The document provides demographic data for the EBDI redevelopment project area and surrounding Greater East Baltimore neighborhood, comparing statistics from 2000 to 2010. It finds that the population in the EBDI area decreased significantly, with fewer households and children. Poverty rates increased while income levels rose slightly on average. Housing units decreased substantially, with large drops in homeownership. The neighborhood experienced income inequality and high rates of poverty, though the number of very low-income residents decreased.

1. EBDI Project Area Community Profile
2000 to 2010
Indicator 2000
2010 (or 2006-
2010) Change 2000 to 2010
Population 5,273 2,694 -48.9%
Households 1,756 1,015 -42.2%
*Households with Children
(Residents Under 18)
793 381 -52.1%
*Total Residents Enrolled in
School (Pre-School thru 12th
Grade) 1,434 426 -70.3%
*% Below Poverty 47.7% 51.5%
*% Receiving Public
Assistance 15.8% 13.2%
Total Housing Units 2,659 1,714 -35.5%
Homeowner Units 669 283 -57.7%
Renter Units 1,088 732 -32.7%
Vacant Units 902 699 -22.5%
47.7%
51.5%
2000 2010
% Below Poverty
5,273
2,694
2000 2010
Population
38.1%
27.9%
2000 2010
% Homeowners
902
699
2000 2010
Vacant Units
Sources: Census 2000, Census 2010, American Community Survey (ACS) 2006-2010 5-year estimates. *Note: ACS 2006-2010 estimates are reported here without
margins of error, which may be large due to the sample size of the survey. These estimates are included to give a measure of magnitude. Please use with caution.
793 381
2000 2010
Households with
Children
Demographics: The total population of the block groups that intersect the EBDI
project area has decreased by 49% between 2000 and 2010 and there are 741
fewer households (a 42% decrease).
Children and Education: Households with residents under 18 make up 37.5% of
all households in 2010 compared to 45.2% in 2000. In addition, the number of
residents enrolled in preschool through 12th grade has decreased by over 70% to
426 enrolled in 2010.
Economic Well-being: While the rate of poverty has increased to 51.5% from
47.7% between 2000 and 2010, it is important to note that the raw number of
those with incomes below poverty has decreased by 54% and the number of
residents in the area for whom poverty status has been determined has
decreased by 58%. Therefore the poverty rate has increased. The percentage of
residents receiving public assistance has decreased to 13.2% in 2010.
Housing: The number of owner-occupied units decreased by 58% and the
homeownership rate is 27.9% in 2010 compared to 38.1% in 2000. The rate of
vacancy has increased from 34% in 2000 to 41% of units. These trends reflect
945 fewer units in the area overall in 2010. Of this decrease in units, 41% were
owner-occupied, 38% renter-occupied, and 21% vacant.
15.8%
13.2%
2000 2010
%Public Assistance

2. $17,306
$21,435
$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
2000 2010
Median Household Income
(Average of EBDI Census Tracts)
EBDI Project Area Community Profile
2000 to 2010
EBDI Project Area
Income Distribution 2000 2010
Percentage
Change
# % # %
Very Low (<$15k) 1,188 46.37% 670 43.59% -43.60%
Low ($15-24k) 540 21.08% 216 14.05% -60.00%
Moderate ($25-44k) 425 16.59% 317 20.62% -25.41%
High ($45-59k) 211 8.24% 172 11.19% -18.48%
Very High (>$60k) 198 7.73% 162 10.54% -18.18%
Sources: Census 2000, Census 2010, American Community Survey (ACS) 2006-2010 5-year estimates. *Note: ACS 2006-2010 estimates are reported here without
margins of error, which may be large due to the sample size of the survey. These estimates are included to give a measure of magnitude. Please use with caution.
(2010 MHI)
(2000 MHI)
EBDI Project Area Income Distribution as
Share of Baltimore City 2000 2010
Very Low (<$15k) 1.7% 1.4%
Low ($15-24k) 1.3% 0.7%
Moderate ($25-44k) 0.7% 0.6%
High ($45-59k) 0.7% 0.6%
Very High (>$60k) 0.4% 0.2%
Median Household Income: Of the four census tracts that intersect the EBDI
project area, three experienced increases in median household incomes from 2000
to 2010 ranging from a 4% increase to a 130% increase. The average of these EBDI
census tracts was $17,306 in 2000 and $21,435 in 2010.
Gini Index: The Gini Index is a measure of income inequality and varies between 0
and 1.
•0= Complete Equality (all households have equal shares of income)
•1= Complete Inequality (one household has all the income).
•The closer the Gini Index is to 1 the greater the level of inequality.
•The Gini Index for the EBDI census tracts range between .39 and .53. This is
comparable to the Baltimore and Maryland indices, .49 and .44, respectively.
Income Distribution: The income distribution of residents in the area has shifted
between 2000 and 2010 with very low income residents making up 46% of all area
residents and 44% in 2010. The low income group ($15,000-$24,000) had the
largest percentage change of residents in that income group, a 60% decrease.
While the number of residents in the moderate to very high income groups did not
increase, the share of residents that fall in these categories increased due to the
decrease of 518 residents from the very low income group and 324 from the low
income group.
Share of Baltimore City: The number of residents in each income category in the
area compared to the Baltimore City total for each category reveals that a smaller
share of the city’s residents in the very low and low income categories reside in the
project area. For example, in 2010 the share of very low income residents in the
area (670) is 1.4% of the total in Baltimore City (47,955).
Census Tract
807
Census Tract
808
Census Tract
704 Census Tract
703

3. Baltimore Civic Site – Key Demographics
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EBDI - 88 acre redevelopment project area site
GEB - Greater East Baltimore neighborhood including four
community statistical areas: Greenmount East,
Oldtown/Middle East, Madison/East End and Clifton-Berea
Population EBDI1
GEB2
City
Total 1,068 35,860 620,961
Children under 18 262 9,649 133,560
Children under 5 83 2,933 41,152
Poverty EBDI3
GEB4
City
Children under 18 living in poverty 64.0% 47.9% 31.9%
Families living in poverty 44.0% 30.3% 16.5%
Poverty EBCS5
Elev86
City
% Eligible for Free/Reduced Meals 92.6% >=95% 84.7%
Health EBDI7
GEB8
City
% of babies born low birth weight 12.8% 15.3% 11.7%
Children under 18 with Medicaid
health insurance (2011)9
-- -- 61.0%
1-Census 2010, total count of census blocks
2-Census 2010, total count of census tracts that comprise four GEB CSAs
3-ACS 2006-2010, Oldtown/Middle East CSA
4-ACS 2006-2010, average of census tracts that comprise four GEB CSAs
5-MD Report Card 2012, East Baltimore Community School
6-MD Report Card 2012, average of Elev8 schools
7-BNIA 2010, Oldtown/Middle East CSA
8-BNIA 2010, average of four GEB CSAs
9-ACS 2011