Per-capita personal income grew 2.9% in 2002 and ranked 4th in
the nation at $36,298 per year. In January 2004, Marylanders
earned an average $669 per week and worked a 40.6-hour week. The
unemployment rate in January 2004 was 4.7%, well below the 6.3%
national average.
|
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD MEDIAN INCOME* |
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
|
| Maryland |
$56,250 |
$57,800 |
$58,550 |
$59,350 |
$62,000 |
$64,300 |
|
|
| |
| |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Maryland |
$42,500 |
$43,150 |
$44,300 |
$45,450 |
$46,750 |
$48,550 |
$50,850 |
**$52,850 |
* Measured in year-prior dollars. A median average is a
"middle" number below and above which there are an equal number
of values.
**Highest in the nation and 28.3% above the national average.
PERSONAL INCOME (per capita)
|
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
|
|
| Maryland |
$34,060 |
$35,279 |
$36,303 |
$37,423 |
$39,631 |
|
|
|
| U.S. |
$29,760 |
$30,413 |
$30,941 |
$31,484 |
$33,050 |
|
|
|
| |
| |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Maryland |
$23,609 |
$24,400 |
$25,405 |
$26,896 |
$27,844 |
$29,222 |
$30,850 |
$32,517 |
| U.S. |
$20,631 |
$21,365 |
$22,180 |
$23,562 |
$24,651 |
$25,874 |
$27,322 |
$28,542 |
PERSONAL INCOME (per capita)
|
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Maryland |
$29,112 |
$30,557 |
$32,517 |
$34,060 |
$35,279 |
$36,303 |
$37,423 |
$39,631 |
| AlleganyCounty |
$19,742 |
$20,429 |
$21,453 |
$21,224 |
$22,199 |
$22,703 |
$23,034 |
$24,127 |
| AnneArundelCounty |
$29,559 |
$30,827 |
$32,607 |
$34,987 |
$36,747 |
$39,273 |
$40,324 |
$42,723 |
| Baltimore City |
$23,501 |
$24,750 |
$26,665 |
$26,430 |
$26,702 |
$26,629 |
$27,615 |
$29,153 |
| Baltimore County |
$31,033 |
$32,269 |
$34,236 |
$35,169 |
$36,442 |
$38,159 |
$39,749 |
$41,852 |
| Calvert County |
$26,255 |
$27,063 |
$28,888 |
$30,268 |
$31,563 |
$32,732 |
$33,796 |
$35,684 |
| Caroline County |
$17,387 |
$18,375 |
$19,431 |
$20,432 |
$20,962 |
$22,502 |
$23,738 |
$25,264 |
| Carroll County |
$26,075 |
$27,389 |
$28,888 |
$32,086 |
$33,501 |
$34,117 |
$34,592 |
$36,318 |
| Cecil County |
$22,968 |
$24,646 |
$25,333 |
$26,002 |
$27,323 |
$29,078 |
$30,104 |
$31,759 |
| Charles County |
$25,613 |
$26,725 |
$27,701 |
$29,574 |
$30,300 |
$32,254 |
$33,409 |
$35,417 |
| Dorchester County |
$19,667 |
$20,766 |
$21,916 |
$22,532 |
$23,405 |
$24,725 |
$25,864 |
$27,290 |
| Frederick County |
$27,181 |
$30,021 |
$32,174 |
$32,134 |
$33,423 |
$34,478 |
$35,201 |
$37,632 |
| Garrett County |
$17,791 |
$18,293 |
$19,360 |
$20,403 |
$20,879 |
$23,686 |
$24,318 |
$25,692 |
| Harford County |
$25,372 |
$26,613 |
$27,907 |
$29,690 |
$30,970 |
$33,249 |
$34,927 |
$36,772 |
| Howard County |
$34,859 |
$36,294 |
$38,212 |
$41,474 |
$43,191 |
$45,464 |
$46,475 |
$49,186 |
| Kent County |
$24,888 |
$26,128 |
$28,165 |
$30,336 |
$31,587 |
$32,730 |
$33,234 |
$35,752 |
| Montgomery County |
$40,388 |
$42,393 |
$45,595 |
$49,107 |
$50,919 |
$51,750 |
$53,260 |
$56,662 |
| Prince George's County |
$26,815 |
$27,996 |
$29,547 |
$30,340 |
$31,037 |
$30,489 |
$31,429 |
$33,461 |
| Queen Anne's County |
$26,386 |
$26,878 |
$29,952 |
$32,513 |
$33,635 |
$35,172 |
$36,114 |
$38,116 |
| St. Mary's County |
$25,096 |
$27,354 |
$28,263 |
$31,061 |
$32,481 |
$30,658 |
$31,511 |
$33,004 |
| Somerset County |
$15,063 |
$16,006 |
$17,360 |
$18,077 |
$18,641 |
$19,594 |
$20,358 |
$21,741 |
| Talbot County |
$30,952 |
$32,754 |
$35,359 |
$37,809 |
$39,675 |
$42,497 |
$43,947 |
$46,144 |
| Washington County |
$22,141 |
$23,282 |
$24,162 |
$24,655 |
$25,404 |
$27,052 |
$27,416 |
$28,839 |
| Wicomico County |
$22,033 |
$22,929 |
$24,227 |
$23,988 |
$25,229 |
$25,708 |
$26,371 |
$27,985 |
| Worcester County |
$24,298 |
$25,109 |
$26,471 |
$26,266 |
$27,335 |
$29,637 |
$30,174 |
$32,016 |
Sources for this data and additional information about
Maryland's economy are available from the Department of Business
and Economic Development, and the Department of Labor,
Licensing, and Regulation. Socio-economic data about Maryland
may be found through the Research and State Data Center,
Department of Planning. Regional economic data may be found at
the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Information about Smart Growth, Maryland's plan to revitalize
older developed areas and discourage sprawling development into
the state's rural areas, is accessible through the Office of
Smart Growth, and the Department of Planning.
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