
STRIVE Baltimore serves an unemployed and under-employed urban population that is traditionally considered hard-to-serve. STRIVE Baltimore participant demographics for 2006 are outlined in the table below.
| | Applicants | Enrollees | Graduates |
| Total for Period | 1378 | 501 | 319 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 929 (67%) | 408 (70%) | 237 (74%) |
| Female | 449 (33%) | 175 (30%) | 82 (26%) |
| Convictions | |||
| Felony Convictions | 509 (37%) | 204 (41%) | 144 (45%) |
| Misdemeanor Convictions | 350 (25%) | 139 (28%) | 96 (30%) |
| None | 519 (38%) | 158 (31%) | 79 (25%) |
| Educational Level | |||
| High school graduate/GED/Higher Education | 738 (56%) | 268 (56%) | 175 (57%) |
| Without High School Diploma/GED/Higher Education | 571 (44%) | 213 (44%) | 131 (43%) |