COMPARING TWO PLACES
Maryland vs New Mexico
PLACE A
Maryland
VS
PLACE B
New Mexico
Maryland is 193% larger than New Mexico. Maryland earns more, with a median household income $39,619 higher.
MARYLANDNEW MEXICODIFFERENCE
Total population6,206,0112,120,246+193% vs New Mexico
Population density63917+622
Population growth7.0%2.8%+4.2 pts
Median age39.439.4Even
Male48.7%49.7%−1.0 pts
Female51.3%50.3%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born16.6%9.4%+7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.6%36.0%+10.6 pts
Black28.9%1.8%+27.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%48.4%−35.9 pts
Asian6.5%1.6%+4.9 pts
Other5.4%12.2%−6.7 pts
Median household income$103,678$64,059+$39,619
Per capita income$52,979$36,218+$16,761
Poverty rate9.4%17.8%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%31.0%+12.5 pts
Graduate degree20.8%13.9%+6.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%6.0%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation67.1%57.8%+9.4 pts
Median home value$419,900$248,100+$171,800
Median gross rent$1,705$1,067+$638
Owner-occupied67.6%70.0%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%12.5%−4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households48.7%45.0%+3.7 pts
Average commute31.123.5+7.6
Worked from home19.3%12.2%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work4.2%0.6%+3.6 pts
Uninsured6.3%9.6%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024