Hagerstown

Population: 43,490
Median household income: $49,957
Median home value: $207,700

Hagerstown, a community in Washington County, Maryland, has 43,490 residents. At $49,957, its median household income sits below Washington County's $74,157.

From 2019 to 2023, Hagerstown's population grew 8.3% from 40,152 to 43,490, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $155,700 to $207,700.

Households average 2.30 people. The median gross rent is $1,041.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,490
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,957
Median home value: $207,700
Median gross rent: $1,041
Housing units: 19,996
Homeownership rate: 43.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,15243,490

Median household income

$40,800$49,957

Median home value

$155,700$207,700

Median gross rent

$832$1,041

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,152	$40,800	$155,700	$832
2020	40,027	$41,905	$160,000	$864
2021	43,015	$42,965	$164,400	$908
2022	43,374	$48,481	$192,500	$977
2023	43,490	$49,957	$207,700	$1,041

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,422	7.9%
5 to 17	7,575	17.4%
18 to 24	3,357	7.7%
25 to 34	6,469	14.9%
35 to 44	5,595	12.9%
45 to 54	5,707	13.1%
55 to 64	5,025	11.6%
65 to 74	3,586	8.2%
75 and over	2,754	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,066	57.6%
Black or African American	9,783	22.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	578	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	72	0.2%
Some other race	92	0.2%
Two or more races	3,265	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,619	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,245	14.6%
High school graduate	10,388	35.7%
Some college or associate's	8,763	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,624	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,116	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,966	69.2%
Carpooled	2,370	12.7%
Public transit	262	1.4%
Walked	403	2.2%
Bicycle	23	0.1%
Worked from home	1,931	10.3%
Other means	773	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,563	33.1%
15 to 29 min	6,053	36.0%
30 to 44 min	2,433	14.5%
45 to 59 min	918	5.5%
60+ min	1,830	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 22.7% (9,681 of 42,611)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,894	53.6%
Nonfamily households	8,578	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,472	92.4%
Vacant	1,524	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,022	43.4%
Renter-occupied	10,450	56.6%

1-unit, detached33.1%

1-unit, attached29.8%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units16.3%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,627	33.1%
1-unit, attached	5,964	29.8%
2 to 4 units	2,865	14.3%
5 to 19 units	3,257	16.3%
20 or more units	1,225	6.1%
Mobile home & other	58	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2436075
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.6402, -77.7227