COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hagerstown vs Waynesboro
PLACE A
Hagerstown, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Waynesboro, Georgia
Hagerstown is 703% larger than Waynesboro. Hagerstown earns more, with a median household income $10,601 higher. Hagerstown has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 1%).
HAGERSTOWNWAYNESBORODIFFERENCE
Total population44,2285,511+703% vs Waynesboro
Population density3,4731,007+2,466
Population growth9.7%0.6%+9.2 pts
Median age35.829.1+6.7
Male47.6%40.3%+7.3 pts
Female52.4%59.7%−7.3 pts
Foreign-born8.4%3.2%+5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.6%22.1%+34.5 pts
Black21.0%65.5%−44.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.2%8.6%+3.6 pts
Asian1.4%2.2%−0.8 pts
Other8.8%1.7%+7.2 pts
Median household income$52,221$41,620+$10,601
Per capita income$30,461$20,700+$9,761
Poverty rate21.9%26.0%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.471Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%11.9%+8.6 pts
Graduate degree7.4%1.7%+5.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%6.1%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation62.2%62.4%−0.2 pts
Median home value$224,500$161,500+$63,000
Median gross rent$1,114$746+$368
Owner-occupied43.3%29.4%+13.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%17.5%−9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households49.3%44.3%+5.0 pts
Average commute26.124.8+1.3
Worked from home11.5%5.7%+5.8 pts
Public transit to work2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Uninsured8.1%19.8%−11.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025