Census Reporter

Maryland

6,042,718 Population
9,710.9 square miles 622.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$41,522 ±$420 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$83,242 ±$1,022 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

9% ±0.4% (528,203  ±21,054) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

33.3 minutes ±0.2 (96,797,100  ±816,106) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

2,215,935 ±9,432 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.7 ±0 (5,902,271  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5% ±0.4% (72,172  ±5,146) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

2,458,779 ±362 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$324,800 ±$2,183 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

14.1% ±0.4% (840,605  ±25,285.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

90.5% ±0.7% (3,771,208  ±30,684.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
40.8% ±0.5% (1,700,695  ±19,915.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

19.4% ±0.3% (1,099,219  ±15,311.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

15.2% ±0.3% (915,191  ±16,828) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.8% ±0.2% (363,178  ±8,835) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
363,178 Total veterans ±8,835 312,386 Male ±7,526 50,792 Female ±3,452

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