COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithsburg vs Halfway
PLACE A
Smithsburg, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Halfway, Oregon
Smithsburg is 800% larger than Halfway. Smithsburg earns more, with a median household income $62,019 higher. Halfway has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 0%).
SMITHSBURGHALFWAYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,212357+800% vs Halfway
Population density2,767960+1,807
Population growth0.1%21.9%−21.8 pts
Median age33.648.9−15.3
Male50.2%49.4%+0.8 pts
Female49.8%50.6%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born3.4%4.8%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.5%89.7%−6.3 pts
Black2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%7.1%+0.8 pts
Asian1.2%2.9%−1.7 pts
Other5.5%0.3%+5.2 pts
Median household income$100,673$38,654+$62,019
Per capita income$40,843$22,119+$18,724
Poverty rate15.7%11.9%+3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%11.6%+15.4 pts
Graduate degree8.3%0.4%+7.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%15.2%−11.1 pts
Labor force participation67.7%38.1%+29.7 pts
Median home value$337,500$246,700+$90,800
Median gross rent$931$831+$100
Owner-occupied68.6%67.5%+1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.6%31.8%−26.2 pts
Rent-burdened households29.4%46.2%−16.7 pts
Average commute35.59.7+25.8
Worked from home10.6%8.3%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025