Pennsylvania vs. Maryland
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 12,801,989 6,045,680 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.8% 4.7% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 12,702,868 5,773,794 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 12,702,379 5,773,552 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5% 6.0% Persons under 18 years, percent 20.7% 22.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.2% 15.4% Female persons, percent 51.0% 51.5% White alone, percent 81.8% 58.8% Black or African American alone, percent 12.0% 30.9% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.6% Asian alone, percent 3.7% 6.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.6% 10.4% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 76.1% 50.5% Veterans, 2014-2018 782,682 372,462 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.8% 15.1% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 5,713,150 2,458,801 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.0% 66.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $174,100 $305,500 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,474 $1,987 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $531 $617 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $915 $1,357 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.5% 25.5% Building permits, 2018 23,325 18,647 Households, 2014-2018 5,025,132 2,192,518 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.46 2.67 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.7% 86.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.3% 18.4% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.5% 91.3% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.2% 84.6% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.2% 90.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.8% 39.6% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 7.5% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.7% 6.9% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.6% 67.2% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.3% 63.4% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 23,504,192 12,516,782 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 96,329,248 40,821,901 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 231,396,178 39,532,989 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 191,170,147 60,734,191 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 178,794,945 76,379,707 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,008 $12,980 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.9 32.9 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $59,445 $81,868 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,889 $40,517 Persons in poverty, percent 12.2% 9.0% Total employer establishments, 2017 302,772 139,446 Total employment, 2017 5,433,660 2,335,479 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 270,592,656 126,632,897 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.5% 2.3% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 849,036 497,161 All firms, 2012 975,453 531,953 Men-owned firms, 2012 579,400 276,630 Women-owned firms, 2012 304,803 209,119 Minority-owned firms, 2012 131,512 203,394 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 818,858 314,902 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 97,969 50,976 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 837,792 462,232 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.6% 19.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 6.8% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 4.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.0% 32.6% Population per square mile, 2010 283.9 594.8 Land area in square miles, 2010 44,742.70 9,707.24
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pennsylvania and Maryland using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
