COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minnesota vs Maryland
PLACE A
Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Maryland
Minnesota is 8% smaller than Maryland. Maryland earns more, with a median household income $14,616 higher.
MINNESOTAMARYLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population5,739,4456,206,011−8% vs Maryland
Population density72639−567
Population growth7.6%7.0%+0.6 pts
Median age38.839.4−0.6
Male50.1%48.7%+1.4 pts
Female49.9%51.3%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born8.7%16.6%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%46.6%+29.3 pts
Black6.9%28.9%−22.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%12.5%−6.1 pts
Asian5.1%6.5%−1.5 pts
Other5.7%5.4%+0.3 pts
Median household income$89,062$103,678−$14,616
Per capita income$48,237$52,979−$4,742
Poverty rate9.3%9.4%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%43.4%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree13.8%20.8%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%4.9%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation68.1%67.1%+1.0 pts
Median home value$329,300$419,900−$90,600
Median gross rent$1,280$1,705−$425
Owner-occupied72.2%67.6%+4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%7.7%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%48.7%−3.3 pts
Average commute22.731.1−8.4
Worked from home17.6%19.3%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work1.8%4.2%−2.4 pts
Uninsured4.7%6.3%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024