COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nevada vs Maryland
PLACE A
Nevada
VS
PLACE B
Maryland
Nevada is 49% smaller than Maryland. Maryland earns more, with a median household income $25,418 higher. Nevada has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 7%).
NEVADAMARYLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population3,184,6126,206,011−49% vs Maryland
Population density29639−610
Population growth15.0%7.0%+8.0 pts
Median age39.139.4−0.3
Male50.4%48.7%+1.7 pts
Female49.6%51.3%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born19.1%16.6%+2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.8%46.6%−1.8 pts
Black9.0%28.9%−20.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.6%12.5%+17.1 pts
Asian8.8%6.5%+2.2 pts
Other7.9%5.4%+2.4 pts
Median household income$78,260$103,678−$25,418
Per capita income$41,354$52,979−$11,625
Poverty rate12.4%9.4%+3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%43.4%−15.6 pts
Graduate degree9.8%20.8%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%4.9%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation63.2%67.1%−4.0 pts
Median home value$435,400$419,900+$15,500
Median gross rent$1,597$1,705−$108
Owner-occupied60.0%67.6%−7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%7.7%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households52.8%48.7%+4.1 pts
Average commute24.831.1−6.3
Worked from home11.9%19.3%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work2.2%4.2%−2.0 pts
Uninsured11.4%6.3%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024