COMPARING TWO PLACES
Maryland vs Maine
PLACE A
Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Maryland is 347% larger than Maine. Maryland earns more, with a median household income $28,945 higher.
MARYLANDMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population6,206,0111,387,817+347% vs Maine
Population density63945+594
Population growth7.0%2.6%+4.4 pts
Median age39.444.8−5.4
Male48.7%49.3%−0.6 pts
Female51.3%50.7%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born16.6%4.1%+12.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.6%89.9%−43.3 pts
Black28.9%1.8%+27.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%2.2%+10.3 pts
Asian6.5%1.1%+5.4 pts
Other5.4%5.0%+0.5 pts
Median household income$103,678$74,733+$28,945
Per capita income$52,979$43,742+$9,237
Poverty rate9.4%10.7%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%36.2%+7.3 pts
Graduate degree20.8%13.7%+7.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%3.8%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation67.1%61.7%+5.4 pts
Median home value$419,900$296,600+$123,300
Median gross rent$1,705$1,139+$566
Owner-occupied67.6%74.3%−6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%20.6%−12.9 pts
Rent-burdened households48.7%44.1%+4.6 pts
Average commute31.124.6+6.5
Worked from home19.3%15.9%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work4.2%0.5%+3.7 pts
Uninsured6.3%6.2%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024