COMPARING TWO PLACES
Maryland vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Maryland is 111% larger than Mississippi. Maryland earns more, with a median household income $47,231 higher. Maryland has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 0%).
MARYLANDMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population6,206,0112,946,779+111% vs Mississippi
Population density63963+577
Population growth7.0%-0.2%+7.2 pts
Median age39.438.6+0.8
Male48.7%48.5%+0.2 pts
Female51.3%51.5%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born16.6%2.4%+14.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.6%55.2%−8.6 pts
Black28.9%36.3%−7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%3.7%+8.8 pts
Asian6.5%1.0%+5.5 pts
Other5.4%3.7%+1.7 pts
Median household income$103,678$56,447+$47,231
Per capita income$52,979$31,549+$21,430
Poverty rate9.4%18.9%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%25.1%+18.3 pts
Graduate degree20.8%9.9%+10.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.8%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation67.1%57.4%+9.7 pts
Median home value$419,900$169,800+$250,100
Median gross rent$1,705$954+$751
Owner-occupied67.6%70.0%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%14.6%−6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households48.7%43.6%+5.0 pts
Average commute31.125.6+5.4
Worked from home19.3%5.9%+13.4 pts
Public transit to work4.2%0.3%+3.9 pts
Uninsured6.3%11.0%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024