Maryland vs. District of Columbia
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Maryland District of Columbia
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6,045,680 705,749 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4.7% 17.3% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 5,773,794 601,767 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,773,552 601,723 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 18.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.4% 12.1% Female persons, percent 51.5% 52.6% White alone, percent 58.8% 45.6% Black or African American alone, percent 30.9% 46.4% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.6% Asian alone, percent 6.7% 4.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.4% 11.3% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 50.5% 37.1% Veterans, 2014-2018 372,462 26,936 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 15.1% 14.0% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,458,801 319,531 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.8% 41.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $305,500 $568,400 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,987 $2,456 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $617 $672 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,357 $1,487 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 25.5% 62.3% Building permits, 2018 18,647 4,615 Households, 2014-2018 2,192,518 281,322 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.67 2.29 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.2% 80.4% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 18.4% 17.4% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.3% 89.8% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.6% 80.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.0% 90.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 39.6% 57.6% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 8.6% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.9% 3.5% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.2% 69.5% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 67.9% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 12,516,782 5,101,602 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 40,821,901 8,963,981 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 39,532,989 309,832 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 60,734,191 2,591,868 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 76,379,707 4,439,933 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,980 $7,022 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.9 30.3 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $81,868 $82,604 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $40,517 $53,321 Persons in poverty, percent 9.0% 16.2% Total employer establishments, 2017 139,446 23,585 Total employment, 2017 2,335,479 527,004 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 126,632,897 40,999,824 Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 497,161 61,347 All firms, 2012 531,953 63,408 Men-owned firms, 2012 276,630 30,237 Women-owned firms, 2012 209,119 27,064 Minority-owned firms, 2012 203,394 29,983 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 314,902 29,521 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 50,976 5,070 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 462,232 54,217 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.3% 28.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.8% 5.9% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.9% 6.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.6% 34.5% Population per square mile, 2010 594.8 9,856.5 Land area in square miles, 2010 9,707.24 61.05
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Maryland and District of Columbia using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
