MD Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	5,296,486	100.0

Male	2,557,794	48.3
Female	2,738,692	51.7

Under 5 years	353,393	6.7
5 to 9 years	391,318	7.4
10 to 14 years	392,135	7.4
15 to 19 years	356,119	6.7
20 to 24 years	314,129	5.9
25 to 34 years	748,521	14.1
35 to 44 years	916,156	17.3
45 to 54 years	755,032	14.3
55 to 59 years	268,647	5.1
60 to 64 years	201,729	3.8
65 to 74 years	321,285	6.1
75 to 84 years	211,120	4.0
85 years and over	66,902	1.3

Median age (years)	36.0	(X)

18 years and over	3,940,314	74.4
Male	1,864,136	35.2
Female	2,076,178	39.2
21 years and over	3,736,905	70.6
62 years and over	714,369	13.5
65 years and over	599,307	11.3
Male	244,393	4.6
Female	354,914	6.7

RACE
One race	5,192,899	98.0
White	3,391,308	64.0
Black or African American	1,477,411	27.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	15,423	0.3
Asian	210,929	4.0
Asian Indian	49,909	0.9
Chinese	49,400	0.9
Filipino	26,608	0.5
Japanese	6,620	0.1
Korean	39,155	0.7
Vietnamese	16,744	0.3
Other Asian ¹	22,493	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,303	0.0
Native Hawaiian	583	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	708	0.0
Samoan	321	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	691	0.0
Some other race	95,525	1.8
Two or more races	103,587	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	3,465,697	65.4
Black or African American	1,525,036	28.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	39,437	0.7
Asian	238,408	4.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6,179	0.1
Some other race	134,621	2.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	5,296,486	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	227,916	4.3
Mexican	39,900	0.8
Puerto Rican	25,570	0.5
Cuban	6,754	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	155,692	2.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,068,570	95.7
White alone	3,286,547	62.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	5,296,486	100.0
In households	5,162,430	97.5
Householder	1,980,859	37.4
Spouse	994,549	18.8
Child	1,567,333	29.6
Own child under 18 years	1,194,489	22.6
Other relatives	327,842	6.2
Under 18 years	129,487	2.4
Nonrelatives	291,847	5.5
Unmarried partner	110,335	2.1
In group quarters	134,056	2.5
Institutionalized population	69,318	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	64,738	1.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,980,859	100.0
Family households (families)	1,359,318	68.6
With own children under 18 years	662,172	33.4
Married-couple family	994,549	50.2
With own children under 18 years	461,446	23.3
Female householder, no husband present	279,876	14.1
With own children under 18 years	159,342	8.0
Nonfamily households	621,541	31.4
Householder living alone	495,459	25.0
Householder 65 years and over	160,414	8.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	739,048	37.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	429,316	21.7

Average household size	2.61	(X)
Average family size	3.13	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	2,145,283	100.0
Occupied housing units	1,980,859	92.3
Vacant housing units	164,424	7.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	38,880	1.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,980,859	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,341,751	67.7
Renter-occupied housing units	639,108	32.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.73	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.35	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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