Grow Baltimore Brief #1: Understanding Migration in Baltimore City (2015)

As the first briefing in the Grow Baltimore Project, this report examines the demographic and migration trends shaping Baltimore’s population trajectory. It finds that while the city continued to experience net population loss through domestic migration, those losses were slowing, and Baltimore was attracting growing numbers of young adults, immigrants, and working-age residents. The report identifies key patterns by age, race, income, and geography, providing a baseline understanding of who is moving into and out of Baltimore and how migration influences the city’s prospects for population growth.