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Congressional District 6, MD

821,685 Population
2,395.1 square miles 343.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,002 ±$1,194 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $53,199 ±$548
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$105,125 ±$4,140 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Maryland: $102,905 ±$1,404
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.1% ±0.8% (65,087  ±6,790) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 9.1% 555,770 (±0.4% / ±25,230)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.4 minutes ±0.5 (11,437,795  ±380,584) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 32.3 87,922,816 (±0.3 / ±1,040,848)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

301,264 ±4,282 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,401,394 ±7,099
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (802,235  ±13,546) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,133,638
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±1.3% (11,643  ±2,404) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 5% 73,197 (±0.4% / ±5,454)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

324,368 ±3,788 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,588,337 ±274
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$433,800 ±$9,477 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Maryland: $436,300 ±$3,089
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±1% (84,522  ±8,242.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 10.7% 660,535 (±0.4% / ±26,018.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.2% ±1.6% (522,333  ±12,027.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.4% 3,989,793 (±0.8% / ±33,937.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41% ±1.2% (235,117  ±7,517.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 44.7% 1,950,279 (±0.5% / ±22,486.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

25.8% ±2.1% (200,752  ±16,676.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 21.8% 1,287,754 (±0.5% / ±26,704.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

20.5% ±1.2% (168,269  ±10,592) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 17.1% 1,070,852
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±0.6% (42,403  ±3,736) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 331,906 (±0.2% / ±10,821)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
42,403 Total veterans ±3,736 36,450 Male ±3,175 5,953 Female ±1,272

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