COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Dakota vs Maryland
PLACE A
North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Maryland
North Dakota is 87% smaller than Maryland. Maryland earns more, with a median household income $27,021 higher. North Dakota has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 7%).
NORTH DAKOTAMARYLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population784,8416,206,011−87% vs Maryland
Population density11639−628
Population growth15.8%7.0%+8.8 pts
Median age35.939.4−3.5
Male51.2%48.7%+2.6 pts
Female48.8%51.3%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born4.7%16.6%−11.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.7%46.6%+35.2 pts
Black3.3%28.9%−25.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%12.5%−7.8 pts
Asian1.6%6.5%−4.9 pts
Other8.7%5.4%+3.2 pts
Median household income$76,657$103,678−$27,021
Per capita income$43,389$52,979−$9,590
Poverty rate10.8%9.4%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%43.4%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree9.7%20.8%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%4.9%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation68.6%67.1%+1.5 pts
Median home value$249,900$419,900−$170,000
Median gross rent$954$1,705−$751
Owner-occupied62.9%67.6%−4.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%7.7%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households36.3%48.7%−12.3 pts
Average commute17.931.1−13.1
Worked from home8.1%19.3%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%4.2%−3.9 pts
Uninsured6.5%6.3%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024