Census Reporter

Maryland

6,045,680 Population
9,711.1 square miles 622.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$43,325 ±$422 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$86,738 ±$934 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

9% ±0.4% (532,241  ±20,417) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

33.7 minutes ±0.2 (97,843,620  ±961,283) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

2,226,767 ±9,709 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0 (5,905,181  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.2% ±0.4% (73,824  ±4,997) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

2,470,307 ±296 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$332,500 ±$2,266 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

12.6% ±0.4% (755,239  ±24,413.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

90.4% ±0.7% (3,781,706  ±31,099.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
40.9% ±0.5% (1,710,230  ±20,019) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

19.4% ±0.4% (1,104,357  ±21,386.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

15.4% ±0.3% (929,431  ±20,049) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7.5% ±0.2% (350,423  ±8,933) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
350,423 Total veterans ±8,933 300,005 Male ±8,110 50,418 Female ±3,437

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