 -1.9 -1.1 

Southwest Baltimore 6.6 5.4 6.2 6.4 19.3 9.6 5.9 5.9 5.4 -0.4 -1.2 

The Waverlies 5.6 10.5 3.5 5.9 14.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 8.1 2.1 2.5 

Upton/Druid Heights* 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.9 9.1 6.9 3.5 3.0 2.0 -1.0 -2.3 

Washington Village 8.8 11.1 4.7 8.1 22.5 12.1 7.4 8.8 6.7 -2.0 -2.0 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 3.0 7.9 3.4 5.0 8.1 6.8 4.3 4.2 1.5 -2.6 -1.5 




For more information, visit please http://www.bniajfi.org. 


Baltimore City is home to many green 

spaces, parks, and waterways. Some of the 

more widely recognized locations include 

the Inner Harbor, Middle Branch, Druid 

Hill, Gwynns Falls and Herring Run Parks. 

City residents in particular value access to 

green spaces as a place to recreate, exercise 

and congregate, but the City’s green spaces 

serve a vital role in ensuring clean air and 

water for long term urban sustainability. 

Baltimore neighborhoods actively participate 

in increasing access to green spaces through 

tree planting and other watershed protection 

activities such as stream clean-ups. Urban 

living also enables residents the option to 

choose alternative means of transportation 

to reduce vehicle miles traveled by car. The 

City is already served by numerous modes of 

mass transit including MARC, metro, light 

rail, the Charm City Circulator, and bus 

lines. BNIA-JFI tracks eight indicators to 

measure the City’s urban environment and 

transit. These indicators are categorized into 

the following categories: air quality and hazardous waste; tree canopy, alternative transportation mode use; 

and travel time to work. Highlights of these indicators are described below. 

Air Quality and Hazardous Waste 

BNIA-JFI tracks four indicators of air quality and locations of hazardous waste sites in Baltimore City. This 

data comes from the Maryland Department of the Environment. Air quality is available only at the City 

level, but the number of hazardous waste sites was available by location and is calculated at the CSA level. 

Highlights from the data for 2010 include: 

• In 2010, Baltimore City had forty days where temperatures were above 90 degrees, the most since 

2007. 

Vital Signs 10 Urban Environment & Transit 1

• In 2010, the number of air quality index days rated as being good decreased from 185 in 2009 to 158 

in 2010 while the number of days rated as moderate increased from 13 to 23. 

• In 2010, there was one day where the air quality index was rated as being unhealthy to sensitive 

groups and one day where it was rated as being unhealthy. 

• There are a total of 308 hazardous waste sites in Baltimore City. The largest number of sites is 

located in Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point (60), followed by Orangeville/East Highlandtown 

(33), and Washington Village (30). 

Alternative Transportation Mode Use 1 

Access and use of mass transit is important to both environmental quality and reducing traffic congestion. 

BNIA-JFI tracks residents’ use of alternative modes of transportation (other than a car) including public 

transportation. The most current data is available through the American Community Survey. 

• The percentage of employed City 

residents who commuted to work by 

a means other than a car increased 

from 22.7% in 2000 to 33.3% in 

2010. 

• In 2010, the CSAs with the largest 

percentage of residents who commute 

to work by means other than a car 

were Harbor East/Little Italy 

(66.3%), Greenmount East (55.5%), 

Madison/East End (54.4%), 

Downtown/Seton Hill (53.6%), and 

Midtown (51.5%). 

• The percentage of employed 

Baltimore City residents using public 

transportation increased from 15.2% 

in 2000 to 21.8% in 2010. The 

percentage of employed Baltimore 

City residents who used 

transportation other than a car or 

public transportation (biking or 

walking) increased from 7.4% in 

2000 to 11.5% in 2010. 

1 

Source of transportation mode use is the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS). 


• In 2010, the CSAs with the largest percentage of residents who commute to work by public transit 

were Greenmount East (44.5%), Madison/East End (41.4%), Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 

(39.4%), and Oldtown/Middle East (3.9%). 

• In 2010, the CSAs with the largest percentage of residents who commute to work by other than a car 

or public transit were Downtown/Seton Hill (41.4%), Harbor East/Little Italy (39.5%), and 

Midtown (29.9%). 

Travel Time to Work 2 

BNIA-JFI tracks travel time to work using the 2000 Census and the American Community Survey. In 2010, 

nearly 43% of the residents who did not live at home commuted at least 30 or more minutes to work. 

• The percentage of workers who did not work at home and travelled over 30 minutes to get to work 

remained roughly the same from 43.1% in 2000 to 42.8% in 2010. 

• The percentage of workers travelling less than 15 minutes to get to work increased from 17.9% in 

2000 to 18.6% in 2010. 

2 

Source of travel time to work is the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS). 


Citywide Environmental Indicators for Air Quality 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

Code Red Days 4 10 16 2 1 2 

9 

3 1 1 

1 

Days with Temperatures Above 

90 Degrees 

11 22 51 14 11 

29 

39 45 27 13 

40 

Good 203 183 208 192 

189 193 242 179 208 185 

158 

Air 

Quality 

Index 

Moderate 152 166 142 159 170 

Unhealthy for 

Sensitive Groups 

8 16 13 14 

166 84 24 3 13 

7 6 30 2 

1 0 

23 

1 

Unhealthy 1 0 2 0 0 

0 9 0 0 0 1 

Code Red Days 

Number of days with unsafe levels of ground-level ozone, a main constituent of smog 

Source: MDE Air Quality Report 

Days with Temperatures Above 90 Degrees 

Number of days where air temperature exceeded 90 degrees fahrenheit 


Air Quality Index 

Degree of purity of air to which people, natural and heritage resources are exposed 





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Hazardous Waste Sites 

Number of areas designated as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. 

Source: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land Restoration Program 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2010 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 3 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 0 

Belair-Edison 0 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 60 

Canton 4 

Cedonia/Frankford 1 

Cherry Hill 6 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 0 

Claremont/Armistead 7 

Clifton-Berea 2 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 0 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 1 

Dorchester/Ashburton 1 

Downtown/Seton Hill 5 

Edmondson Village 0 

Fells Point 19 

Forest Park/Walbrook 0 

Glen-Falstaff 0 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 4 

Greater Govans 0 

Greater Mondawmin 2 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 0 

Greater Rosemont 2 

Greenmount East 0 

Hamilton 0 

Harbor East/Little Italy 6 

Harford/Echodale 0 

Highlandtown 14 

Howard Park/West Arlington 1 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 14 

Jonestown/Oldtown 

NA 

Lauraville 1 

Loch Raven 0 

Madison/East End 2 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 7 

Midtown* 8 

Midway/Coldstream 1 

Morrell Park/Violetville 4 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 0 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 0 

Northwood 1 

Oldtown/Middle East 2 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 33 

Patterson Park North & East 0 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 0 

Perkins/Middle East 

NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 0 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 1 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 0 

South Baltimore 22 

Southeastern 27 

Southern Park Heights 2 

Southwest Baltimore 2 

The Waverlies 2 

Upton/Druid Heights* 3 

Washington Village 30 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 9 

Baltimore City 309 





Percent of Employed Population Not Using a Car to get to Work 

The percentage of the working population who use a mode of transportation other than a car to get to work each day. These modes may include 

bike, public transit, and walking. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2006 - 2010*† 





Canton 20.2 18.4 































Midtown* 34.6 51.5 
























* 2010 data using new 2010 CSA boundaries. CSA boundaries were modified slightly due to modifications in Census geographies from 2000 to 




Percent of Employed Population Using Public Transit to get to Work 

The percentage of the working population who use public transportation (bus, light rail, subway) to get to work each day. 







Canton 11.7 7.5 































Midtown* 5.6 21.6 
























* 2010 data using new 2010 CSA boundaries. CSA boundaries were modified slightly due to modifications in Census geographies from 2000 t 




Percent of Employed Population Using Modes Other than a Car or Public Transit 

The percentage of the working population who use a mode of transportation other than a car to get to work each day. These modes may include 

bike, public transit, and walking. 







Canton 8.6 10.9 































Midtown* 29.0 29.9 




























Percent of Employed Population Travel Time to Work (in minutes) 

Time it takes to get to work (in minutes) for those not working at home 



0-14 15-29 30-44 45+ 0-14 15-29 30-44 45+ 



Belair-Edison 11.5 39.1 24.7 24.8 9.1 41.1 28.6 21.2 


Canton 23.2 41.2 24.5 11.2 22.2 45.1 22.6 10.1 


Cherry Hill 16.0 36.7 18.6 28.7 23.2 30.6 27.2 19.0 



Clifton-Berea 14.3 29.5 22.7 33.5 15.6 32.8 25.1 26.5 






Fells Point 28.8 35.5 20.5 15.2 29.2 41.7 20.7 8.4 


Glen-Falstaff 15.8 36.2 24.7 23.4 16.2 36.9 24.2 22.7 







Hamilton 15.7 42.7 26.3 15.4 12.5 39.4 31.9 16.3 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA 41.3 32.5 15.2 11.1 


Highlandtown 25.7 41.2 21.3 11.8 23.3 39.5 21.9 15.3 



Jonestown/Oldtown 24.2 32.7 18.6 24.5 NA NA NA NA 

Lauraville 15.5 42.2 25.4 17.0 14.0 42.0 28.3 15.7 

Loch Raven 10.8 40.5 26.3 22.4 13.2 36.8 28.2 21.9 



Midtown* 38.9 35.5 15.3 10.3 32.0 37.2 14.7 16.2 





Northwood 11.8 40.4 23.3 24.5 16.6 36.9 23.9 22.6 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA 26.9 33.3 16.9 23.0 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 22.3 38.5 23.5 15.7 15.6 37.7 27.5 19.2 



Perkins/Middle East 13.1 41.5 20.5 24.9 NA NA NA NA 








The Waverlies 11.3 38.4 28.7 21.5 11.5 39.5 25.6 23.3 









Vital Signs 10 Urban Environment and Transit 9 

2000 2006 - 2010*†

In January 2012, the State of Maryland was ranked #1 in the nation for education for the 4 th year in a row. 1 

Over the past several years, Baltimore City has experienced improvements in both school and student 

performance. Since 2005, fewer students withdrew from school, fewer students were chronically absent, more 

12th grade students completed high school, and student testing performance has increased. An important 

indicator tracked by BNIA-JFI, chronic absence, while having decreased over the past few years, increased 

slightly from 2009 to 2010. Students that are chronically absent have lower graduation rates and are more 

likely to perform poorly in school. Reductions in chronic absenteeism has been linked to long-term benefits 

such as greater earning potential for students earning at least a high school diploma and decreases in 

Baltimore City’s juvenile crime rate. 2 Overall, analysis of Baltimore City Public Schools data found that: 

• The percentage of students who withdrew before completion of high school declined by more than 

half from 2005 to 2010; 

• The percentage of students who completed high school increased by nearly 5 percentage points from 

2005 to 2010; and 

• From 2005 to 2010, while the chronic absenteeism rate for elementary and high school students 

remained steady, the rate for middle school students decreased significantly by more than 13 

percentage points. 

These are all important indicators pointing to improving conditions and student performance resulting from 

the policies and efforts of Baltimore City Schools and its many partners. The education and youth indicators 

tracked by BNIA-JFI are described in greater detail below. 

BNIA-JFI tracks twenty seven indicators for elementary, middle, and high school students in an effort to 

measure the educational performance and youth engagement in Baltimore City. These indicators are grouped 

into the following seven categories: student enrollment and demographics; dropout rate and high school 

completion; student attendance, suspensions and expulsions; elementary and middle school student 

achievement; high school performance; youth labor force participation; and youth civic engagement. The 

source of data for the Education and Youth section is provided by the Baltimore City Public School System, 

the American Community Survey and the Baltimore City Board of Elections. The data provided by the 

Baltimore City Public Schools includes student address, which allows BNIA-JFI to present data on 

educational performance by the neighborhood in which the student lives, not by the school attended. 3 This 

allows BNIA-JFI to examine the relationship between community conditions and educational performance. 

1 Education Week, Interactive State Report Cards, http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2012/16src.h31.htmlintc=EW-QC12- 

LFTNAV 

2 

Green, Erica. The Baltimore Sun. In Baltimore, more time in school means less juvenile crime. November 13, 2010. 

3 

Per an established Memorandum of Understanding with the Baltimore City Public Schools, BNIA-JFI aggregates 

student-level data to a larger geographic level to ensure student confidentiality. 

Vital Signs 10 Education and Youth 1

Education and Youth indicators may not be directly comparable to data provided by either the Baltimore City 

Public School System or the Maryland Department of Education due to several reasons including differences 

in methodology used to create indicators, excluding students who cannot be matched between data files 

provided by BCPSS, and excluding students whose home address cannot be geocoded. In the 2009-2010 

school year, 3.4% of the student addresses could not be matched or geocoded. This means that these students 

were not included in our analysis and not included in calculations for the City as a whole and therefore direct 

comparisons to data and results available through the Baltimore City Public Schools and the Maryland Report 

Card cannot be made. 4 

Student Enrollment and Demographics 

The roughly 190 public schools in 

Baltimore City serve 

approximately 80,000 students 

annually. The Baltimore City 

School system consists of 

traditional elementary, middle, 

and high schools, as well as a 

variety of other school types, 

which include charter, innovation, 

transformation, and selective 

admission middle and high 

schools. BNIA-JFI tracks eight indicators of student enrollment and demographics which provide a base of 

understanding as to the students attending Baltimore City Public Schools. These data are also used as the 

denominator in the various comparisons made in the Vital Signs report. It is important to note that BNIA-JFI 

reports enrollment using the number of students enrolled at any point in the school year. This figure differs 

from enrollment figures reported as of September 30 th each school year by BCPSS and the Maryland State 

Department of Education. 

• Total enrollment for elementary and middle school students has decreased from 2005 to 2010 

whereas high school enrollment has increased over this same time period. 5 

• The majority of students that attend Baltimore City Schools are African American (87.3%). While 

both the percentage of African American and white students has declined from 2005, the percentage 

of Hispanic students has increased from 1.8% in 2005 to 2.9% in 2010. 

• The percentage of students receiving free/reduced meals increased from 71.4% in 2005 to 83.2% in 

2010. This increase can be attributed to the City School’s campaign to increase participation in this 

program among all households. 

4 

For City level educational data and indicators of student demographics, assessments, and graduation, please go to: 

http://www.mdreportcard.org/. 

5 

The increase in the high school enrollment may be in part be due to the creation and implementation of the Great Kids 

Come Back program, an effort launched by the school system in 2008 to encourage the return of students who had 

previously dropped out back to school. 


• The percentage of students who are enrolled in Special Education programs increased after remaining 

steady, averaging 16.2% from 2005 to 2009, increased to 17.3% in 2010. 

Dropout Rate and High School Completion 

The City Schools and 

numerous other partners, 

including the City government, 

foundations, and non-profits 

continue to focus their efforts 

on reducing the number of 

school dropouts and increasing 

high school completion. For 

instance, the Baltimore City 

Schools created the Great Kids 

Come Back program and the 

Family League has dropout prevention as part of its Youth Development Strategy. Reports, studies, and news 

articles have linked a lower dropout rate and increasing graduation rate to higher wages and economic 

security, better health outcomes, and reduced criminal activity. A study by the Baltimore City Department of 

Health found that nearly all of the youths involved in violent crime from 2002 to 2007 were chronically 

absent and that well over half 

had been either suspended or 

expelled 6 . BNIA-JFI tracks 

both the dropout rate of 

students (9 th through 12 th 

grade) and the high school 

completion rate (12 th grade 

only) 7 of Baltimore City Public 

School Students. 

• The percentage of 

students in grades 9-12 

in Baltimore City who 

withdrew from school 

before completion has declined by over four percentage points from 10.2% in 2005 to 3.9% in 2010. 

• In 2010, 3.9% of high school students withdrew before completion. This is a decrease of 2 

percentage points from 2009. 

6 

http://www.baltimorehealth.org/info/2009_08_31_YouthViolenceReport.pdf 

7 

The completion rate used by BNIA-JFI is the percentage of 12 th graders that complete High School out of all 12 th 

graders enrolled at any time during that school year. BNIA-JFI’s methodology differs from Maryland State Department 

of Education and Baltimore City Public Schools calculations for completion rate of high school students. For more 

information go to: http://www.mdreportcard.org/. 


• Since 2005, the percentage of students that withdraw before completion declined in 51 CSAs. The 

decline in the percentage of students that withdraw was greatest in Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins 

Market (-14.8%), Southwest Baltimore (-14.2%), and Washington Village (-13.5%). 

• The percentage of students in 12 th grade that received a Maryland high school diploma or equivalent 

(i.e. certificate/GED) at the end of the year continued to decline from a peak of 82.8% in 2008 to 

78.4% in 2010. 

• Despite declining completion rates in recent years, the high school completion rate for Baltimore 

City has increased by nearly five percentage points from 73.4% in 2005 to 78.4% in 2010. 

Student Attendance, Suspensions and Expulsions 

The City Schools and its numerous 

partners continue to make 

increasing student attendance a 

priority. As an example, Baltimore 

City Schools in partnership with the 

Open Society Institute, the 

Baltimore Education Research 

Consortium (BERC), and BNIA- 

JFI, participated in a workgroup 

focused on identifying the number 

of chronically absent students, the 

schools where they are registered to 

attend, and the neighborhoods 

impacted by high rates and numbers of chronically absent students. Students that miss significant amounts of 

school have been shown to have lower student performance, are more likely to drop out, lower graduation 

rates, and increased behavior problems. A study by the National Center for Children in Poverty found that 

students who missed at least 10% of days in kindergarten scored lower in reading, math, and general 

knowledge tests when compared to students who missed fewer days of school. 8 Keeping students in school is 

essential to increasing graduation rates. This is especially true for keeping elementary school students engaged 

and attending school. Students who are chronically absent in the early grades are more likely to continue to 

be chronically absent in later grades and not complete their education. Research by BERC has found that 

chronically absent 9 th graders had already established poor attendance patterns in earlier school years. 9 BNIA- 

JFI tracks the chronic absenteeism rate (the percent of students who miss 20 or more school days per year) for 

elementary school students, middle school students, and high school students. In addition, BNIA-JFI also 

tracks the percentage of students who were suspended or expelled during the school year. 

• In 2010, over 4,000 elementary school students were chronically absent. The percentage of 

elementary school students that were chronically absent increased from 10.1% in 2009 to 12.3% in 

2010. The CSAs with the greatest percentage of chronically absent elementary students were 

8 

http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_837.html 

9 

http://baltimore-berc.org/pdfs/3A%20Final%20report_06-15-10.pdf 


Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point (19.6%), Morrell Park/Violetville (17.0%), and Edmonson 

Village (16.7%). 

• In 2010, nearly 3,200 middle school students were chronically absent. The percentage of middle 

school students that were chronically absent increased slightly from 16.3% in 2009 to 16.9% in 

2010. There were 18 CSAs in 2010 where more than one out of every five middle school students 

were chronically absent with the greatest percentage of chronically absent middle school students 

residing in Edmonson Village (38.2%). 

• In 2010, nearly 11,400 high school students were chronically absent. The percentage of high school 

students that were chronically absent increased slightly from 39.2% in 2009 to 39.7% in 2010. In 

2010, there were 28 CSAs where at least 40% of the high school students missed at least 20 school 

days and there were three CSAs where at least one out of every two high school students missed 20 or 

more school days. 

• The percentage of all students who were suspended or expelled during the school year increased from 

8.1% in 2009 to 8.7% in 2010. 

Elementary and Middle School Student Achievement 

One way to measure educational progress and readiness of students is to examine standardized test scores. 

Students across the State are required to take the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) test. The MSA is a test 

of a student’s math, reading, and science proficiency. BNIA-JFI tracks the percentage of 3 rd , 5 th , and 8 th 

graders who score at an advanced or proficient level in reading and math MSA tests. These indicators are 

normalized by the total student enrollment for each of those grades. Overall, City School students have made 

significant improvements in their MSA scores with both reading and math scores for 3 rd , 5 th , and 8 th graders 

increasing. Due to the inability to match or geocode 3.4% of the total student addresses, a small number of 

students were not included in the student achievement analysis. The following numbers do not include all 

Baltimore Public School students and differ slightly from BCPSS reported figures (please see footnote number 

4). 

• In 2010, for 3 rd graders 

o 

77.5% scored Advanced/Proficient in their Maryland School Assessment math exam. This 

was an increase of almost 21 percentage points from 2005. 

o 72.5% scored Advanced/Proficient in their reading exam. This is an increase of nearly 12 


• In 2010, for 5 th graders 

o 70.9% scored Advanced/Proficient in their math MSA exam. This is an increase of over 22 


o 

80.4 scored Advanced/Proficient in their reading exam in 2010. This is an increase of nearly 

25 percentage points from 2005. 

• In 2010, for 8 th graders 

o 31.0% scored Advanced/Proficient in their math MSA exam. This is an increase of over 11 

percentage points. 


o 52.0% scored Advanced/Proficient in their reading exam. This is an increase of 11.5 


High School Performance 

High school students are required to take and pass the High School Assessment exam (HSA). The HSAs are 

tests that measure school and student progress towards Maryland’s High School core learning goals. Students 

must pass HSA exams in English, biology, government, and algebra in order to graduate. Additional 

information on the HSA can be found at http://hsaexam.org. BNIA-JFI tracks the percentage of high school 

students that take and pass each of the exams in each school year. The data is normalized by the total number 

of high school students. Overall, the percentage of students passing the HSA exam decreased for three out of 

four tests (English, Biology, and Algebra) from 2009 to 2010. 

• The percentage of high school students that passed the High School Assessment (HSA) English exam 

decreased from 38.2% in 2009 to 37.3% in 2010. 

• The percentage of high school students that passed the HSA Biology exam decreased from 44.3% in 

2009 to 42.7% in 2010. 

• The percentage of high school students that passed the HSA Algebra exam decreased from 33.5% in 

2009 to 25.9% in 2010. 

• The percentage of high school students that passed the HSA Government exam increased from 

46.3% in 2009 to 48.8% in 2010. 

Youth Labor Force Participation 10 

BNIA-JFI tracks the percentage of persons aged 16 to 19 who are in school and/or employed. 

• The percentage of persons aged 16 to 19 who are either in school and/or employed increased from 

81.7% in 2000 to 86.0% in 2010. 

• There are six CSAs where 100% of the residents aged 16 to 19 are either in school and/or employed. 

These CSAs are Dickeyville/Franklintown, Downtown/Seton Hill, Greater Charles Village/Barclay, 

Highlandtown, Mt. Washington/Coldspring, and North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland. 

Youth Civic Engagement 

As a measure of youth civic engagement, BNIA-JFI tracks the percentage of persons between 18 and 25 

registered to vote and the percentage of persons between 18 and 25 who voted in the general election. 

• The percentage of persons aged 18 to 25 who are registered to vote increased from 40.1% in 2002 to 

56.9% in 2010. 

10 

Source for the percentage of youth who are in school and/or employed is the 2006-2010 American Community 

Survey (ACS). 


• The percentage of persons aged 18 to 25 that voted in the general election increased from 12.9% in 

2002 to 13.7% in 2010. 

Indicator 

High School 

Dropout 

Rate 

High School 

Completion 

Rate 

Chronic 

Absenteeism 

(Elementary) 

Chronic 

Absenteeism 

(Middle) 

Chronic 

Absenteeism 

(High 

School) 


2005 to 2010 2009 to 2010 


1. Poppleton/ The 

Terraces/ 

Hollins Market 

2. Southwest 


3. Washington 

Village 


2. Mt. 

Washington/ 

Coldspring 


East 

Highlandtown 



East 

Highlandtown 


North & East 


Heights 


North & East 

3. Pimlico/ 

Arlington/ 

Hilltop 

1. Canton 

2. Morrell Park/ 

Violetville 



Coldspring 

2. Canton 

1. Downtown/ 

Seton Hill 

2. Morrell 

Park/Violetville 

3. Westport/Mt. 

Winans/ Lakeland 

1. Edmondson 

Village 

2. Midway/ 

Coldstream 


Bay/Hawkins 

Point 

1. Edmondson 

Village 


Coldspring 



1. Medfield/ 

Hampden/ 

Woodberry 


3. Poppleton/The 

Terraces/Hollins 

Market 


Heights 


3. Midtown 

1. Canton 



Federal Hill 

1. Midtown 


North & East 


Heights 


Heights 


3. Southwest 


1. Midtown 

2. Canton 


Franklintown 



Coldspring 


Hill 

1. Cross-Country/ 

Cheswolde 



3. Claremont/ 

Armistead 



2. Sandtown- 

Winchester/ 

Harlem Park 

3. Washington 

Village 

1. Edmondson 

Village 

2. Midtown 




3. Medfield/ 

Hampden/ 

Woodberry 


Number of Students Enrolled in Elementary School 

The number of students enrolled in public schools in grades 1-5 

Source: Baltimore City Public Schools 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010* 

09-10 05-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 1,251 1,222 1,165 1,108 1,165 1,118 -4.0 -10.6 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 674 670 687 645 642 574 -10.6 -14.8 

Belair-Edison 1,144 1,182 1,158 1,164 1,302 1,162 -10.8 1.6 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 1,046 969 993 1,049 1,073 1,011 -5.8 -3.3 

Canton 126 92 91 77 91 90 -1.1 -28.6 

Cedonia/Frankford 1,367 1,320 1,371 1,341 1,371 1,284 -6.3 -6.1 

Cherry Hill 944 896 895 896 898 833 -7.2 -11.8 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 389 404 404 378 397 381 -4.0 -2.1 

Claremont/Armistead 524 513 503 472 519 538 3.7 2.7 

Clifton-Berea 907 853 830 755 822 879 6.9 -3.1 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 194 176 193 197 214 194 -9.3 0.0 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 270 264 242 226 212 219 3.3 -18.9 

Dorchester/Ashburton 741 697 701 692 663 578 -12.8 -22.0 

Downtown/Seton Hill 73 81 86 92 89 111 24.7 52.1 

Edmondson Village 620 633 552 530 526 520 -1.1 -16.1 

Fells Point 195 164 161 147 160 188 17.5 -3.6 

Forest Park/Walbrook 656 583 580 584 546 551 0.9 -16.0 

Glen-Falstaff 663 696 710 662 654 421 -35.6 -36.5 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 496 408 379 366 345 388 12.5 -21.8 

Greater Govans 589 567 542 563 621 583 -6.1 -1.0 

Greater Mondawmin 525 559 531 579 568 584 2.8 11.2 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 88 113 153 178 208 182 -12.5 106.8 

Greater Rosemont 1,567 1,579 1,602 1,567 1,539 1,452 -5.7 -7.3 

Greenmount East 828 762 674 583 669 584 -12.7 -29.5 

Hamilton 668 703 652 644 682 670 -1.8 0.3 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA 381 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 749 725 742 791 818 805 -1.6 7.5 

Highlandtown 256 208 186 187 216 239 10.6 -6.6 

Howard Park/West Arlington 509 548 568 562 574 492 -14.3 -3.3 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 210 178 164 173 182 210 15.4 0.0 

Jonestown/Oldtown 686 605 564 614 586 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 477 458 416 484 518 560 8.1 17.4 

Loch Raven 1,013 1,015 989 909 931 793 -14.8 -21.7 

Madison/East End 779 685 662 732 685 915 33.6 17.5 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 653 589 565 541 542 470 -13.3 -28.0 

Midtown* 291 252 255 253 241 245 1.7 -15.8 

Midway/Coldstream 615 554 545 753 680 750 10.3 22.0 

Morrell Park/Violetville 525 510 448 431 426 429 0.7 -18.3 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 113 124 129 133 138 137 -0.7 21.2 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 173 186 195 204 249 262 5.2 51.4 

Northwood 579 614 615 683 693 643 -7.2 11.1 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA 738 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 443 436 431 431 411 448 9.0 1.1 

Patterson Park North & East 1,163 1,032 992 845 831 930 11.9 -20.0 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 741 588 555 573 518 597 15.3 -19.4 

Perkins/Middle East 474 387 368 371 346 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 791 932 964 906 853 821 -3.8 3.8 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 457 384 361 381 318 411 29.2 -10.1 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 1,037 890 852 1,125 1,119 1,184 5.8 14.2 

South Baltimore 216 167 156 141 143 132 -7.7 -38.9 

Southeastern 375 382 375 390 376 362 -3.7 -3.5 

Southern Park Heights 1,114 1,085 1,025 880 907 854 -5.8 -23.3 

Southwest Baltimore 1,651 1,582 1,589 1,621 1,605 1,663 3.6 0.7 

The Waverlies 541 479 461 484 410 465 13.4 -14.0 

Upton/Druid Heights* 623 588 558 794 761 911 19.7 46.2 

Washington Village 406 341 299 321 279 294 5.4 -27.6 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 719 604 579 589 556 499 -10.3 -30.6 

Baltimore City 35,847 33,974 33,166 33,500 33,626 32,735 -2.6 -8.7 





Number of Students Enrolled in Middle School 

The number of students enrolled in public schools grades 6-8 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 854 840 784 692 668 747 11.8 -12.5 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 410 408 414 384 369 349 -5.4 -14.9 

Belair-Edison 880 840 741 772 717 831 15.9 -5.6 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 543 565 574 569 506 525 3.8 -3.3 

Canton 69 53 48 40 34 32 -5.9 -53.6 

Cedonia/Frankford 968 956 905 861 763 729 -4.5 -24.7 

Cherry Hill 575 565 506 473 440 412 -6.4 -28.3 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 274 264 246 217 201 228 13.4 -16.8 

Claremont/Armistead 304 322 283 273 268 267 -0.4 -12.2 

Clifton-Berea 655 599 567 531 538 523 -2.8 -20.2 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 108 102 104 113 105 108 2.9 0.0 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 177 170 175 151 147 124 -15.6 -29.9 

Dorchester/Ashburton 524 483 451 458 393 404 2.8 -22.9 

Downtown/Seton Hill 82 73 56 45 45 45 0.0 -45.1 

Edmondson Village 489 484 453 395 353 325 -7.9 -33.5 

Fells Point 118 106 90 82 67 59 -11.9 -50.0 

Forest Park/Walbrook 431 389 373 377 330 369 11.8 -14.4 

Glen-Falstaff 403 389 361 345 379 306 -19.3 -24.1 


Greater Govans 515 513 446 426 379 381 0.5 -26.0 

Greater Mondawmin 414 411 382 330 318 352 10.7 -15.0 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 42 36 32 53 63 83 31.7 97.6 

Greater Rosemont 1,022 956 863 816 773 788 1.9 -22.9 

Greenmount East 540 479 465 418 348 438 25.9 -18.9 

Hamilton 481 502 488 442 415 427 2.9 -11.2 


Harford/Echodale 565 506 476 457 454 493 8.6 -12.7 

Highlandtown 169 157 126 105 108 109 0.9 -35.5 

Howard Park/West Arlington 384 363 306 271 264 314 18.9 -18.2 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 130 110 95 96 87 92 5.7 -29.2 


Lauraville 400 382 330 297 301 364 20.9 -9.0 

Loch Raven 641 605 538 510 465 549 18.1 -14.4 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 354 353 311 238 288 252 -12.5 -28.8 

Midtown* 178 152 144 137 137 107 -21.9 -39.9 

Midway/Coldstream 599 511 490 483 389 460 18.3 -23.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville 294 271 252 255 260 252 -3.1 -14.3 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 47 45 55 64 75 82 9.3 74.5 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 115 102 101 87 95 88 -7.4 -23.5 

Northwood 467 473 451 393 380 448 17.9 -4.1 



Patterson Park North & East 769 661 591 507 464 506 9.1 -34.2 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 517 445 411 407 347 338 -2.6 -34.6 


Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 651 641 586 505 467 465 -0.4 -28.6 


Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 843 747 725 641 610 617 1.1 -26.8 


Southeastern 246 238 199 156 178 192 7.9 -22.0 

Southern Park Heights 832 774 706 550 485 482 -0.6 -42.1 

Southwest Baltimore 1,021 901 873 774 773 813 5.2 -20.4 

The Waverlies 393 395 359 304 304 284 -6.6 -27.7 

Upton/Druid Heights* 518 472 464 468 439 309 -29.6 -40.3 


Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 442 391 342 370 310 300 -3.2 -32.1 

Baltimore City 24,318 22,821 21,202 19,480 18,440 18,778 1.8 -22.8 





Number of Students Enrolled in High School 

The number of students enrolled in public schools grades 9-12 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 929 938 950 922 983 1,064 8.2 14.5 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 558 570 549 516 490 511 4.3 -8.4 

Belair-Edison 1,100 1,146 1,202 1,086 1,119 1,219 8.9 10.8 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 433 415 391 406 451 615 36.4 42.0 

Canton 56 51 49 40 48 49 2.1 -12.5 

Cedonia/Frankford 1,115 1,184 1,260 1,246 1,283 1,477 15.1 32.5 

Cherry Hill 528 533 558 563 540 584 8.1 10.6 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 362 347 340 342 336 351 4.5 -3.0 

Claremont/Armistead 302 307 309 270 277 343 23.8 13.6 

Clifton-Berea 675 667 683 683 701 784 11.8 16.1 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 141 120 111 111 106 124 17.0 -12.1 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 171 149 150 140 156 183 17.3 7.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 684 677 699 693 678 732 8.0 7.0 

Downtown/Seton Hill 68 94 86 70 62 80 29.0 17.6 

Edmondson Village 609 580 567 555 547 614 12.2 0.8 

Fells Point 97 85 87 89 91 100 9.9 3.1 

Forest Park/Walbrook 598 612 574 565 576 603 4.7 0.8 

Glen-Falstaff 544 534 529 527 493 506 2.6 -7.0 


Greater Govans 659 694 667 664 660 684 3.6 3.8 

Greater Mondawmin 547 553 540 569 545 592 8.6 8.2 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 39 44 40 58 64 54 -15.6 38.5 

Greater Rosemont 1,329 1,345 1,334 1,292 1,263 1,343 6.3 1.1 

Greenmount East 617 598 564 540 558 627 12.4 1.6 

Hamilton 570 589 625 539 573 638 11.3 11.9 


Harford/Echodale 599 651 637 609 626 679 8.5 13.4 

Highlandtown 153 142 134 113 114 133 16.7 -13.1 

Howard Park/West Arlington 570 559 549 521 541 519 -4.1 -8.9 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 125 134 132 112 114 127 11.4 1.6 


Lauraville 519 558 565 560 533 647 21.4 24.7 

Loch Raven 728 784 829 794 773 758 -1.9 4.1 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 358 336 346 341 323 364 12.7 1.7 

Midtown* 175 162 156 151 160 166 3.8 -5.1 

Midway/Coldstream 687 692 690 666 662 709 7.1 3.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville 207 203 189 151 159 208 30.8 0.5 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 88 82 84 71 58 58 0.0 -34.1 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 128 127 140 123 122 120 -1.6 -6.3 

Northwood 646 673 694 689 668 753 12.7 16.6 



Patterson Park North & East 773 705 705 623 605 647 6.9 -16.3 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 512 530 517 521 534 601 12.5 17.4 


Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 726 754 725 736 680 714 5.0 -1.7 


Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 1,006 1,002 988 933 952 1,105 16.1 9.8 


Southeastern 233 220 208 209 218 239 9.6 2.6 

Southern Park Heights 861 861 851 824 818 848 3.7 -1.5 

Southwest Baltimore 952 994 990 997 1,007 1,154 14.6 21.2 

The Waverlies 465 430 439 410 403 468 16.1 0.6 

Upton/Druid Heights* 535 564 570 564 572 632 10.5 18.1 


Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 408 380 371 358 384 439 14.3 7.6 

Baltimore City 27,308 27,415 27,315 26,495 26,872 28,653 6.6 4.9 





Percent of Students that are Black/African-American 

The percentage of enrolled students that are Black or African-American 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 95.7 95.7 95.2 95.5 95.5 94.9 -0.6 -0.8 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 96.5 96.5 96.6 96.9 96.3 95.4 -0.9 -1.1 

Belair-Edison 96.8 97.4 97.7 98.1 98.1 96.9 -1.2 0.1 


Canton 15.7 19.2 15.1 13.8 15.9 19.6 3.7 3.9 

Cedonia/Frankford 94.8 95.6 95.6 95.5 93.9 91.3 -2.6 -3.5 

Cherry Hill 99.5 99.4 99.0 99.1 99.0 97.6 -1.4 -1.9 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 95.4 94.4 94.8 94.5 93.7 93.3 -0.4 -2.1 

Claremont/Armistead 64.3 61.0 63.1 61.8 60.1 58.7 -1.4 -5.7 

Clifton-Berea 99.1 99.1 98.9 99.2 99.2 98.2 -0.9 -0.9 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 87.1 89.3 85.2 85.9 83.9 74.4 -9.5 -12.7 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 98.6 98.2 98.3 98.5 98.0 97.5 -0.5 -1.1 

Dorchester/Ashburton 99.2 98.9 98.9 99.2 98.9 97.6 -1.4 -1.6 

Downtown/Seton Hill 92.2 92.3 92.5 93.7 95.1 93.0 -2.1 0.7 


Fells Point 31.8 27.3 28.0 28.7 27.0 28.5 1.5 -3.3 

Forest Park/Walbrook 99.0 98.8 98.9 98.8 98.9 97.8 -1.0 -1.2 

Glen-Falstaff 90.2 89.6 88.3 87.2 87.4 88.1 0.7 -2.1 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 92.3 90.0 88.8 87.6 87.4 88.5 1.1 -3.8 

Greater Govans 99.0 98.8 98.5 98.6 98.3 97.3 -1.0 -1.6 

Greater Mondawmin 99.6 99.5 99.1 99.2 99.5 98.2 -1.3 -1.3 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 13.1 13.3 15.6 16.6 19.5 19.1 -0.4 6.0 

Greater Rosemont 99.6 99.7 99.7 99.3 99.5 98.7 -0.7 -0.9 

Greenmount East 99.3 99.3 99.2 99.0 98.9 97.9 -1.0 -1.3 

Hamilton 81.5 82.6 84.1 85.4 85.8 86.4 0.6 4.9 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA NA 93.7 NA NA 


Highlandtown 32.6 30.6 32.4 33.0 33.9 33.9 0.1 1.4 

Howard Park/West Arlington 98.4 98.3 98.0 97.6 97.7 95.7 -2.0 -2.7 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 49.3 48.8 53.6 55.7 53.2 48.5 -4.7 -0.8 

Jonestown/Oldtown 97.5 97.6 97.3 97.1 97.2 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 85.3 86.2 87.4 88.0 87.2 87.7 0.5 2.4 

Loch Raven 97.8 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.9 96.6 -1.3 -1.3 

Madison/East End 98.3 97.8 97.5 97.0 96.9 95.7 -1.1 -2.5 


Midtown* 89.6 88.7 88.3 89.8 86.9 82.2 -4.7 -7.4 

Midway/Coldstream 99.2 99.4 99.3 98.8 99.2 98.5 -0.7 -0.7 


Mt. Washington/Coldspring 60.8 64.5 64.1 61.4 54.2 49.0 -5.2 -11.8 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 70.1 67.3 62.8 55.5 51.8 46.6 -5.2 -23.5 

Northwood 98.2 97.9 98.0 97.7 97.5 96.1 -1.4 -2.1 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA NA 96.9 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 30.8 29.2 28.4 26.1 25.5 25.1 -0.4 -5.7 

Patterson Park North & East 77.6 77.3 76.9 74.5 73.1 74.5 1.4 -3.1 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 98.8 98.8 99.1 98.9 98.6 97.7 -0.9 -1.1 

Perkins/Middle East 97.9 98.0 97.0 96.9 97.4 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 99.2 98.8 98.7 98.9 98.9 98.4 -0.5 -0.7 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 96.3 96.7 97.2 96.2 96.4 95.9 -0.5 -0.5 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 99.4 99.4 99.1 99.0 99.1 98.3 -0.8 -1.1 


Southeastern 68.4 64.2 62.7 56.8 55.9 54.0 -1.9 -14.5 

Southern Park Heights 99.2 99.1 99.1 98.9 98.5 97.8 -0.6 -1.4 

Southwest Baltimore 88.4 87.9 88.1 87.6 87.5 86.1 -1.4 -2.3 

The Waverlies 96.7 96.4 96.7 96.5 96.4 95.1 -1.3 -1.6 

Upton/Druid Heights* 99.4 99.2 99.2 99.2 99.4 98.3 -1.0 -1.1 


Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 85.7 85.7 84.4 83.3 81.8 82.4 0.5 -3.3 

Baltimore City 87.9 88.0 88.2 88.2 87.8 87.3 -0.5 -0.6 





Percent of Students that are White (non-Hispanic) 

The percentage of enrolled students that are white (non-Hispanic) 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 -0.1 -1.0 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 43.1 42.0 38.8 35.5 33.8 31.1 -2.7 -12.0 

Canton 66.9 61.6 60.3 59.0 57.5 59.8 2.3 -7.1 


Cherry Hill 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 -0.1 0.2 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 3.1 3.6 3.5 3.9 4.5 3.6 -0.9 0.5 


Clifton-Berea 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 



Dorchester/Ashburton 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.1 


Edmondson Village 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.2 

Fells Point 22.9 22.4 22.1 19.7 22.5 20.5 -2.0 -2.4 


Glen-Falstaff 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.3 -0.2 -0.2 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 3.7 5.2 5.7 6.8 7.0 5.9 -1.1 2.2 


Greater Mondawmin 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 65.8 69.5 68.7 66.3 59.5 55.5 -3.9 -10.3 



Hamilton 16.2 15.3 13.1 12.0 11.1 9.1 -2.0 -7.0 


Harford/Echodale 22.9 21.3 17.8 15.8 13.9 12.6 -1.3 -10.3 

Highlandtown 48.1 44.8 38.6 35.5 32.1 27.0 -5.1 -21.2 

Howard Park/West Arlington 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 -0.2 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 43.5 43.3 40.5 38.5 39.1 41.4 2.3 -2.1 


Lauraville 13.0 12.1 10.8 9.6 10.2 8.2 -2.0 -4.9 

Loch Raven 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 -0.1 -0.3 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 65.6 66.4 64.0 61.8 61.0 57.6 -3.4 -8.0 

Midtown* 7.6 8.7 8.9 8.0 9.9 10.4 0.5 2.8 


Morrell Park/Violetville 80.2 76.9 75.3 73.7 70.1 67.4 -2.7 -12.9 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 35.5 31.2 31.9 34.4 40.4 39.9 -0.5 4.3 


Northwood 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.2 -0.4 -0.4 



Patterson Park North & East 9.6 8.2 8.1 8.3 8.4 7.5 -0.9 -2.1 






South Baltimore 89.7 85.9 83.6 82.2 80.7 78.9 -1.8 -10.8 




The Waverlies 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.6 -0.3 -0.5 


Washington Village 28.8 26.2 26.0 23.7 23.0 18.9 -4.1 -9.9 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 9.5 8.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 -0.8 -3.3 






Percent of Students that are Hispanic 

The percentage of enrolled students that are Hispanic 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 


Canton 13.9 13.4 18.3 20.7 22.0 17.5 -4.5 3.6 


Cherry Hill 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 



Clifton-Berea 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 


Dickeyville/Franklintown 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.5 -0.1 0.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.2 

Downtown/Seton Hill 3.4 3.3 3.0 1.3 1.3 1.1 -0.2 -2.3 

Edmondson Village 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.3 0.0 

Fells Point 40.7 45.3 44.2 46.1 45.3 43.0 -2.2 2.3 


Glen-Falstaff 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.8 2.4 -3.5 -2.4 


Greater Govans 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 -0.1 0.2 



Greater Rosemont 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 


Hamilton 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.6 



Highlandtown 14.2 18.3 21.5 25.1 29.4 34.5 5.1 20.3 

Howard Park/West Arlington 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 -0.1 0.4 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.2 4.8 4.7 -0.2 1.2 


Lauraville 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.7 

Loch Raven 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.1 



Midtown* 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.8 1.7 

Midway/Coldstream 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 -0.3 0.0 




Northwood 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 -0.2 0.3 



Patterson Park North & East 10.4 12.2 13.0 15.1 16.3 14.9 -1.4 4.5 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.0 





South Baltimore 1.8 2.4 2.7 4.4 5.5 3.9 -1.6 2.1 




The Waverlies 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.4 0.3 0.7 


Washington Village 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.5 1.1 -0.4 0.8 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 4.1 5.0 7.2 9.2 10.5 9.9 -0.5 5.9 

Baltimore City 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.6 3.0 2.9 -0.1 1.0 





Percent of students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunch 

The percentage of students receiving free or reduced meals at school. 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 71.2 66.4 64.8 67.3 71.8 85.5 13.7 14.3 


Canton 69.0 57.6 49.8 59.6 57.9 73.5 15.6 4.5 


Cherry Hill 82.7 79.0 78.7 76.2 82.1 91.3 9.2 8.5 



Clifton-Berea 81.1 74.4 72.4 74.4 79.5 89.9 10.4 8.8 






Fells Point 74.2 69.1 62.9 61.1 63.5 73.8 10.3 -0.3 


Glen-Falstaff 59.4 58.1 55.0 55.7 60.6 71.5 10.9 12.1 







Hamilton 54.4 50.3 47.2 50.7 55.4 74.0 18.6 19.6 



Highlandtown 73.4 66.0 64.4 65.7 72.4 83.2 10.9 9.9 




Lauraville 57.6 52.5 50.7 52.7 57.4 72.1 14.7 14.6 

Loch Raven 59.0 54.0 54.4 53.5 60.7 75.3 14.6 16.3 



Midtown* 70.6 65.0 63.8 65.3 66.5 75.7 9.3 5.1 





Northwood 61.5 57.9 55.9 55.7 63.4 76.6 13.2 15.2 













The Waverlies 71.0 63.5 63.9 66.8 70.6 83.4 12.9 12.5 









Percent of students Enrolled in Special Education Programs 

The percentage of public school students in grades 1-12 that are enrolled into a special education program. 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 


Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 12.8 12.9 13.4 11.9 12.0 12.7 0.7 -0.1 

Belair-Edison 15.8 15.9 16.4 15.1 15.0 16.0 1.0 0.2 


Canton 13.2 13.4 12.3 11.2 12.6 17.5 4.8 4.3 


Cherry Hill 15.5 15.6 15.3 17.1 18.0 19.6 1.6 4.1 


Claremont/Armistead 15.9 15.9 14.6 14.6 14.7 15.6 0.9 -0.3 

Clifton-Berea 15.8 16.8 16.5 15.9 15.7 16.8 1.1 1.0 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 14.3 15.9 15.7 14.7 15.7 14.3 -1.4 0.1 





Fells Point 13.8 13.9 14.7 14.2 14.5 16.6 2.1 2.8 


Glen-Falstaff 13.0 13.6 14.5 15.4 14.3 15.2 0.9 2.2 



Greater Mondawmin 15.7 15.0 14.9 17.5 16.4 16.3 -0.1 0.7 




Hamilton 16.8 16.6 16.2 15.9 15.0 16.4 1.4 -0.4 


Harford/Echodale 18.1 17.4 16.7 16.7 16.7 17.4 0.8 -0.6 

Highlandtown 17.4 16.4 16.7 15.1 13.8 15.0 1.2 -2.4 




Lauraville 18.2 19.3 18.3 17.1 17.9 19.9 2.0 1.7 

Loch Raven 12.4 12.1 12.6 12.9 12.7 14.0 1.3 1.6 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 14.6 15.2 15.5 15.2 14.1 14.0 0.0 -0.6 

Midtown* 16.2 16.7 16.7 17.6 16.1 17.0 0.9 0.9 


Morrell Park/Violetville 16.8 16.6 16.1 14.6 13.3 15.2 1.9 -1.6 



Northwood 12.5 12.3 13.1 13.8 13.4 15.0 1.7 2.6 










Southeastern 19.5 20.0 17.3 17.3 17.8 19.2 1.5 -0.3 



The Waverlies 15.7 15.8 15.4 16.6 14.9 16.3 1.3 0.5 


Washington Village 16.3 15.2 14.3 13.3 12.6 15.0 2.4 -1.3 







Dropout Rate 

The percentage of students enrolled in grades 9-12 at the beginning of the academic year who withdrew from school sometime before completion of the school year out of all students enrolled in 

grades 9-12 that year 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 8.5 8.2 10.2 6.0 5.7 4.0 -1.7 -4.5 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 12.7 12.5 11.3 13.1 5.1 5.2 0.1 -7.5 

Canton 1.8 9.8 2.0 0.0 4.2 4.1 -0.1 2.3 


Cherry Hill 11.6 11.6 9.1 10.1 9.1 3.9 -5.1 -7.6 



Clifton-Berea 11.0 12.4 13.0 10.1 6.6 4.6 -2.0 -6.4 


Dickeyville/Franklintown 8.8 12.8 12.7 5.7 1.9 2.7 0.8 -6.0 


Downtown/Seton Hill 10.3 6.4 8.1 11.4 3.2 5.0 1.8 -5.3 

Edmondson Village 11.7 11.7 8.1 6.1 6.4 3.1 -3.3 -8.6 

Fells Point 8.2 8.2 12.6 6.7 5.5 4.0 -1.5 -4.2 


Glen-Falstaff 6.4 6.4 6.2 5.1 3.4 2.2 -1.3 -4.3 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 13.0 10.4 12.2 10.9 7.0 3.9 -3.1 -9.1 





Greenmount East 13.8 11.4 15.2 9.6 8.1 4.1 -3.9 -9.6 

Hamilton 4.6 5.8 5.9 4.6 5.6 4.1 -1.5 -0.5 



Highlandtown 6.5 7.7 11.9 6.2 6.1 4.5 -1.6 -2.0 




Lauraville 6.4 7.5 6.7 5.0 4.7 2.8 -1.9 -3.6 

Loch Raven 4.5 4.8 4.2 5.2 3.5 2.8 -0.7 -1.8 



Midtown* 9.1 8.6 10.9 11.9 10.0 5.4 -4.6 -3.7 





Northwood 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.2 3.9 3.1 -0.8 -2.7 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 5.3 6.2 6.8 6.9 2.5 4.2 1.7 -1.2 








Southeastern 8.6 10.5 9.1 5.3 0.9 5.0 4.0 -3.6 



The Waverlies 12.9 8.1 6.8 7.1 4.7 3.0 -1.7 -9.9 









High School Completion Rate 

The percentage of students enrolled in public school in grade 12 who receive a Maryland High School diploma or certificate of completion for that year 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 63.3 76.1 79.2 85.4 82.5 80.3 -2.2 17.1 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 79.5 78.7 81.0 85.0 88.2 85.9 -2.3 6.4 

Belair-Edison 79.6 77.0 81.9 84.7 83.0 82.9 -0.2 3.3 


Canton 75.0 25.0 80.0 100.0 100.0 75.0 -25.0 0.0 

Cedonia/Frankford 78.2 81.5 83.3 86.7 85.1 82.1 -3.0 3.9 

Cherry Hill 71.3 75.3 77.4 83.3 81.1 76.4 -4.6 5.1 



Clifton-Berea 71.2 75.4 75.9 83.2 77.9 77.7 -0.2 6.5 






Fells Point 85.7 84.6 80.0 100.0 94.1 72.2 -21.9 -13.5 


Glen-Falstaff 73.3 85.8 89.1 84.6 90.2 79.5 -10.7 6.2 






Greenmount East 72.6 81.1 80.0 78.8 78.0 74.1 -3.9 1.6 

Hamilton 80.8 84.7 79.0 82.0 78.6 77.4 -1.1 -3.4 



Highlandtown 62.1 65.2 68.2 81.0 75.0 61.9 -13.1 -0.2 




Lauraville 69.0 80.2 82.4 92.1 78.0 73.9 -4.1 4.9 

Loch Raven 75.9 89.6 88.5 85.1 87.2 81.0 -6.2 5.1 

Madison/East End 70.1 74.7 82.7 82.0 78.7 77.7 -1.0 7.6 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 73.8 80.0 68.0 80.5 84.1 77.9 -6.2 4.1 

Midtown* 71.4 79.4 73.3 85.0 75.0 67.6 -7.4 -3.8 


Morrell Park/Violetville 74.4 87.5 71.4 80.0 96.4 95.2 -1.2 20.9 



Northwood 74.6 88.9 89.0 86.2 82.3 78.3 -4.0 3.7 







Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 69.7 78.8 81.4 72.7 79.7 75.0 -4.7 5.3 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 62.2 71.6 76.9 84.1 76.3 75.5 -0.8 13.3 


Southeastern 65.0 66.7 71.1 72.4 83.7 81.4 -2.3 16.4 

Southern Park Heights 69.9 77.9 82.6 88.8 81.6 81.3 -0.3 11.4 

Southwest Baltimore 62.6 78.6 67.7 74.4 75.4 71.7 -3.7 9.1 

The Waverlies 70.8 90.7 83.5 82.3 80.3 75.6 -4.7 4.8 

Upton/Druid Heights* 61.2 79.8 79.8 81.0 78.7 76.2 -2.5 15.0 








Percent of Students Chronically Absent in Grades 1-5 

The percentage of elementary school students in public schools missing 20 or more days of school in the given school year 



2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 09-10 05-10 

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* Change Change 



Belair-Edison 17.0 20.6 18.2 12.7 11.2 14.0 2.8 -3.0 


Canton 12.7 23.9 4.4 13.0 9.9 7.8 -2.1 -4.9 

Cedonia/Frankford 13.6 18.9 14.8 12.4 10.2 10.5 0.3 -3.1 

Cherry Hill 10.3 17.9 13.4 11.5 10.2 14.3 4.0 4.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 13.9 22.5 9.9 10.3 7.6 10.5 2.9 -3.4 


Clifton-Berea 15.1 19.7 13.5 9.7 12.7 15.4 2.7 0.3 


Dickeyville/Franklintown 15.2 22.3 14.9 11.1 6.6 10.5 3.9 -4.7 




Fells Point 12.3 20.7 8.7 10.9 6.3 6.9 0.7 -5.4 

Forest Park/Walbrook 14.9 19.0 12.9 16.6 13.0 13.1 0.1 -1.9 

Glen-Falstaff 5.7 21.7 10.7 8.0 7.0 8.8 1.8 3.1 





Greater Rosemont 13.0 18.5 12.7 15.3 9.9 12.6 2.7 -0.4 


Hamilton 10.0 15.8 10.3 9.6 7.0 7.9 0.9 -2.1 



Highlandtown 17.6 22.6 12.9 7.5 11.6 10.5 -1.1 -7.1 




Lauraville 7.3 21.0 13.5 9.5 6.2 9.6 3.5 2.3 

Loch Raven 8.3 19.4 7.7 5.8 6.1 6.6 0.4 -1.7 



Midtown* 8.2 18.7 9.8 11.9 13.3 9.4 -3.9 1.1 




North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 7.5 21.5 7.2 4.4 5.6 7.3 1.6 -0.3 

Northwood 10.9 22.1 6.8 6.9 7.6 9.2 1.5 -1.7 












Southwest Baltimore 16.5 19.3 14.9 11.7 11.8 14.9 3.1 -1.6 

The Waverlies 10.0 27.1 10.8 9.7 8.0 10.5 2.5 0.6 


Washington Village 15.3 18.8 10.4 11.8 6.5 12.6 6.1 -2.7 


Baltimore City 12.4 19.2 12.6 11.0 10.1 12.3 2.3 -0.1 






The percentage of middle school students in public schools missing 20 or more days of school in the given school year 



2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 09-10 05-10 

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 34.9 38.5 38.6 32.5 21.9 28.8 6.9 -6.1 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 21.0 25.0 25.8 16.7 8.1 11.7 3.6 -9.2 

Belair-Edison 31.0 36.9 33.7 25.5 13.4 12.4 -1.0 -18.6 


Canton 29.0 20.8 18.8 15.0 14.7 21.9 7.2 -7.1 


Cherry Hill 16.2 21.2 20.2 14.2 12.5 17.0 4.5 0.8 


Claremont/Armistead 23.0 16.5 23.7 22.3 11.9 15.4 3.4 -7.7 

Clifton-Berea 36.2 39.4 39.0 28.8 18.6 18.0 -0.6 -18.2 






Fells Point 36.4 20.8 26.7 29.3 19.4 11.9 -7.5 -24.6 


Glen-Falstaff 34.0 18.5 15.8 8.1 6.9 7.8 1.0 -26.2 


Greater Govans 16.1 14.4 18.4 13.6 10.3 12.1 1.8 -4.0 




Greenmount East 38.1 34.4 41.5 29.4 21.3 23.7 2.5 -14.4 

Hamilton 16.2 18.7 21.3 16.3 12.5 10.1 -2.5 -6.1 


Harford/Echodale 13.1 11.1 13.4 11.6 9.7 10.1 0.5 -3.0 

Highlandtown 37.3 28.0 42.1 29.5 24.1 19.3 -4.8 -18.0 




Lauraville 30.8 27.7 30.6 20.5 9.3 11.3 2.0 -19.5 

Loch Raven 13.4 15.2 14.5 11.4 8.2 8.4 0.2 -5.0 



Midtown* 24.2 32.2 34.0 24.1 13.9 22.4 8.6 -1.7 

Midway/Coldstream 39.7 41.1 38.8 31.3 15.9 22.2 6.2 -17.6 




Northwood 14.6 17.8 22.8 15.3 10.0 13.4 3.4 -1.2 






Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 41.5 34.9 33.1 25.1 10.9 13.1 2.2 -28.4 







The Waverlies 21.4 23.8 30.1 15.1 12.2 13.0 0.9 -8.3 










The percentage of high school students in public schools missing 20 or more days of school in the given school year 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 40.1 43.2 42.8 39.8 42.1 41.1 -1.0 1.0 


Canton 32.1 31.4 38.8 17.5 33.3 22.4 -10.9 -9.7 


Cherry Hill 40.2 38.3 49.5 46.2 44.8 44.2 -0.6 4.0 



Clifton-Berea 46.4 49.9 51.0 44.8 45.4 42.2 -3.1 -4.2 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 31.9 30.0 31.5 30.6 24.5 26.6 2.1 -5.3 





Fells Point 37.1 40.0 40.2 34.8 31.9 43.0 11.1 5.9 

Forest Park/Walbrook 40.0 45.6 40.1 44.4 44.3 41.1 -3.1 1.2 

Glen-Falstaff 30.9 31.5 30.2 38.7 29.6 30.8 1.2 -0.1 







Hamilton 28.2 29.2 26.6 28.2 27.6 30.6 3.0 2.3 



Highlandtown 39.9 45.8 40.3 44.2 51.8 51.1 -0.6 11.3 




Lauraville 27.7 27.2 25.8 25.7 27.4 31.7 4.3 3.9 

Loch Raven 26.6 29.6 31.7 29.0 26.0 31.4 5.4 4.8 



Midtown* 33.1 30.2 43.6 44.4 46.9 34.9 -11.9 1.8 





Northwood 30.3 27.2 31.3 31.5 30.2 28.7 -1.6 -1.7 






Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 42.3 43.8 42.2 48.2 46.8 45.1 -1.7 2.8 







The Waverlies 39.6 40.5 40.5 35.4 37.7 39.7 2.0 0.2 









Percent of Suspended or Expelled During School Year 

The percentage of students expelled or suspended during a school year out of total students enrolled. 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 8.2 6.5 11.2 9.7 9.6 9.9 0.3 1.7 


Canton 8.2 6.3 5.0 7.4 4.7 8.5 3.8 0.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 10.9 6.7 10.7 10.6 8.8 9.1 0.4 -1.8 

Cherry Hill 11.7 9.1 9.9 9.2 8.3 10.5 2.1 -1.3 



Clifton-Berea 11.7 7.3 11.9 10.3 8.3 10.4 2.1 -1.3 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 8.3 3.9 5.2 5.4 3.9 5.9 2.0 -2.4 



Downtown/Seton Hill 10.8 2.6 9.1 7.1 5.4 4.8 -0.5 -6.0 

Edmondson Village 12.4 8.4 13.5 13.7 11.2 11.8 0.6 -0.6 

Fells Point 6.6 6.1 9.3 8.2 6.3 6.2 0.0 -0.4 


Glen-Falstaff 9.2 7.5 9.2 6.9 5.5 8.6 3.1 -0.6 


Greater Govans 11.5 4.7 12.6 8.7 8.8 10.1 1.3 -1.4 


Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 4.0 2.6 4.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 0.5 -1.9 



Hamilton 13.6 5.5 10.3 9.6 7.3 8.8 1.6 -4.8 



Highlandtown 10.0 6.8 12.7 9.8 9.3 7.5 -1.8 -2.5 




Lauraville 9.7 5.8 10.1 9.9 7.1 6.7 -0.4 -3.1 

Loch Raven 10.4 3.7 8.0 8.4 7.1 7.5 0.4 -2.9 


Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 6.2 3.1 5.8 4.5 4.5 5.4 0.9 -0.7 

Midtown* 13.5 6.6 11.8 9.3 9.9 8.8 -1.1 -4.7 





Northwood 11.8 3.8 10.6 10.1 7.0 7.9 0.9 -4.0 








Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 10.3 7.0 12.9 12.9 9.0 9.6 0.6 -0.7 




Southwest Baltimore 10.1 6.8 10.9 8.5 8.3 9.1 0.8 -1.0 

The Waverlies 9.4 6.8 9.8 8.0 6.1 8.5 2.4 -0.8 









Percent of 3rd Grade Students Scoring Advanced/Proficient in the MSA Math Section 

The number of students in the 3rdgrade who score advanced/proficient in mathematics out of all students who took the exam 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 59.7 49.3 50.5 66.1 75.8 76.9 1.1 17.2 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 59.8 58.9 54.7 76.0 84.7 82.4 -2.3 22.6 

Canton 72.7 62.5 43.8 90.9 81.0 100.0 19.0 27.3 


Cherry Hill 39.7 36.2 57.9 54.3 62.8 69.6 6.9 29.9 


Claremont/Armistead 62.6 68.8 65.8 80.0 88.2 82.9 -5.2 20.3 

Clifton-Berea 49.0 45.8 42.0 56.2 74.5 62.5 -12.0 13.5 






Fells Point 50.0 46.7 59.1 75.0 84.2 87.8 3.6 37.8 


Glen-Falstaff 75.0 75.9 81.3 73.5 74.3 69.3 -4.9 -5.7 







Hamilton 77.1 67.7 63.9 71.9 78.8 74.0 -4.8 -3.1 


Harford/Echodale 68.9 68.5 68.8 78.8 84.0 81.6 -2.4 12.7 

Highlandtown 56.5 52.6 67.9 80.0 62.5 77.5 15.0 21.0 




Lauraville 69.7 75.9 75.0 77.9 94.9 84.9 -9.9 15.2 

Loch Raven 60.5 72.2 67.0 80.0 85.1 85.9 0.8 25.4 



Midtown* 64.0 64.3 77.5 76.2 84.3 70.0 -14.3 6.0 




North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 48.1 74.3 85.2 86.0 95.8 88.6 -7.2 40.5 

Northwood 59.8 64.5 67.3 78.7 77.7 85.7 8.0 25.9 













The Waverlies 70.7 63.5 66.1 74.2 88.3 81.7 -6.6 11.0 









Percent of 3rd Grade Students Scoring Advanced/Proficient in the MSA Reading Section 

The number of students in the 3rd grade who scored advanced/proficient in reading out of all students who took the exam. 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 69.2 58.1 62.0 63.9 78.3 69.8 -8.4 0.6 


Canton 68.2 75.0 75.0 72.7 85.7 90.0 4.3 21.8 


Cherry Hill 47.4 47.6 53.1 45.1 60.7 68.5 7.8 21.0 



Clifton-Berea 53.6 54.3 54.3 59.0 70.9 62.5 -8.4 8.9 






Fells Point 52.8 60.0 76.2 77.4 78.9 78.0 -0.9 25.3 


Glen-Falstaff 70.8 77.0 82.5 76.5 77.2 69.3 -7.9 -1.5 







Hamilton 82.3 75.3 75.2 77.0 72.3 76.4 4.1 -5.9 



Highlandtown 60.9 59.5 69.0 74.3 70.0 77.5 7.5 16.6 




Lauraville 77.6 81.9 82.1 80.5 92.3 81.7 -10.6 4.1 

Loch Raven 75.9 71.8 79.4 80.6 88.5 83.0 -5.6 7.0 



Midtown* 64.0 64.3 85.0 73.8 76.5 85.0 8.5 21.0 





Northwood 65.5 71.1 80.0 79.5 82.3 91.6 9.3 26.1 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 36.4 62.7 69.8 78.6 70.7 67.6 -3.0 31.3 











The Waverlies 69.4 71.1 61.0 81.4 78.2 81.7 3.5 12.3 









Percent of 5th Grade Students Scoring Advanced/Proficient in the MSA Math Section 

The number of students in the 5th grade who score advanced/proficient in mathematics out of all students who took the exam. 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 45.7 37.8 53.3 66.7 76.1 74.8 -1.4 29.0 


Canton 33.3 40.0 46.2 50.0 84.6 81.8 -2.8 48.5 


Cherry Hill 27.5 36.6 47.1 49.6 65.5 64.3 -1.2 36.8 



Clifton-Berea 30.6 33.9 52.4 61.8 71.5 64.6 -6.9 34.0 






Fells Point 40.0 41.7 74.1 74.1 83.3 75.9 -7.5 35.9 


Glen-Falstaff 64.5 56.8 70.2 60.3 73.1 54.5 -18.5 -9.9 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 80.0 69.2 83.1 86.1 88.1 67.1 -21.0 -12.9 






Hamilton 56.5 59.1 64.4 77.2 74.8 68.0 -6.8 11.6 



Highlandtown 29.8 39.5 55.2 83.3 84.0 71.8 -12.2 42.0 




Lauraville 60.2 64.9 82.1 84.9 61.2 68.4 7.1 8.2 

Loch Raven 62.6 73.3 81.8 75.3 82.4 80.7 -1.7 18.1 



Midtown* 64.0 77.1 77.1 78.3 79.3 72.7 -6.6 8.7 





Northwood 47.7 58.8 71.4 62.6 86.4 81.0 -5.4 33.3 













The Waverlies 49.5 61.0 70.0 76.9 74.2 60.6 -13.7 11.0 









Percent of 5th Grade Students Scoring Advanced/Proficient in the MSA Reading Section 

The number of students in the 5th grade who score advanced/proficient in reading out of all students who took the exam. 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 53.5 48.6 46.4 70.6 81.4 79.0 -2.3 25.5 


Canton 56.0 57.1 80.0 70.0 92.3 100.0 7.7 44.0 


Cherry Hill 51.9 38.8 49.7 61.6 73.9 67.5 -6.4 15.6 



Clifton-Berea 52.5 52.2 45.2 74.3 76.0 70.8 -5.2 18.3 






Fells Point 53.3 51.7 50.0 81.5 77.8 82.8 5.0 29.4 


Glen-Falstaff 63.6 78.5 67.6 76.0 83.1 77.9 -5.2 14.3 







Hamilton 59.3 73.0 72.3 93.0 88.3 82.3 -6.0 23.1 



Highlandtown 50.0 46.2 55.3 87.5 88.0 71.8 -16.2 21.8 




Lauraville 58.6 64.1 69.1 83.7 87.6 73.4 -14.2 14.8 

Loch Raven 64.0 73.9 71.5 82.7 89.9 85.5 -4.4 21.5 



Midtown* 58.7 67.7 70.8 82.6 96.7 87.9 -8.8 29.2 





Northwood 57.3 55.2 63.0 81.5 87.2 90.0 2.8 32.7 













The Waverlies 57.0 74.8 67.9 85.6 83.3 71.8 -11.5 14.9 









Percent of 8th Grade Students Scoring Advanced/Proficient in the MSA Math Section 

The number of students in the 8th grade who score advanced/proficient in mathematics out of all students who took the exam. 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 15.9 13.6 24.7 23.6 49.3 30.6 -18.7 14.7 


Canton 26.3 0.0 43.8 64.3 80.0 77.8 -2.2 51.5 


Cherry Hill 10.8 11.7 16.9 23.8 28.8 34.0 5.2 23.2 



Clifton-Berea 14.6 11.1 17.0 11.9 29.7 25.2 -4.5 10.5 






Fells Point 14.7 29.2 16.7 43.5 58.8 42.9 -16.0 28.2 


Glen-Falstaff 15.8 19.6 35.8 41.3 60.6 35.0 -25.7 19.1 




Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 80.0 50.0 83.3 92.3 55.6 56.0 0.4 -24.0 



Hamilton 32.6 30.2 34.8 43.6 49.7 40.8 -8.9 8.2 



Highlandtown 13.2 12.9 21.2 24.1 36.4 41.5 5.1 28.3 




Lauraville 32.1 25.9 33.7 34.9 54.4 34.5 -20.0 2.3 

Loch Raven 20.2 22.2 32.2 36.7 50.0 29.9 -20.1 9.7 



Midtown* 29.8 29.5 9.1 30.0 30.8 23.3 -7.5 -6.6 





Northwood 21.7 22.1 23.7 30.0 41.3 31.8 -9.5 10.1 













The Waverlies 24.5 35.1 20.0 35.2 47.8 23.8 -24.1 -0.8 









Percent of 8th Grade Students Scoring Advanced/Proficient in the MSA Reading Section 

The number of students in the 8th grade who score advanced/proficient in reading out of all students who took the exam. 



09-10 05-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 36.5 28.4 45.5 47.6 66.8 57.3 -9.5 20.8 


Canton 57.9 33.3 50.0 71.4 80.0 88.9 8.9 31.0 


Cherry Hill 40.5 35.9 44.4 42.0 50.8 54.9 4.1 14.4 



Clifton-Berea 31.0 29.2 37.6 35.0 50.6 42.8 -7.9 11.8 






Fells Point 41.2 58.3 47.8 43.5 61.1 76.2 15.1 35.0 


Glen-Falstaff 45.8 46.4 50.5 58.5 77.7 60.2 -17.5 14.4 







Hamilton 51.8 55.8 56.9 62.7 74.9 65.8 -9.0 14.0 



Highlandtown 26.3 43.3 45.2 35.7 59.1 73.2 14.1 46.9 




Lauraville 46.4 48.7 61.7 64.4 70.0 53.8 -16.2 7.4 

Loch Raven 53.7 48.0 53.1 64.0 72.4 52.9 -19.6 -0.8 



Midtown* 33.9 45.5 33.3 50.0 62.5 41.9 -20.6 7.9 





Northwood 42.8 39.3 39.0 52.0 64.2 50.8 -13.5 8.0 













The Waverlies 40.6 52.2 50.0 59.6 70.7 51.3 -19.4 10.7 









Percent of High School Students Passing the English High School Assessment 

The percentage of students who passed the English section of the HSA in that year out of all students who took that section. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010* 09-10 Change 07-10 Change 


Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 64.2 43.4 49.3 43.6 -5.8 -20.6 

Belair-Edison 50.9 39.6 35.4 32.5 -2.9 -18.4 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 50.9 40.7 49.2 39.2 -10.0 -11.7 

Canton 80.0 33.3 35.7 42.9 7.1 -37.1 

Cedonia/Frankford 47.3 42.4 34.2 31.0 -3.2 -16.4 

Cherry Hill 41.1 38.9 33.7 29.7 -4.1 -11.4 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 50.8 36.3 46.7 44.7 -2.0 -6.1 

Claremont/Armistead 46.3 44.0 40.5 27.3 -13.2 -19.0 

Clifton-Berea 41.6 32.4 32.2 24.5 -7.6 -17.1 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 40.0 60.7 56.7 42.4 -14.2 2.4 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 54.5 35.3 39.2 43.1 3.9 -11.4 


Downtown/Seton Hill 20.0 54.2 26.3 41.2 14.9 21.2 

Edmondson Village 53.9 35.5 42.0 35.6 -6.4 -18.3 

Fells Point 71.4 55.0 39.1 41.7 2.5 -29.8 

Forest Park/Walbrook 50.9 43.4 40.0 39.7 -0.3 -11.2 

Glen-Falstaff 44.2 42.1 44.3 45.2 0.9 1.0 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 42.2 32.8 39.8 33.3 -6.4 -8.9 

Greater Govans 51.3 45.4 39.7 40.4 0.7 -10.8 

Greater Mondawmin 50.5 45.7 35.7 29.6 -6.0 -20.9 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 92.9 72.7 82.4 81.8 -0.5 -11.0 

Greater Rosemont 37.8 35.7 28.5 37.9 9.4 0.1 

Greenmount East 34.6 42.9 37.9 27.8 -10.1 -6.8 

Hamilton 54.7 47.1 41.5 50.8 9.3 -3.8 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA 33.3 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 64.3 42.3 47.1 47.9 0.8 -16.4 

Highlandtown 60.9 21.7 21.2 36.4 15.2 -24.5 

Howard Park/West Arlington 58.9 42.1 43.9 38.2 -5.8 -20.7 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 67.7 51.5 42.9 28.3 -14.6 -39.4 

Jonestown/Oldtown 33.8 26.3 32.3 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 53.6 55.0 46.2 40.5 -5.7 -13.2 

Loch Raven 62.4 39.3 45.8 40.9 -4.9 -21.4 

Madison/East End 41.0 33.3 27.3 21.6 -5.7 -19.4 


Midtown* 48.0 30.6 34.0 56.3 22.2 8.3 

Midway/Coldstream 51.6 37.8 38.3 36.0 -2.3 -15.6 

Morrell Park/Violetville 69.0 60.5 60.0 59.0 -1.0 -9.9 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 94.7 86.7 69.2 68.8 -0.5 -26.0 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 72.4 57.6 57.9 70.8 12.9 -1.6 

Northwood 53.6 42.6 40.6 38.0 -2.6 -15.6 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA 26.2 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 52.8 45.5 38.7 33.7 -4.9 -19.1 


Penn North/Reservoir Hill 47.3 28.3 36.0 28.7 -7.2 -18.5 

Perkins/Middle East 32.7 36.7 34.8 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 39.2 33.3 30.8 35.8 4.9 -3.5 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 59.6 39.4 37.0 24.4 -12.6 -35.2 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 35.9 37.2 27.7 29.6 2.0 -6.3 

South Baltimore 56.3 64.0 52.6 53.6 0.9 -2.7 

Southeastern 50.0 31.1 29.9 38.4 8.5 -11.6 

Southern Park Heights 43.6 37.9 37.2 31.6 -5.5 -12.0 

Southwest Baltimore 42.2 32.5 38.5 27.4 -11.1 -14.8 

The Waverlies 46.4 42.2 44.5 35.6 -9.0 -10.9 

Upton/Druid Heights* 34.2 28.2 26.0 24.7 -1.2 -9.5 

Washington Village 42.1 40.4 38.6 44.1 5.5 2.0 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 44.0 47.3 44.5 33.9 -10.7 -10.1 

Baltimore City 48.9 40.4 38.2 37.3 -0.8 -11.5 





Percent of High School Students Passing the Biology High School Assessment 

The percentage of students who passed the Biology section of the HSA in that year out of all students who took that section. 



Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 27.3 45.8 44.1 41.0 -3.1 13.7 


Belair-Edison 35.7 40.9 43.0 36.9 -6.1 1.2 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 47.5 50.0 47.1 45.4 -1.7 -2.1 

Canton 50.0 100.0 68.8 50.0 -18.8 0.0 

Cedonia/Frankford 38.1 48.6 42.0 39.4 -2.5 1.3 

Cherry Hill 26.1 36.4 38.9 32.0 -6.8 6.0 


Claremont/Armistead 51.6 41.4 55.3 51.9 -3.3 0.3 

Clifton-Berea 32.8 42.4 36.1 33.5 -2.6 0.7 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 48.0 61.5 71.4 73.1 1.6 25.1 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 27.8 59.4 48.7 47.6 -1.1 19.8 

Dorchester/Ashburton 40.0 55.9 46.7 38.7 -8.0 -1.3 

Downtown/Seton Hill 38.5 50.0 23.1 33.3 10.3 -5.1 


Fells Point 90.9 72.2 57.9 42.9 -15.0 -48.1 

Forest Park/Walbrook 44.4 51.6 46.3 46.6 0.3 2.1 

Glen-Falstaff 43.5 52.3 51.9 49.1 -2.8 5.6 


Greater Govans 34.2 50.8 46.5 40.5 -6.0 6.3 





Hamilton 48.8 55.4 56.1 55.2 -1.0 6.4 


Harford/Echodale 58.5 61.1 48.6 45.8 -2.8 -12.7 

Highlandtown 30.8 41.2 60.9 41.9 -18.9 11.2 

Howard Park/West Arlington 42.6 58.1 44.6 49.7 5.1 7.1 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 57.1 54.8 37.9 32.6 -5.4 -24.6 


Lauraville 50.6 62.3 53.2 41.8 -11.4 -8.8 

Loch Raven 51.6 48.5 52.1 46.3 -5.8 -5.3 

Madison/East End 26.3 39.6 27.6 28.1 0.5 1.8 


Midtown* 57.9 38.1 40.0 53.3 13.3 -4.6 

Midway/Coldstream 38.3 50.0 46.6 37.4 -9.1 -0.9 

Morrell Park/Violetville 56.5 63.3 63.0 57.9 -5.1 1.4 


North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 57.1 69.4 51.4 76.7 25.3 19.5 

Northwood 43.5 52.5 46.9 38.6 -8.3 -5.0 



Patterson Park North & East 46.5 55.4 44.7 37.5 -7.2 -9.0 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 29.2 36.2 44.6 37.4 -7.2 8.3 



Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 20.7 46.0 31.3 44.4 13.2 23.8 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 25.9 38.5 36.3 32.9 -3.4 7.1 

South Baltimore 71.4 93.8 75.9 47.6 -28.2 -23.8 

Southeastern 44.8 55.3 49.0 43.5 -5.5 -1.3 

Southern Park Heights 34.9 44.2 39.9 41.0 1.1 6.1 

Southwest Baltimore 31.2 44.3 41.0 38.1 -2.9 6.9 

The Waverlies 50.8 42.6 40.5 45.9 5.3 -4.9 

Upton/Druid Heights* 38.1 32.6 32.6 30.6 -2.1 -7.5 

Washington Village 47.8 37.5 56.4 38.5 -17.9 -9.4 


Baltimore City 41.4 49.1 44.3 42.7 -1.6 1.3 





Percent of High School Students Passing the Government High School Assessment 

The percentage of students who passed the Government section of the HSA in that year out of all students who took that section 





Belair-Edison 54.5 56.7 45.4 39.0 -6.4 -15.5 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 57.1 66.3 50.0 55.6 5.6 -1.5 

Canton 71.4 66.7 61.5 18.2 -43.4 -53.2 

Cedonia/Frankford 57.1 63.3 43.9 44.2 0.4 -12.9 

Cherry Hill 49.6 53.1 40.9 43.6 2.8 -6.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 47.7 57.6 46.8 47.1 0.3 -0.6 

Claremont/Armistead 58.2 56.5 45.8 48.2 2.4 -10.0 

Clifton-Berea 50.3 43.1 42.1 40.2 -1.8 -10.1 


Dickeyville/Franklintown 40.0 70.7 61.8 51.1 -10.7 11.1 


Downtown/Seton Hill 55.0 70.0 53.3 47.1 -6.3 -7.9 


Fells Point 70.6 72.2 40.0 50.0 10.0 -20.6 

Forest Park/Walbrook 53.1 59.5 44.9 50.0 5.1 -3.1 

Glen-Falstaff 48.1 66.4 53.7 50.0 -3.7 1.9 


Greater Govans 54.8 54.1 48.9 45.4 -3.6 -9.5 


Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 90.0 87.5 85.0 87.5 2.5 -2.5 



Hamilton 53.2 56.4 51.4 52.6 1.2 -0.6 


Harford/Echodale 60.7 58.6 54.1 60.7 6.5 0.0 

Highlandtown 51.6 60.9 44.8 33.3 -11.5 -18.3 

Howard Park/West Arlington 57.3 58.1 46.0 49.7 3.7 -7.5 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 70.7 70.0 39.3 59.1 19.8 -11.6 


Lauraville 53.4 65.5 59.7 42.1 -17.6 -11.3 

Loch Raven 64.9 55.2 50.0 49.4 -0.6 -15.6 

Madison/East End 49.3 49.7 28.3 28.3 0.0 -20.9 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 60.9 80.0 60.5 59.1 -1.4 -1.8 

Midtown* 44.4 55.9 54.5 50.0 -4.5 5.6 

Midway/Coldstream 48.2 54.3 48.5 52.8 4.3 4.6 

Morrell Park/Violetville 77.5 69.2 57.6 73.8 16.2 -3.7 


North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 70.0 76.9 69.4 85.7 16.3 15.7 

Northwood 55.1 58.7 46.6 50.0 3.4 -5.1 








Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 41.4 48.5 36.1 46.4 10.4 5.0 

South Baltimore 63.6 82.6 86.7 72.2 -14.4 8.6 



Southwest Baltimore 50.2 47.0 44.1 46.3 2.2 -4.0 

The Waverlies 56.8 69.5 51.4 51.0 -0.4 -5.8 

Upton/Druid Heights* 32.8 38.2 33.7 38.0 4.3 5.2 

Washington Village 41.5 52.0 47.5 50.7 3.3 9.3 


Baltimore City 53.0 57.1 46.3 48.8 2.5 -4.2 





Percent of High School Students Passing the Algebra High School Assessment 

The percentage of students who passed the Algebra section of the HSA in that year out of all students who took that section. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2006 - 2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010* 09-10 Change 07-10 Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 21.0 28.6 29.3 19.9 -9.4 -1.1 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 33.8 40.4 36.6 24.6 -12.0 -9.2 

Belair-Edison 27.6 37.4 31.9 23.0 -8.9 -4.6 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 29.8 44.4 40.4 30.5 -9.9 0.7 

Canton 20.0 59.1 47.1 39.3 -7.8 19.3 

Cedonia/Frankford 32.3 40.0 32.7 22.7 -10.0 -9.5 

Cherry Hill 25.1 29.8 26.4 23.2 -3.2 -2.0 


Claremont/Armistead 35.0 41.5 41.3 28.6 -12.8 -6.4 

Clifton-Berea 29.8 36.5 26.5 23.1 -3.4 -6.8 


Dickeyville/Franklintown 27.8 30.8 40.6 20.5 -20.0 -7.2 

Dorchester/Ashburton 28.0 37.1 32.6 21.8 -10.8 -6.2 

Downtown/Seton Hill 35.1 21.4 22.2 32.4 10.1 -2.8 

Edmondson Village 25.7 37.4 30.2 22.3 -8.0 -3.4 

Fells Point 45.2 46.2 24.1 44.4 20.3 -0.7 

Forest Park/Walbrook 31.4 37.3 31.3 25.5 -5.8 -5.9 

Glen-Falstaff 26.6 38.2 37.9 27.7 -10.3 1.1 


Greater Govans 37.6 38.6 38.8 25.2 -13.6 -12.4 



Greater Rosemont 20.1 26.4 27.5 22.6 -4.8 2.5 


Hamilton 39.6 42.3 49.6 29.9 -19.7 -9.6 


Harford/Echodale 40.1 40.8 38.3 35.4 -2.9 -4.7 

Highlandtown 35.3 40.5 27.1 33.9 6.8 -1.4 

Howard Park/West Arlington 29.1 42.3 33.8 25.0 -8.8 -4.1 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 29.8 30.0 26.2 36.7 10.5 6.9 


Lauraville 36.1 50.0 42.9 25.1 -17.8 -11.0 

Loch Raven 34.8 44.8 39.4 30.2 -9.1 -4.6 

Madison/East End 23.0 30.8 24.8 17.3 -7.5 -5.7 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 35.3 52.4 56.3 37.2 -19.1 1.9 

Midtown* 20.0 34.6 38.2 28.1 -10.2 8.1 

Midway/Coldstream 25.0 38.3 32.4 26.2 -6.2 1.2 

Morrell Park/Violetville 55.2 54.9 70.1 51.8 -18.4 -3.5 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 52.0 46.2 78.9 51.9 -27.1 -0.1 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 37.0 56.5 67.4 53.1 -14.3 16.2 

Northwood 29.6 41.1 40.5 26.0 -14.5 -3.7 



Patterson Park North & East 36.0 34.1 30.3 25.3 -5.0 -10.8 



Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 23.7 32.8 27.8 25.8 -2.0 2.1 


Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 22.4 31.1 33.1 22.8 -10.3 0.4 

South Baltimore 65.7 60.0 56.7 54.8 -1.8 -10.9 



Southwest Baltimore 19.1 34.0 27.4 21.9 -5.6 2.7 

The Waverlies 33.3 40.8 40.3 20.5 -19.8 -12.8 

Upton/Druid Heights* 18.5 23.1 31.0 18.9 -12.1 0.5 

Washington Village 29.6 36.7 35.5 19.8 -15.7 -9.8 


Baltimore City 29.0 37.3 33.5 25.9 -7.7 -3.2 





Percent of Population 16-19 in School and/or Employed 

The percentage of people ages 16-19 who are employed and/or in school out of all people ages 16-19 (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census) 

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey (ACS). 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2006-2010*† 





Canton 58.9 92.0 































Midtown* 93.7 99.1 




























Percent of Population 18-25 Registered to Vote 

The percentage of people ages 18-25 registered to vote out of all people of that age group (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). 

Source: Baltimore City Board of Elections 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 08-10 Change 02-10 Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 46.0 58.8 75.3 85.1 78.9 -6.2 32.9 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 49.3 63.6 80.5 95.6 83.5 -12.0 34.2 

Belair-Edison 52.1 69.0 92.4 105.7 80.9 -24.9 28.8 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 25.9 38.9 61.1 63.3 44.7 -18.6 18.8 

Canton 38.2 50.7 126.5 108.6 52.8 -55.8 14.6 

Cedonia/Frankford 43.4 59.0 77.8 85.5 69.0 -16.5 25.6 

Cherry Hill 53.8 68.1 82.7 89.8 72.1 -17.7 18.3 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 52.5 65.3 85.2 89.8 66.8 -23.1 14.2 

Claremont/Armistead 34.2 47.2 55.0 59.0 57.8 -1.2 23.6 

Clifton-Berea 51.0 59.3 84.8 94.0 81.6 -12.4 30.6 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 60.8 80.3 113.0 124.3 80.5 -43.9 19.6 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 30.0 44.2 57.6 61.9 54.8 -7.1 24.8 

Dorchester/Ashburton 55.8 74.8 92.1 109.8 79.4 -30.4 23.5 

Downtown/Seton Hill 24.9 38.0 94.3 92.3 43.5 -48.7 18.7 

Edmondson Village 56.9 80.3 100.1 114.8 85.7 -29.1 28.8 

Fells Point 26.6 36.8 64.8 52.4 41.0 -11.5 14.4 

Forest Park/Walbrook 44.0 57.1 77.1 91.6 77.3 -14.3 33.3 

Glen-Falstaff 50.3 72.1 88.1 104.3 75.6 -28.7 25.4 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 15.9 21.1 30.2 29.7 21.7 -8.1 5.8 

Greater Govans 52.5 64.3 89.8 103.4 86.3 -17.2 33.8 

Greater Mondawmin 48.4 62.6 70.4 82.0 51.5 -30.5 3.1 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 107.7 130.8 110.4 111.5 85.4 -26.1 -22.2 

Greater Rosemont 54.9 71.9 85.7 98.4 77.2 -21.2 22.4 

Greenmount East 48.1 57.0 76.7 87.2 92.9 5.7 44.8 

Hamilton 47.1 66.3 91.2 105.6 79.7 -25.9 32.6 


Harford/Echodale 41.3 57.9 79.6 87.6 68.9 -18.7 27.6 

Highlandtown 37.9 47.9 81.6 71.4 47.3 -24.0 9.4 

Howard Park/West Arlington 54.8 77.3 93.2 112.7 73.4 -39.4 18.5 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 41.8 56.9 136.2 116.0 57.8 -58.2 16.0 


Lauraville 45.8 67.2 80.4 91.0 78.7 -12.4 32.8 

Loch Raven 45.4 60.5 80.2 90.1 72.9 -17.2 27.5 

Madison/East End 46.6 56.5 82.0 93.2 72.1 -21.0 25.5 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 33.4 46.9 77.8 67.5 48.0 -19.5 14.7 

Midtown* 21.3 30.9 43.1 37.7 29.2 -8.5 8.0 

Midway/Coldstream 54.1 62.9 75.9 83.8 75.2 -8.6 21.1 

Morrell Park/Violetville 25.5 37.8 63.1 60.9 47.1 -13.7 21.6 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 68.8 98.5 137.7 133.4 126.7 -6.7 57.9 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 13.4 19.6 28.8 28.7 21.2 -7.6 7.8 

Northwood 24.4 34.5 43.1 46.7 35.1 -11.6 10.6 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 34.6 42.3 57.7 53.4 38.7 -14.7 4.1 

Patterson Park North & East 39.3 48.3 69.3 68.8 53.2 -15.5 13.9 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 47.8 58.7 72.3 80.5 73.5 -7.0 25.6 


Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 45.8 60.5 77.2 89.9 74.5 -15.4 28.7 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 50.2 61.9 81.2 83.8 64.3 -19.5 14.1 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 53.1 66.1 85.9 93.5 71.9 -21.5 18.9 

South Baltimore 38.4 55.2 123.7 101.5 54.2 -47.3 15.8 

Southeastern 35.8 38.9 62.8 57.7 48.5 -9.2 12.7 

Southern Park Heights 41.3 62.2 77.6 87.8 74.3 -13.5 33.0 

Southwest Baltimore 39.4 47.2 64.9 74.2 62.8 -11.4 23.3 

The Waverlies 51.1 64.4 79.7 85.9 81.7 -4.2 30.6 

Upton/Druid Heights* 47.1 60.2 76.8 84.0 59.4 -24.6 12.3 

Washington Village 37.5 48.5 76.6 71.9 54.6 -17.3 17.1 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 41.4 57.7 67.8 69.3 55.2 -14.1 13.8 

Baltimore City 40.1 51.8 68.8 72.9 56.9 -16.0 16.9 





Percent of Population 18-25 that Voted in General Election 

The percentage of registered people ages 18-25 (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census) that voted in the General Election (including absentee ballots). 



Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 14.0 39.1 14.2 57.6 20.0 -37.6 6.0 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 16.1 41.8 19.1 71.1 24.7 -46.4 8.6 

Belair-Edison 16.4 43.1 17.6 69.9 19.8 -50.0 3.4 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 6.4 18.6 7.3 30.0 7.0 -22.9 0.6 

Canton 16.3 39.5 22.6 79.8 15.2 -64.6 -1.1 

Cedonia/Frankford 14.8 37.9 13.9 58.3 15.8 -42.5 1.1 

Cherry Hill 16.0 41.3 10.6 55.1 14.1 -41.0 -1.9 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 21.0 44.0 17.4 59.5 17.2 -42.2 -3.7 

Claremont/Armistead 9.5 28.4 6.2 34.5 11.4 -23.0 1.9 

Clifton-Berea 14.5 34.2 14.7 56.7 16.7 -40.1 2.2 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 26.2 55.4 33.2 84.5 25.9 -58.7 -0.3 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 7.1 29.2 8.0 42.2 11.7 -30.5 4.6 

Dorchester/Ashburton 21.1 48.9 17.7 75.3 23.4 -51.9 2.2 

Downtown/Seton Hill 8.0 27.8 19.8 67.8 12.5 -55.3 4.5 

Edmondson Village 17.6 52.9 20.0 79.4 23.5 -56.0 5.8 

Fells Point 10.0 25.7 12.7 39.5 12.6 -26.9 2.6 

Forest Park/Walbrook 14.4 36.4 13.0 60.0 18.2 -41.8 3.8 

Glen-Falstaff 17.2 46.2 23.3 70.4 22.0 -48.4 4.8 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 5.5 14.2 6.0 17.9 4.7 -13.2 -0.8 

Greater Govans 18.4 39.3 18.3 71.3 20.6 -50.6 2.2 

Greater Mondawmin 15.4 38.4 11.8 53.7 10.4 -43.2 -4.9 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 25.9 66.3 33.9 71.0 22.9 -48.1 -2.9 

Greater Rosemont 16.6 44.7 14.9 63.7 18.5 -45.2 1.9 

Greenmount East 12.0 31.1 11.8 55.3 21.0 -34.2 9.0 

Hamilton 19.7 44.4 20.7 73.3 23.5 -49.8 3.8 


Harford/Echodale 15.0 37.9 16.2 57.4 16.7 -40.6 1.7 

Highlandtown 11.7 31.1 13.2 46.2 11.9 -34.3 0.2 

Howard Park/West Arlington 16.5 48.3 16.7 80.0 20.3 -59.7 3.8 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 15.7 43.0 25.3 84.7 19.2 -65.6 3.5 


Lauraville 17.8 46.1 20.7 60.6 21.6 -39.0 3.8 

Loch Raven 16.7 41.6 16.3 65.4 19.8 -45.5 3.1 

Madison/East End 12.5 31.8 10.7 51.6 12.9 -38.7 0.4 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 13.1 32.6 17.6 45.6 15.4 -30.2 2.3 

Midtown* 7.1 22.5 8.5 25.0 8.1 -16.9 1.0 

Midway/Coldstream 15.4 35.8 13.2 53.3 15.0 -38.3 -0.5 

Morrell Park/Violetville 8.9 20.1 10.5 31.9 9.0 -23.0 0.1 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 26.4 70.9 47.5 93.4 41.9 -51.4 15.5 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 5.0 12.6 6.0 14.8 4.8 -10.0 -0.3 

Northwood 9.4 22.9 7.8 29.4 8.5 -20.9 -0.9 


Orangeville/East Highlandtown 10.4 25.2 11.4 31.1 6.8 -24.4 -3.7 

Patterson Park North & East 9.8 27.5 11.4 39.1 9.8 -29.3 0.0 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 14.5 35.0 11.8 50.8 17.2 -33.6 2.7 


Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 12.4 35.5 12.9 57.3 14.3 -43.0 1.9 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 16.7 39.0 10.5 48.9 15.3 -33.6 -1.4 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 14.0 37.2 12.1 57.4 14.8 -42.6 0.8 

South Baltimore 14.3 38.5 22.2 70.9 17.9 -53.0 3.7 

Southeastern 9.2 19.5 9.6 28.7 8.9 -19.8 -0.3 

Southern Park Heights 11.9 37.2 12.1 56.6 14.6 -42.0 2.7 

Southwest Baltimore 10.0 25.4 9.3 43.6 10.1 -33.5 0.1 

The Waverlies 17.4 40.6 16.2 59.6 20.2 -39.4 2.8 

Upton/Druid Heights* 12.7 35.5 12.3 49.4 12.7 -36.6 0.0 

Washington Village 8.7 28.8 11.2 42.1 11.4 -30.7 2.7 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 12.6 33.5 8.7 38.7 10.1 -28.6 -2.6 

Baltimore City 12.9 32.7 12.8 47.1 13.7 -33.4 0.8 





Baltimore City has a rich history of 

community organizing and civic 

engagement. On any given night, 

somewhere in the City a neighborhood 

group is meeting, discussing community 

concerns, planning for their collective 

future and advocating for action. BNIA-JFI 

currently tracks nine neighborhood and 

community indicators to measure the extent 

to which the City’s neighborhoods are 

active, organized, and empowered. These 

include: the number of neighborhood 

associations and block groups; the number 

of Community Development Corporations 

(CDCs); the number of umbrella 

organizations; the number of park 

stewardship groups; the number of 

community gardens; Healthy 

Neighborhood Initiative locations; the 

number of historic properties; the 

percentage of the population registered to 

vote; and the percentage of persons voting. 

Highlights of changes in the neighborhood 

action and sense of community indicators are provided below. 

Neighborhood Groups and Organizations 1 

BNIA-JFI tracks four indicators including: the number of neighborhood associations and block clubs; the 

number of community development corporations (CDCs); the number of umbrella organizations; and the 

number of park and environmental groups. This data is collected from the Baltimore City Department of 

Planning who maintains the list of organizations. 

• In 2010, the City reported a total of 638 neighborhood associations and block clubs. 

1 For an updated list of groups by neighborhood, visit the City of Baltimore’s Community Association Directory at 

http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/cad/ 

Vital Signs 10 Neighborhood Action 1

• In 2010, there was a total of 22 Community Development Corporations (CDCs) in Baltimore City. 

CDCs provide important and wide-ranging programs, services, and other activities that promote and 

support community but are primarily engaged in housing development. 

• In 2010, there were a total of 34 umbrella organizations in Baltimore City. These organizations 

support associations and initiatives across multiple neighborhoods. 

• In 2010, there were a total of 508 park and environmental stewardship groups. The largest number 

of groups was located in Medfield/Woodberry/Remington, which is the CSA that includes Druid 

Hill Park and the headquarters of the Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks (41 groups). 

• In 2010, there were a total of 342 community gardens in Baltimore City. The largest number of 

community gardens was located in Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park (30) and Penn North/ 

Reservoir Hill (20). 

Neighborhood Initiatives 

BNIA-JFI tracks currently tracks two important neighborhood initiatives in Baltimore City. These are 

Healthy Neighborhoods 2 and the number of historic properties in local historic neighborhoods designated by 

the Commission on Historic and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) 3 . The mission of HNI is to help strong 

but undervalued City neighborhoods increase home values, market their community, create high standards 

for property improvements, and forge strong connections among neighbors. The data is collected from the 

Healthy Neighborhood Initiative and the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community 

Development. 

• The number of neighborhoods with a Healthy Neighborhood Inc. site (HNI) increased from 19 in 

2009 to 22 in 2010. 

• From 2006 to 2010, the number of neighborhoods with a HNI site has increased from 10 to 22. 

• From 2003 to 2010, the number of properties in local historic neighborhoods in Baltimore City has 

increased by 17.5% from 7,230 in 2003 to 8,494 in 2010. 

• The number of properties in local historical districts in Baltimore increased by 2.5% from 8,248 in 

2009 to 8,494 in 2010. The CSAs with the greatest numbers of registered historic buildings are 

located in Midtown (1,916) and Fells Point (1,391). 

Voter Participation 

BNIA-JFI tracks both the percentage of persons registered to vote and the percentage of persons voting in the 

general election as indicators to measure resident engagement. Both are for persons aged 18 and over in 

Baltimore City and both are provided by the Baltimore City Board of Elections. 

• The percentage of the City’s residents who are registered to vote increased from 58.1% in 2000 to 

75.0% in 2010. This increase may be a result of both a smaller number of total persons living in 

2 For more information, visit http://healthyneighborhoods.org/ 

3 

For more information, visit http://baltimorecity.gov/Government/BoardsandCommissions/ 

HistoricalArchitecturalPreservation/HistoricDistricts.aspx 


Baltimore City and continued numbers of residents registering to vote in the wake of President 

Obama’s election. 

• The percentage of the 

City’s residents who voted 

in the general election 

increased by almost nine 

percentage points from 

35.7% in 2000 to 44.4% 

in 2010. The percentage 

of Baltimore City 

residents voting tends to 

be higher in years where 

there is a presidential 

election. From 2008 to 

2010, the percentage of 

City residents voting in 

the general electing decreased from 50.7% to 44.4%. 

Indicator 

Number of 

Properties 

in Local 

Historic 

Districts 


2000 to 2010 2009 to 2010 


1. Midtown 


North & East 

3. Downtown/ 

Seton Hill 

1. Greater Charles 

Village/Barclay 

2. North Baltimore/ 

Guilford/ 

Homeland 

3. Midway/ 

Coldstream 

1. Canton 

2. Medfield/ 

Hampden/Woodberry 

3. Sandtown-Winchester/ 

Harlem Park 


5. Patterson Park North 

& East 


Federal Hill 



3. Midtown 


Number of Neighborhood Associations and Block Clubs 

The number of groups of people, generally living in the same area, who organize themselves in to more formal arrangements comprised of mostly volunteers whose goals are generally to maintain the 

quality of life for their families, friends, and neighborhoods. 

Source: Baltimore City Planning Department 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2003 2008 2009 2010* 09-10 Change 03-10 Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 13 11 11 15 36.4 15.4 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 10 4 4 6 50.0 -40.0 

Belair-Edison 6 4 4 4 0.0 -33.3 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 6 6 6 5 -16.7 -16.7 

Canton 7 7 7 9 28.6 28.6 

Cedonia/Frankford 3 2 2 4 100.0 33.3 

Cherry Hill 5 3 3 7 133.3 40.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 9 5 5 11 120.0 22.2 

Claremont/Armistead 4 1 1 3 200.0 -25.0 

Clifton-Berea 18 9 9 20 122.2 11.1 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 4 2 2 3 50.0 -25.0 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 6 4 4 6 50.0 0.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 14 8 8 9 12.5 -35.7 

Downtown/Seton Hill 12 4 4 13 225.0 8.3 

Edmondson Village 7 6 6 6 0.0 -14.3 

Fells Point 17 7 7 8 14.3 -52.9 

Forest Park/Walbrook 10 9 9 12 33.3 20.0 

Glen-Falstaff 12 8 8 11 37.5 -8.3 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 18 9 9 23 155.6 27.8 

Greater Govans 16 11 11 16 45.5 0.0 

Greater Mondawmin 11 10 10 12 20.0 9.1 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 11 8 8 11 37.5 0.0 

Greater Rosemont 36 27 27 26 -3.7 -27.8 

Greenmount East 9 10 10 11 10.0 22.2 

Hamilton 9 3 3 6 100.0 -33.3 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA 8 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 8 2 2 5 150.0 -37.5 

Highlandtown 5 3 3 8 166.7 60.0 

Howard Park/West Arlington 6 5 5 8 60.0 33.3 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 16 10 10 13 30.0 -18.8 

Jonestown/Oldtown 19 14 14 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 13 7 7 8 14.3 -38.5 

Loch Raven 10 5 5 6 20.0 -40.0 

Madison/East End 6 9 9 12 33.3 100.0 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 6 11 11 29 163.6 383.3 

Midtown* 7 10 10 25 150.0 257.1 

Midway/Coldstream 3 3 3 7 133.3 133.3 

Morrell Park/Violetville 5 6 6 7 16.7 40.0 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 9 3 3 8 166.7 -11.1 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 4 19 19 23 21.1 475.0 

Northwood 18 10 10 8 -20.0 -55.6 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA 19 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 4 4 4 8 100.0 100.0 

Patterson Park North & East 6 2 2 6 200.0 0.0 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 14 23 23 22 -4.3 57.1 

Perkins/Middle East 12 7 7 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 7 20 20 21 5.0 200.0 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 17 7 7 11 57.1 -35.3 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 10 20 20 25 25.0 150.0 

South Baltimore 12 1 1 4 300.0 -66.7 

Southeastern 18 3 3 3 0.0 -83.3 

Southern Park Heights 16 20 20 26 30.0 62.5 

Southwest Baltimore 11 9 9 23 155.6 109.1 

The Waverlies 11 1 1 1 0.0 -90.9 

Upton/Druid Heights* 36 10 10 15 50.0 -58.3 

Washington Village 9 6 6 9 50.0 0.0 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 9 2 2 13 550.0 44.4 

Baltimore City 650 482 482 638 32.4 -1.8 




Vital Signs 10 Neighborhood Action and Sense of Community 4

Number of Community Development Corporations 

The number of non-profit organizations that work to revitalize and rebuild a number of neighborhoods in a defined geographic area. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2010** 





Canton 0 


Cherry Hill 2 









Fells Point 0 









Hamilton 0 







NA 

Lauraville 0 

Loch Raven 0 



Midtown* 1 





Northwood 1 






NA 














* 2010 data using new 2010 CSA boundaries. CSA boundaries were modified slightly due to modifications in Census geographies from 2000 



Number of Umbrella Organizations 

The number of umbrella organizations (non-profit community-based organizations that work with and support the organizations, associations, and initiatives in multiple neighborhoods) officially recognized 

by the City. Each umbrella organization’s boundaries comprise of at least five neighborhoods, and some encompass over 40. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2003 2008 2009 2010* 09-10 Change 03-10 Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 0 2 2 1 -50.0 0.0 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Belair-Edison 1 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 1 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 

Canton 1 1 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Cedonia/Frankford 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Cherry Hill 1 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Claremont/Armistead 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Clifton-Berea 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 1 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 

Downtown/Seton Hill 2 1 1 1 0.0 -50.0 

Edmondson Village 1 1 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Fells Point 3 1 1 1 0.0 -66.7 

Forest Park/Walbrook 1 1 1 2 100.0 100.0 

Glen-Falstaff 2 1 1 1 0.0 -50.0 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 2 2 2 2 0.0 0.0 

Greater Govans 1 1 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Greater Mondawmin 3 2 2 1 -50.0 -66.7 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 1 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 

Greater Rosemont 2 1 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Greenmount East 1 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Hamilton 1 2 2 1 -50.0 0.0 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA 0 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 1 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Highlandtown 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Howard Park/West Arlington 0 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Jonestown/Oldtown 2 1 1 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 1 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Loch Raven 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Madison/East End 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 1 1 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Midtown* 2 1 1 1 0.0 -50.0 

Midway/Coldstream 1 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Morrell Park/Violetville 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Northwood 1 1 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA 2 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 

Patterson Park North & East 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 1 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 

Perkins/Middle East 2 2 2 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 4 5 5 2 -60.0 -50.0 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 5 4 4 4 0.0 -20.0 

South Baltimore 1 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 

Southeastern 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Southern Park Heights 1 1 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Southwest Baltimore 1 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 

The Waverlies 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Upton/Druid Heights* 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Washington Village 1 1 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 1 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 

Baltimore City 54 43 43 34 -20.9 -37.0 





Number of Park and Environmental Stewardship Groups 

The number of groups of people organized to improve and maintain the quality of parks and watersheds, both public and private, in their 

respective areas. 

Source: Parks & People Foundation; Baltimore City Planning Department 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2010* 





Canton 13 


Cherry Hill 1 









Fells Point 13 









Hamilton 3 







NA 

Lauraville 6 

Loch Raven 1 



Midtown* 24 





Northwood 9 






NA 

















Number of Community Gardens 

The number of gardens that are either publicly-owned or community-owned, maintained by at least three people in the community, or is available for 

public/community use and/or has events/programs for community members/the public. 

Source: Parks & People Foundation 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2010* 





Canton 2 


Cherry Hill 2 









Fells Point 3 









Hamilton 2 







NA 

Lauraville 2 

Loch Raven 2 



Midtown* 17 





Northwood 1 






NA 














* 2010 data using new 2010 CSA boundaries. CSA boundaries were modified slightly due to modifications in Census geographies from 2000 to 20 



Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Programs 

CSAs with a Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Program (HNI). The HNI program focuses on the strengthening the housing market and ensuring the stability of a few blocks within a neighborhood area. For more 

information on HNI, please visit http://www.healthyneighborhoods.org. 

Source: Healthy Neighborhoods Inc. 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 

Belair-Edison yes yes yes yes yes 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point yes yes yes yes 

Canton 

Cedonia/Frankford 

Cherry Hill 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 

Claremont/Armistead 

Clifton-Berea 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 

Dorchester/Ashburton yes yes 

Downtown/Seton Hill 

Edmondson Village yes yes yes 

Fells Point 

Forest Park/Walbrook yes yes yes yes yes 

Glen-Falstaff yes yes yes yes 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay yes yes yes yes yes 

Greater Govans 

Greater Mondawmin yes yes yes yes yes 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 

Greater Rosemont yes yes yes yes 

Greenmount East 

Hamilton 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 

Highlandtown yes yes yes yes yes 

Howard Park/West Arlington yes yes 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 


NA 

Lauraville yes yes yes yes yes 

Loch Raven 

Madison/East End 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 

yes 

Midtown* yes yes yes yes yes 

Midway/Coldstream yes yes yes yes 

Morrell Park/Violetville 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 

Northwood 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 

yes 

Patterson Park North & East yes yes yes yes 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill yes yes yes yes yes 


NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop yes yes yes yes 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 

South Baltimore 

Southeastern 

Southern Park Heights 

Southwest Baltimore 

The Waverlies yes yes yes yes 

Upton/Druid Heights* 

Washington Village 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 

Baltimore City 10 16 19 19 22 





Number of Designated Local Historical Buildings (CHAP) 

Total number of buildings designated as being historic. A building qualifies for designation if they are over 100 years old, have historic significance to Baltimore City, and are architecturally significant. 

Source: Baltimore Commision on Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) 

Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 

09-10 03-10 

Change Change 

Allendale/Irvington/S. Hilton 1 1 1 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Beechfield/Ten Hills/West Hills 473 475 475 - 491 491 491 494 0.6 4.4 

Belair-Edison 1 1 1 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay/Hawkins Point 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Canton 1 1 1 - 2 2 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Cedonia/Frankford 2 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Cherry Hill 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Chinquapin Park/Belvedere 1 1 1 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Claremont/Armistead 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Clifton-Berea 38 38 38 - 77 78 77 77 0.0 102.6 

Cross-Country/Cheswolde 30 32 32 - 30 30 30 30 0.0 0.0 

Dickeyville/Franklintown 162 173 173 - 199 198 198 196 -1.0 21.0 

Dorchester/Ashburton 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Downtown/Seton Hill 336 332 332 - 296 302 324 305 -5.9 -9.2 

Edmondson Village 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Fells Point 161 161 161 - 1,395 1,399 1,398 1,391 -0.5 764.0 

Forest Park/Walbrook 2 4 4 - 0 0 0 1 0.0 -50.0 

Glen-Falstaff 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Greater Charles Village/Barclay 5 57 57 - 53 53 53 53 0.0 960.0 

Greater Govans 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Greater Mondawmin 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Greater Roland Park/Poplar Hill 2 2 2 - 15 15 15 15 0.0 650.0 

Greater Rosemont 1 1 1 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Greenmount East 3 3 3 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Hamilton 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Harbor East/Little Italy NA NA NA - NA NA NA 548 NA NA 

Harford/Echodale 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Highlandtown 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Howard Park/West Arlington 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 590 585 585 - 561 561 562 699 24.4 18.5 

Jonestown/Oldtown 363 365 365 - 611 611 611 NA NA NA 

Lauraville 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Loch Raven 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Madison/East End 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Medfield/Hampden/Woodberry 3 4 4 - 33 39 38 0 -100.0 -100.0 

Midtown* 2,694 2,710 2,710 - 1,857 1,893 1,858 1,916 3.1 -28.9 

Midway/Coldstream 1 10 10 - 9 9 9 9 0.0 800.0 

Morrell Park/Violetville 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Mt. Washington/Coldspring 147 151 151 - 151 151 151 151 0.0 2.7 

North Baltimore/Guilford/Homeland 3 3 3 - 27 28 27 27 0.0 800.0 

Northwood 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Oldtown/Middle East NA NA NA - NA NA NA 115 NA NA 

Orangeville/East Highlandtown 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Patterson Park North & East 42 42 42 - 47 46 46 36 -21.7 -14.3 

Penn North/Reservoir Hill 454 566 566 - 583 579 553 620 12.1 36.6 

Perkins/Middle East 11 11 11 - 13 11 10 NA NA NA 

Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market 448 446 446 - 483 483 483 471 -2.5 5.1 

Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0 -100.0 -100.0 

South Baltimore 0 1 1 - 0 0 1 0 -100.0 0.0 

Southeastern 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Southern Park Heights 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 

Southwest Baltimore 783 781 781 - 842 842 842 854 1.4 9.1 

The Waverlies 23 23 23 - 81 81 80 81 1.3 252.2 

Upton/Druid Heights* 437 426 426 - 426 426 425 405 -4.7 -7.3 

Washington Village 9 4 4 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Westport/Mt. Winans/Lakeland 1 1 1 - 0 0 0 0 0.0 -100.0 

Baltimore City 7,230 7,412 7,412 8,283 8,330 8,284 8,494 2.5 17.5 





Percent of Registered Voters that Voted in Last General Election 

The percentage of registered voters who voted in the General Election. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010* 

08-10 00-08 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 38.8 35.1 47.7 32.6 61.0 46.6 -14.4 7.8 


Canton 34.6 35.4 51.2 38.2 62.4 43.2 -19.2 8.6 


Cherry Hill 34.2 31.6 45.2 26.6 57.7 34.9 -22.8 0.7 



Clifton-Berea 39.3 34.3 41.8 29.3 51.9 40.3 -11.6 1.0 





Edmondson Village 48.6 41.6 54.2 36.0 63.6 48.0 -15.6 -0.6 

Fells Point 29.2 28.9 40.8 29.7 49.1 41.4 -7.7 12.2 


Glen-Falstaff 42.9 37.7 50.2 36.4 55.8 49.1 -6.7 6.2 







Hamilton 38.2 36.8 47.5 37.4 58.0 51.1 -6.9 12.9 



Highlandtown 31.5 29.6 39.0 28.6 45.8 41.8 -4.0 10.3 


Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 36.8 37.0 51.0 37.2 57.7 45.1 -12.6 8.3 


Lauraville 40.2 38.2 49.6 38.2 55.1 52.5 -2.6 12.3 

Loch Raven 40.7 36.1 48.5 36.4 64.0 51.6 -12.4 10.9 



Midtown* 28.4 26.7 40.5 27.3 45.6 42.3 -3.3 13.9 





Northwood 43.2 38.8 49.5 36.2 57.2 51.4 -5.8 8.2 













The Waverlies 40.1 36.0 50.2 36.9 63.5 46.9 -16.6 6.8 









Percent of Population 18+ Registered to Vote 

The percentage of the adult population (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census) that is registered to vote in Baltimore City. 


Community Statistical Area (CSA) 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010* 

08-10 00-10 

Change Change 



Belair-Edison 60.7 62.1 68.4 75.4 70.7 81.7 11.1 21.0 


Canton 61.4 62.8 73.0 87.1 65.7 79.5 13.8 18.1 


Cherry Hill 64.2 67.0 75.4 80.7 63.6 82.5 18.9 18.3 



Clifton-Berea 68.3 68.4 66.7 73.7 64.1 91.5 27.4 23.2 






Fells Point 51.2 52.5 61.1 70.4 63.2 74.2 11.0 23.0 


Glen-Falstaff 62.3 62.4 70.5 72.6 69.6 77.1 7.5 14.8 







Hamilton 56.1 57.4 63.4 71.8 72.9 75.5 2.6 19.4 



Highlandtown 55.8 56.3 62.4 69.8 61.6 67.4 5.7 11.6 




Lauraville 58.1 59.1 66.1 70.1 72.4 80.7 8.3 22.6 

Loch Raven 58.3 58.8 65.3 74.0 76.2 80.3 4.0 22.0 



Midtown* 46.7 48.4 54.9 64.1 64.6 67.3 2.7 20.6 





Northwood 62.1 62.7 68.0 71.5 73.1 77.2 4.2 15.1 













The Waverlies 65.0 66.6 72.3 81.6 70.0 87.2 17.1 22.2 









Appendix A – Data Definitions 

Appendix B – Changes and Explanations 

Appendix C –Community Statistical Areas (CSAs) 

Appendix A provides a brief description for each of the indicators and their data sources. 

Appendix B describes the changes made to the indicators that were included in the Vital Signs 10 report. 

Appendix C describes the modifications made to the CSA boundaries and provides a map of the new CSAs. 

Vital Signs 10 Appendices 1

Census Demographics 

Indicator 

Total Population 

The total population. 

Total Male Population 

The total number of males in the population. 

Total Female Population 

The total number of females in the population. 

Percent Population that is Black/African-American 

The percentage of the population that is Black or African-American. 

Percent Population that is White/Caucasian 

The percentage of the population that is White or Caucasian. 

Percent Population that is Hispanic 

The percentage of the population that is Hispanic. 

Percent Population that is Asian 

The percentage of the population that is Asian. 

Percent Population that is Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 

The percentage of the population that is Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. 

Percent Population that is Alaskan/Native American 

The percentage of the population that is Alaskan/Native American. 

Percent Population that is Two or More Races 

The percentage of the population that multiracial. 

Percent Population that is of an ‘Other’ Race 

The percentage of the population that is of an 'other' race. 

Racial Diversity Index 

The probability that two people picked at random will be of a different race/ethnicity. 

This number does not reflect which race is predominant in an area. 

Percent Population that is Under 18 

The percentage of the population that is under the age of 18. 

Percent Population that is 18-24 

The percentage of the population that is aged 18-24. 





Source 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

Vital Signs 10 Indicator Definitions Appendix A-1

Percent Population that is Over 65 

The percentage of the population that is over the age of 65. 

Total Number of Households 

The total number of households. 

Families with Related Children 

The percentage of households comprised of families with related children under the age 

of 18. 

Average Household Size 

The average size of households for a given CSA. 

Median Household Income 

The total income earned by all persons in a household that falls in the middle of the 

highest household income and lowest household income in a CSA. 

Percent of Households Earning Less than $25,000 a Year 

The percentage of the population earning income less than $25,000 a year. 

Percent of Households Earning Between $25,000 and $40,000 

The percentage of the population earning income between $25,000 and $40,000 a year. 





Percent of Households Earning More than $75,000 

The percentage of the population earning income more than $75,000 a year. 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census, American Community Survey 






Housing & Community Development 

Indicator 

Total Number of Residential Properties 

The total number of residential units. Used as a base denominator for most housing 

indicators. 

Total Housing Units Sold 

The number of single family homes and condominiums sold in an area for the given year. 


The selling price of a home that falls in the middle of the most expensive and least 

expensive home sale price in that area. 

Median Number of Days on the Market 

The number of days it takes to sell a property on the public market that falls in the 

middle of the least days a property was on the market and the most days a property was 

Affordability Index - Mortgage 

Number of households that pay above 30 percent of their income on their mortgage, of 

all households in the area. 

Affordability Index - Rent 

Number of households that pay above 30 percent of their income on rent, of all 

households in the area. 

Source 

Maryland Property View 



Metropolitan Regional Information System 




Percent of Properties Receiving Mortgage Foreclosure Filings 

The percentage of properties receiving mortgage foreclosure filings out of all residential 

properties in that area (as reported by Maryland Property View) 

Percent of Residential Properties that are Vacant and Abandoned 

Percent of vacant and abandoned homes out of all residential properties in that area that 

year (as reported by Maryland Property View). Properties are considered 

vacant/abandoned by Baltimore City if the property is not habitable. 

Percent of Residential Properties with Housing Violations 

Percent of residential buildings whose facade, structure, and/or surrounding area violate 

Baltimore City Housing Code out of all residential properties (as reported by Maryland 

Property View; this indicator excludes vacant properties). 

Percent of Residential Properties that Undergo Rehabilitation Investment > $5,000 

The percentage of residential properties where investment in interior or exterior 

maintenance exceeded $5,000 out of all residential properties (reported by Maryland 

Percent of Housing Units that are Owner-Occupied 

The percentage of homeowners who are the principle residents of the home out of all 

housing units. 

Baltimore City Circuit Court, 

Maryland Judiciary Case Search System 

Baltimore City Housing 



Maryland Property View 

Children and Family Health and Well-Being 

Indicator 

Number of Children Tested for Presence of Lead in their Blood 

The number of children ages 0-6 tested for the presence of lead in their blood. This 

indicator was only available at the zip code level prior to 2006. 

Percent of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels 

Percent of children age 0-6 tested for blood lead and found to have elevated blood lead 

levels. 

Percent of Individuals Living Below the Poverty Line 

Percent of the population living below the federal poverty threshold. 

Percent of Families with Children Under 18 Living Below the Poverty Line 

Percent of families with related children under the age of 18 living below the federal 

poverty threshold. 

Percent of Births Where Mother Received Early Prenatal Care 

The percentage of births where the mother received prenatal care in the first trimester of 

pregnancy that year. 

Percent of Births Delivered at Term 

The percentage of babies born at full term (37-42 weeks gestation) that year. 

Percent of Babies Born with a Satisfactory Birth Weight 

The percentage of babies born with a birth weight of 5.5 pounds or more out that year. 

Teen Birth Rate 

The number of teen ages 15-19 who gave birth per 1,000 teens (as reported by 2000 

Census). 

Source 

MD Dept. of Environment 




MD Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene 





Number of Children Hospitalized for Asthma or Asthma-Related Illnesses 

Number of children in each zip code admitted to emergency rooms for severe asthma or 

asthma related illnesses. 

Percent of People with Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 

The percentage of people with vaccine-preventable diseases per 10,000 (as reported by 

2000 and 2010 Census). Vaccine preventable diseases include measles, mumps, flu, 

meningitis, and others. 

Number of Drug Treatment Clients 

Number of people in each zip code who received some type of drug treatment that year. 

Health Services Cost Review Commission 

(HSCRC) 

Baltimore City Health Department 

Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems (BSAS) 

Crime and Safety 

Indicator 

Part 1 Crime Rate 

The number of reported criminal offenses per 1,000 residents (as reported by 2000 

Census); Part I offenses include murder, aggravated assault, rape, attempted rape, 

burglary, larceny, and auto theft. 

Violent Crime Rate 

The number of reported violent crimes including rape, attempted rape, aggravated 

assault, and robbery per 1,000 residents (as reported by 2000 Census). 

Domestic Violence Calls for Service 

The number of 911 calls to police for domestic violence incidents out of every 1,000 

residents (as reported by 2000 Census). 

Source 

Baltimore City Police Department 



Workforce and Economic Development 

Indicator 

Percent of Population 16-64 that is Unemployed and Looking for Work 

The percentage of the population aged 16-64 that is unemployed and actively looking 

for work. 

Unemployment Rate 

The rate of the population aged 16-64 that is unemployed and actively looking for work 

per 1,000 residents (as reported by 2000 Census). 

Percent of Population 16-64 that is Employed 

The percentage of the population aged 16-64 that is employed. 

Percent of Population 16-64 that is not in the Labor Force 

The percentage of the population aged 16-64 that is not employed or actively looking for 

a job. 

Percent of Population 25-64 with a High School Diploma Only 

The percent of the population aged 25-64 (as reported by 2000 Census) with a high 

school diploma or G.E.D. only (no college). 

Percent of Population 25-64 with Some College Education 

The percentage of the population aged 25-64 (as reported by 2000 Census) with some 

college education (associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, graduate/professional degrees, or 

some college coursework without obtaining a degree). 

Source 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 

U.S. Census 


Percent of Commercial Properties with Rehab Permits Above $5,000 

The percentage of commercial properties where significant rehabilitation took place 

totaling $5,000 or more out of all commercial properties in the area. This includes 

investments in improvements, rehabilitation, and maintenance to exterior facades and 

interior building. 

Total Number of Businesses 

The total number of businesses during the fourth quarter of a year. Prior to 2008 this 

data was only available at the zip code level. 

Total Number of Employees 

The total number of employees for all businesses in a CSA. Prior to 2008 this data was 

only available at the zip code level. 

Number of Businesses with Under 50 Employees 

The number of small businesses with less than 50 employees. Prior to 2008 this data was 

only available at the zip code level. 

Number of Businesses with 50 to 99 Employees 

The number of businesses reporting having between 50 and 99 total employees. 

Percent of Businesses Over 4 Years Old 

The percentage of all businesses that are over four years old at the end of the fourth 

quarter of a year. Prior to 2008 this data was only available at the zip code level. 

Percent of Small Businesses Over 4 Years Old 

The percentage of all businesses with fifty employees or less that are over four years old at 

the end of the fourth quarter of a year. Prior to 2008 this data was only available at the 

zip code level. 

Baltimore City Department of Housing and 

Community Development (HCD) 

InfoUSA 

InfoUSA 

InfoUSA 

InfoUSA 

InfoUSA 

InfoUSA 

Sanitation 

Indicator 

Rate of Dirty Streets and Alleys 

The number of reported incidents of dirty streets and alleys per 1,000 residents (as 

reported by 2000 Census). 

Rate of Clogged Storm Drains 

The number of reported incidents of clogged storm drains per 1,000 residents (as 

reported by 2000 Census). 

Source 

Baltimore City CitiStat 

Baltimore City CitiStat 

Urban Environment and Transit 

Indicator 

Code Red Days 

Number of days with unsafe levels of ground-level ozone, a main constituent of smog 

Days with Temperatures Above 90 Degrees 

Number of days where air temperature exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit 

Air Quality Index 

Degree of purity of air to which people, natural and heritage resources are exposed 

Source 





Hazardous Waste Sites 

Number of areas designated as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. 

Percent of Employed Population Not Using a Car to get to Work 

The percentage of the working population (as reported by 2000 Census) who use a 

mode of transportation other than a car to get to work each day. These other modes may 

include bikes, public transit, and walking. 

Percent of Employed Population Using Public Transit to get to Work 

The percentage of the working population (as reported by 2000 Census) who use public 

transportation (bus, light rail, subway) to get to work each day. 

Percent of Employed Population Using Other Modes to get to Work 

The percentage of the working population (as reported by 2000 Census) who use modes 

other than driving or public transportation (walking, cycling, etc.) to get to work each 

Travel Time to Work (in minutes) 

Time it takes to get to work (in minutes) for those not working at home 







Note: For educational indicators, students' home addresses were used, not the addresses of schools for the CSA calculations. 

Indicator 

Number of Students Enrolled in Grades 1-5 

The number of students enrolled in public elementary schools. 


The number of students enrolled in public middle schools. 


The number of students enrolled in public high schools. 

Percent of Students that are Black/African-American 

The percentage of enrolled students that are Black or African-American 

Percent of Students that are White (non-Hispanic) 

The percentage of enrolled students that are white (non-Hispanic) 

Percent of Students that are Hispanic 

The percentage of enrolled students that are Hispanic 

Percent of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunch 

The percentage of students receiving free or reduced meals at school. 

Percent of Students Enrolled in Special Education Programs 

The percentage of public school students in grades 1-12 that are enrolled into a special 

education program. 

Dropout Rate 

The percentage of students enrolled in grades 9-12 at the beginning of the academic year 

who withdrew from school sometime before completion of the school year out of all 

students enrolled in grades 9-12 that year. 

High School Completion Rate 

The percentage of students enrolled in public school in grade 12 who receive a Maryland 

High School diploma or certificate of completion for that year. 

Source 

Baltimore City Public School System 












The percentage of elementary school students in public schools missing 20 or more days 

of school in the given school year. 


The percentage of middle school students in public schools missing 20 or more days of 

school in the given school year. 


The percentage of high school students in public schools missing 20 or more days of 

school in the given school year. 

Percent of Suspended or Expelled During School Year 

The percentage of students expelled or suspended during a school year. 

Percent of 3rd Grade Students Scoring Proficient/Advanced on Math MSA 

The percentage of third grade students scoring Proficient or Advanced on the Maryland 

State Assessment for Mathematics. 

Percent of 3rd Grade Students Scoring Proficient/Advanced on Reading MSA 

The percentage of third grade students scoring Proficient or Advanced on the Maryland 

State Assessment for Reading. 

Percent of 5th Grade Students Scoring Proficient/Advanced on Math MSA 

The percentage of fifth grade students scoring Proficient or Advanced on the Maryland 


Percent of 5th Grade Students Scoring Proficient/Advanced on Reading MSA 

The percentage of fifth grade students scoring Proficient or Advanced on the Maryland 


Percent of 8th Grade Students Scoring Proficient/Advanced on Math MSA 

The percentage of eighth grade students scoring Proficient or Advanced on the Maryland 


Percent of 8th Grade Students Scoring Proficient/Advanced on Reading MSA 

The percentage of eighth grade students scoring Proficient or Advanced on the Maryland 


Percent of High School Students Passing English HSA 

The percentage of high school students who passed the HSA in English. 

Percent of High School Students Passing Biology HSA 

The percentage of high school students who passed the HSA in Biology. 

Percent of High School Students Passing Government HSA 

The percentage of high school students who passed the HSA in Government. 

Percent of High School Students Passing Algebra HSA 

The percentage of high school students who passed the HSA in Algebra. 

Percent of Population 16-19 in School and Employed 

The percentage of people ages 16-19 who are employed and/or in school out of all 

people ages 16-19 (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). 

Percent of Population 18-25 Registered to Vote 

The percentage of people ages 18-25 registered to vote out of all people of that age group 

(as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census). 
















Baltimore City Board of Elections 


Percent of Population 18-25 that Voted in General Election 

The percentage of registered people ages 18-25 (as reported by 2000 and 2010 Census) 

that voted in the General Election (including absentee ballots). 


Neighborhood Action and Sense of Community 

Indicator 

Number of Neighborhood Associations and Block Clubs 

The number of groups of people, generally living in the same area, who organize 

themselves in to more formal arrangements comprised of mostly volunteers whose goals 

are generally to maintain the quality of life for their families, friends, and neighborhoods. 

Number of Community Development Corporations 

The number of non-profit organizations that work to revitalize and rebuild a number of 

neighborhoods in a defined geographic area. 

Number of Umbrella Organizations 

The number of umbrella organizations (non-profit community-based organizations that 

work with and support the organizations, associations, and initiatives in multiple 

neighborhoods) officially recognized by the City. Each umbrella organization's 

boundaries comprise of at least five neighborhoods, and some encompass over 40. 

Number of Park and Environmental Stewardship Groups 

The number of groups of people organized to improve and maintain the quality of parks 

and watersheds, both public and private, in their respective areas. 

Number of Community Gardens 

The number of gardens that are either publicly-owned or community-owned, 

maintained by at least three people in the community, or is available for 

public/community use and/or has events/programs for community members/the public. 

Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Programs 

CSAs with a Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Program (HNI). The HNI program 

focuses on the strengthening the housing market and ensuring the stability of a few 

blocks within a neighborhood area. For more information on HNI, please visit 

http://www.healthyneighborhoods.org. Values for this variable are either 'yes' or 'no' 

Number of Designated Local Historical Buildings (CHAP) 

Total number of buildings designated as historic by the CHAP. Buildings qualifies for 

designation if they are over 100 years old, have historic significance to Baltimore City, 

and are architecturally significant. 

Percent of Population 18+ that is Registered to Vote 

The percentage of the adult population (as reported by 2000 Census) that is registered to 

vote in Baltimore City. 

Percent of Registered Voters that Voted in the Last Election 

The percentage of registered voters who voted in the General Election. 

Source 

Baltimore City Department of Planning 



Parks & People Foundation; 


Parks & People Foundation 

Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc. 

Baltimore Commission on Historical and 

Architectural Preservation (CHAP) 




Children and Family Health and Well-Being 

Indicator: 

Explanation: 

Indicator: 

Explanation: 

Crime and Safety 

Indicator: 

Explanation: 


Indicator: 

Explanation: 

Percent of Births Where Mother Received Early Prenatal Care (REVISED) 

The Maryland Certificate of Live birth was revised in 2010; prenatal care was one of the 

items that were modified. As a result of the modifications, prenatal care rates based on the 

old and new versions of the certificates are not comparable. 

The combination of reporting changes and missing data will make the interpretation of the 

data difficult, at least until several years of revised data becomes available. 

Percent of Individuals Living in Poverty (ADDED) 

Percent of Families with Related Children Under 18 Living in Poverty (ADDED) 

As a replacement to the percentage of families earning below the Maryland Self-sufficiency 

wage standard, BNIA-JFI added both the percentage of individuals and the percentage of 

families with related children under 18 living in poverty. Since this data comes from the 

American Community Survey, it can be updated annually. 

Juvenile Arrest Rate (REMOVED) 

Juvenile Violent Arrest Rate (REMOVED) 

Juvenile Arrest Rate for Drug-Related Offenses (REMOVED) 

Juvenile Arrest Rate with Prior Arrests (REMOVED) 

The home addresses of juveniles arrested by the Baltimore City Police Department were not 

available for 2010. The Baltimore City Police Department is currently working to provide 

this data to BNIA-JFI. We anticipate being able to include the 2010 juvenile arrest rate data 

in future versions of Vital Signs. 

Percentage of Students Completing Courses Qualifying them to Enter the University of 

Maryland (REMOVED) 

Percentage of Students Graduating from Career/Technical Education Programs 

(REMOVED) 

Percentage of Students Completing Courses Qualifying them to Enter the University of 

Maryland and Graduating from Career/Technical Education Programs (REMOVED) 

BNIA-JFI did not request this data from the Baltimore City Public School System for 

inclusion in Vital Signs 10. 

Vital Signs 10 Changes and Explanations Appendix B-1

Housing and Community Development 

Indicator: 

Explanation: 

Total Residential Properties (REVISED) 

The total number of residential properties in Baltimore City was adjusted to include only 

residential properties where there was a structure already on the property. 

Neighborhood Action & Sense of Community 

Indicator: 

Explanation: 

Indicator: 

Explanation: 

Sanitation 

Indicator: 

Explanation: 

Number of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) (REVISED) 

In previous years, CDCs were reported according to the CSAs where they performed work. 

In 2010, the indicator was revised to reflect the primary physical location of the CDC. 

Number of Parks and Environmental Stewardship Groups (REVISED) 

Due to a change in data collection methodology by the data source, the number of parks and 

environmental stewardship groups is not comparable to previous years. Therefore, only data 

for 2010 is reported. 

Rate of Rat Incidents (REMOVED) 

Due to a change in data collection methodology by Baltimore City, a large percentage of the 

calls for service for rat rubout services were not available. This meant that annual totals were 

non-comparable over time. Since the data was non-comparable, the indicator was removed. 

Urban Environment & Transit 

Indicator: 

Explanation: 

Carbon Monoxide (CO) (REMOVED) 

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) (REMOVED) 

Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) (REMOVED) 

Ozone (O3) (REMOVED) 

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) (REMOVED) 

Although these criteria pollutants are continually monitored, they do not provide details 

about variation among neighborhoods. The indicator has therefore been removed. 

Workforce and Economic Development 

Indicator: 

Explanation: 

Total Retail Sales (REMOVED) 

Due to the methodology of the data source used for business data (InfoUSA), the total retail 

sales figure was not considered to be a reliable source for small area analysis of retail sales 

figures. The indicator has therefore been removed. 

Vital Signs 10 Changes and Explanations Appendix B-2

Community Statistical Areas (CSAs) are aggregations of Census Tract boundaries, which are consistent 

statistical boundaries. The CSAs were originally created by the Baltimore City Department of Planning in 

conjunction with the Baltimore Data Collaborative in preparation for presenting data in Vital Signs. There are 

currently a total of 278 neighborhoods that are officially recognized by the City. However, these 

neighborhood boundaries do not closely relate to usable geographies identified by the U.S. Census Bureau 

(i.e. Census tracts, block groups, etc.). Because BNIA-JFI calculates indicators in relation to population as 

reported by the Census Bureau, the Vital Signs indicators need to be directly aligned with Census geographies. 

Similar neighboring tracts are grouped together, based on demographics and socioeconomic status, and are 

given names that were representative of neighborhoods that fall within those statistical areas. 

A map of Baltimore’s CSAs for 2010 is on the following page. 

Modifications for 2010 

Following the 2010 Census, the Tract boundaries within the Jonestown/Oldtown CSA were modified. 

Census Tracts 050100 and 060500 were merged together to form a new Tract: 280500. Despite this 

boundary change, the development of the Harbor East area in the last decade has led to an influx of new 

residents whose demographic characteristics are notably different than areas to the north. An analysis of the 

Jonestown/Oldtown CSA was completed, to identify the degree of disparity within its boundaries. In regards 

to race and socio-economic status (notably income and educational attainment), the Harbor East area was not 

similar to the rest of the community. A new CSA, named “Harbor East/Little Italy” was created, located south 

of Fayette Street. The northern portion of the old Jonestown/Oldtown CSA was merged with Perkins/Middle 

East because of the modified Census Tract boundaries and because of its racial and socioeconomic 

composition. This new CSA is named “Oldtown/Middle East.” 

Originally, the southwest corner of the Greenmount East CSA wrapped around a portion of the correctional 

facilities in East Baltimore. The Census Tract for the facilities, 100300, was increased in size, reducing the 

area included within Greenmount East. No non-institutionalized populations were impacted by this 

modification. 

In 2000, the State Center Complex was contained within the 140100 Tract, which included the Bolton Hill 

neighborhood. In 2010 the boundary lines were modified, assigning it to Tract 170200, which is a part of the 

Upton/Druid Heights CSA. 

Vital Signs 10 Community Statistical Areas Appendix C-1

Vital Signs 10 Community Statistical Areas Appendix C-2

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