Hagerstown is home to 43,665 people in Maryland. 43% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 50%. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 3,429 people per square mile. 21.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,221, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hagerstown
What changed most since 1990
White share92.6% → 56.6%(−36.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share6.4% → 21.0%(+14.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate15.8% → 21.9%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hagerstown's population equals 28% of Washington County's. Its number of households without a car equals 63% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 49% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.3%(507)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18%(362)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.8%(497)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(79)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.9%(98)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,007 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hagerstown, decade by decade
Hagerstown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
35,445
$54,863
$160,805
9.9%
17.4
2000
36,687
$56,100
$162,309
11.8%
33.0
2010
39,662
$53,158
$263,690
14.9%
54.3
2020
43,527
$50,790
$193,926
17.8%
73.1
2024
43,665
$52,221
$224,500
20.5%
76.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
