Rossville, MD

Census Place

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2024 Population
16,059
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Angela Alsobrooks
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41
0.966% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.68%
14.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$90,000
1.61% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$317,000
6.88% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
9,616
1.41% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rossville, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.3% of the residents in Rossville, MD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Rossville, MD are Community College of Baltimore County (2,554 degrees awarded in 2023) and Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School (93 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Rossville, MD was $317,000, and the homeownership rate was 51.1%.

Most people in Rossville, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Rossville, MD was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMarylandBaltimore County, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDInner East Baltimore County--Middle River, Rosedale & White Marsh PUMA, MD

Population & Diversity

Rossville, MD is home to a population of 16.1k people, from which 92.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.2% of Rossville, MD residents were born outside of the country (2.92k people).

In 2024, there were 1.44 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.96k people) in Rossville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.53k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.31k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.3%
2024 Citizenship
91.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.3% of Rossville, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rossville, MD was 91.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rossville, MD
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.96k ± 1.72k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.53k ± 1k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.31k ± 372
3.72%
Hispanic Population
597 people

In 2024, there were 1.44 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.96k people) in Rossville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.53k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.31k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.72% of the people in Rossville, MD are hispanic (597 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rossville, MD as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    130,412 ± 8,772 people
  2. India
    62,394 ± 6,102 people
  3. Nigeria
    47,653 ± 5,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Maryland residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

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Foreign-Born Population

18.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.92k people
19.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.91k people

As of 2024, 18.2% of Rossville, MD residents (2.92k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rossville, MD was 19.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    402 ± 279
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    222 ± 198
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    151 ± 97

Rossville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rossville, MD employs 9.62k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rossville, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,899 people), Retail Trade (1,072 people), and Public Administration (938 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,806), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,617), and Public Administration ($71,450).

Employment

Occupations

9.62k
2024 Value
± 1,136
1.41%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rossville, MD grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 9.48k employees to 9.62k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rossville, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,315 people), Management Occupations (889 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (818 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rossville, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.62k
2024 Value
± 1,136
1.41%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rossville, MD grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 9.48k employees to 9.62k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rossville, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,899 people), Retail Trade (1,072 people), and Public Administration (938 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rossville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Rossville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,931
Median earning men ± $6,709
$53,024
Median earning women ± $7,467

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($121,378), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($112,250), and Wholesale Trade ($70,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($102,786), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,344), and Public Administration ($71,050).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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0.617%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Rossville, MD. Showing the available data for Maryland.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (62.6%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (34.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.09%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Angela Alsobrooks
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Rossville, MD awarded 2,647 degrees. The student population of Rossville, MD in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,993 male students and 10,062 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rossville, MD are White (1,064 and 43.1%), Black or African American (952 and 38.6%), Asian (160 and 6.49%), and Hispanic or Latino (154 and 6.24%).

The largest universities in Rossville, MD by number of degrees awarded are Community College of Baltimore County (2,554 and 96.5%) and Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School (93 and 3.51%).

The most popular majors in Rossville, MD are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (503 and 19%), Corrections (237 and 8.95%), and Registered Nursing (232 and 8.76%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 16,055 students enrolled in Rossville, MD, 37.3% men and 62.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 6,196 records, of which 67.6% were women and 32.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
    503 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    232 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    102 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Rossville, MD was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 503 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Rossville, MD according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Community College of Baltimore County
    2,554 degrees awarded
  2. Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School
    93 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Community College of Baltimore County with 2,554 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,030 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rossville, MD, which is 0.637 times less than the 1,617 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,064 degrees mean that there were 1.12 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 952 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,784) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,134) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,430) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rossville, MD was $317,000 in 2024, which is 0.953 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $296,600 to $317,000, a 6.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Rossville, MD is 51.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rossville, MD have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rossville, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$317,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,941
$3,376
Median Property Taxes
±$524

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rossville, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rossville, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

51.1%
Homeownership
2024
62.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.1% of the housing units in Rossville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$90,000
Median Household Income
± $25,897
6.61k
Number of Households
± 893

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.61k households in Rossville, MD declined from $90,000 from the previous year's value of $91,469.

The following chart displays the households in Rossville, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rossville, MD is from Maryland.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2023, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.683% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.9%)
  2. Carpooled (8.86%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.99%)

In 2024, 68.9% of workers in Rossville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.86%) and those who worked at home (6.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rossville, MD have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.66% of the workforce in Rossville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rossville, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rossville, MD have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rossville, MD (1.22k out of 15.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rossville, MD is Black, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.5% of the population of Rossville, MD has health coverage, with 48% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 0.924% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 44% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.54%
Uninsured
48%
Employer Coverage
19.5%
Medicaid
13.2%
Medicare
12%
Non-Group
0.924%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rossville, MD declined by 4.94% from 6.87% to 6.54%.

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