COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clear Spring vs Martinsburg
PLACE A
Clear Spring, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Martinsburg, Pennsylvania
Clear Spring is 79% smaller than Martinsburg. Martinsburg earns more, with a median household income $23,932 higher. Clear Spring has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -4%).
CLEAR SPRINGMARTINSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population3781,811−79% vs Martinsburg
Population density3,1242,803+321
Population growth3.9%-4.2%+8.1 pts
Median age29.642.1−12.5
Male48.8%46.5%+2.4 pts
Female51.2%53.5%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born2.0%0.9%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.1%92.2%−12.1 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other19.9%2.1%+17.8 pts
Median household income$47,375$71,307−$23,932
Per capita income$24,629$31,269−$6,640
Poverty rate8.5%8.5%−0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.356−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%29.3%−16.9 pts
Graduate degree1.5%6.7%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%2.7%−0.0 pts
Labor force participation67.6%54.6%+12.9 pts
Median home value$175,000$157,200+$17,800
Median gross rent$1,352$860+$492
Owner-occupied46.7%70.1%−23.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%7.2%+9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%40.8%+11.2 pts
Average commute23.922.7+1.3
Worked from home8.9%5.6%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%2.7%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025