Maryland vs. Massachusetts
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Maryland Massachusetts
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6,045,680 6,892,503 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4.7% 5.3% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 5,773,794 6,547,785 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,773,552 6,547,629 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 5.2% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 19.8% Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.4% 16.5% Female persons, percent 51.5% 51.5% White alone, percent 58.8% 80.8% Black or African American alone, percent 30.9% 8.9% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.5% Asian alone, percent 6.7% 7.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.4% 12.3% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 50.5% 71.4% Veterans, 2014-2018 372,462 315,859 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 15.1% 16.5% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,458,801 2,914,929 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.8% 62.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $305,500 $366,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,987 $2,165 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $617 $786 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,357 $1,225 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 25.5% 41.7% Building permits, 2018 18,647 17,044 Households, 2014-2018 2,192,518 2,601,914 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.67 2.53 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.2% 87.1% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 18.4% 23.6% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.3% 90.1% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.6% 84.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.0% 90.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 39.6% 42.9% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 7.9% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.9% 3.2% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.2% 67.1% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 63.4% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 12,516,782 17,508,975 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 40,821,901 63,583,090 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 39,532,989 81,927,799 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 60,734,191 123,904,370 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 76,379,707 92,915,380 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,980 $13,980 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.9 29.7 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $81,868 $77,378 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $40,517 $41,794 Persons in poverty, percent 9.0% 10.0% Total employer establishments, 2017 139,446 179,828 Total employment, 2017 2,335,479 3,316,716 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 126,632,897 216,666,284 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 1.9% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 497,161 559,925 All firms, 2012 531,953 607,664 Men-owned firms, 2012 276,630 357,158 Women-owned firms, 2012 209,119 199,210 Minority-owned firms, 2012 203,394 89,967 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 314,902 499,959 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 50,976 58,339 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 462,232 525,667 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.3% 3.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.8% 4.5% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.9% 3.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.6% 29.8% Population per square mile, 2010 594.8 839.4 Land area in square miles, 2010 9,707.24 7,800.06
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Maryland and Massachusetts using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
