2024 ACS PUMS
Maryland Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Maryland, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Maryland is home to 6,263,220 people across 48 PUMAs, with a median household income of $103,454 and a median age of 39.9.
6,263,220
Population
$103,454
Median HH income
44.9%
Bachelor's+
$410,000
Median home value
Maryland at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,454 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $130,967 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $76,937 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $43,250 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 8.9% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 67.9% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 37.9 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $2,608 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 24.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $791 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $34 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $53,908 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 357.4 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $4,904 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,477 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $235 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,572 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 44.9% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 91.3% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 12.2% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 4.9% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 6.1% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| Science | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.0% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 7.6% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.0% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Production | 2.5% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 6.2% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 4.5% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 9.5% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 4.4% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 5.3% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 15.8% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 11.1% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 8.7% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 5.3% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 10.4% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 6.4% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 73.0% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 35.0% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 12.6% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 32 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 75.4% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 4.8% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 15.7% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 32.9 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $410,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,705 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 30.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 67.9% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1980 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 8.9% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 52.3% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 95.3% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $180 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $900 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $90 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 53.3 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $1,800 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,900 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,500 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,913 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $480 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $3,850 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $510 | $577 |
| Statistic | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,263,220 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.9 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 46.5% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.3% | 20.0% |
| Black | 28.6% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,569 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 2 | 2 |
Maryland's 48 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Maryland's 48 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
99,006 – 106,961
106,961 – 112,922
112,922 – 124,399
124,399 – 134,617
134,617 – 160,898
160,898 – 199,152
All PUMAs in Maryland
East Prince George's County--Bowie City, Kettering & Largo199,152Wicomico, Worcester & Somerset Counties--Salisbury City186,122Queen Anne's, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester & Kent Counties178,744Carroll County--Westminster City177,394Charles County--La Plata Town & Waldorf City174,498North Central Montgomery County--Germantown, Clarksburg & Montgomery Village170,920Central Montgomery County--Gaithersburg & Rockville169,697Inner West Baltimore County--Randallstown, Owings Mills & Milford Mill160,898Central Frederick County--Frederick City155,611North Prince George's County--Laurel, Greenbelt & Beltsville153,205North Harford County--Bel Air Town, Fallston & Jarrettsville146,838East Central Montgomery County--Wheaton, Aspen Hill & Glenmont146,334Outer Frederick County143,969Central Washington County--Hagerstown City140,900South Prince George's County--Clinton, Fort Washington & Rosaryville135,228Northwest Anne Arundel County--Severn, Odenton & Crofton134,617West Howard County--Ellicott City (North & West), Fulton & Highland133,979Northwest Baltimore City--Sandtown, Winchester, Ashburton & Mount Washington130,264Inner Northwest Prince George's County--College Park City & Langley Park130,179Southeast Baltimore County--Dundalk, Essex, Edgemere129,567Southwest Montgomery County--North Bethesda & Potomac126,776Northeast Baltimore City--Frankford, Belair-Edison & Loch Raven125,038North Anne Arundel County--Glen Burnie, Pasadena, Ferndale & Brooklyn Park124,895East Montgomery County--Fairland, Colesville & White Oak124,399Southwest Baltimore County--Catonsville, Woodlawn & Arbutus124,275North Montgomery County--Olney, Damascus & Darnestown123,489Central Prince George's County--Seat Pleasant City, Capitol Heights Town & Landover123,116Inner Northeast Prince George's County--New Carrollton & Hyattsville120,249Southeast Anne Arundel County--Annapolis City, Parole & Annapolis Neck119,049South Harford County--Aberdeen, Havre de Grace Cities118,577Outer Baltimore County114,608East Anne Arundel County--Severna Park, Arnold & Lake Shore112,922Allegany, Garrett & West Washington Counties--Hancock & Clear Spring112,478Southeast Montgomery County--Takoma Park City & Silver Spring111,257Central Anne Arundel County110,171East Central Baltimore County--Towson, Parkville & Carney109,237South Montgomery County--South Bethesda & Chevy Chase109,218West Central Baltimore County--Pikesville, Towson & Cockeysville107,593Southwest Baltimore City--Irvington, Ten Hills & Cherry Hill107,470North Central Baltimore City--Guilford, Roland Park & Druid Lake106,961Central St. Mary's County--Lexington Park City & Leonardtown106,690Cecil County--Elkton106,518Inner East Baltimore County--Middle River, Rosedale & White Marsh106,387Southwest Prince George's County--Oxon Hill, Hillcrest Heights & Temple Hills104,654Calvert & Southeast St. Mary's Counties--Chesapeake Beach & California104,425East Howard County--Ellicott City (Southeast), North Laurel & Elkridge104,083Central Howard County--Columbia101,563East Baltimore City--Inner Harbor, Canton & Bayview99,006
Maryland Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Maryland?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 people, represented across 48 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Maryland?+
The median household income in Maryland is $103,454 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Maryland?+
44.9% of Maryland residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Maryland data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Maryland — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.