COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Jersey vs Maryland
PLACE A
New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Maryland
New Jersey is 51% larger than Maryland. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
NEW JERSEYMARYLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population9,343,8096,206,011+51% vs Maryland
Population density1,271639+631
Population growth5.7%7.0%−1.3 pts
Median age40.139.4+0.7
Male49.2%48.7%+0.6 pts
Female50.8%51.3%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born23.9%16.6%+7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.9%46.6%+4.4 pts
Black12.2%28.9%−16.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.5%12.5%+10.0 pts
Asian10.0%6.5%+3.5 pts
Other4.4%5.4%−1.1 pts
Median household income$103,556$103,678−$122
Per capita income$54,253$52,979+$1,274
Poverty rate9.7%9.4%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%43.4%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree17.6%20.8%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%4.9%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation66.4%67.1%−0.7 pts
Median home value$454,400$419,900+$34,500
Median gross rent$1,720$1,705+$15
Owner-occupied63.8%67.6%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%7.7%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households49.1%48.7%+0.4 pts
Average commute30.531.1−0.5
Worked from home16.8%19.3%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work8.1%4.2%+3.9 pts
Uninsured7.5%6.3%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024