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Congressional District 6, MD

799,719 Population
2,395.1 square miles 333.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±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

$47,200 ±$1,153 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maryland: $50,728 ±$489
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$96,127 ±$2,678 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

8.5% ±1% (66,370  ±7,694) 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)

30.7 minutes ±0.8 (10,285,205  ±388,889) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 31.5 82,879,024 (±0.3 / ±1,095,870)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

299,641 ±4,008 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,384,715 ±7,944
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (779,905  ±11,462) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 2.5 † 6,055,057 (±,233 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.6% ±1.1% (11,937  ±2,062) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 5.3% 76,658 (±0.3% / ±4,934)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

320,917 ±3,827 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,572,382 ±567
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$395,300 ±$9,755 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $413,600 ±$3,126
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.2% ±1.1% (88,071  ±9,014.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 11% 673,817 (±0.4% / ±26,954.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.5% ±1.7% (503,001  ±11,421.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,917,459 (±0.8% / ±33,511.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
41.1% ±1.2% (228,422  ±7,391) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 43.8% 1,880,000 (±0.5% / ±22,089)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

25.3% ±1.8% (190,696  ±13,878.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 21.5% 1,251,305 (±0.4% / ±23,654.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

19.6% ±1% (156,383  ±8,383) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 17% † 1,051,891 (±1,530% / ±20,145)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.6% ±0.6% (41,213  ±3,487) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 6.7% 318,150 (±0.2% / ±8,991)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
41,213 Total veterans ±3,487 36,335 Male ±3,141 4,878 Female ±1,265

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