2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Philadelphia, NY vs Baltimore, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Baltimore, is 17% more than it is in Philadelphia and is 28% below the National Average.
- Philadelphia unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Baltimore unemployment rate is 7.9%.
 Philadelphia, NYBaltimore, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%7.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.3%25.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%11.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,549$34,378$37,638
 Household Income$46,295$54,124$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,228$67,462$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Philadelphia, NYBaltimore, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.2%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.2%8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.5%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%10.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.3%12.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%5.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.0%6.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Philadelphia, NYBaltimore, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.3%16.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.9%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services4.9%2.7%1.8%
 Legal4.2%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library11.3%7.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.5%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.1%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.7%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.5%19.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%5.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.4%11.4%13.1%
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Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 3 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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