Virginia vs. Maryland

	Virginia	Maryland
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,535,519	6,045,680
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.7%	4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,001,049	5,773,794
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,001,024	5,773,552
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.4%	15.4%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.5%
White alone, percent	69.5%	58.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.9%	30.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	6.9%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.6%	10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.5%	50.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	684,480	372,462
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	15.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,538,847	2,458,801
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.2%	66.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$264,900	$305,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,767	$1,987
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$617
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,202	$1,357
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.7%	25.5%
Building permits, 2018	31,977	18,647
Households, 2014-2018	3,128,415	2,192,518
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	16.1%	18.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	91.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	84.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.3%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.2%	39.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.2%	6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.2%	67.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.4%	63.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,795,901	12,516,782
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	47,705,003	40,821,901
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	96,389,872	39,532,989
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	86,613,641	60,734,191
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	110,002,385	76,379,707
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,438	$12,980
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.4	32.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$71,564	$81,868
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,763	$40,517
Persons in poverty, percent	10.7%	9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	201,893	139,446
Total employment, 2017	3,310,542	2,335,479
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	177,105,769	126,632,897
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.7%	2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	617,046	497,161
All firms, 2012	653,193	531,953
Men-owned firms, 2012	353,012	276,630
Women-owned firms, 2012	236,290	209,119
Minority-owned firms, 2012	185,043	203,394
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	450,109	314,902
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	76,434	50,976
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	548,439	462,232
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.9%	19.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.0%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.5%	4.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	32.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	202.6	594.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	39,490.09	9,707.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Virginia and Maryland using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.