COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Maryland
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Maryland
Massachusetts is 14% larger than Maryland. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
MASSACHUSETTSMARYLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,0566,206,011+14% vs Maryland
Population density903639+264
Population growth7.4%7.0%+0.4 pts
Median age40.039.4+0.6
Male48.9%48.7%+0.2 pts
Female51.1%51.3%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born18.0%16.6%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%46.6%+20.0 pts
Black6.4%28.9%−22.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%12.5%+0.8 pts
Asian7.3%6.5%+0.7 pts
Other6.5%5.4%+1.0 pts
Median household income$103,960$103,678+$282
Per capita income$57,897$52,979+$4,918
Poverty rate10.0%9.4%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%43.4%+3.8 pts
Graduate degree21.8%20.8%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%4.9%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation67.0%67.1%−0.2 pts
Median home value$562,100$419,900+$142,200
Median gross rent$1,762$1,705+$57
Owner-occupied62.5%67.6%−5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%7.7%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%48.7%+0.2 pts
Average commute29.131.1−2.0
Worked from home18.6%19.3%−0.7 pts
Public transit to work6.5%4.2%+2.3 pts
Uninsured2.6%6.3%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024