Scaggsville, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

10,564

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.227% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.87%

1.27% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$207,220

13.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Scaggsville, MD is home to a population of 10.6k people, from which 93.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 18.8% of Scaggsville, MD residents were born outside of the country (1.99k people).

In 2024, there were 2.96 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.45k people) in Scaggsville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.84k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.68k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.6%

2024 Citizenship

94.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of Scaggsville, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Scaggsville, MD was 94.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Scaggsville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Scaggsville, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.45k ± 670
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.84k ± 364
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.68k ± 718

8.54%

Hispanic Population

902 people

8.54% of the people in Scaggsville, MD are hispanic (902 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

18.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.99k people

19.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.03k people

As of 2024, 18.8% of Scaggsville, MD residents (1.99k 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 Scaggsville, MD was 19.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Scaggsville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
218 ± 146
Gulf War (1990s)
130 ± 75
Vietnam
130 ± 74

Scaggsville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.68 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Scaggsville, MD.

Economy

The economy of Scaggsville, MD employs 5.25k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Scaggsville, MD were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,030 people), Public Administration (792 people), and Educational Services (608 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($164,833), Manufacturing ($141,442), and Utilities ($128,703).

Employment

Occupations

5.25k

2024 Value

± 529

2.38%

1 Year growth

± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scaggsville, MD grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 5.13k employees to 5.25k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scaggsville, MD, are Management Occupations (798 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (492 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (450 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scaggsville, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.25k

2024 Value

± 529

2.38%

1 Year growth

± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scaggsville, MD grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 5.13k employees to 5.25k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scaggsville, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,030 people), Public Administration (792 people), and Educational Services (608 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scaggsville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Scaggsville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$122,837

Median earning men ± $11,293

$80,964

Median earning women ± $17,785

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($185,243), Public Administration ($178,646), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($128,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($154,492), Information ($100,625), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Scaggsville, MD was $668,500 in 2024, which is 2.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $629,800 to $668,500, a 6.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Scaggsville, MD is 92.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Scaggsville, MD have an average commute time of 29.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Scaggsville, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$668,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,872

$3,005

Median Property Taxes

±$311

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 Scaggsville, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

92.3%

Homeownership

2024

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.3% of the housing units in Scaggsville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 90.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Scaggsville, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$207,220

Median Household Income

± $25,192

3.26k

Number of Households

± 412

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.26k households in Scaggsville, MD grew to $207,220 from the previous year's value of $183,125.

The following chart displays the households in Scaggsville, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Scaggsville, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.1%)
Worked At Home (29.8%)
Carpooled (3.16%)

In 2024, 64.1% of workers in Scaggsville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.8%) and those who carpooled to work (3.16%).

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.

Commute Time

29.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Scaggsville, MD have a longer commute time (29.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.17% of the workforce in Scaggsville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Scaggsville, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scaggsville, MD (303 out of 10.5k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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