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Congressional District 2, MD

767,891 Population
811.2 square miles 946.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,275 ±$1,628 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Maryland: $50,728 ±$489
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$95,700 ±$3,357 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $98,678 ±$1,292
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.8% ±1.1% (65,784  ±8,234) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,160 (±0.3% / ±20,592)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.9 minutes ±0.9 (9,953,480  ±438,636) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than 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

299,975 ±5,232 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,384,715 ±7,944
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (746,855  ±14,268) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 2.5 6,055,057
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.1% ±1.1% (11,126  ±2,046) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 5.3% 76,658 (±0.3% / ±4,934)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

315,895 ±4,985 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,572,382 ±567
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$379,000 ±$7,703 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

9.2% ±1% (69,824  ±7,862.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 11% 673,817 (±0.4% / ±26,954.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.8% ±1.7% (503,506  ±13,009.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than 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)
46.6% ±1.4% (250,034  ±8,530.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 43.8% 1,880,000 (±0.5% / ±22,089)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

15.2% ±2.5% (110,090  ±18,493) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 21.5% 1,251,305 (±0.4% / ±23,654.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

12.7% ±1% (97,593  ±7,827) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maryland: 17% 1,051,891
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.5% ±0.5% (32,974  ±3,082) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 6.7% 318,150 (±0.2% / ±8,991)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
32,974 Total veterans ±3,082 29,045 Male ±2,808 3,929 Female ±1,231

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