COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clear Spring vs Hagerstown
PLACE A
Clear Spring, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Hagerstown, Maryland
Clear Spring is 99% smaller than Hagerstown. Hagerstown earns more, with a median household income $4,846 higher. Hagerstown has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 4%).
CLEAR SPRINGHAGERSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population37844,228−99% vs Hagerstown
Population density3,1243,473−349
Population growth3.9%9.7%−5.8 pts
Median age29.635.8−6.2
Male48.8%47.6%+1.2 pts
Female51.2%52.4%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born2.0%8.4%−6.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.1%56.6%+23.5 pts
Black0.0%21.0%−21.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other19.9%8.8%+11.1 pts
Median household income$47,375$52,221−$4,846
Per capita income$24,629$30,461−$5,832
Poverty rate8.5%21.9%−13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%20.5%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree1.5%7.4%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%7.2%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation67.6%62.2%+5.4 pts
Median home value$175,000$224,500−$49,500
Median gross rent$1,352$1,114+$238
Owner-occupied46.7%43.3%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%7.8%+8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%49.3%+2.8 pts
Average commute23.926.1−2.1
Worked from home8.9%11.5%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured4.4%8.1%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025