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Hagerstown

Maryland · 44,228 residents (2025 est.) · 12.7 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
43,665
+19%since 2000
from 36,687 in 2000
44,228 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,429 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 3,084 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.8
+3%since 2000
from 34.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
12.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
35K37K40K42K44K19902000201020202024Hagerstown
202444K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 58%(3,495)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.6%(3,303)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(2,675)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(2,420)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(3,010)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.4%(6,307)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(5,988)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(5,249)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.1%(4,864)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.3%(3,640)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(2,007)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(707)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$52,221
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,796 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,461
+78%since 2000
from $17,153 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
36.0%
+18.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
21.9%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 18.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.468
+7%since 2010
from 0.436 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information15.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance8.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.1%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$224,500
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $89,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,114
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $441 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
43.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 41.9% in 2000
56.7% rent
Vacancy rate
7.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.36 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.24 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
28.2%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 31.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.3
−11%since 2009
from 4.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
35
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.2%(31,244)
Black10%(3,661)
Hispanic / Latino1.8%(649)
Asian1%(353)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic56.6%(24,719)
Black21%(9,150)
Hispanic / Latino12.2%(5,326)
Asian1.4%(615)
Other8.8%(3,855)
Diversity Score
77
+51%since 2009
from 51 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American3.8%(1,660)
Puerto Rican2.8%(1,244)
Mexican1.9%(823)
Dominican1.9%(822)
Guatemalan1.4%(623)
Salvadoran1.1%(497)
Honduran1.1%(468)
Ecuadorian0.3%(115)
Colombian0.2%(108)
Venezuelan0.2%(102)
Spaniard0.2%(69)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(34)
Cuban0.1%(30)
Argentine0.1%(30)
Panamanian0.1%(27)
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(116)
Korean0.3%(115)
Sri Lankan0.2%(101)
Filipino0.2%(100)
Vietnamese0.2%(96)
Burmese0.1%(51)
Pakistani0.1%(34)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(105)
Samoan0%(7)
Ancestry
German18.8%(8,221)
Irish10.9%(4,776)
English8.1%(3,539)
American4.6%(1,993)
Italian3.3%(1,449)
Polish1.9%(823)
West Indian1.1%(497)
Haitian0.7%(325)
Scottish0.7%(304)
Portuguese0.7%(293)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(267)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.6%(245)
French0.5%(234)
Welsh0.4%(195)
Swiss0.4%(177)
Ukrainian0.3%(124)
Dutch0.3%(122)
Nigerian0.2%(103)
Russian0.2%(101)
Jamaican0.2%(100)
Slovak0.2%(93)
Hungarian0.2%(88)
Norwegian0.2%(83)
British0.2%(81)
Czech0.2%(78)
Swedish0.2%(66)
Finnish0.1%(62)
Arab0.1%(43)
Austrian0.1%(41)
Barbadian0.1%(37)
Latvian0.1%(35)
Lithuanian0.1%(31)
Romanian0.1%(24)
Lebanese0.1%(23)
Danish0.1%(22)
Kenyan0.1%(22)
Croatian0%(17)
Moroccan0%(13)
Belgian0%(12)
Iranian0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.5%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
84.8%
+11.8 ptssince 2000
from 73.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 4.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.1 min
+87%since 2000
from 14.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.0%
−6.6 ptssince 2009
from 74.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.5%
+9.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
16.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 16.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.2%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 11.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.2%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 65.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 71.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.6%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.7%
+12.9 ptssince 2009
from 21.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
52.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
8.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.2%
−7.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
19.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 18.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.1%
+19.3 ptssince 2017
from 66.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.6%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 88.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.5%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 81.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 88.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2016
from 5.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.8%(7,338)
Married37.9%(6,065)
Widowed3%(474)
Divorced13.3%(2,129)
Women 15+
Never married36.7%(6,670)
Married34.9%(6,350)
Widowed10.4%(1,887)
Divorced18%(3,279)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
40.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 43.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.6%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 19.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
42.5%
+6.8 ptssince 2020
from 35.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
49.2%
−5.8 ptssince 2020
from 55.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
54.6%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 50.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hagerstown, Maryland?

Hagerstown, Maryland has about 43,665 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hagerstown, Maryland?

The typical household in Hagerstown, Maryland earns about $52,221 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hagerstown, Maryland expensive?

In Hagerstown, Maryland, the median home is worth about $224,500, and the typical rent is about $1,114 a month.

How educated are people in Hagerstown, Maryland?

About 20.5% of adults age 25 and over in Hagerstown, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hagerstown, Maryland?

About 21.9% of people in Hagerstown, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hagerstown, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Hagerstown, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 8,220 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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