COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hagerstown vs Halfway
PLACE A
Hagerstown, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Halfway, Oregon
Hagerstown is 12289% larger than Halfway. Hagerstown earns more, with a median household income $13,567 higher. Halfway has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 10%).
HAGERSTOWNHALFWAYDIFFERENCE
Total population44,228357+12289% vs Halfway
Population density3,473960+2,513
Population growth9.7%21.9%−12.1 pts
Median age35.848.9−13.1
Male47.6%49.4%−1.7 pts
Female52.4%50.6%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born8.4%4.8%+3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.6%89.7%−33.1 pts
Black21.0%0.0%+21.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.2%7.1%+5.1 pts
Asian1.4%2.9%−1.5 pts
Other8.8%0.3%+8.5 pts
Median household income$52,221$38,654+$13,567
Per capita income$30,461$22,119+$8,342
Poverty rate21.9%11.9%+10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%11.6%+8.8 pts
Graduate degree7.4%0.4%+7.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%15.2%−8.0 pts
Labor force participation62.2%38.1%+24.1 pts
Median home value$224,500$246,700−$22,200
Median gross rent$1,114$831+$283
Owner-occupied43.3%67.5%−24.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%31.8%−24.0 pts
Rent-burdened households49.3%46.2%+3.1 pts
Average commute26.19.7+16.4
Worked from home11.5%8.3%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Uninsured8.1%0.0%+8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025