Dundalk

Population & Demographics

Dundalk, MD

Dundalk is home to 65,969 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 29,506 resident workers commute each day.

MarylandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
65,969
people
Population

65,969 residents

Median age 37.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Dundalk population & demographics

Who lives in Dundalk — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
65,969
Median age
37.2yrs
Median household income
$64,520
Median home value
$212,700
Median gross rent
$1,473/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
15.7%
Poverty rate
17.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Dundalk

How Dundalk breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White61.7%
Black16.2%
Hispanic or Latino13.9%
Two or more races5.2%
Asian2.0%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Dundalk

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Dundalk.

Dundalk at a glance
Employed Residents
29,506
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Baltimore
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Dundalk proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Dundalk commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

56 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Dundalk

29,506 commutes, one dot at a time

Dundalk

Where 29,506 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Dundalk, by worker count.

1Baltimore6.7 mi8,788
2Dundalk0.0 mi2,204
3Towson10.1 mi1,275
4Edgemere4.0 mi1,003
5Rossville6.2 mi795
6Middle River6.1 mi706
7Glen Burnie9.8 mi597
8Cockeysville15.8 mi556

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Dundalk.

1Baltimore6.7 mi2,413
2Dundalk0.0 mi2,204
3Essex3.9 mi613
4Middle River6.1 mi371
5Edgemere4.0 mi279
6Glen Burnie9.8 mi255
7Towson10.1 mi233
8Perry Hall9.3 mi228

Top industries

The sectors that employ Dundalk’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade21.0%
EDEducational Services13.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services11.0%
COConstruction9.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.0%
WSWholesale Trade3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Dundalk

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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