Baltimore saw population growth for the first time in years. Is it an opportunity for growth, or a mirage?

Baltimore’s population was decline for 70 years. Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau released data indicating that Baltimore’s population inched up, by fewer than 800 people in 2024. Is that a trend that can be sustained? Charlie Duff is an architectural historian and developer in Baltimore who is the retired chair of Jubilee Baltimore, a non-profit organization that builds affordable and market-rate housing throughout the city. Duff joins us to talk demographic trends in Baltimore, and how housing could make or break an opportunity for growth here.