Hagerstown, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hagerstown	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$37,146	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$62,161	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,313	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,126	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,210	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,657	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.6%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hagerstown is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Hagerstown is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hagerstown is 8% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Hagerstown is 63% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,436 $62,161 $124,322

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Hagerstown median earnings by income bracket

Hagerstown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.9%	11.9%
Manufacturing sector	11.7%	11.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.0%	19.0%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.6%	9.6%
Education, health & social services	8.2%	8.2%
Other	28.7%	28.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beaver Creek, MD	554	$291,714	258.7%
Jugtown, MD	245	$241,681	197.1%
Middletown, MD	4,813	$215,888	165.4%
Mount Aetna, MD	614	$204,934	152.0%
Myersville, MD	2,284	$183,780	126.0%
Hagerstown, MD	40,940	$62,161	23.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Los Banos, CA	40,884	$96,918	19.2%
Chelsea, MA	41,000	$88,386	8.7%
Annapolis, MD	40,873	$132,521	62.9%
Montclair, CA	41,014	$93,369	14.8%
Columbia, TN	40,814	$75,114	7.6%
Hagerstown, MD	40,940	$62,161	23.6%

Source: The Hagerstown, MD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.