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Congressional District 1, MD

782,957 Population
3,866.6 square miles 202.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,680 ±$1,270 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maryland: $50,728 ±$489
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$89,269 ±$3,777 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maryland: $98,678 ±$1,292
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.8% ±1% (74,913  ±7,811) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,160 (±0.3% / ±20,592)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.4 minutes ±0.8 (9,820,195  ±344,189) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 31.5 82,879,024 (±0.3 / ±1,095,870)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

309,498 ±3,869 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,384,715 ±7,944
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (765,270  ±5,031) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 2.5 6,055,057
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.2% ±1% (8,835  ±1,762) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 5.3% 76,658 (±0.3% / ±4,934)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

365,991 ±1,594 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,572,382 ±567
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$363,200 ±$6,301 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maryland: $413,600 ±$3,126
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.3% ±0.8% (64,682  ±6,417.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maryland: 11% 673,817 (±0.4% / ±26,954.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.4% ±1.8% (509,314  ±10,938.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,917,459 (±0.8% / ±33,511.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
35.4% ±1.1% (194,970  ±6,353.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 43.8% 1,880,000 (±0.5% / ±22,089)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

8.3% ±0.5% (61,249  ±3,303.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 20.6% 1,198,235 (±0.2% / ±10,659.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

6.7% ±0.7% (52,462  ±5,297) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 17% 1,051,891
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.3% ±0.6% (45,032  ±3,455) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 6.7% 318,150 (±0.2% / ±8,991)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
45,032 Total veterans ±3,455 40,614 Male ±3,220 4,418 Female ±1,075

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