Baltimore metropolitan area
The Baltimore–Columbia–Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Central Maryland, is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Maryland as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. As of 2022, the combined population of the seven counties is 2,985,871, making it the 20th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the nation.
Central Maryland Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metropolitan area | |
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Baltimore's Inner Harbor in August 2010 | |
Counties of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metropolitan area highlighted in red | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| Principal municipalities | Baltimore, Columbia, Towson |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Metropolitan area | 2,844,510 (20th) |
| • Urban | (19th) |
| • Urban density | 1,038.9/sq mi (401.1/km2) |
| • CSA | 9,973,383 (3rd) |
| MSA = 2020, CSA = 2020, Urban & Densities = 2010 | |
| GDP | |
| • MSA | $241.4 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (ET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EST) |
The area has the fourth-highest median household income in the United States, at $66,970 as of 2012.
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