COMPARING TWO PLACES
Missouri vs Maryland
PLACE A
Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Maryland
Missouri and Maryland are close in size. Maryland earns more, with a median household income $32,976 higher.
MISSOURIMARYLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population6,191,8146,206,011−0% vs Maryland
Population density90639−549
Population growth2.8%7.0%−4.2 pts
Median age39.039.4−0.4
Male49.3%48.7%+0.6 pts
Female50.7%51.3%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born4.5%16.6%−12.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%46.6%+29.7 pts
Black10.9%28.9%−18.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%12.5%−7.2 pts
Asian2.1%6.5%−4.4 pts
Other5.5%5.4%+0.0 pts
Median household income$70,702$103,678−$32,976
Per capita income$39,695$52,979−$13,284
Poverty rate12.6%9.4%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%43.4%−11.0 pts
Graduate degree12.6%20.8%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%4.9%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation63.1%67.1%−4.0 pts
Median home value$230,300$419,900−$189,600
Median gross rent$1,033$1,705−$672
Owner-occupied68.1%67.6%+0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%7.7%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households42.0%48.7%−6.6 pts
Average commute23.531.1−7.5
Worked from home13.0%19.3%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.8%4.2%−3.4 pts
Uninsured8.8%6.3%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024