COMPARING TWO PLACES
Highfield-Cascade vs Hagerstown
PLACE A
Highfield-Cascade, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Hagerstown, Maryland
Highfield-Cascade is 98% smaller than Hagerstown. Highfield-Cascade earns more, with a median household income $10,147 higher. Hagerstown has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -3%).
HIGHFIELD-CASCADEHAGERSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,08944,228−98% vs Hagerstown
Population density6293,473−2,844
Population growth-2.7%9.7%−12.4 pts
Median age36.935.8+1.1
Male47.6%47.6%−0.1 pts
Female52.4%52.4%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born3.5%8.4%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%56.6%+43.4 pts
Black0.0%21.0%−21.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Median household income$62,368$52,221+$10,147
Per capita income$39,646$30,461+$9,185
Poverty rate4.7%21.9%−17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.468Even
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%20.5%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree7.9%7.4%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%7.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation72.3%62.2%+10.1 pts
Median home value$208,900$224,500−$15,600
Median gross rent$1,460$1,114+$346
Owner-occupied87.8%43.3%+44.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.3%7.8%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households49.1%49.3%−0.2 pts
Average commute36.226.1+10.1
Worked from home19.4%11.5%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured7.5%8.1%−0.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024